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whereupon, I rant.
I’ve put up with the various quirks and idiosyncrasies common to westerners working in corporate Japan for quite some time now and I think I’ve done very well, overall. But today I came this close to blowing my stack, just going COMPLETELY FUCKING NUTS, in front of the whole office, because MOST JAPANESE ADULTS ARE ACTUALLY JUST (SLIGHTLY) OVERGROWN CHILDREN… Ahh, now I feel much better with that off my chest. So what set me off? (this time) Our senior manager, in his infinite wisdom, has decided to enstate a “concentration period” from 12:25 to 2:40 PM every day, when we will not be allowed to leave our desks except…
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Quick Reviews 2005/5/23
Monday, oh Monday, thou art an unwelcome punch in the face. Some quick reviews just for the hell of it: MUSIC: – AUDIOSLAVE, Out of Exile: 7.98/10 stars || awesome guitar; chris cornell remains god. – GORILLAZ, Demon Days : 7.14/10 stars || nice beats but lost some funky cheese? MOVIES: – REVENGE OF THE SITH: 5.95/10 stars || reaffirmed that papa vader is, indeed, a big raging asshole. – HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE: 6.23/10 stars || bonus points for the “twinkie” reference (banana, anyone?) and cameo by the patron saint of bloggers, neil patrick harris TV: – THE WEST WING SEASON 4: 8.16/10 stars || even…
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Property sign
Property sign at Gatson’s.
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De-animator
Simple, addictive Flash game with zombies, a sixgun, and a shotty (what more can be said?): LINK
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Gagging on Gloxinia
The top 10 new colors, according to the Pantone Color Institute. (via)
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Hidden Costs
As I blogged a few weeks ago, my faithful refrigerator suddenly died, and I have since been experimenting on living without one. You see, a dead refrigerator, TV, A/C, or washing machine has become a major pain in the ass to get rid of in Japan. Since last March or so, new legislation prohibits us putting out such major appliances on Big Trash day. There isn’t even a junkyard or recycle center we can dump such items off at (in my city, at least). The main thing preventing me from getting a new refrigerator was, in fact, figuring out what to do with the old one. As it turns out,…
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Brandon Lee, Eat Your Heart Out
I am: What Is Your Animal Personality? brought to you by Quizilla
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Magical Beaches, Whole Roast Chicken, and a Girl Named Magnum
As time passes and the memories of the vacation I just came back from slowly fade away, it gets harder and harder to write about it. Well, there’s nothing like paper pushing to stifle one’s creativity, as I always say. Still, I have a few more thoughts and photos to share on the matter, so I shall push on… In a previous post, I wrote about mucking about in the temple ruins at Buri Ram. We finished there early in the afternoon and had lunch with Nam’s family at a nearby outdoor restaurant. It was pretty hot and I was in meltdown mode after running around like an idiot in…
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Dumb? Retarded? You, too, can become an Immigration Officer!
I picked up Nam at Kansai Airport after work on Friday and she told me of her plight coming through immigration. Apparently trying to crack down on the number of overseas students completing doctoral studies at Japanese universities, Immigration decided to single her out for questioning. Considering the number of drug smugglers and Thai nationals about to enter Japan as sex slaves on tourist visas, on the same flight, it is remarkable that Immigration can single out one of the few with legit credentials, like Nam. Even more amazing is the intelligence of the questions asked: Immigration Officer (leafing though Nam’s passport): I see that your student visa has expired……
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Don Quixote Ferris Wheel
View from the new Dotonbori ferris wheel.
