C. Buddha's Hasty Musings

Month: October 2005

  • I hate cat people

    Since rescuing Yoda the kitten last year, I have grown fonder of cats in general. We grew up with many cats as pets and we loved them as part of the family, but I never really liked other peoples cats or strays, of which my neighborhood in rural Japan is absolutely full (there are constantly…

  • Amazon Anomaly

    Has anyone else ever received extras in their shipment from Amazon? I ordered a couple of music CDs a while back and when they finally came a couple weeks ago in those new soft cardboard shipping sleeves that Amazon (JP) just started using, there were a couple of completely unrelated J-Pop CDs included in it…

  • Fishing Pics – Sumoto Port

    Photos from last Sunday: Nam with the gourmet catch of the day, a maruhagi (triggerfish). Stephanie taking a hard day off from working the Gallic skies. T-dog and Michelle serving it up raw. A better photo of the spread.

  • Shark Bait

    Swimming to Catalina Island from the mainland is either stupid or insane, I can’t decide which. I mean, there are GREAT WHITE SHARKS out there and he’s worried about barracuda? You will need a login/pass to view the LA Times article and video. Get it here.

  • Audioslave in Cuba

    An interview with Audioslave, just back from a huge concert in Havana is up at The Wave. Playing old Rage Against the Machine songs to 70,000 spectators sounds kinda like a recipe for revolution: Township Rebellion Rebel, rebel and yell ‘Cause our people still dwell in hell Locked in a cell Yes, the structure’s a…

  • Learning a new language

    One of the primary reasons I stayed in Japan to work (instead of going back to the states) after graduating university was that I wanted to learn business Japanese. When I first came to this country, I was completely immersed in a Japanese environment, on my uncle’s church out in Asuka Mura. It’s in a…

  • Fox News Update

    If Fox News Had Been Around Throughout History

  • Mr Angry & Mrs Calm

    “If you are near to this picture, Mr Angry is on the left and Mrs Calm is on the right. If you view it from a distance, they switch places!” This is a pretty cool optical illusion. I just wish the faces could have been a bit easier to look at, but I guess attractiveness…

  • Stick figure stick fight

    This is a well done fight sequence: LINK

  • Keitai Photodiary 10/24/05

    Last Friday was a company holiday, so on Thursday night we had an enkai (drink-up) for the new guy at work. We went to a smoky yakiniku joint which was quite excellent, but all I could do was stare at the plastic toothpick holder on the table because I was trying not to think about…