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Wordtank Comparison Link
A couple people have asked for Wordtank buying advice the past couple months. Here’s a handy link I just stumbled upon: Compare Canon Wordtank Models I’m thinking of picking up this one before I go to Thailand. There are certain instances when I’d take a Wordtank instead of a laptop, especially in situations when I didn’t have a net connection. Sounds like those situations will increase in frequency in Thailand, since I basically have a broadband implant here in J-land.
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Real Estate
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sunday haiku (jesus ruined my fishing trip)
up at 4am fishing expedition planned raining like a bitch ……………… In other news, FUCK!!! Why you gotta be so stingy with the fishies, Son of God? Now I have nothing to throw at the neighborhood cats.
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J’s East-West Theory of Fast Food
The disappointment of finding overcooked xx* noodles in a bowl of tasty broth is directly equal to that of an overcooked hamburger with full garnishes. *where xx = udon, ramen, soba, saimin, sen-yai, gui-teow, etc., etc., etc.
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Long lost
Yeah, so yesterday I called up a great aunt who lives up in Sendai whose existence I only learned about recently, through correspondence with my mom. I was kind of apprehensive at first just cold calling someone and saying, “Hi! Me gaijin! Me from America! We related!,” but that’s exactly what I did and it turns out she’s a totally cool lady. 88 years old, but she doesn’t sound like it at all. In fact, I was kind of surprised when she told me that she’s too old to travel around much anymore. I told her it’s cool, because I want to go visit you with my parents in October,…
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One click away from content-rich goodness
Bullshitr – The Web 2.0 Bullshit Generator Weeeee gotawinner!
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Kill Bill, Mario-style
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Guy Gabaldon
This post over at f*ckedgaijin reminded me that I hadn’t posted about Guy Gabaldon yet. You really should read that last link, some of his exploits were seriously amazing. My mom sent an e-mail informing us of his passing which I quote below: “Sometimes, life is seemingly unfair and we don’t get what we want. Guy did not get his medal of honor while alive, however we shall see what happens in the near future. I called his family in Florida today and Aiko, his daughter, said that Guy will be cremated and half of his ashes interred in Saipan and the other in Arlington National Cemetary. They asked if…
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Semantix
A deaf man with no eyes was arrested for driving in Smethwick, England. His defense is quoted as stating, “the question is not whether his driving was dangerous, but whether being blind makes it dangerous.” Sure it is. Just like the question is not whether lawyers are crooks, but whether getting paid to rabidly felch each other in courts of law makes them crooks. ……….. In other news, this is funny: The Ultimate Blog Post
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What do you do?
I’ve been compiling a task list at work to hand off my replacement, if they can ever find one (I may be *ahem* hard to replace). The thing is, I’ve always done a lot more at any job than what I was originally hired for, and it’s hard to quantify exactly what I do. Regarding my current job, this is also compounded by the fact that I work on a sensitive project and even as I type this, a post-resignation NDA is waiting to be filled out on my desk (were all the previous NDAs not specific enough, or what?). So for the purposes of describing my duties during the…
