Monthly Archives: November 2006

This sign reminds me of the opening to Happy Gilmore. I love the signs in Japan!

On Sunday, I went for a walk by the beach, where the Santa Ana River drains into the Pacific Ocean. I hesitate to call this place a delta, because this river, the victim of massive amounts of concrete and man’s will to use every inch of real estate in So Cal, is severely channelized and … Continue reading »

Cat and Spanky are waiting to be fed, be it toes or avocados. Here’s Spanky, pictured after eating half of an avocado. They also like guavas.

I used to play video games regularly up until a few years back. For some reason, playing video games just stopped being something I wanted to do on a regular occasion, but if I need to get my Half Life fix without going through the hassle of installing it on my computer, I think I’ll … Continue reading »

I caught a cold that prevented me from eating a proper Thanksgiving for the 4th year in a row, and I plan on nuking it. Today I kept warm, making sure to dress in layers and stay in blankets. I drank a few liters of tea with honey (an antibacterial substance used by ancient people … Continue reading »

Equipment: QX4 Assorted maps Fishing poles and tackle 2 tents and assorted bedding DC power converter Generic LG mobile phone Nikon D-50 2 SD memory cards 250 GB Buffalo external harddrive Compaq Laptop 40 assorted music cds This summer, I flew out to Chicago to meet my little sister and her boyfriend for a road … Continue reading »

Mark, Joy, Eric, and I took turns jumping off of things, giving the senior citizen bird watchers something to look at.

Mark and I saw this upscale Asian-fusion restaurant on Sunset Blvd. when we went to go see the Cut Chemist on Thursday night. With the amount of Japanese people who visit this area, they must know that their sign really means. 1) Italian (and sometimes French): ‘Cheers!’ Derives from the sound of the glasses clinking … Continue reading »

It looks like HBO is working on a version of Band of Brothers in the Pacific theater. link The second season of Rome will be coming out next year. HBO has renewed its epic drama series ROME for a second season, it was announced today by Carolyn Strauss, president, HBO Entertainment. Production of the 12-episode … Continue reading »

It’s too bad that I hate waking up early. You can see some pretty interesting stuff is you get up early in the morning. My bed usually wins the decision when I ask myself “should I get up or not?”. I must say that I don’t sleep in nearly as late as I used to. … Continue reading »