Monthly Archives: January 2008

I took shelter from the cold rain, in an old, dark room, full of books with yellowed pages and a jumble of artifacts and well-worn work items. Scant light fell as running streaks on to the warped linoleum, I contemplated … Continue reading →

For such a shitty cartoon, Beavis and Butthead was pretty entertaining.

Surprisingly, this little dog is able to go boulder hopping if you direct her along a clean, reasonable line. Though she can climb up steep rocks and plows along like a little bulldozer, she doesn’t necessarily like going off the … Continue reading →

Is it Nas vs. Jay-Z? Tupac and Biggie? Ice Cube talking smack on Common?

Look around the cubicles at my workplace and you won’t notice anything out of the ordinary. There is a war going on, and not everybody even notices it. Once you do notice it, you start to see things and to … Continue reading →

Forgotten side roads, hidden deep in the green hills of Kyushu, are where I spent many epic afternoons driving around in my trusty ’89 Civic. Often, I would encounter fallen trees or boulders blocking the road that I would skirt … Continue reading →

Why is it that things that I like to do seem like such a pain in the ass until I end up doing them? I’ll give you a few examples of what I’m talking about: I like to cook, but … Continue reading →

Tonkotsu ramen is my favorite noodle soup by far, and unfortunately, there are no places to get really good tonkotsu in Monterey. I had gone so long without tonkotsu that Shinsengumi was the place where I wanted to eat the … Continue reading →