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Dang Thach, Midget Sex Offender
Look! A list of registered sex offenders living near my house back in the states. Go check out all the rapists, perverts, and child molesters (who were feeble enough to…
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Countdown
Exactly two weeks to go until I put my life in the hands of JAL and escape on a ten day adventure to Southeast Asia – I can hardly wait!…
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The Office
Having heard great things about original UK version of The Office, and not-so-great things about its American remake, I promptly illegally downloaded purchased Seasons 1 & 2 of the UK…
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Napoleon Dynamite
Mika sent us the DVD from the states (thx, sis, it was awesome!), and now I’m driving my neighbors nuts with the Napoleon Dynamite Soundboard.
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In the Inbox
From the girlfriend (who never bothered to get her driver’s license until now): “How are you doing? It is very hot today! I am happy to be driving everywhere, I…
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Spin Cycle
Ten days ago, my girlfriend went back to Thailand to gather material for her doctorate. Nine days ago, I woke up with a hangover the size of Uluru and felt…
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Ambulance ride update
Ambulance rides in Japan have always been free, but I just heard from a paramedic that hospitals will start charging 40,000 yen per ride in the near future. Attention all…
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Hitori de Hanami
Yesterday was my company hanami. I didn’t feel much like drinking from noon, so I went at around four-fifteen. It’s only about fifteen minutes up to the top of Magata-yama,…
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Jackpotting Japanese Vending Machines
High school dropouts, strung-out junkies, and fucked gaijin, behold: This is all you need to jackpot vending machines in Japan. I’ve seen evidence of it poured down coin slots of…
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Read this
One of the most haunting pieces of writing I have ever seen: Creek Running North Read the comments, too. (via Carpundit)
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Wrong Number
Through some incredibly crappy piece of cosmic fate, my home phone number is a single digit off from the number of the office running a ferry service down at Sumoto…
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Return of the Kancho Sense
Azrael’s site (the “I am a Japanese school teacher” dude) is back up! Check out the latest installment of his adventures here. “I make it back to the haven of…