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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 (combined retail value: over 5,000 yen). Has this ever happened to anyone else? Is god trying to make me like J-Pop? Another huge Amazon annoyance is that half of the shit I ever order from them never comes through – first comes the e-mail that they are out of stock and the item is on…
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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.
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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.
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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 cell Mad is the story I tell How long can we wait? Come on, seein’ what’s at stake Action for reaction If your mind’s in a somewhat complacent state Get a check up This is a stick up Our freedom or your life Lord, I wish I could be peacful But there can be no…
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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 very rural area. I saw other gaijin maybe once every couple weeks or so, usually they were visiting the ancient tombs for which the town is famous. So I went through some heavy culture shock and it was tough, but it helped prepare me for Japanese classes at Tenri University. The Japanese studies program, which…
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Fox News Update
If Fox News Had Been Around Throughout History
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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 and androgeny are fairly mutually exclusive. If you have a hard time seeing the illusion, there are better methods of viewing listed on the original site: LINK (via linkfilter)
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Stick figure stick fight
This is a well done fight sequence: LINK
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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 work and whaddaya know, I was fucking surrounded by people from work, so I was actually quite lucky the toothpick holder was just so damn interesting… In the world of the Japanese corporate drinkup, the meal is followed by drinking at a bar or “snack” (variations on this theme include karaoke, etc., but everybody knows…
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Laws, Rules, and Axioms, oh my!
Agnes Allen’s Law: Almost anything is easier to get into than out of. Army Laws: If it moves, salute it. If it doesn’t move, pick it up. If you can’t pick it up, paint it. Barth’s Distinction: There are two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who don’t. Bartz’s Law of Hokey Horsepuckery: The more ridiculous a belief system, the higher the probability of its success. Baruch’s Rule for Determining Old Age: Old age is always fifteen years older than I am. Basic Law of Construction: Cut it large and kick it into place. Becker’s Law: It is much harder to find a job…
