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Iris Chang
Although I remember the headlines when her suicide was announced, I didn’t really know much about her life until I read this article: Historian Iris Chang won many battles The war she lost raged within Truly sad… It’s hard to imagine how easy it is to succumb to the darkness until you’re surrounded by it.
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NES – A Cappella
For anybody who played the original Nintendo Entertainment System: Redefined Of course, if that gets you all teary-eyed and nostalgic (nerd!), here is the place to go for video game music: Video Game Music Archive
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What you see is what you get
Via English Cut, a blog written by a Savile Row tailor, comes the origin of the phrase, “no strings attached.”
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So much anger…
On behalf of my host country, I would like to extend an official apology to another nearby country: SORRY! OUR BAD! Now shut the fuck up and revise your own history books, you fucking commies! (and learn to throw rocks/eggs/bottles in a slightly more manly fashion while you’re at it!) Between this Japan/China shit and the whole papal buttgasm, there’s hardly a slot for good old-fashioned car chases and Amber alerts on CNN, dammit!
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Impoltant!
Recently, dealing with changes due to the new fiscal year have taken up my time at work, and today was no exception. Into my Inbox flies a matter of great concern to the corporate higher-ups: They say we have been bad monkeys, and our poor “upbringing” and “manners” are marring the company’s precious image as of late. Severe breaches in company protocol have been observed, thus they are compelled to remind us of the following: – Morning exercises are mandatory. – Break time is finished when the bell chimes. – Drink vending machines may only be used during break time. – Eating and drinking are only allowed in break rooms,…
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A walk on the riverbed
I took a long walk today and snapped a series of photos with my phone along the way. At a local construction site, I stumbled upon the Engrish Corporate Slogan of the Year: Apparently, this is not a joke (this is the brainchild of Sumitomo Forestry Co., LTD). Crossing one of the numerous bridges that span the Sumoto River, I spotted oil barriers in the water below: Great schools of mullet were congregating on either side of it. It turns out that the barriers are placed there because of the construction they are doing upriver. Basically, they are trying to level out the riverbed since it got so jammed up…
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Raped by the Eye Doctor
Today as I was cleaning my glasses, I thought, “wouldn’t it suck if these broke,” immediately after which I accidentally snapped them in half. Bummer. To take a cue from Visa, let me sum up the experience by value: A new set of Mononofu titanium frames: 25,000 yen A pair of ultrathin lenses: 18,000 yen The KA-CHING! look on the optometrist’s face when I asked for a rush job just before closing time: PRICELESS On a more positive note, I got a haircut yesterday and therefore can drastically cut down on the amount of shampoo I use.
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Ayuthaya Couple
Clicking on the photo should open it on the Flickr site in a new window now. Did I mention this is pretty cool?
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I love testing
More vespa porn. Got rid of the lines below the photos auto-generated by Flickr. By the way, clicking on any of the photos will take you to the enlarged versions.
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Old school radials
setasilvia Originally uploaded by cbuddha. Just another test. Flickr is pretty cool.
