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“The devil is beating his wife”
Someone at work asked me what this phrase meant the other day. I just got around to looking it up. It refers to the weather condition when it is sunny…
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Ye olde win/mac debate
This guy makes me feel much better about not buying a sleek new MacBook Pro. I want a pretty, shiny new toy, but I just cannot justify it. Sidenote: Why…
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Don’t bread on me
I’m starting a war in the office. Let me explain. Today, I intentionally broke the Tamanegi Convention. This convention simply states that no one shall consume raw onions right before…
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mizuwari
This is a huge joke, because 99.9% of Asians do not know how to drink whiskey. I have no doubt that 1,000,000 yen buys you a damn smooth mixer for…
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In a world of white Toyotas…
I have to admit, Mitsuoka makes some real works of art; they stand out from everything else on the street. Take a look at their lineup. My favorite, of course…
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ring size
Measuring my wedding ring. I already forgot what size it is; ring sizes are the same as shoe sizes – there’s a bunch of different systems. They really should standardize…
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Osaka Parking
Courtesy of the G-man, who declares, “I LUV OSAKA.” ($100/hour fine for unauthorized parking)
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Mapped Up
This is an interesting way to watch news headlines: Mapped Up It will be interesting to see how it develops, especially when it moves to its own domain.
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Something stuck in one’s ear
Chinchin! One of the photos Nam took today, her last full day in Japan for the foreseeable future. We went on a drive out to Akashi to look for a…
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Cleanup
For the past month or so we’ve been cleaning up the house and finally sent 3 cubic meters of stuff to Mahasarakham via Pakmail this past Monday. Nam is taking…
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By the Time I Get to Arizona
Some of this extreme cuisine article is pretty funny until you start to suspect what a stupid redneck twat the author is… In this day and age, he can’t even…
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Six Drummers
(video is close to ten minutes long, let it load for a while before playing) I talked to T on the phone today. He said he’s going to a factory…
