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Zato #3
I’ve been delinquent in my Zatoichi viewing. I will finish them all before I leave, however. Katsu Shintaro embodies so much of what is lost in modern Japan. And that…
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Nipponese Vatos
Japanese Lowrider Life It’s true, we even have them out here on my island.
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This repository, my head
I just remembered one of the funniest things I ever heard. About seven years ago I got trapped in a conversation with a roomful of girls, and the topic of…
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307 is my magic number
I’m not a Numerologist or anything, hell, I hardly even believe in math. Yet, I become strangely obsessed with numbers and compulsively count things out in my head on occassion.…
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Burn Hollywood, Burn.
It just occurred to me that I can’t remember the last time I’ve been inside a movie theatre. It’s been at least a year, maybe two. Yet I’ve seen every…
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Tsugaru
Attention LA area residents: You need to get tickets to see Yoshida Brothers in concert at the Japan America Theater next month. Because it’s like, impossible to get to tickets…
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Star Trek Cribs
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Clap your hands say WTF
Yesterday we saw the most interesting car on this island. I applaud the concept: – A brand spankin’ new Lexus SC 430 in jet black – Top lowered to enjoy…
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Fuck the MPAA
Hell, fuck FedEx as well: MPAA training police dogs to sniff out DVDs Tips for sending counterfeit DVDs via FedEx: – Sprinkle coffee grinds in the FedEx Pak/shipping box –…
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Me not Chinese
“If you cannot decipher anything, then try pulling the corner of your eyes as if you were Chinese. It works!” I totally had to pull the corner of my eyes…
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Evolution of Dance
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King of Siam
You know what? The political situation in Thailand right now is confusing the hell out of me. From what I gather, another round of parliamentary elections was cancelled last weekend,…
