• Photos

    Fly on Flower

    I hate flies, but this one was cooperative. Taken on a nature trail at the Awaji Highway Oasis last Sunday.

  • Web

    Rules is rules…

    From the Bangkok Post: An ancient Thai marriage rite in which wives prostrate before their husbands should be revived to bring back the disappearing happy family, Social Development and Human…

  • Photos

    Random Japanese Graffiti

    Found this in Kobe between a stairwell and a hidden shotengai a couple weeks ago. The artwork is reminiscent of gishigishikun (an ultraviolent schoolboy manga) for some reason… Maybe that…

  • Chillin'

    Snow Crash the Movie

    It seems like the rumors about a movie version of Snow Crash from a few years back have basically disappeared. If so, good. I have zero faith in Hollywood being…

  • Web

    Feel Good, Inc.

    The Gorillaz, live at the MTV Europe Music awards: LINK Plus, a background article on how it was done. (via mofi)

  • Chillin'

    Stephenson as Prophet

    I just figured out why I loved Google Earth so much from the very first time I tried it. The concept and the interface were already planted in my brain:…

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    Symptoms of the BIRD FLU…

    The Center for Disease Control has released a list of symptoms of bird flu. If you experience any of the following, please seek medical treatment immediately: 1. High fever 2.…

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    Ghosn Away

    So Nissan is moving corporate headquarters from California to Tennessee. Hmm. While “more timely information sharing” with production facilities may be important, I wouldn’t be so quick to leave your…

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    Dem Bones

    A character study of 22 present and past cartoon characters This is just awesome, but what I really want to see is a full edition of TMNT done in skeletons.…

  • Work

    New Workday Schedule

    – Wake up at 6:20 – Shit, shower, shave – Breakfast – Catch 7:28 bus for work – Arrive 7:45 – Morning exercises/brainwashing ceremony at 8:00 – Work – Walk…