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Doggy Love
Some Japanese really love their pets… And among those that do, some choose to express that love in strange ways.
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Why Ads on Your Website Suck
Most people who know me also know I am generally opposed to ads on personal sites. But do you really know why? This basically sums it up. Note: If you have AdSense (googlesyndication.com) blocked on your browser, you should try temporarily enabling it just for that page to see what I’m talking about. (thx to cherryrice)
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Butcher Standard
That video I posted yesterday is stuck in my head. On one hand, it’s been positively liberating having that tune on my lips all day. Delivery truck cuts me off on the way to work? Hey yo, fuck the shit. Cleaning lady wants to sweep out the stall next to mine while I’m dropping a load? Shit the fuck. The air conditioner in our ferroconcrete office breaks down for the third time this month, on the hottest day so far this year, and we can’t have it fixed because it requires tearing out part of the ceiling which is a safety hazard during work hours? FUCK THE FUCKING SHIT. On…
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Never called on a long solo
Dave just sent in this article regarding the King of Thailand’s love of jazz. (I hereby refuse to use CNN’s pathetically retarded titles as links anymore.) No denying the king seems really cool, but it must be pretty damn hard for him to get an honest opinion of his music. Nam was in Bangkok this weekend and she said there were more yellow shirts than Ojibagaeri (it’s a Tenrikyo thing, baby) in August.
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my new monday song
Warning: DATBNSFW (definitely applicable to, but not safe for work) c’mon, laugh! you know it’s funny! IMPORTANT UPDATE: This is a Canadian band called Sons of Butcher. Just thought I’d let you know, in case you wanted to buy the album or something.
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Sumoto River Update – Explosion of Turtles and Mullet
The view out of the bus window this morning was unusually interesting. A huge crane pontoon was working in conjunction with a tugboat to maneuver a trash barge (used to transport river silt dredged from the river bottom) next to it. The crane operater was very skilled and the men working under the huge yellow arm completely trusted him. He had a soft touch and you couldn’t even hear the metal scoop as it grabbed the side of the barge – why is heavy machinery so fascinating to me? I think in another life, I was a dumptruck driver who ran a freelance backhoe operation on weekends. Anyway, the Sumoto…
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Gandalf Bridge: A Farewell to G-Man Fam
G-man is transferring to Osaka this week, so we spent a great part of this past 3 day weekend hanging out and contemplating our lives and times on this great island/origin of the Japanese archipelago (according to the Kojiki). One of the places we decided to visit for the last time was the Gandalf Bridge. Even though I am not leaving for another four months or so, I doubt I will visit it alone because it is right near G-man’s house, which is up on a mountain in the middle of nowhere. Gandalf Bridge got its name from the hordes of Shelob-sized arachnids that spin webs across its railings, necessitating…
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Big Stuff Done
We have successfully moved to our new webhost, Dreamhost. Our old host, iPowerweb, was cheap but there was way too much downtime, we were running out of room for all the sites we host, and their customer service was horrible… Anyway, with some coupon codes I found on the web, this Dreamhost account ended up being cheaper for two years than if I had renewed for another single year at iPower! So, I’m happy. Thanks to Gen Kanai for recommending Dreamhost. Shell access totally kicks ass! Unfortunately, I do not have time to tweak the looks of my site all at once, so changes will come gradually (starting with my…
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Upgrade to Movable Type 3.3b1
That’s right, we’re running beta software, baby! The MT upgrade took longer than it should have because of a weird FTP glitch that prevented all the necessary files from being transferred to the server; it was driving me crazy trying to figure it out, but it all worked out in the end. I have to say, waiting this long to upgrade had its merits – it’s been like riding around in a new car for the past half hour. So many new gadgets and features I had no idea I needed until I tried them! I may have even found an alternative hack for my sidebar photos. Anyway, we can’t…
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warning
I’m working on the site from now – just upgrading MT in preparation for the transfer. Fingers crossed…
