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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 but raining. I never knew there was a term for it. I always just thought of it as “Hawaii weather.” Apparently, the following phrases also mean the same thing: “foxes are on a marriage parade” “witches are doing their wash” “a tailor is going to hell” (source) To these, I would add another: “The Big Monkey in the Sky Is Peeing on Us, Violently” Mine makes a hell of a lot more sense than that foxes’ marriage parade bullshit. Fucking…
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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 are decent graphic cards for Mac still so goddamn expensive?
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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 coming to work. The reasons that this convention is necessary are: A. This island is most famous for its onions B. They are in season right now, and are delicious when sliced thin and eaten raw C. They make your breath smell like ass However, I would like to point out that the framers of this convention never took into account the fact that I would be returning back to a bachelor’s lifestyle this week, coinciding with coming down with…
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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 your glass of ice water, but it’s still an awfully sissy way to drink (although Americans aren’t much better pouring expensive single malts over ice). If it tastes too strong just stick to vodka tonics, you pansies.
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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 is the Le-Seyde, which is built on the body of a 180SX (the sister model of my beloved Silvia S-13). I used to see these driving around once a year or so (they were always white), but I haven’t seen one for quite a while. In some cities in Japan, they use the TX-II or the viewt as actual taxi cabs – and riding around in one is a welcome break from the ubiquitous old Crown cabs.
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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 that shit.
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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 dog (shiba-ken) her cousin wants us to send to Thailand (long story). I bought her a Coolpix S6 last week to take home, so she was taking her first shots with it today. She leaves to Thailand tomorrow morning. I go to work as usual. That sucks total chinchin.
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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 off in a couple of days, and I’m still inspired by her seriously amazing ability to root through ten+ year old crap and throw it all away. We’ve probably thrown away over 70-80 bags of trash. So anyway, I’m digging through all of my computer backups on floppy, CD, DVD, ZIP, EZ drive, MO, JAZ, etc., etc., and so forth. I found some of the artwork and posters I used to do before gigs, when I was in my Photoshop…
