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Mabonasudofu Pasta = mabo + nasu + tofu + pasta
Having lived away from home for so long, I’ve accumulated a kitchenful of spices and worn cooking utensils, and a few original recipes worth sharing. This is the first one I will publish here, and it is a good one. In the past, women have even offered brief glimpses of their ankles to me for it; now that I am married I prefer to empower you with it, for free. – BACKGROUND – Mabodofu is a popular spicy tofu and ground meat dish served in Japan, but with definite Chinese influence. Mabonasu is a variation on this dish, substituting nasu (eggplant) for tofu. After thinking about how much I loved…
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Golden
We are at the end of the Golden Week holiday in Japan and ironically, I’ve been too busy to blog. Getting ready for the big move to Thailand in October and hanging out with friends who came to visit Awaji. This island turns into a huge tourist trap during the spring and summer holidays – a nice change, but kind of messed up if you have to drive anywhere. I’ve been taking some photos, which I will post a set of later, and got – wait for it – even more wedding photos off of people. If you are not completely sick of seeing me in a white tuxedo yet,…
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Chuppies
A friend in marketing taught me this term the other day. Chuppies = Chinese yuppies. They are the next trendsetters. God save us all. My friend says anyone who is anyone in his field will give his left nut to be a major player in this demographic. Me? I went to school with Chuppies, only we didn’t call them that then. We called them sneaky, lying assholes with a twisted sense of Confucianism. Of course, we were just stupid kids, so….
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Jedi Breakfast
Heh.
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Rhymes with “complaining”
Go check out this AV Club interview with Matt Groening. AVC: Do you think a Life In Hell cartoon would have taken off the way The Simpsons did? MG: I think human beings probably resonate with audiences more than bunnies, but who knows? One of these days, I’ll get around to animating Life In Hell. I still draw it every week, been doing that for the last 25 years. I’m just now putting together, for the first time, Life In Hell toys. Yes, I’m finally selling out. My favorite Life in Hell strip is the one where Akbar is on his deathbed confessing how he’s been peeing in the bathroom…
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Dyson
Although this will possibly incur the wrath of a million brand loyal housewives brandishing curtain brush attachments, I must speak my mind: “The vacuum cleaner that doesn’t lose suction” is the worst slogan of a successful company I have heard in recent memory. It is immediately apparent to all that see this tagline that what Dyson is actually trying to convey is that his products “suck harder than a $600 hooker” (which conveniently implies all the other cleaners in this price range are whores as well). By the same logic, Long Dong Silver was “the actor who never lost fuction.” A quick search online shows around a 70% approval rating…
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midweek squeal
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sorry, i’m stupid
You know those situations where you refrain from explaining something to somebody because you don’t think they’ll get it, then they turn out to understand it better than you do and you’re too embarassed to admit that you didn’t think they were capable of understanding it to begin with, which is already apparent to them anyway? It makes you just want to go hide in a corner somewhere, especially if you kind of like that person… But sometimes it’s nice to confirm you’re just an asshole, like everybody else around you.
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Make the music with your mouse, Biz
I officially announce this the best page to play around with while you’re tied to your computer talking on Skype: t.y.p.o.r.g.a.n.i.s.m : Visual Composer I like the Percussion 1 set the best.
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Invention No. 13 In A Minor
Awesome! His name is Adam Fulara.
