Nothing too serious to start off with, of course.
Revenge of the Tattooed Nerds
You know what? This article is from 2004. I wonder how many of those nerds regret having tattooed PWNED around their assholes now.
The top 10 weirdest USB drives ever
My prediction for 2006: The Universal Serial Otaku collective at Solid Alliance will continue to lead the industry for the first half of the year, but will be eclipsed by commercialization of actual flash drive implants into user’s thumbs which will be developed at a hitherto-unknown Korean university (in defiance of the international outcry from anti-gargoyle groups, of course).
It’s a new year, and you can fellate if you want to
My official resolution for the new year: I Shall Not Get In Your Way If You Want to Suck
Several people, coworkers and distant net acquaintances alike have contacted me with obviously doomed-for-failure-and-not-even-worth-trying-for-the-sake-of-trying ideas they have for the new year. I feel this is all a natural part of the new years spirit. I also feel guilty for shooting down people so obviously infected with post-holiday infused joy every year, so I’ll shut up in person and simply state here: An idea that is obviously sucky even now will probably not thaw out and bloom in the spring.
And to the WordPress evangelists spamming my blog about the newly-released version 2.0: You are the reason I am not switching from MT anytime soon. (And if this was all a ploy by SixApart: Cheers! You guys are fucking geniuses!)
Looking up
This quick Skype dialog made me feel like this year will be a good one.
J: how’s your obachan?
T: She is immortal. She had a fever 38 degrees for 1 week. But now, no fever. Came back to normal.
Off to Ski
Adam and T came to Sumoto tonight. We are immediately leaving on a ski trip, so we might not be reachable for a couple days… Breaking from tradition, we are headed for a closer ski resort in Hyogo instead of going all the way to Nagano this year. Happy new years, all!
Let’s just call it del.ish
Look what just popped up on screen:
Once again, please note that YAHOO’S BUYOUT OF DEL.ICIO.US HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RECENT MINOR GLITCHES/OUTAGES IN SERVICE. Last time it was a server upgrade. The time before that it was a power failure. This time, it’s that GODDAMN JOLLY SAINT NICK FELLER.
Delusional
The Federal Trade Commission has somehow convinced itself that their pitiful attempt at stopping spammers via anti-spam legislation is working.
Uh… Do any of those idiots actually use e-mail on a regular basis?
X-mas Confession
I did something quite strange this year. I bought a Christmas cake, and ate it.
I have officially been in Japan for too long.
The cake was tasty, though.
Definition: Nirvani
(Sanskrit) [Also nirvanee, nirvanin] One who enters, or has entered, nirvana.
We still can’t figure out why Beat Takeshi had Iranian factory workers greeting each other with this word in the movie “minna yatteruka.” It bears further inspection.
Fun with Sharpies
May this serve as a warning to never fall asleep in the same room that Adam and Michelle are drinking in. Amazingly enough, I had nothing to do with this. I just documented it for posterity.
The funny thing is, T doesn’t seem to mind. Yet. I might try taking him to a sento to see if how people react.