I got the Shure E3c earphones I've been eyeing for a while now, and while the difference between these and the stock iPod phones is night and day, it is a bittersweet victory. The sound reproduction of the Shures is incredible, but the improvement really amplifies imperfections in the MP3 transfers - so now, if a song is a crappy transfer, you ( Read more... )

but it certainly doesn't feel like it. Looking out the window today, it feels just like any other Sunday. It's been a holiday of departures, as two of my sisters left to teach English in rural China on Christmas eve. I suppose it's a better way to spend Christmas than to tool around here. Fitting that today's lunch is Japanese and dinner is ( Read more... )

My stationery fetish only makes analogue journaling a natural fit. That and the fact that I've impulsively run out and purchased 6 large Moleskine notebooks (of which I've cracked open zero). Yes, I got suckered into the hype and unsubstantiated name-dropping (the legendary notebook of Hemingway and Bruce Chatwin - like I said, largely ( Read more... )

Why are there scantily clad santa's helper girls in the lobby of a swanky office building, wishing oncomers a merry Christmas? The big, fat guy in the red suit is nowhere to be found, though he's probably in the bathroom, taking care of, um, business. It'd be a whole lot merrier if *ahem* never mind ( Read more... )

It was quite fun. I can't really describe what it feels like to jump off the top deck of the Macau Tower, 233 metres above the cold, hard concrete, but it felt good. The initial jump off the platform was a bit like slow motion floating, but that could've just been because they stopped me about five metres down to take my stupid picture before ( Read more... )

Disgusting behaviour by white Australian youth.

Mmmmm yum, Kellogg's plans on using genetically modified soybean oil from Monstanto in their products very soon...article here.

Adding food to my "must eat upon return," list:

7. Richmond Court - since Gil's friend mentioned it
8. Salad King's seafood fried rice - oh yeahhhhh

EDIT: updating at work is a pain in the ass b/c the clock is set to HK time. My laptop is still set at EST.

I'm not sure I like the Braves dealing away a grade A prospect like Ande Marte for Renteria, who is obviously not the same player as he once was. I hate the Red Sox.

Miguel Tejada wants out of Baltimore - are you listening JP?! Bring on the former Orioles! Ryan and Tejada back together! Move Russ Adams somewhere else...hell, trade him if you ( Read more... )

From a trusted source on baseball dirt:

1. JP turned down a one for one swap of Ryan Howard for Ted Lilly, sometime in the summer.
My take: WHAT THE FUCK?! ARE YOU INSANE?! How could you pass up a deal like that JP?! Ryan Howard could've been Toronto's first true superstar and perennial 40-50 dinger machine.

2. Manny Ramirez. Manny was ( Read more... )

I can't believe we gave up Zach Jackson as part of the deal for Lyle Overbay. Dave Bush, Gabe Gross and Zach Jackson for 19 homers and 70 RBI is a bit steep. And he's 29. All I can say is, as with the Burnett deal, Overbay better be fucking worth it. Now go out there and get Barry Zito already!!

I'm counting on you JP Ricciardi.