Vacation pictures have been up for a bit...I tried Google's Picasa this time.  Please look!

http://picasaweb.google.com/grizzlytotoro

(hint: to go chronologically, start from Taipei, at the bottom!)

For no real reason, my top 3 movies from last year:

1. Dark Knight
2. Gake no Ue no ( Read more... )

Well, that was a hell of a vacation.  Less idyllic, less predictable, more stressful, less expensive, slightly less enjoyable, and probably more or less as memorable as I hoped ( Read more... )

Japanese people really love their trains.  The 0-type shinkansen, which is the original train that debuted when the shinkansen system was opened in 1964, is finally being retired at the end of this month.  JR set up a special commemorative site to celebrate the passing of this legendary train.  Be sure to check out the "special movie" after the ( Read more... )

Time for the obligatory seasonal update ( Read more... )

Can't say no to a food meme!

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Hiya ( Read more... )

Time for another update ( Read more... )

Posting from my new iPhone ( Read more... )

Another solid 2 months without an entry...sorry! But nothing really out of the ordinary has been going on recently. New school year, new classes, new students. So far, this year's new bunch doesn't look quite up to par with last year, but there are obviously a lot of good kids in there. I know some of them pretty well already, and look forward ( Read more... )

So, the site has been updated with new pictures. First off is graduation, including both the regular and part-time ceremonies. Also included are pictures of the girls' volleyball tournament at my school's spring class match, which managed to entertain me for two entire afternoons ( Read more... )