So I made it back. It took longer than anticipated, but I made it back. My plane was stuck in Osaka for about 4 hours due to an improperly closed door. For a bit it was looking like we weren't going to leave at all, but the maintenance guys fixed it and we were on our way. It did allow me to my itinerary changed from Detroit to Chicago to ( Read more... )

So as many of you know I am moving back to Memphis. Actually this time tomorrow I will be moving towards the airport. That's right. I have just a little over 24 hours left here. I'm pretty excited about going home. It'll be an interesting experience readjusting to my home country. I'm also a bit nervous about it actually. It's been so long ( Read more... )

So I dusted off my Lonely Planet Japan book and decided to see what there was to see that was close by. I started browsing through the Kyoto section and soon came upon Fushimi Inari. I've heard of this place and many people have recommended it to me. So I was like "Ok, I'll check this place out." There was a note in the book that suggested an ( Read more... )

Well it's November now. Japan's finally starting to cool off and head into winter. I'm finally feeling more comfortable and relaxed now (due to cooler temperatures). I seriously hate the Japanese summers. It's so hot and humid and just plain miserable ( Read more... )

It's been a long time...Really nothing much has been going on in my life to write about. Nothing really exciting. I did go to Hawaii back in August, but it was mostly a family reunion and it rained most of the time so that I didn't get to experience a stereotypical Hawaiian vacation. It was good though. AND I got to eat Taco Bell so I'm an ( Read more... )

So I just got a free Game Cube and 6 games from my buddy Joe who went back to the US. First, this is the first time in about 2 years that I have sat down and played a game for real. Second, I haven't played a Zelda title (other than on the Gameboy) in about 5 years. This is a fucking great game. I've only logged 8 hours so far, but I'm very ( Read more... )

I just realized that it's been nearly two months since my last update, and that was merely a rant about movies ( Read more... )

I knew better. I really did. I knew I shouldn't have wasted the 250 yen on this movie, but hey it deals with Japan and I'm a big dork for movies about Japan. So this installment of the Fast and the Furious series is definately the weakest. It deals with this guy who wrecks this housing development while racing. So instead of prison he gets ( Read more... )

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"My mom smoked, drank and dropped acid during pregnancy."
-the shirt of a three year old

My friend saw that shirt and told me about it. That's really awesome.