My trip to India is creeping up on me, and so far I've had 3 vaccinations, bougth malaria pills, flights, eaten Indian food in celebration at least twice, received my India visa.......and I have neglected fundraising!  The online fundraising stops on November 30th, this Friday!!  So, if you are so inclined to donate a bit of your time and money to ( Read more... )

I went to the Tokyo Motor show with Glen the weekend of November 2nd. We drove all the way to Tokyo in our little car with no engine problems or much turning around. I was Navikate!

There was the sexy...

Look how it seems to be glowing, putting all those ugly people behind it to shame.


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...but all I really want to do is answer these questions that Gina posted in her update, study some Japanese, and then go to bed.  But I will tell you that everything's fine over in the far east :P ( Read more... )

Doing your taxes is like being in the labyrinth, except there's no Hoggle, no Sir Didymus, no Ludo, not even Sir Didymus's dog/horse Ambrosius, and certainly there's no hot David Bowie in spandex to proposition you.  Makes things more difficult living and working in another country, too.

Glen and I met this unbelievable guy over the weekend.  His ( Read more... )

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Sometimes when I try something new in the kitchen, I end up with a dish like "Seafood Surprise," with the surprise being that it tastes just like you took a big bite of Ocean, And Everything In It (OK, so the "Seafood Surprise" is actually Glen's specialty/culinary undoing, but you get my drift).

And THEN, there are times when I feel as if ( Read more... )

Meagan and Carrie are coming to visit!  Yippie!  It's going to be so much fun!  We'll eat raw octopus every day and listen to J-pop until our ears bleed!  Wahooo!

I just got back from Kyoto the other day, and I've got to say that it's definitely my favorite city in Japan thus far.  It's exemplifies what I love about Japanese culture...and this is ( Read more... )

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/excited_red_sox_fans_eagerly_await

I love the ending.

Oh and this is good too - also from The Onion:

Cheney Nearly Bombed

At least nine people have died in a suicide bombing at a U.S. base in Afghanistan during Vice President Dick Cheney's stay. What do you think?

Karl Fetterman,
Sewage Treatment Worker
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