....for "blogging while intoxicated"....or at least, blogging after three draft beers and a shochu (Japanese liquor which, depending on the quality, either tastes like hairspray or is dangerously delicious) on the rocks ( Read more... )

I went to my first wedding reception in Japan tonight. It was a really casual affair with the usual assortment of speeches, drinking, and, it being Japan, karaoke. I was asked to do a rendition of Aerosmith's "Don't Want to MIss a Thing" for the newlyweds...so why the hell not? The chorus was no problem, but I couldn't really do the verses well ( Read more... )

I got back from a fun night out and decided to check out clips from the Palin/Biden debate. I also read a bunch of write-ups from news sites, and, admittedly, publications with an acknowledged liberal bias. I don't think it's out of line to say that I wish my own life and ambitions could be judged by the standards which are extended to Republican ( Read more... )

I got the inclination to write a poem for the first time in years tonight, and here are the results. Obviously, this is a first draft that was written in about 30 minutes, but it's genuine, and that's all I could ask for at this point ( Read more... )

That's right--nearly two weeks of vacation means that Kyle is approaching Grizzly Adams mode again, and he is lovin' every minute of it. Beards are not held in especially high regard in Japan, but I don't give a shit ( Read more... )

I have recently enjoyed a lot of Facebook correspondence with high school era people whom I have not talked to in a long time. This, in my current celebratory mood, evokes a Denis Johnson quote (and, seriously people, if you haven't read "Jesus' Son," you fucking need to ( Read more... )

Hey y'all...I'm sure nobody checks this blog anymore, but by virtue of the fact that it automatically links on Facebook (thanks, Amy!), maybe some of you will check it out again ( Read more... )

To paraphrase the Stones ( Read more... )

Yes, after another extended absence, it's one more apropos of nothing entry (what? you were expecting something else?) about....(drumroll) professional wrestling ( Read more... )

This strange, wonderful, upset-laden college football season is proof that god hates the BCS as much as any intelligent sports fan. While i'm quite annoyed that Ohio State is almost certainly going to the national title game, it would be fun to comment that Illinois beat the national champs, and an Illinois/USC rose bowl would certainly be a blast ( Read more... )