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Wiped.
I just got back home after spending every single day since last Thursday in a car for interstate travel. My itinerary ( Read more... ) -
Rrgh
I need to manage my time better. I've always been awful at that ( Read more... ) -
Oh, Kanye.
Just when I thought he couldn't be a bigger idiot, I stumbled across Kanye West's video for Stronger via a post on Hanzi SmatterSeriously, if you have billions of dollars at your disposal to make a video for a song, make sure you fit a real Japanese person into your budget proposal. Hell, even a 2nd semester Japanese student would do ( Read more... ) -
Net Sleuthin'
For those of you following the Megan Meier MySpace suicide, rest assured that internet justice is being handed down as we speak. While the local papers and authorities won't name the sick people responsible for the sock puppet account, net lurkers take action.
Karma, man. It gets you. -
Damn you, Morning Musume!
One of the quirky things about Japanese grocery stores is that they often play only one of two stations on their radios:
1. American adult contemporary
2. Karaoke versions of pop music
A couple grocery stores I frequented were prone to the latter, and although I occasionally heard happy songs such as Poison from the GTO drama or a random Glay song ( Read more... ) -
Home and quick recap
Texas is hot. When I left Japan, it was about 55 degrees. Austin is 85. Woo D ( Read more... ) -
Drive-by Update
I need to sleep soon, and I'm exhausted from the past four days anyhow so it shouldn't be a problem. Aided by the 15-year old home-made umeshu that my uncle shared with us (and the plums that were steeping in the delicious delicious liqueur) I think this night will be awesomely full of sleep. Oh, but a hot bath first. Yes, plz ( Read more... )