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Jumpers
I am such a nerd. I just dreamt that I went to a trade show and spent several minutes explaining how jumpers work to a Japanese reporter, in Japanese.
I could've dreamt about topless pillowfights with hot girls on hovercrafts, and I dream about stuff like this instead? It sort of feels like a waste, you know? -
A new journal
I've been focusing some creative efforts on making a new journal. This one's dedicated entirely to Japanese learning, and I'm hoping that by reading it, it will help other learn the language. You can find it here:
beforebreakfast.net: 日本語を朝飯前にするウェブサイト
(Alternatively, there's a LiveJournal feed here (courtesy of shina_laris), so just add that feed to your ( Read more... ) -
Awesome etymology fact
The word "don" (meaning "to wear," as of clothing) has an antonym: "doff." These words originally come from contractions of "do on" and "do off," respectively. I am very excited to have just learned this. -
The cast of Dori's Dodgebee Birthday 2007
I mustn't forget the cast! Here are my special thanks:
Eugene: Helped me smuggle Dodgebees into the United States and sent them to me in New York
Gabe: Provided webspace for the spy website
Chris: "Agent Morse Code," who performed the initial hand-off of mission guidelines
Clay: "The Chief," who gave the mission a rousing introduction
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Dori's Dodgebee Birthday 2007 Recap
Today was Dori's birthday! It was a festive occasion. I prepared a puzzle hunt for her, which I've detailed here. Try to follow the trail of clues yourself!
Edit: The superawesomerobottime account was only lent to me on a temporary basis, and I had to move all of the stuff in www.superawesomerobottime.com/users/nat to www.beforebreakfast.net/ ( Read more... ) -
Dream songs
"With these you could build a road out of music with a broom..."
-Excerpt from a song that was in a dream I had -
A little thing, but I think this is cool
I just saw that GameSpot's official review of Wild ARMs 5, a game on which I was a translator (though I only translated a small percentage of the total text), starts out with a quote from my writing!
You can see it here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/playstation-2-games/wild-arms-5-playstation/4505-9581_7-31661392.htmlThe full text of the snippet they' ( Read more... ) -
New word
I've just invented a new word (let's just say I was inspired).
badonka-chan (n): an Asian girl who, while petite, sports a very nicely-sized butt.
I've submitted it to the Urban Dictionary. Feel free to use it with your friends. I'm very proud of this new word. :o) -
This post is upside-down
...opɹıǝʍ ɐ ʇɐɥʍ (.sɥʇuoɯ ɹoɟ buos ǝɯɐs ʇɔɐxǝ ǝɥʇ uǝǝq s,ʇI) .ʎɐp ǝ1buıs ʎɹǝʌǝ ǝɯn1oʌ ɥbıɥ ʇɐ uıɐbɐ ɹǝʌo puɐ ɹǝʌo buos ǝɯɐs ǝɥʇ buıʎɐ1d sʎɐʍ1ɐ s,oɥʍ ɹoqɥbıǝu ǝɯɐs ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ ( Read more... )