Once, only once, The Maternal Unit took me to see the fireworks in Houston. I think I was seven. It was fantastic, but I recall that it took hours for us to make it out of there. For a number of years after that, every year, I asked her to take me, and we never went. The traffic was always terrible, there were crowds, it was hot, there were ( Read more... )

Apparently, Summit Media did receive a great number of complaints about Jasper's fugly hairdo in New Moon that they changed it again. Amusingly, his new style is remarkably similar to how I wear mine now, only his is a little longer. And I had decided about two weeks ago to grow mine out.

Jasper is actually from Houston, and in Eclipse, we get to ( Read more... )

I am a child of the '80s, and in large part as a consequence, I really love synthpop. (If you're unfamiliar with the genre, the Eurythmics' song "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" is the archetypal example.) I don't actually own much of it, though. It hasn't been all that popular in the US since, well, the '80s. Complicating the matter is that ( Read more... )

Matrix > Matrices;
Vertex > Vertices;
Index > Indices;
Vortex > Vortices;
Kleenex > Kleenices?

Earlier this evening, The Maternal Unit was looking over my shoulder as I was reading User Friendly, and was astonished to see an ad for a geek dating network ( Read more... )

Because 「有利化」 is totally not the word I'm looking for.

Went to Central Market today. Dinner was rosemary bread, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and a glass of chardonnay. Can I count the wine as a serving of fruit?

I saw an article on the Daily Yomiuri today: Kan Selects New Cabinet; 11 Keep Posts. (Some background info: Japan has just designated her sixth prime minister in as many yearsAfter reading most of the first sentence, "Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan has tapped Koichiro Gemba to be state minister in charge of civil service reform and the declining ( Read more... )

Yes, dear Ian, I am blogging during my own birthday party. I am currently drunk (a little) in Minoo, at Haesung's apartment. In attendance, aside from Haesung and Ian, are Mitsu, his girlfriend, and Haesung's boyfriend. Haesung and her man have made me a coffee cheesecake, and it is delicious ( Read more... )

Mamachari Bōsōzoku would be an awesome name for a Japanese indie band ( Read more... )

The other day, I stumbled upon a poem in free verse, and it made me think instantly of Ian, and my last trip to visit him. Link to source and original author, evilpuppy, provided under the cut.

~A Love Story~

I will seek and find you…

I shall take you to bed and have my way with you.

I will make you ache, shake & sweat until you moan & groan.

I will make you ( Read more... )