Tue - July 25, 2006And just like that...it's overIt seems rather unreal that today was my last day
of work.
Posted at 10:11 PM Read More | Tue - July 11, 2006Engrish or just bad English? You make the call!money. Of course, on the other hand, if you
think about it, an empty
really
demonstrating, suggesting, pressuring, guiding. He flew with them through I went past the parking lot. There was a checkpoint there. There were just tried to kill you." Posted at 08:31 PM Read More | Thu - July 6, 2006And I thought I was eating weirdReading an article in Slate about China and (not) making
money there, I was treated to a description of the kinds of foods served at a
large banquet designed to impress your guests. I've often found entertainment
entertaining my American friends and family with the kinds of food I've had here
in Gokase, but...
Posted at 10:41 PM Read More | Wed - June 28, 2006House huntedSince my last entry was about looking for a
house, I shall follow up with the results of that searching. The result
is...
Posted at 10:08 PM Read More | Mon - June 19, 2006House HuntersTime in Gokase is growing increasingly and
dangerously short. Though the good news is I have a job in Fukuoka, I don't have
a house yet. Hopefully that will soon be rectified, or at least hopefully I'll
have a solid idea of what's in store for my living situation.
Posted at 11:29 PM Read More | Mon - June 12, 2006How to get everything from the internet for free, for only $10Since I generally only read English news,
especially concerning technology issues, I'm well aware of how harshly
(draconianly?) the creative content heavyweights--the likes of the RIAA and
MPAA--are fighting online piracy. So imagine my surprise when I found a magazine
in a bookstore here that actually tells you how to best do all that
pirating!
Posted at 08:28 PM Read More | Wed - June 7, 2006Cool names for stuffI'm jotting these down so I don't forget them. My
first two entries are from conversations I had when I was in Tokyo the other
weekend.
Posted at 08:32 PM Read More | Farewell to NoahA few weeks ago I made a trip up to Tokyo, this
time to hang with Noah one last time.
Posted at 07:48 PM Read More | Sun - May 21, 2006The police come to my houseToday I had a visit from the police officer here
in Gokase. No, it was nothing exciting like me being suspect in some crime, but
rather a musical exchange.
Posted at 11:10 PM Read More | Thu - May 11, 2006Chinese is pretty hard to learnAfter reading an article about a fun podcast for learning
Mandarin on Slate.com, I decided
to give it a shot. Since Japanese has been my only linguistic endeavor as of
late, I thought I'd give another language a try. The verdict? Indeed, the
podcasts are interesting and engaging, but Mandarin is hard. The best thing,
though, is I can better empathize with people having trouble learning English in
my own classes.
Posted at 09:16 PM Read More | Fri - May 5, 2006Golden Week 2006 at an endOne year ago probably this very day I was
straggling home after a 10 day super-road-trip with Noah to Nagoya. We covered
just about anywhere in western Japan that could have been: Shikoku, Kobe, Nara, Nagoya, Himeji, Beppu. It was a hell
of a time. (Not that any of you would know because I never finished writing
about it or posting pictures.) But this is 2006, and I suppose what would have
been the road trip was pushed back a few weeks when my mom visited. Thus,
strapped for cash, all I did was go surfing.
Posted at 08:55 PM Read More | Sat - April 22, 2006Mom visits NagoyaAbout a month ago my mom arrived in Nagoya's
brand new Central Airport for a 3 week go at Japan. For the first two weeks I
travelled around with her, and we went to Nagoya, Kyoto, Kanazawa and a number
of spots down here in Kyushu around Gokase. It was a very good trip, finally
getting to show someone around, seeing old friends, and of course seeing my mom
after eight months or so.
Posted at 04:36 PM Read More | Sat - April 15, 2006Discriminatory Car Security System?"You are too close to the vehicle. Please step
away," or something similar, took me quite by surprise the other day at an
onsen. That's not translated; the car alarm actually said it in English. My
question is, of course, why?
Posted at 06:23 PM Read More | Mon - April 10, 2006Apple and WindowsWarning: This entry may be of interest to only
one or two people who actually read my
stuff.
This week's exciting news in the Apple--scratch that--entire computer world, is this nifty new ability to run Windows XP natively on a Macintosh. Cool, I guess, but I began to wonder if Apple's opening a slippery slope by actively supporting that ability. My thoughts go back to a Macworld column I read several years ago about why Apple would never release an Intel version of OS X (which obviously just happened) because it would drive DOWN incentive to purchase Apple hardware. Posted at 08:51 PM Read More | Sat - March 11, 2006Running a ski eventWhat could be more of a no-brainer than having a
ski-based event in Gokase? I didn't figure it could be very difficult; simply
offer cheap skiing and drinking and in no time a number of Miyazaki's JETs would
be on board, and sure enough that's what happened. Beyond expectations the event
was successful, thanks mainly to the great participants, both on the foreign and
Gokase side.
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