http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss richard_san@mac.com © Richard Smith Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:21:06 +0900 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:21:30 +0900 iBlog 1.4.0 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E796156880/index.html Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:15:10 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E796156880/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1510029134/index.html Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:30:04 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1510029134/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E366539361/index.html Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:22:26 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E366539361/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1008665371/index.html Sat, 27 Oct 2007 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http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1362005054/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E430531605/index.html Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:29:16 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E430531605/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E38430164/index.html Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:22:51 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E38430164/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1167184629/index.html Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:22:47 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1167184629/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E871867138/index.html ...here again... ]]> Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:57:04 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E871867138/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1489317175/index.html Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:58:27 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1489317175/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E96997283/index.html Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:59:17 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E96997283/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E441180729/index.html Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:59:48 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E441180729/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1001894771/index.html Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:00:27 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1001894771/index.html 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http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E913710519/index.html Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:23:01 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E913710519/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E673365773/index.html Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:10:16 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E673365773/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1862421943/index.html Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:09:21 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1862421943/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2006181610/index.html Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:15:19 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2006181610/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1111162167/index.html Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:33:06 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1111162167/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1628857725/index.html Wed, 30 May 2007 22:40:57 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1628857725/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E679759283/index.html It's shaping up to be good. ]]> Thu, 24 May 2007 22:52:50 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E679759283/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1279796133/index.html What the hell am I doing? ]]> Mon, 21 May 2007 21:05:30 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1279796133/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E386615135/index.html Has been a while, I know, and I'm trying to get things in gear, but you know how it gets... ]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 15:11:43 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E386615135/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E746576125/index.html I finally have a minute to write a little bit about m y recent trip, so I'll start from the beginning... ]]> Tue, 08 May 2007 23:11:00 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E746576125/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E394265885/index.html Man... I'm so sorry for not keeping up, but I've been busy as hell... ]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:50:23 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E394265885/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2127643422/index.html From April 1st to the 9th, I did a kind of Kyushu/Hiroshima loop, seeing quite a few spots and things I had never seen before, and spending a bit more time discovering places I had seen before only briefly. ]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:06:11 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2127643422/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1157867123/index.html ...okay, one entry is way too long to detail the whole trip, especially considering I only covered 2 days in the first entry. ]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:31:00 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1157867123/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E306104341/index.html Have been on the road, domestically, for the past 9 days or so until Monday, so I very much need to update this blog... ]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:21:52 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E306104341/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E854936052/index.html What a great novel! ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:51:33 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E854936052/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1541509210/index.html So... what's new... I keep forgetting to update. ]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:56:27 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1541509210/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1376598593/index.html Well, it's finally come back to me. ]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:19:18 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1376598593/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1553794997/index.html Well, previous plans have been ripped apart, and as such I have withdrawn to my home... ]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:00:01 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1553794997/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1807778283/index.html Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:36:15 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1807778283/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1146185451/index.html ...and today was, for the most part, one of them. ]]> Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:59:31 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1146185451/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1757785526/index.html Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:34:17 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1757785526/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1943777995/index.html Some good news, and some bad news. ]]> Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:41:31 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1943777995/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1119767487/index.html Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:31:13 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1119767487/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2119318866/index.html Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:23:08 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2119318866/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E537166852/index.html I got home today, checked my mail, and.... ]]> Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:41:58 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E537166852/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1917126256/index.html Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:57:15 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1917126256/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E645132760/index.html Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:58:05 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E645132760/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1396139285/index.html ...since I've posted, which I apologize for, but I've been very busy. So let me fill you in on some of my escapades. ]]> Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:04:54 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1396139285/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E209831385/index.html Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:12:29 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E209831385/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1903166504/index.html Well, as of today I am back at work, getting back in gear for the most part; but before it all ended I had one last good weekend... ]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:15:53 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1903166504/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2060490638/index.html So a friend came from Macau, China, and stayed with me for a fun-filled week. ]]> Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:59:39 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2060490638/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1757338193/index.html So, little ole me, I cooked up a nice Christmas dinner for a friend on the day of, and enjoyed it thoroughly. I think she did too. ]]> Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:33:19 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1757338193/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1000443200/index.html The grand finale of the 3 part series... ]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:05:11 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1000443200/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E591046935/index.html Christmas dinner. ]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:48:42 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E591046935/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E583693922/index.html Be forewarned, this is likely to be long, even divided into the 3 parts I plan for... ]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:22:12 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E583693922/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E484495792/index.html Class parties are over (thank god!), but the other parties have just begun... ]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:19:08 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E484495792/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1963955641/index.html Man, this stuff never ends... ]]> Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:08:07 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1963955641/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1623919031/index.html ...in my classes, anyhow. ]]> Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:49:49 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1623919031/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E348871796/index.html ...and all because of a dream... ]]> Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:46:52 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E348871796/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1444226231/index.html Well, let's hope things are on a roll... ]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:17:06 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1444226231/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E154054019/index.html Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:48:50 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E154054019/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E43632669/index.html After failing 3 times, which should not have happened, I decided to give the second level Japanese Proficiency Test one last shot.... ]]> Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:58:42 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E43632669/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E218699448/index.html When I wrote this, bear in mind there were actually 75 hours left to go... ]]> Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:07:31 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E218699448/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2030225174/index.html Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:27:53 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2030225174/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1012987175/index.html It is done. ]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:05:20 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1012987175/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2017929683/index.html Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:56:36 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2017929683/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2143613093/index.html You know, I never heard of Beau Jolais before coming to Japan... and you should see the Japanese freak out over it when the new batch goes on sale every year. Literally people line up IN THE HUNDREDS to buy a bottle the day of, which as far as I know only happens here. It's not, after all, some high grade stuff. ]]> Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:15:14 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E2143613093/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E53752092/index.html Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:39:25 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E53752092/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E648439898/index.html Tue, 14 Nov 2006 22:38:47 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E648439898/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E32838445/index.html Had a wicked Thai dinner last night, care of yours truly, and a good time with my dear friend Yumi. ]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:16:31 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E32838445/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E239968797/index.html I intentionally put a question mark at the end of that header, because I'm not a huge fan of braggery. ]]> Sun, 12 Nov 2006 17:47:07 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E239968797/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E65458198/index.html Am slowly but surely catching up, but still. ]]> Sun, 12 Nov 2006 14:58:19 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E65458198/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E389120968/index.html ...which is to say better than since my last entry. ]]> Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:43:42 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E389120968/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E207824508/index.html Well, I studied, I walked a lot, and I sat on my arse doing nothing, but that in no way makes it an easy day. ]]> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:06:31 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E207824508/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1816753139/index.html Ah, good old Indian cinema... ]]> Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:36:59 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1816753139/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E395880708/index.html For a change... I was quite happy pretty much all the way through... ]]> Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:22:16 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E395880708/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E412555808/index.html Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:00:15 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E412555808/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E619035285/index.html Nothing has really changed over the past little while, save that I am trying to be more positive about life and my situation. Still, it is as up in the air as ever, and I know that I have to start thinking seriously. ]]> Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:58:49 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E619035285/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E824503102/index.html So Sunday I had me up a nice BBQ, with various friends showing up, and people I'd met only once or twice came too, and I have since gotten to know them a bit better. ]]> Wed, 11 Oct 2006 23:33:32 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E824503102/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E479884644/index.html Been a while since I posted... I know, and I'm sorry. Life has changed quite a lot in the past couple of weeks, and I'm not entirely sure it's for the better, despite all the support and assurances that it has. ]]> Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:19:51 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E479884644/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E838316230/index.html Japanese, more than any non-English speaking country in the world (native/official language-wise, that is), is renowned for using English ALL THE TIME! What I mean is, it is considered 'cool' in many cases to use English on shirts, products, signs, and everywhere else besides. ]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:41:34 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E838316230/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E133077867/index.html I think it was the first time I laughed in a while, to be honest. ]]> Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:58:40 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E133077867/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E191090129/index.html It can be pretty discouraging when you check a roach trap and find a bunch of roaches. ]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:16:02 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E191090129/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1345859408/index.html Okay, so before you jump to conclusions and allude to the un-PC title I've chosen, keep in mind I'm in Japan, which is much hotter and more humid (except for extremely odd occasions) in summer than back home in Canada. So much so that this week it is similar to the heat in India... hence, the 'clever' title. ]]> Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:48:43 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1345859408/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1693489686/index.html I have been out of the music loop for ages. Being overseas for a prolonged period of time can do that, if it's a country that has its own pop 'experience' and music scene. Okay, scratch that; 'have been' sounds somewhat like I am no longer, though that is far from true... ]]> Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:35:36 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1693489686/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E622799927/index.html I woke up Wednesday morning knowing that it would be the day of the announcement of whether Princess Kiko would have a boy or a girl -- a statement the whole country was more or less on its toes to hear. ]]> Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:02:49 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E622799927/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E45534390/index.html An interesting day... plenty of good, a little of bad... ]]> Mon, 04 Sep 2006 23:25:28 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E45534390/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E922788439/index.html Hmmm... a number of things have cropped up of late, and life is pretty good... ]]> Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:16:56 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E922788439/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1404029359/index.html You can spend years upon years in another country and culture. Over time, you get used to just about anything and everything (if not, you leave, often jaded if you stay too long), but there are some things... just a few... that pop up to remind you of cultural differences here and there that you just can't suck up. ]]> Mon, 28 Aug 2006 04:13:01 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1404029359/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E597422547/index.html Ahhhh... nothing like fresh fruit; good for the body, and great for the soul. ]]> Sat, 26 Aug 2006 22:36:07 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E597422547/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E928738775/index.html Thanks the lords! ]]> Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:02:07 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E928738775/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1545234547/index.html Okay, so it didn't start off that way, but it quickly became one. ]]> Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:02:21 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1545234547/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1761791655/index.html ... and by single, of course, I mean that I did it alone. ]]> Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:37:34 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1761791655/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1250147487/index.html Ah, back to the old alma mater! ]]> Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:52:32 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1250147487/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1571195642/index.html Feeling more or less okay... ]]> Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:36:37 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E1571195642/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$> http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E181209083/index.html There's a first for everything... unfortunately, many of those firsts tend to suck. ]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:38:08 +0900 http://homepage.mac.com/richard_san/iblog/B1442804930/C2102478521/E181209083/index.html <$EntryEnclosure$>