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Haah, the last few weeks have been pretty crazy...I've been in the process of preparing applications, making sure recommendations are done on time, and writing a ton of papers. So many deadlines to deal with...it's rather stressful. >_< But now I'm almost entirely ready to hand in my application,...
It takes a lot to get my jaw to drop, but this, this morning............. For a brief second, I though some blogger had little else to do on a Saturday night and did a Photoshop job, but nope...... And the official WH spin is that the current WH occupant was simply following protocol???!!!!! OK, the...
What Obama didn't say: "I implore your country and the rest of Asia to continue buying our USD treasury notes..." Getting serious again, Japan already has enough in-house debt problems: "Japan may already be past the point of no return," he ((hedgie David Einhorn)) said during a presentation at the...
In the late afternoon after the storm, I looked up from my desk and noticed the house across the road was bathed in pink. Rushing to an upstairs window, I saw the western sky was rivers of crimson. Minutes later--by the time I grabbed a camera--it had faded, and the last of the light disappeared...
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A gusty wind roars up the valley, twisting the trees and bending the bamboo. The spiders webs under the eaves and in the garden hang in tatters. A fine, dense rain falls, then is whipped and carried by the storm. Clouds barely visible, gray upon gray, scud low and fast. The house sweats and creaks,...
I was wondering if someone is going to take JLPT4 this december? I can't go to classes, so my only way is to study at home... Anyone knows where I can find JLPT4 exams with the answers? ^^; I found some samples of exams, but I don't have the answers T.T Or the transcript of the listening?
I have made it back to California, but not before my traditional last-minute dash into Shibuya to find the newest releases to take home with me. I had three items on my shopping list. Fortunately I found two of the three, the only elusive product being Kojima Haruna's new photobook. "Sold Outo" was...
Saw this, this morning during my morning web sweep. The cultural insensitivity and painful frog-in-the-well syndrome displayed by yet another senior Japanese government official is just amazing. I suppose Mr. Ozawa would like to see 踏絵 in place at every区 &市役所 or 役場 with the requirements they be used...
Sunday was warm and sunny and we made our way down the coast to Hayama. The local people were enjoying a slow afternoon on their beautiful, sheltered beach, picnicking, reading, playing badminton, jogging, strolling, walking the dog. We cycled along the water’s edge, weaving around the beached...
For me, not yet. I got some packages of Windows 7 for my PCs. But they are still not be upgraded. I didn't use Windows Vista. I'm using Windows XP. This means you have to format disk and install Windows 7 on your PC. If you are using Windows Vista, you can overwrite Windows 7 on your Vista. It means...
I just returned to my hotel from my last evening in Japan. Let me just say that my friend Hiro has been a true saint on this trip. And even before that. He has been instrumental in making sure I had a great time here. He introduced me to so many other fans., showed me some of the post-show wota...
—David
Ramen Restaurant - book illustration, originally uploaded by hooktrunk. Mr. Elephant orders ramen at a Japanese noodle shop in Icetown. The decor is woodgrain ice. The light sconces depict a scene with Mount Funji. Down below, a mother penguin and child are just entering the restaurant. Perhaps the...
Fish letter - book illustration, originally uploaded by hooktrunk. Mayor Guin dictates a letter to Mr. Elephant to invite him to the dedication of the newly completed Hotel Ice Penguin in Icetown. Mayor Guin is the penguin wearing the top hat. They are writing on an icy wood grain stump. In the...
I'm supposed to be filling out my internal application and updating my resume for the new vacant position in our company, but brain's not up to it this evening so...(making Wed my deadline)...so I'm doing some productive procrastination (hopefully helpful). In an attempt to help out a friend, been...
I just have to say I'm really excited about カラス, the new self-proclaimed neo-visual kei super unit made up of Tatsurou from MUCC, Hiroto from Alice Nine, Mizuki from Sadie, dunch from jealkb, and Kenzo from Ayabie. They first got together at this year's JACK IN THE BOX event, but now they're going t...
Today was all about connecting with the idols... After an amazing Friday I had a HUGE Saturday planned. I had a ticket to each of the performances of AKB48's Infinity at Theater G-Rosso. After that I planned on heading to Akihabara to see SDN48's show one last time on the theater monitors. Given the...
Ugh, I have yet another paper to write this weekend, and I have no idea how to approach it because the topic is so vague...what a bummer. -_-; I'm also hoping to translate DELUHI's new mini-album 'Yggdalive' in the near future...I don't have time to do a full post and rant on in detail about it, but...
And I thought today would be a humdrum day. Boy was I wrong! the day started with my visit to Odaiba that I spoke about in the previous post. And for evening entertainment my AKB friends advised me that AKB48 Team K's Umeda Ayaka makes a weekly appearance at Tokyo Tower as a DJ. So after a short...
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