Nihongo Kyampu

So for a couple weeks there was this pair of little Japanese girls at camp. It was the first time since leaving Japan that I’ve been able to practice my spoken Japanese, so it was a very nice opportunity to have. Since they didn’t speak much English, I got to be their interpreter for the [...]



Some Americans Make Me So Sick

So there was nothing on TV, and I flipped to MSNBC (I was aiming for the History Channel, but I missed…) and there’s this new program interviewing two people who were on a flight with *gasp* MIDDLE EASTERN MEN! At one point in the flight, the men got up to go to the bathroom even [...]



New Art? Hontouni?!



Goodbye Trees

So in case you guys haven’t been paying attention, Bush finally succeeded in lifting the logging ban on our national parks. So… in a few years don’t be surprised if we don’t have any trees or wildlife or clean rivers left in the US.
Why are we logging you ask? Well, the bill provides for roads [...]



Spam Attack!

Oi! I just was attacked by a buttload of spam. I’m talking 50 posts in a row… luckily all on the same post, so it was easy to detect. The spam bots have always posted on the same few topics in my blog so far, so the easiest way to solve this problem, since IP [...]



Working, Resting, Rambling

My summer has devolved into the endless cycle of work/nonwork that I had for the previous 2 summers. I’m not complaining, just stating… Work is great fun, it’s just completely exhausting. I only get free time to do what I want to do on the weekends, and on the weekends I need to spend my [...]