Japanese Wedding
My Favorite Christmas Story
Taken from Snopes:
During World War I, in the winter of 1914, on the battlefields of Flanders, one of the most unusual events in all of human history took place. The Germans had been in a fierce battle with the British and French. Both sides were dug in, safe in muddy, man-made trenches six to eight [...]
What Song Is This?
What Song Is This?
This reminds me a lot of when I was a kid and I made a whole ton of recordings similar to this, and told people I was studying Russian. If only I had nurtured that insanity better… I could be rich now.
Cruel Video Game
Cruel Video Game
I haven’t posted YouTube videos on my blog yet, but after seeing this one, I decided I had to… this is just too funny! Anyone who’s lost their temper from playing Mario too sloppily and dying easily has felt this pain… only this one is just masochistic.
Festivus for the Rest of Us!
Today is Festivus! Or at least, it is in the US. My Festivus was yesterday, as I am living in the future… So get out your aluminum poles and air your grievances!
That also means that today (tomorrow for the US) is my birthday! Thanks to everyone who wished me happy birthday! \(^o^)/ So I am [...]
Earthquake!
There were 2 earthquakes in Fukui today! Spooky!
I’m not sure how powerful they were, because the Japanese scale is different from the Richter Scale, but I heard that the first one was pretty big. Our building shook a fair bit. It sounded like a nearby thunderclap, except it was a lot longer, and the building [...]
The First Snow!
Last night was the first snow here in Takefu! It was really wet, slushy snow, plus hail, but it was really awesome! Also, it came with LOAD snow thunder, which was really exciting — although, all my kids got pretty scared. You could even feel the reverberation of the thunder through the ceiling vents — [...]