December 2, 2008 - Posted by Matt- 2 Comments
Yesterday I was eating pickled cabbage that Hitomi’s grandmother made for me (I love her tsukemono!) and about halfway through, I saw a weird dark shape. I suddenly had a bad feeling and picked it up to examine it in my chopsticks. It turned out my fears were correct — it was a big, fat, [...]
December 1, 2008 - Posted by Matt- 0 Comments
I was just about to write a post about November the other day, and today it’s already December! Wow, time flies! (In Japanese, 光陰矢のごとし, kou-in ya no gotoshi, like an arrow.) So what’s been keeping me busy these days? Quite a lot.
First and foremost would be work. It seems like every month gets busier and [...]
November 19, 2008 - Posted by Matt- 2 Comments
For the past two nights, there have been lightning strikes over my house, periodic downpours, and fog as thick as pea soup… and this morning I woke up to a hours-long hail storm and snow thunder (high up in the sky with a reverb that sounds like it can be heard across the entire planet). [...]
November 9, 2008 - Posted by Matt- 0 Comments
The video is pretty self explanatory. I remember doing stuff like this in high school before it was all over the internet… and now that you can see stuff like this every day I feel like I’m not the only crazy person out there.
November 6, 2008 - Posted by Matt- 0 Comments
Obama and McCain - Dance Off!
I know this is a little late, being post-election and all… but holy awesome! These guys did a great job.
November 6, 2008 - Posted by Matt- 1 Comment
OBAMA IS BEAUTIFUL WORLD!/エニワン・ブラザース・バンド
I’m sure you’ve heard of Obama city, Japan in the news lately. It’s a small hamlet near where I live that has recently become quite famous. They revamped their town after Obama launched his candidacy, making Obama t-shirts and chopsticks and weird papier mache statues they prop up all over the town, [...]