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first of all, let me apologize for my horrible spelling in the last post... as many of you may know, japanese keyboards are quite different than ours, and the keys are not only smaller, but in different places (plus with some weird characters we don`t even have on ours). Plus i was writing it in a hurry ... ah, the joys of internet cafes. speaking of which, I am currently in an internet cafe which...
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Posted on: 07/31/2003 03:31 PM
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The battle for Japan has officially begun.... I was sitting at breakfast along with 6 other gaijin, sort of aimlessly staring at the ceiling (jet lag, you see... plus the chandeliers were so pretty...) when some arse in a big ugly green jersey (mind you, i`m pimping a suit!) starts babblign on about the intricacies of `wa` and `ga`. at this point gaijin #2 starts in not-so-subtly letting us know that HE studied japanese for...
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Posted on: 07/28/2003 03:31 PM
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I'm currently in Japan... Things went a lot smoother than I had anticipated. Now I'm starving, and chilling in a fantastically gorgeous hotel. Off in search of food. Thanks to everyone for the support below! And Jenny, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!| 5:26 am...
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Posted on: 07/27/2003 03:31 PM
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I leave for Chicago pre-orientation tommorrow morning. After that... Tokyo for three days, then end up in japan. Just finishing up a few last minute things / stuffing crap into my luggages until they burst. It'll probably be a few days before I update next (maybe not even until next week), so please bear with me. Okay, almost time to go!! Wish me luck!! *crosses fingers* Now listening to: "BT- Flaming June" For whatever reason,...
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Posted on: 07/24/2003 03:31 PM
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At the breaking point, the birds mercilessly taunting me over my shoulder... Well, it's not perfect, but at least it's done (for now). After many countless hours of struggling to fill a huge canvas, finally the birdies are done. So my mother had better appreciate it. :P I also have started resembling the incredible hulk, due to the all the green paint that somehow ends up all over my face, arms and any exposed...
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Posted on: 07/22/2003 03:31 PM
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Since I know everyone is so incredibly interested in the wedding of people they have most likely never met, and because I have nothing else of note to post today, enjoy some more pictures from the wedding. The lovely bride and I take a moment to pose for the camera. John's tie matches Jenn's wedding dress!! Not wanting to feel left out, Yujia poses with the smashingly handsome groom. Group pic! Plus some strange...
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Posted on: 07/21/2003 03:31 PM
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I went to Scott and Jenn's wedding over the weekend. This officially makes Scott the first of us to go ;) Scary!!! Although it makes sense, given that they've been dating for over 10 years! The actual ceremony was lovely - a small, intimate affair that took place on a fancy-schmancy golf-course country club thing that John swears up and down was designed by Jack Nicholson (at first I thought he said "Jack Nicholas" and...
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Posted on: 07/20/2003 03:31 PM
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Little do the birds know, I have to be up in 6 hours for the wedding... who knows if i'll get this done by next thursday or not..!!? The background, by the way, sucks... :( Japan faces a loan shark menace. This will be me in a couple of months, I fear..!! Now listening to: "Roger Sanchez - Ministry of Sound Session" (Good god this mix sucks ass. Shut it off. SHUT IT OFF....!!!!!!)...
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Posted on: 07/19/2003 03:31 PM
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This is actually the *OFFICIAL* Sprite Remix "wallpaper". I am currently drinking sprite REMIX. It does not taste very "remixed" to me. Rather, much like stale Hawaiian Punch. Ahhh!!! the Japan countdown is on now.... officially one week from today - i will be living a completely different life on the other side of the world. I can hardly believe it. I have so much stuff left to do here!! much love to wantin...
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Posted on: 07/18/2003 03:31 PM
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JAPAN jeansnow kissui tokyotimes domodomo dr.dave photosushi yongfook antipixel photobotic kokoichi easterwood afishinjapan gaijinworld greggman q-taro matsumoto teacher octopusdropkick japanbloggers ALSO... phonophunk thebouncer thelawyer tienmao gothamist jenchung jessicacoen waiterrant starbucksblog englishcut blurbomat dooce drunklaw hanzismatter 36-degrees abitcloser kineda mikematas arkitkdesign outofbalance jeffwarner odds-and-ends WEB DESIGN ioerror daringfireball asterisk successful-blog zeldman maninblue coda.co.za waxy styleboost Shauninman devilsdetails returnofdesign particletree unmatchedstyle cssbeauty cssdrive GOSSIP gofugyourself superficial hedonistica perezhilton overheard in NYC THA HOMIES technocolor pookybear momolo...
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Posted on: 07/17/2003 02:22 PM
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Amazon is incapable of scanning anything at a decent resolution... [img of physics book] It's so ironic that my last memory of college should be the same as my first - getting screwed over by the bookstore. The first time I went to the bookstore my freshman year, I ended up spending well over $600 on useless books, half of which I never even really needed for the class, and all of which magically...
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Posted on: 07/16/2003 03:31 PM
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I don't know what palm leaves look like, as you can tell... For the record, I have exactly $0.44 (US) in my bank account right now (plus about 1700 yen I found in an old suitcase). I am leaving for Japan in 11 days. Hmmm.... Things I have to do in the next 11 days: - finish selling most of my earthly belongings - find some money - consolidate my student loans / convince them...
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Posted on: 07/15/2003 03:31 PM
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birdies are coming along... (slowly) Almost looks like an artist's studio, huh? shorty wanna be a thug... Shinhye has had too much to drink... my life fits in 7 small boxes. How depressing... Now listening to: "Princess Superstar - Bad Babysitter" (Joe, I still crack up whenever I watch this video and she starts scrubbing that dancing guy's ass...!) 9:53 pm...
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Posted on: 07/13/2003 03:31 PM
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I leave on the 26th of July. I have to be in Chicago on the 25th. My last day of work is the 23rd. Henceforth, the 23rd~24th shall be a period of excessive partying and drunken debauchery. Mark your calendars. By the way, below is probably the most fantastically joy-inducing line I've ever read in an e-mail. From a message from one of my bosses in Japan: One big, good thing about our school...
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Posted on: 07/11/2003 03:31 PM
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To err is human. To really mess up requires a computer... the birdie on the left gazes enviously at the other's tail... well, website seems to be working correctly again. at some point in the near future i'm going to go to a dedicated server (off of xanga) as soon as i can find the time to muck around with movabletype. working on painting a HUGE picture of parakeets sitting on a branch. it's cool!!...
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Posted on: 07/09/2003 03:31 PM
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I am not lance armstrong. I did not win the Tour de' France. These words were running through my head this past fourth of july, as I found myself meandering, lost somewhere in the dense foliage of south-western madison. On the surface, the plan was deceptively simple. In the midst of painting a huge oil painting for my mother (of two parakeets - the canvas is huge) I suddenly ran out of linseed oil....
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Posted on: 07/05/2003 03:31 PM
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shit, my website is broken... something bizarre is happening where it's linking to the nasty colored back end on anything besides the first few posts (i.e. anything but the front page). ARRGHH!! calendar is not working either. bear with me while i try and figure it out.... 11:45 pm...
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Posted on: 07/03/2003 03:31 PM
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The Enigma of Japanese Power In it's "fighting spirit", it's compulsory togetherness, its consciousness of rank within the company and more especially its proprietary treatment of the employee as a 'family' member, in a way that hinders his development as an independent individual, 'salaryman life' is clearly reminiscent of the military tradition. Indeed, most walks of Japanese life are hihgly regimented. It is ironic that the only country in the world whose constitution deprives...
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Posted on: 07/03/2003 03:31 PM
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Funny, I was even the one who took this photo, but my eyes are *still* closed...! It's amazing. Risa has lived in California for well over two years and has never been to the zoo. My word, if I lived anywhere near the San Deigo zoo, you can bet your butt I would be over there nearly every day fawning over their super cute pandas (bai yun and gao gao) (am i a total...
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Posted on: 07/02/2003 03:31 PM
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