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All for naught

Today was a first. I have never before seen the sun completely blotted out by a typhoon. It was 9am and it was pitch-black outside. I mean it was the middle of the night. Talk about creepy. It cleared up within a half hour, but man, was that cool. I love riding my...

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Cold-chillin’ with my dead hom… er, my Japanese homiez.

Cold-chillin’ with my dead hom… er, my Japanese homiez.

A neutron goes into a bar and asks the bartender, "How much for a beer?"The bartender replies, "For you, no charge." Hahahahahaha, nothing like starting the week with a science joke. Recently Heard in English Class Shiraki-sensei: What sports do you like?...

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Kicking it up a knotch… BAM!

Kicking it up a knotch… BAM!

Word to the wise: when eating yakiniku, make damn sure you cook the meat you're about to subject to your insides. Apparently I overlooked this bit o' wisdom when partaking in yakiniku Friday night, which I paid for dearly during the hours of Saturday & Sunday this...

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Smitten

hu·mid·i·ty (hyoo med ehty) n. 1. Dampness, especially of the air. 2. Relative humidity. 3. Arch-nemesis of Scott Piekarczyk and his ability to achieve contentment. Honestly, this is ridiculous. It's barely 7:30am when I mount my bike for the ride in and by the time...

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Sweet, sweet favicon goodness

Sweet, sweet favicon goodness

Oh my GOD is this sweet!! Please direct your attention to the URL address in your browser and note the sweet-ass Hair Flap icon that graces you whenever you visit my humble, digtal abode. It doesn't work in all browsers (such as my preferred OmniWeb), but it does work...

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Fukuma Fletch – 10 Little Things

Fukuma Fletch – 10 Little Things

Only in Japan Blistering Social Commentary by Fukuma Fletch 10 Little things (Taken from an email written 10/01) A good friend just reminded me that it's the little things (and some not so little things) that really stand out while living in a foreign country. With...

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Those Pesky Loose Ends

Those Pesky Loose Ends

Every time I think there's nothing new to write about, my freak-show teachers come up with some way to save the day (and it almost invariably involves Kumate-sensei in some capacity). For example, yesterday I noticed that Ishizu-sensei and Kumate-sensei (see, I told...

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The Flap is Dead! Long Live the Flap!!

The Flap is Dead! Long Live the Flap!!

Okay kids, here's the deal. Get yer fill of how the site looks now, cause this is the last entry that it looks like this. I've reached the limit of what I care to do with PageMill 3.0 and since Dreamweaver for OS X is is just coming out, now is as good a time as any...

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