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Valentino Update
August 10th, 2010I went to the local department store the other day, and noticed they were having a sale on bargain budget slippers. “Ah-ha!” I thought, “Cheap cheap slippers! This is one of the known natural habitats of the Valentino. Perhaps I can glimpse one in the wild!” What I found exceeded my expectations. Two different species [...]
Random Image Blowout Part 10
May 31st, 2010Here’s a little advice for you (for all values of “you” that include “posting a permanent outdoor sign”): Don’t use the color red. Red ink, for whatever reason, seems to have a marked propensity for fading in the sun, unlike black ink. I see tons of signs around town where the red letters have disappeared, [...]
Random Image Blowout Part 9
May 26th, 2010That’s a mailbox with a built in intercom. Nice.
Random Image Blowout Part 8
May 19th, 2010Seen at a food stall in Yoyogi Park.
Random Image Blowout Part 7
May 16th, 2010Jeff’s Miniature
January 2nd, 2010In high school, I played a fair amount of Warhammer 40K. Since then, I’ve bought the game for myself (in high school, a friend supplied all the rulebooks and miniatures), but being older, working, having children, and living further away from my friends, I’ve never actually had a chance to play it. And, even if [...]
Product Quality
October 31st, 2009A car by Tomica, Japan’s biggest toy car line: A car by Hot Wheels, America’s biggest toy car line:
Not Quite Engrish
October 16th, 2009I’ve been in Japan long enough to be used to both Engrish and to perfectly normal English in unusual locations (such as a t-shirt I saw this morning that said “Who Do You Feel Has Been The Most Popular Recently As A Musician?”), but there’s always something left to surprise me. Case in point, taken [...]
A Sciency T-Shirt
August 29th, 2009I’ve told my wife that she should avoid buying t-shirts for my sons with English on them when I’m not with her, due to the likelihood of buying an Engrish t-shirt (which I personally would wear with no compunctions, but would feel a little bad having one of my kids wear). For some reason, she [...]
