June 10, 2004
Karaoke- Round 2
At the local Joy Joy, twenty-four hour karaoke is the name of the game. After surprisingly cheap drinks at a local bar we headed over to the even cheaper drinks at Joy Joy where 1000 yen (less than $10.00) per...Read this update
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June 05, 2004
Takayama
Takayama- View image Before actually getting to Takayama, a cliche photo of Japan- what I think people might think: View image More than one student I asked called Takayama “little Kyoto.” Having never been to Kyoto I felt no obligation...Read this update
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May 31, 2004
The ice is forming-
Hell started freezing over last Wednesday when I, the self-proclaimed advocate for not owning a cell phone, caved in and bought one. Well, technically the phone was free (and it takes pictures) with the service plan. This is my confession....Read this update
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May 28, 2004
Escaping the Concrete Jungle
If you have lived or currently live in a big city perhaps you will agree: the only convenience to a big city is the city itself. In the grand geographical spectrum I suppose there is convenience of a sort about...Read this update
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May 22, 2004
Another innovation or...
Ignore for a moment that all-purpose utilitarian notion that making things useful is, in all situations, pratical and warranted. No one really lives by the idea mentioned above, thus the overabundance of personal video libraries and knick-knack collections the only...Read this update
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May 20, 2004
Tony- live-
Flatmates, roommates, forced habitat or by choice it doesn't matter, if you are in the situation to have flatmates, inevitably you know them to some degree. So far so good....Read this update
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May 14, 2004
Nature- man-made
In the middle of Nagoya there are places interspersed throughout the city in which one can almost not hear the traffic echo through the concrete canyons. After having a discussion with a co-worker about how we both wish nature was...Read this update
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May 13, 2004
Communication...
...my major in college- I often refer to it as the liberal arts of the 90's with some skepticism as to the value of using this degree to get a job, perhaps only because of the choices I have made...Read this update
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May 09, 2004
Kareoke
I think I am spelling it wrong, but spell check is only in Japanese on this computer, and kareoke- well, we all know what I mean. I'll say only this about last night, make that early this morning's kareoke experience...Read this update
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May 06, 2004
Some photos.
So, I finally figured out how to download photos from a disk at the internet cafe (no comment please). Taken around and in Nagoya as I have yet to get to another place, perhaps it will give you an idea...Read this update
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April 29, 2004
Suburban Caving
If President Bush`s idea of an economic recovery is getting people to shop the Japanese economy will not only completely recover but should easily surpass the U.S. in the next five to ten minutes pushing them into position to achieve...Read this update
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