Flickr Is Up

March 18, 2007 Uncategorized 1 Comment

I am working at building my photo library, but now I have about 25 images if you wanna check them out. There is a link to the right. Enjoy!

Flicker

March 12, 2007 Uncategorized 1 Comment

I am currently working on getting a Flickr sight up and running to share my Japan Images with you guys. Stay tuned; a link should appear in the frame to the right—->

The longest month of the year, or, Bloc Pary rocks the block…party

March 12, 2007 Japan, Music 4 Comments

Sorry for the LONG absence. I have been (a) unmotivated to write, (b) discouraged by the seemingly endless spam that somehow breaks through my countless filters and banned words, (c) a lazy punk. Things here haven’t been much different. February was officially the longest month of the year this year, at least for Nicole and me. Both of our international driving permits expired last month and we had to fight through the Japanese bureaucracy to earn our Japanese licenses. It was almost enough to make us give up, but we are both happy we had the strength of will to persevere. I knew that it would be a true living experience, and I feel like I know the country all the better for having gone through it. I feel like I can now say that I LIVED in Japan. Nicole’s blog has some good details about her experience. I was kind of thrown into the test the first time, having no idea what to expect. My boss just took me to the “DMV” and said, “now you will pass the test,” and I didn’t. After that I had a month to take some driving classes in which I learned all the ridiculously meticulous details you must know to pass the test. I have no idea how my boss thought I could pass without even being exposed to those ideas, but it is past now, and Nicole and I both have out licenses.

To celebrate, we went to see Bloc Party in Tokyo on the 4th of March. I have always enjoyed their music, and, despite some sound and equipment issues, their live show was fantastic. Live music has the ability, for me, to both increase my appreciation for a band, or ruin their music for me. Luckily, they really rocked the block…party…and I went away with a greater appreciation for their recorded music as well.

Music is something I have felt a bit distanced from of late. Nicole has been very good about keeping up on the current bands, and I have relied a lot on her for new music. I hope that changes when I get my new iPod next month. Let me know if you have any suggestions or new music tastes.

The Monkey Rises

March 12, 2007 Uncategorized No Comments

Is the robot dead at last? Have they finally managed to smother the life from it by jamming its inboxes with spam; choking its comment pages with “penis enlargement V1agora sports ODDS NFL betting free PRON online casino” until not a whisper can be heard from it? Have the Spam Kings won?

A metallic digit twitches from an electric pulse. The eyes, long black, glow amber and the monkey rise; from a heap of sifted, unread mail, from the wasted time and wasted bandwidth, the monkey rises. With one powerful, hydraulic index finger, the monkey clicks and its conversation channel is, once again, online.