So my Xbox broke a few weeks ago, and I needed to get it fixed. Of course being in Japan and having a American Xbox 360 can be a hassle. Thankfully Microsoft here did a bang up job helping me out. First off even though I didn’t have a receipt they said they would repair [...]
Xbox Red Ring
So after spending the last few days finishing up the great “Chrono Trigger,” I decided to turn on my Xbox 360, and surprise I get a nice New Years gift, the red ring of death! Pretty much happens to everyone that buys a 360, and now I have to go through the task of getting [...]
Christmas Eve in Kofu
Its Christmas Eve, and as usual in Japan its the bigger of the two days of Christmas. I like Christmas Eve a lot myself as it always seems to be a magical day. However one thing sucks, for me it will be a bit lonely. But thats OK as I plan on celebrating in usual [...]
Learning Japanese, another perspective
Its hard to believe that I have officially been studying Japanese now for just a little over 11 years now. I’m not fluent but I’m very happy at the progress I’ve made and continue to make everyday. Japanese is certainly a challenge, but I’ve always found the challenge to not be as nearly as difficult [...]
Winter vacation is here, finally
I have been waiting forever for a real vacation. Sure I had a lot of time off during my job troubles last year and earlier this year, but I never could enjoy them. Even my times off on golden week and obon were quite busy and tiring. Well thankfully I’ve finally begun what I can [...]
Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew!
A funny thing happened today at the post office. I went to mail a couple of Christmas packages to America when I noticed there was a tv crew there. Well after spending ten minutes mailing and talking in Japanese I go to leave. Well the tv crew had moved to a table in the front [...]
Norwegian Wood – AKA yes I do read novels
The other day I was at work reading the book “Dune” during my lunch break. One of the Japanese staff walked in with the biggest look of shock I’ve seen from her. She then said, “You are reading!?!?!? Not a comic book?!?!?!!” I always get that remark when people find out that I enjoy reading [...]
The Dark Knight Blu-Ray, Indy Jones Hat, and more geekyness
This week I have been truly reminded how much of a geek I am, and how much I love that about myself. I bought a few things that I’ve been looking forward to for quite a while, and things I have wanted for years.
I love “The Dark Knight,” most people do, but wow is the Blu-ray version [...]
Playstation 3
Last month I finally decided to buy the only missing part of my current generation video game collection, the Playstation 3. I have for a long time been a diehard Xbox360 fan, so many people were quite surprised I bought it. But I always said I would get one once there were three must have [...]
Quiet in Kofu
First of all here is a pic from my birthday trip to Shosenkyo, a place near my home. Very nice.
I don’t know about everyone else but I can’t wait for winter vacation. Life and work really has been so busy lately, but at least the wonderful snow topped view of Mt Fuji from my home [...]
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