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It’s been decided
March 29th. That’s the day I move. Now I just need to find some poor chump to help me move in, preferably one with a truck so I don’t have to make like 10 trips back and forth. Also, I plan to have absolutely no money next month, but on the up side I have slightly more no money than I thought I was going to, as I don’t have to go to Tokyo for my visa. Turns out they call all branches with like 10000 miles of Tokyo the Tokyo Branch, and then just kind of slip in the local name after it. Unfortunately, this also means that I’ll never get to see Brayton again. … Read entire article »
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Banished to the frigid interior…
Fujimi in Nagano is soon to be my new home. While not the warm and balmy Kyushu I had hoped for, it does seem like a very cool place. Its … Read more »
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I’ve not been doing much of anything. In an attempt to extend the life of the fruit I buy I’ve resorted to making jams. I now have more jam than … Read more »
Posting from the Japans
So, I`ve been in Japan for nearly 3 and one half days. My time here has been good. I arrived to find out that my BoE wanted to meet me … Read more »
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Bam!! Take that Japan!
Monday I passed my driving test and entered into the hall of great American drivers in Japan, or something to that effect. Yeah, so I’m pretty happy about that. They’ve recently started putting IC chips in them so they can be read by just placing them on a card reader and entering your handy pin #, or by looking at it. No, RFID has its uses, and since they’re challenge-response its moderately safe. In other news, I’ll probably be moving the end of next month. I went and talked to the BoE guy today and he’s gonna mail the paperwork to one of my schools. Then supposedly I just need to … Read entire article »
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Okay, so I misread/assumed too much. It turns out that when they say ‘recommended salt allowance’ they mean ’salt,’ not sodium. The daily here is 7g of salt, or its equivalent, which would be 2800mg of sodium. Coronary crisis averted. … Read entire article »
How much salt now?
So, I was reading over one of my school’s lunch schedules for February yesterday written at the bottom was the ‘target nutrition’ for each meal. 660 kCal – perfect 20g protein – again, spot on 18-22g fat – yup, I’m still with you (unlisted, but implied ~100g of carbohydrates as that is the standard adult portion. Pasta, Rice, Bread and so on. 20g protein = 80kCal, 20g fat – 180kCal, leaving 400 kCal for the last of the three macronutrients, carbs, which at 4 kCals per gram makes 100g.) … Read entire article »
Millet and all sorts of gastronomical adventures
I made up some millet for dinner last night. It tasted pretty good, and apparently has a ton of nutrients. The only thing is that you have to soak it for a good long while before cooking it. It’s got a good amount of phytic acid which is a pretty cool phytochemical, and is linked to les osteoporosis. At the same time however, it’s also a chelator of some good things your body needs like calcium and and iron. Soaking the grain starts the sprouting process, in which the natural enzymes in the plant start to turn starches to sugar and this phytic acid into phosphorus. Anyways, its got … Read entire article »
Calorie Mate – Maple: A Review
When I heard that Calorie Mate had a new flavor from Brayton way back in The Time Before Cold, I was very excited. Then when I heard it was maple I became very unexcited. I’ve never been much a fan of maple. Maple syrup on my pancakes was about the most I could take of the stuff, and maple candy was certainly out of the question. Maple just tends to have this flavor all its own that overpowers everything else. So, today I tried maple flavored Calorie Mate, and I must say that they are very good. The maple flavor is definitely there, but is by no means overpowering. Also, … Read entire article »
Shoot him again, his soul is still dancing
Bad Lieutenant is a really good movie. Nicholas Cage is ridiculous. In other news I met someone at the supermarket yesterday. They snuck up on me and struck up a conversation. It was kinda creepy, ’cause I don’t think that they were one of my kids parents, as most of those who sneak up on me are. … Read entire article »
Awesome things, and not so awesome things
Awesome thing: Learning Calligraphy Not Awesome thing: Paying for an $8 cab ride with a 50 and telling the cabbie to keep the change because you think it’s a 10. Awesome thing: Bananas Not Awesome thing: Those teeny tiny flies that are entirely non-existent until you bring bananas home, and then there’s a fucking million of them. Awesome thing: Mythbusters Not Awesome thing: Mythbusters consecutively failing Awesome thing: Jelly beans Not Awesome thing: Being mauled by a bear. Awesome thing: Heat Not Awesome thing: Losing faith in the human race and damning them all to hell. Seeing no escape from this miserable existence but to take the lives of the innocent until they finally understand that they should be doing what they need … Read entire article »
Today I realised
Today, I realised that I am an adult. That’s pretty gay. Today the lady at the grocery store was all like, want a bag, and I was like, nah I’m good. Then she was all like, your Japanese is good. Then the guy behind her was like He’s Japanese. Then I was like, no I’m not. Then we each found five dollars and it was good. … Read entire article »
Kevin is officially not a fan of Sea Shepherd
Their message isn’t the problem, its the way they do it. They’re kind of huge dicks, minus the ‘kind of’ bit. … Read entire article »