April 2011
6 posts
North Americans Bought Most Japan Stocks Since... →
Listen all of ya’ll it’s arbitrage.
I’m mean it’s not really arbitrage, that just is the only semi-applicable financial terminology that fits into the rhyme of Sabotage. But it is nice to know that Americans know better than to waste a good profit opportunity. Economic stabilization is also nice I guess.
July 2010
1 post
Vote for a charity to receive a $100,000 grant -... →
VOTE GATEWAY GREENING. If you don’t care about people you at least owe it to the plants.
April 2010
5 posts
Just because we’re both foreigners doesn’t mean... →
Just because we’re both foreigners doesn’t mean... →
Gaijin (pronounced “guy-gin”) is the informal word for foreigners in Japan. Boiled down to it’s literal translation “gaijin” means “outsider”. Because of it’s context, it’s a word you don’t hear…
KP science →
CHRIS GOOD ON JAPANESE TV.
Today Chris Good enlightened the world about some news. what did you do? Things to note:
1. His elegant script. This is a man who has the penmanship of a genius before his time. It’s evident that probably in his time they don’t even use pens anymore.
2. Stately Posture- I don’t know how this was achieved but I would vote for that guy
3. The dubbing...
March 2010
11 posts
Naked and Confused →
During my “blog blackout” last month I made a short weekend trip to Kurayoshi in Tottori prefecture. Tottori prefecture is on the North side of Honshu (the Japanese “mainland”) and to get…
Naked and Confused →
BIG-ASS MESSAGE →
THIS IS WHAT WE THINK OF OURSELVES, AND THEN... →
Fill’er with Diesel and Bacon
Since January 15th of this year McDonald’s has been running it’s “Big America” campaign here in Japan. I assume the “Big America” title is supposed to be…
THIS IS WHAT WE THINK OF OURSELVES, AND THEN... →
Just a stranger on the bus →
In Japan, the public bus system is not used just by people who can’t afford cars and the mentally disabled. It is used by them, but also other types of people as well: college students, the elderly,…
Just a stranger on the bus →
Wilco (The Restaurant) | The Awl →
grinding.be » Blog Archive » Music Is What Numbers... →
February 2010
1 post
January 2010
9 posts
Bread winning →
Bread winning →
I apologize for the delay between posts. There have been a number of changes here at Teaching in Socks HQ. I’ll probably talk about those at some point, but for now I would like to stay on the…
Instant dizzification; First-Person Tetris →
Architecture on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
December 2009
6 posts
Nerd alert →
Two weeks ago I took the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. taking the test was a voluntary exercise; my employer didn’t require it or recommend it, nor will I receive any sort of…
Nerd alert →
chariots of mortal kombat fire →
amazing. Headphones UP
Golf Training Aids and Golf Fitness Tips from the... →
golfers: stop being lazy, get out of the cart and buy this.
November 2009
8 posts
SALAZAR | Wizard Smoke - Creative →
For chalk enthusiasts. Also, skateboarders,
Kobe Biennale →
I’m usually not a huge fan of installation art–I find it too often grays the area between art and furniture. That’s not to say the two mediums are mutually exclusive. Instead, I would…
shows where scary people chase you →
Yesterday I forgot to mention Chronos another show I really enjoy. This show is basically a high-tech version of adult, team hide-and-go-seek. Each week the show takes place in a different…
Shows where they don’t cut off your finger →
This Chris Farely skit presents one of the many global stereotypes of Japanese television. If one were to put them all together the caricature created would be twenty-four hours of anime…
This makes coal look good. →
This is easily the most amusing thing I have found in Japan. Be nice or it is also your Christmas present.
This is not what Back to the Future II had in mind
I found this…
October 2009
8 posts
Cercle et suite d’éclats - today and tomorrow →
My city needs more circles too.
47Black Cats →
Ako’s most notable contribution to the Japanese history are the 47 Ronin. In Edo Period Japan 47 Samurai exacted revenge in the name of the former master- Asano, the Lord of Ako, against…
Animal rescue →
The Shi Shi; In better circumstances for dancing
The Shi Shi–a mythical snarling lion–bobbed it head up and down in a series of fluent movements Occasionally, it would stop to…