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HUH?!? I wanna ride a Space Ship to Venus.

September 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

“While my body was asleep, I think my soul rode on a triangular-shaped UFO and went to Venus,” – said Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of premier-in-waiting Yukio Hatoyama (via Reuters) Whoa, whoa, whoa…..hold the horses.  She said WHAT?!? “It was a very beautiful place and it was really green.” I’m dumbfounded.  I’m all for UFO [...]

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Tags: Japan · Tokyo · awesome · bizarre · politics

Did anyone else see?

August 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Did anyone else see that the Democratic Party in Japan slaughtered the Liberal Democratic Party in this last election on Sunday?  You know what even more strange, that both of the 2 main parties in Japan use the word Democratic.  Even more interesting is that, from what I understand, the Liberal Democratic Party is actually [...]

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Tags: Japan · awesome · politics · propaganda

Another Footnote in the Life of Jacob Faust

March 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I don’t know if  you remember, but a year ago I posted this open letter to the ghost and spirit of Jacob Faust. Long story short, my friend Jake was shot to death by the SDPD on April 4th, 2005. This week, the San Diego City Council settled with his family out of court for [...]

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Tags: Jacob Faust · cop · police · politics · power · propaganda

Obamicon

January 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Thought this website was pretty cool.  You can make images of yourself similar to the Shepard Fairey poster for Obama.  Check it out here: http://obamiconme.pastemagazine.com/ I’ve added a version of myself below.

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Tags: Picture · art · awesome · politics

Awesome Site of the Day

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Check out http://www.ratemycop.com, a site where users can post positive and negative feedback about any given police officer. After going through this site, it’s not all bad reviews like one would expect, instead there are some pretty stellar reviews in some cases, emphasis on some! After being shut down by godaddy, their hosting service, it’s [...]

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Tags: Long Beach · Los Angeles · american · awesome · bizarre · cop · found · politics · propaganda

Crappy New Law Proposal of the Day

March 10th, 2008 · No Comments

According to Lexington, Kentucky’s Action News ABC 36, WTVQ, Kentucky Representative Tim Couch filed a bill this week to make anonymous posting online illegal. What a load of bull this is. Keep the interwebs free from the government. I’m tired of them already involving themselves in my life as it is, the last place I [...]

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Tags: New Law · american · bizarre · crap · politics · stupid

2 Senators Battling it out in my Cage Match of DEATH!

February 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Well, well, well, Super-Tuesday is over and it looks like Hillary and McCain took California. Not that surprising. What is surprising is that so many people in the U.S. are becoming more and more anti-war or anti-involvement in Iraq, but they’re all voting for McCain, one of the only candidates to come out and show [...]

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Tags: american · awesome · politics

Another Day Another Dollar on this Super Tuesday

February 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Yes, I worked again today and yes, my day was filled with weirdness. Strange people like to take English classes. Seriously, they do… No, they didn’t put me at the table full of normal looking beginner students, the table where most of the people my age were. No, no, no, they put me at the [...]

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Tags: Japan · Japanese · Tokyo · american · awesome · bizarre · politics

Monkeys vs. Ex-Prime Minster Koizumi

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

So, after my search on the internet turned out to be fruitless, my darling bride Miki came through like a champ. Even though the money is not in his gorilla outfit, we can clearly see in this picturethat the monkey is serving people. Isn’t that cute! Come on, seriously, how awesome would it be to [...]

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Tags: Japan · awesome · bizarre · politics · television

Found

January 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Found on the internet today. Wow. This photo of Hillary is…well, it’s, ummm,…you know, I’m actually at a loss for words to describe just how I feel about this photo. Maybe it’s true what they say, a photo IS worth a thousand words. Welcome to the future of the internet. 3D web browsing. The first [...]

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Tags: Japan · Picture · awesome · bizarre · found · politics · video

Hiroshima Part 1

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

I’ve decided to break down the Hirsohima trip into several parts, so for you’re reading pleasure, here’s part 1. Enjoy! Well, oh, well. Hiroshima was nice. So much happened in 3 days, I still can’t get my head around it. Bus tour. Why would we take a bus tour? Well, for several reasons. It can [...]

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Tags: Beer · Hiroshima · Japan · american · awesome · fall · politics · vacation · wife · winter

When…?

November 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment

When did politics turn into a joke?  Oh, that’s right, it’s always been.  Here’s proof! Still pretty awesome though!

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Tags: american · awesome · bizarre · comedy · politics · propaganda

I quit…no wait, I don’t

November 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment

According to Reuters: Japan’s opposition leader has formally reversed his decision to quit       Lately, Japan’s Democratic Party leader, Ichiro Ozawa, has been on the news. One can’t seem to get away from this guy. Every time I turn on the television, there’s his mug starring back at me. Wait, let’s back up. Last Sunday, or [...]

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Tags: Japan · Japanese · american · bizarre · politics