Alright, I am super jazzed. Ever since I arrived in Yakima, I've been bothered by the lack of real, quality asian cuisine. There is one decent place, Ozeki's, that's pretty expensive for what you get, and a lot of "chinese buffet" greasy spoons. Another popular favorite are the various "Teriyaki" restaurants, which usually say something like " ( Read more... )

Well, my wife and I are finally buying our first home, and moving from the east coast to the west coast. Yakima, WA isn't exactly Los Angeles, but I like it just the same. It's strange moving from a place where you can't get away from people if your life depended on it, to a place where you feel surprised to see another vehicle on the road at ( Read more... )

Not much is often said about the healing powers of Metal. I've just gotten over having the flu for most of a week, and I was survived on a regimen of water, chicken soup, serious movies (couldn't laugh too much), and power metal. Power metal is the unsung hero of modern metal, brimming with heroes, quests, melody, and super hammy guitar work ( Read more... )

I've been a bit squirrelly for the past week and a half or so. Every once in a while I get this itch for a certain kind of movie, or music, or in this case, video game. This isn't a problem except when, like now, I don't exactly know what will scratch that itch. At first, I had an inexplicable urge to explore some dungeons and hack up monsters ( Read more... )

This is a thing I got from my lovely wife, and since I filled it out for her, I figured I'd post it here for anyone who happens to visit my page! If you're on my friends list, post a reply with your answers to the below questions. Enjoy ( Read more... )

Years ago when I went to summer camp, there was a day at the end of each month-long session where our boys camp would go visit the girls camp across the lake. The focal point of this visit would be the yearly dance that was just perfect for awkward boys just getting out of the "girls-are-icky" phase. But the most fascinating memory I have of that ( Read more... )