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Praxis: Back in the saddle on writing: Did two pages of translation last night, it felt plain good.

Gaming/Japanese Translation: Shinobigami: Wow, whatta game. I’m only about 20% understanding how it works based on the replays and rules text (for me it’s got a high time vs return ( Read more... )

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*  On the last legs of my sickness I think. Still feel woozy sometimes, dizzy due to inner ear gunk.

* Feel like I’m going to go home from work today and sleep until tomorrow.

* I was going to write something here but now I forget. Huh.

* I’m a stress eater. This week, re work, I’ve ( Read more... )

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I’m wearing my favorite T-Shirt, the Che Guevara one I got from Nikolai.

And I’m currently checking my NYSE stock profile on my netbook.

-Andy

hmmm, then again, it does say “hasta la victoria, siempre!” …it might be indicating a fight onwards towards success with capitalist stock ( Read more... )

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* So 5 days of illness, starting with a nasty throat condition where I couldn’t speak, then switching gears to a horrible sinus condition of sorts (I still am stuffed up in the ears, but I think sinus infection/ear infection chances are low at this point)… Alllmost over it. Still, ( Read more... )

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Always happens around springtime: Mmmm-mmmm. Sinus infection. Or just “allergies” which, while not creating a full-blown infection, feel like a curb-stomp to my face and breathing.

Tired, achey, face full of solid snot which is rapidly turning to liquid snot thanks to Day-Quill ( Read more... )

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So this show called “imagine-nation” is running in Japan: It’s a show in English about mostly “otaku-y” stuff like manga and video games, interviews with artists and producers, etc.

This time, they have a huge interview with Saibara Rieko. Who is hands-down my absolute favorite ( Read more... )

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Yep, as expected, did the thing where I shoot awake, mind racing, thinking “OMG I’ve got to do that analysis for work!!” I’ve got to break myself of that for this vacation. Also realizing there’s so much stuff to do, I don’t know where to begin! For those watching from home, I haven ( Read more... )

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* Body fat down 2 percent since last month, but body weight unchanged. That means muscle, right? Makes sense, as I’ve been taking it to the next level at the gym and at home. Even bought some stuff, using it too! (swedish ball, a new pullup bar, resistance bands) I’m eyeing a 300lb ( Read more... )

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明けましておめでとうございます！It’s the year of the ->寅<-. Yippie!

“10 years ago” has been the Internet Theme for the past day. For me, 10 years ago…

* I had just left Japan and returned to the US, been in the states for a little under a month with 1 wife, 3 cats (Subaru, Chobi and Ku-chan), ( Read more... )

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…is probably Zuo Zongtang.

In just 30 years, he rose from total nothingness to conquer every American Chinese restaurant in the nation, as well as the hearts and minds of the American Chinese-restaurant-goin’ public. The first time I ever remember seeing or hearing of it was in 1990 ( Read more... )