December 2007

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    Second Life for your phone?

    Second Life for your phone? Well that’s what Media Groove has created for the technologically advanced citizens of Japan. In Chipuya Town, users create avatars, and jump into a world similar to Animal Crossing meets Habbo Hotel. You can buy shoes, outfits, furniture for your apartment, and soon even vehicles and pets. Chipuya, Shibuya, get […] More

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    Densha Otoko: Train Man

    Forced into taking action against a drunk terrorizing an entire train car, Yamada Tsuyoshi unwittingly ends up saving the beautiful Aoyama Saori. Yamada is an office worker who in his spare times loves everything otaku. After saving Aoyama, she sends him a set of Hermes tea cups as a thank you gift for saving her. […] More

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    How to eat Sushi

    With the rules of eating sushi at a traditional Japanese restaurant so vast and complex, you may be intimidated to enter one of these fine establishments. That would be a shame, and I refuse to let that happen. If you need a bit of education on sushi, feel free to watch the video below. After […] More

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    MIXI, Japan’s MySpace

    With the big names in Social sites being Myspace and Facebook here in the USA, you may be wondering what does everyone in Japan use. While many Japanese are starting to venture onto Myspace, since they have a global version in many different languages (including Japanese), the majority of people use MIXI as their social […] More

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    Ninja Warrior: Shingo Yamamoto

    I don’t know how many of you watch Ninja Warrior on G4 (Sasuke to those of you in the land of vending machines). But its one of my favorite shows on G4. I honestly say that Ive seen almost every episode that G4 has aired. And by far my favorite competitor is Shingo Yamamoto. He […] More

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    Friday Five

    Feels good to still have one of my old habits… Time for the Friday Five! I have been participating for years (when I remember to do it). Lets get to it. 1. Pick one label that you think does describe you (race, religion, hobby, etc.). Opinionated – Yea, I have a bad habit of having […] More

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    Big Bird is EVIL

    Want to know a secret about my childhood? I was so afraid of Big Bird from Sesame Street when i was younger. I remember a childhood friend saying he was too big to eat bird seed, so he ate kids instead. I seriously was so scared of that 8 foot bird. Luckily I didn’t have […] More

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    GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka

    Just got finished watching GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, and it lived up to everything I expected of it. This is the live action version of the immensely popular manga and anime. I consider the anime one of my all-time favorites, so I was eager to watch the live action version to see if it was […] More

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    Kawaii Animals

    My favorite pet has always been cats. They are independent, but needy at the same time. If you ever wondered why cats purr, you now have one less question in your life. I was searching MyBlogLog which seems to be a new habit of mine when I’m bored. I came across the Cute Animal Blog […] More

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    Hip Hop Soda Shop

    Just read an interesting article about a new restaurant opening here in Tampa, Florida. Seems former Tampa Bay Buccaneer, Warren Sapp, is opening a restaurant called Hip Hop Soda Shop. It features hip-hop music and culture, energy drinks and video gaming. It’s going to be backed by big names in hip-hop including Russell Simmons. Check […] More

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