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August 2008 - Posts

Buried alive

I don't think you can say you've truly confronted your own mortality until you've been buried alive in volcanically heated sand. When Hiromi and I discussed our plans for this trip to Japan, I mentioned I'd like to go to an onsen in Kagoshima, but I am Read More...
Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 7:14 AM by jason | 3 Comments
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Doing the unthinkable in Tokyo

As a 6'3" tall American with a slightly larger than desirable waistline, there's one thing I've never been crazy enough to seriously undertake in Tokyo. I've never gone shopping for clothing. Sure, I've been in department stores, but usually in the Read More...
Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 8:31 AM by jason | 0 Comments
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Okinawan Lunch at Yurakucho

Hiromi planned lunch with a few friends at Yurakucho yesterday, so we went a little early and shopped a bit at the Wakayama specialty shop and an Okinawan store to pick up some umeboshi, awamori, and various snacks and treats. After browsing shelves full Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 14, 2008 6:02 PM by jason | 0 Comments
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Catastrophic failure, just in time

So my laptop hard drive has been complaining about little problems from time to time, and I decided to run a scanning and repair tool that came with my Dell (the Symantec equivalent of Chkdsk) on Sunday. When I got home from a friend's birthday party Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:44 AM by jason | 0 Comments
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