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  • 24 . 03 . 05

    Snow Cycles

    Another snow day in Gifu – this is becoming something of an obsession…

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  • 23 . 03 . 05

    X-Valid 0.96

    A minor update to X-Valid necessitates another release post.

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  • 22 . 03 . 05

    Visa Vie Sushi

    In which I obtain an extended visa and learn that the Japanese don’t really eat sushi that much.

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  • 21 . 03 . 05

    Flight Plan

    The opening of a new airport has created a new tourist destination for the locals.

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  • 20 . 03 . 05

    Nothing To Sneeze At

    Another national holiday for the Japanese, which they use to purchase handkerchiefs to cope with their allergies.

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  • 18 . 03 . 05

    Passive Aggressive Nihilism

    Being nice to your employees is not a requisite characteristic in a Japanese manager.

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  • 15 . 03 . 05

    Make Sure You Tick The Right Box

    I have to get the visa form right, else I might be corralled into a very different and somewhat older profession.

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  • 05 . 03 . 05

    Festival Fever

    Another town festival, this one in Ibigawa.

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  • 01 . 03 . 05

    Bootstrapping A Dictionary

    Learning to read Japanese is really really ridiculously hard. So hard that you have to use a dictionary in order to use a dictionary.

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  • 28 . 02 . 05

    Taking The High Rood

    A farewell to Cheyne, my housemate who returns back to America this week.

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  • 27 . 02 . 05

    Congrats

    Grant and Tracey are engaged! Congratulations!

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  • 25 . 02 . 05

    Pass Master

    In which I discover the results of my JNLP Level 3 results.

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  • 25 . 02 . 05

    Been To The Snow

    Another snowboarding excursion. Living in a snow-capped prefecture is awesome!

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  • 21 . 02 . 05

    Gaijin Snow Day

    Another snow day, this time with just about every Nova Teacher we could muster in the area.

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  • 19 . 02 . 05

    X-Valid 0.95

    Another version of X-Valid which fixed up a couple of issues, added compatibility and one-click installation.

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  • 17 . 02 . 05

    Penned Name

    I try my hand at calligraphy and find it far too unsteady to write even my own name!

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  • 15 . 02 . 05

    The Grudge

    A true horror movie, Juon freaked me out good and proper.

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  • 14 . 02 . 05

    Every Day The 14th

    Valentine’s Day in Japan is an all-male affair, with women expected to buy their partners expensive gifts. Reciprocity comes later.

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  • 28 . 01 . 05

    The Return Of The Pedal Bike

    My bike miraculously makes its way back to me courtesy of some over-zealous police work.

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  • 24 . 01 . 05

    An Officer Calls

    My bike is found! Now I just have to get it back…

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  • 20 . 01 . 05

    Board Again

    Another day snowboarding in northern Gifu.

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  • 18 . 01 . 05

    Uncle George

    The death of my Uncle George.

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  • 14 . 01 . 05

    Ridiculous Japanese Gameshows

    Gameshows here scrape the barrel for ideas, but somehow are still riotously entertaining.

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  • 08 . 01 . 05

    Light Brigade

    In which we solve an age old mystery, for values of X where X is Japanese People.

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  • 05 . 01 . 05

    Snow Patrol

    Snowboarding in Japan, and I didn’t even kill myself!

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  • 01 . 01 . 05

    Akemashita Omedetou

    New Year in Japan is celebrated more widely than Christmas. I step outside and see what people are up to.

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