Monthly Archives: September 2007

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Shodo

Posted on September 28, 2007 by Clay

Ok, maybe not ‘everything.’ Musouka left a nice comment on my last post about World Domination. It was a question about how to use the Shodo set bought from our online Japanese bookstore. Here is a brief history and definition. … Continue reading →

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My First Step to World Domination

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Clay

I have reservations about titling a post, “My First Step to World Domination”, but as mentioned in a previous post, my first step to world domination would be to get 500 subscribers to our Youtube page. Today we’ve accomplished this … Continue reading →

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Selling Houses…

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Clay

As mentioned previously, Yumi and I are trying to fix up our house to sell it. (and then buy a bigger house) We’ve done a lot of work, but the more we do, the more it seems we have left … Continue reading →

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Die Angst

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Clay

I am still officially on vacation from this blog, but while cleaning the house I found a dialog for a skit I wrote way back at the University for a German Klass. It was so silly and embarrassing, I thought … Continue reading →

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Today’s Super Suiyoubiのミス

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Clay

Oh boy. I messed up a little this morning. About an hour ago I was wondering why we had so few orders for today’s Super Suiyoubi deal. Sometimes the Super Suiyoubi deal is a big hit and sometimes it… isn’t. … Continue reading →

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Chotto Matte…

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Clay

Yumi and I have pretty much decided to sell our house (a couple of days ago) and buy a bigger house. We have absolutely no room any more – especially with our business and Makoto too. So, I will take … Continue reading →

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How Many Languages?

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Clay

I learned something today. A nice lady emailed me asking what this meant: 何カ国語 nan ka koku go I told her I wasn’t sure, but it didn’t look right and asked for context. She emailed back saying a friend’s Japanese … Continue reading →

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Our Bestselling Youtube Hit

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Clay

Ok, nothing is being ‘sold’ but our most viewed video, Introduction to Japanese is #91 of the most favorited videos in the Travel & Places section!! Granted the ‘Travel & Places’ section isn’t exactly the most popular category on Youtube … Continue reading →

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100 Years Love

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Clay

Whoah! Setting up a new computer with a few heavy orders days really eats up blog time! Today’s post is brought to you by the hiragana あ and the phrase 百年の恋も冷める. First a word from our sponsors: The Hiragana あ, … Continue reading →

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New Computer

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Clay

I’ve been away from the online world (including this blog) for a few days now. My new computer came in on Friday and I’ve been busy migrating files and setting up the new system. The guy I spoke with convinced … Continue reading →

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