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Monthly Archives: December 2007
A Kudaranai Post to Wrap up the Year
When I started this blog a year ago, I predicted the category “くだらない Thoughts” (Stupid / Worthless Thoughts) would led the pack in number of posts. It was close. I had 43 くだらない Thoughts this year (this post being #43), … Continue reading
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Some Very and not so Very Expensive Toys
I’ve decided I need a portable field recorder. I’ve had my eye on Sony’s 24-bit Linear PCM-D1 Audio Recorder ever since a friend in Tokyo picked one up. After hearing a few samples he recorded, I was amazed at the … Continue reading
HearJapan Beta — Online Japanese Music Store
There is a new online Japanese music store on the horizon. It’s called HearJapan and has a nifty torii/music note logo (see left). But that’s not all; it also has music I hear. It’s a bit exclusive and very beta … Continue reading
Sorry for Being Late
In posting, that is. I was shocked to notice my last post here was on the 20th. It is nigh high into the 27th as I type. However, I do have an excuse. I’ve made tremendous progress with customizing Drupal—the … Continue reading
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芥川龍之介’s 鼻–Well, not HIS Nose, but His Nose Story
Yumi and I are working on recording her reading Akutagawa Ryuunosuke’s short story Hana (Nose). It is only good for advanced students, but here is what we have so far. (This is only about a fifth of the story) . … Continue reading
大変なことになりました！
I just found out we are down to our last two umeboshi: Yumi quickly Skyped her mother to let her know of the situation. She will get some of her homemade umeboshi in the mail, but it being December I … Continue reading
‘07 Japan Festival in Orlando, Florida Video
Here is a short (very short and not much there) video I took in Orlando last Sunday:
Studying Japanese While Snacking: Jagariko
Here is another article I’m working on for the brand new TJP. In order to be authentic, I got to indulge myself with a cup of Jagariko. My favorite Japanese snack is じゃがりこ (the Salad flavor サラダ味). The name comes … Continue reading
Japan Festival in Orlando, Florida
On Sunday, Yumi, Makoto, my parents and I made the three hour trip to Orlando for the ’07 Japan Festival. I believe I mentioned this here (or at least at TJP) before, but just in case I didn’t, Sakurada-sensei a … Continue reading
We Setup our Webcam
Here is Makoto enjoying the webcam. He is looking at the video of himself (and papa) on the monitor. This isn’t quite the same model. For some reason, I couldn’t find it on Amazon, but it is very close. It … Continue reading