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two lists

This is something some of the folks on my friends list have been doing… Leonard’s list: 1) Johnny Cash 2) Eminem 3) Keiji Haino 4) Geto Boys 5) Mission of Burma 6) Bob Dylan 7) Bells of… 8) Leonard Cohen 9) Team Dresch 10) Archers of Loaf My List: 1) Johnny Cash 2) Eminem 3) […]

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three links

Here are three links for you to enjoy today: Japander Archive of Japanese television commercials (all in QT) made by American celebrities for quick cash. For a relaxing time, make it… Santory time. Margaret Cho Blog An excellent regular blog written by the witty, intelligent, and fabulous Ms Cho. The Emperor Has No Clothes Sharp […]

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no name

got bitten fingernails and a head full of the past and everybody’s gone at last a sweet sweet smile that’s fading fast cause everybody’s gone at last and you don’t get upset about it no not anymore there’s nothing wrong that wasn’t wrong before had a second alone with a chance let pass and everybody’s […]

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mercy

Tonight: three hours of martial arts training. Ah, Tuesdays. All summer I had editing class on Tuesday night, now I just roll around in the dojo. One of my instructors (sensei) has been selected for a makeover on the TBS program Movie & a Makeover. It’s one of those shows where they screen a movie […]

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fillums

Last weekend, Brian and I saw the full-length trailer for “The Last Samurai.” When I first heard about this movie, my first thought was, oh boy, Tom Cruise is “Shô-gun.” Bleah. But then we saw the trailer, the beautiful scenery, realistic-looking sword training, and what seemed to be historical accuracy and attention to detail. As […]

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big french toast

The muscles in my torso and back are sore today. Yesterday’s class was centered around groundfighting and defending against situations where one is pinned against a wall. Fairly easy to get around. Our practice man is a really nice guy named Mike, probably weighs around 250. It’s so hard for people to get used to […]

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konnichi wa

My body dries out ever-so slightly, only requiring more drinking water, a little hand lotion, lip balm. I am not a husk, blowing away in the wind. My dose will double on Saturday night, though. Luckily, I love lotion and balm and own lots of it. My agenda this weekend includes learning how to fight […]

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mrow

I promise to update more tomorrow. I know you all can barely wait! Last night I dreamed in Japanese; couldn’t understand a word. Brian and I bought a set of books and CDs for beginning Japanese last weekend, and I am jumping right in. I have always thought it to be a beautiful-sounding language, but […]

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the friday five

1. Do you watch sports? If so, which ones? Baseball. Also sometimes tennis, horseracing, but only big events. 2. What/who are your favorite sports teams and/or favorite athletes? San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics. My favorite players are Barry Bonds, Barry Zito, Jason Schmidt, Mark Mulder, Eric Byrnes, Jose Cruz Jr., Miguel Tejada, Ray Durham, […]

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blocks

Last night Brian and I had some fun playing with his new X-Box. He bought Tetris just for me since I informed him that was the only video game I have been addicted to like to play. I won one game out of three; I was just getting warmed up! This was me a few […]

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