From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Xmas Holidays in Japan

December 31, 2009

Yes, they do celebrate Christmas in Japan. Mostly in a completely secular way. It’s actually very similar to Valentine’s Day in the US. On December 24th, you’re supposed to take your significant other on a romantic date. I went to a bookstore instead.

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Late Night Karaoke in Nagoya

December 29, 2009

Somewhere around 3AM in a Karaoke Booth in Nagoya, Japan I decided to sing 桃色の片思い (That’s momoirono kataomoi~ Translates roughly to peach colored crush) by 松浦亜弥 (Aya Matsuura ~ a female japanese idol) well, because I can…. in a very manly way, of course
I forgot to bring my Flip camera, so all that [...]

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Boxing Days, Get Arvale: Treasure of Memories on the Cheap

December 27, 2009

Didn’t get what you really wanted for Christmas? That’s okay, I celebrate Boxing Day (the day after Xmas when you take back all the junk you didn’t want and will never use and exchange it for money or better), even better, I celebrate Boxing Days.
From now through January 1st, 2010 you can pick up Arvale: [...]

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Merry Christmas! New Free Games!

December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas! As a gift to you…
Actually, I just updated the Free Games section by adding Anthelion 1 and 2 and Arvale II; Ocean of Time. I also added more information about the games and download/install/play tips.

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Merry Christmas, New Developments, and Upcoming Articles

December 24, 2009

First of all, Merry Christmas!
Really busy these days with moving to Japan and other stuff, so I thought I’d just post an update on what’s happening and what’s coming up.

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The Ultimate Gear Bag

December 21, 2009

Since I seem to travel a lot, lots of folks ask me what bag I use to carry all my gadgets in…
Actually, this is just in response to Judie Lipsett’s recent Gear Diary review of a pretty sexy courier bag. I’ve mentioned why I don’t like courier bags before. But she asked me what bag [...]

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Recent Move to Japan, It Begins…

December 21, 2009

I recently moved to Japan for reasons explained here. Just wanted to share my experiences coming over and some pics of stuff.
Things started out pretty well when JAL (Japan Airlines) ran out of economy class seats and decided to upgrade me to business class for free on a 10 hour flight.

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PDAmill’s Xmas Present: Anthelion 1 and Arvale II for FREE

December 19, 2009

It looks like the fine folks at PDAmill Game Studios are turning this into a yearly event.
You can now go pick up Anthelion: The Galactic Alliance and Arvale II: Ocean of Time for FREE. I’m totally biased (because I wrote the story and music for both games), but they are fantastic games, so [...]

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Here’s a Quick Way to Make a Gingerbread House

December 18, 2009

Weight of the world bringing you down? Stressed out by the holidays? Your job? Etc, etc, etc?
Yeah, me too. So I’m making a gingerbread house. If you think that’s stupid, then you’re missing out.

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