Kyklops

Nothing to say, really. I kinda like this picture, taken here in Miyazaki last October.

I stand in humbled awe of Songun Blog , "Single-mindedly united as one under the Banner of Songun held aloft by the Dear Leader Comrade...

Here are some photos I've taken over the past few weeks. As you can see, they're thematically linked (but please don't take that...

It's almost the end of term here so I've been a bit busy this week making and giving tests to the couple hundred ungrateful wretches...

For the past couple of weeks my daughter had been acting like a mean-spirited, spoiled little brat. Then, during dinner yesterday, as I was ...

Are The Knife fucked, or what? [Update: I got new headphones today, so I'm catching up on some listening.] [Update #2: I suppose it was...

I've written here before about my love for the Rolling Stones. Perhaps one of the truly neglected drummers in rock, Charlie Watts was m...

When we were in Tokyo a couple of weeks back we made a short side trip to the resort area of Atami , where we spent a night in a Japanese st...

In the interests of sharing all manner of high Japanese culture with those not fortunate enough to experience it on a daily basis, I give yo...

So the other day my university has this big meeting for the entire faculty... I wonder if anyone's ever done a serious study of meetings...

I guess as far as towers go, Tokyo Tower is perhaps not so impressive compared to taller, more modern towers. Still, it is "the world...

You know, I spend so much time whining and complaining about Japan here on my blog, that sometimes, like tonight, I feel bad and want to giv...

Well, I promised some details about my recent trip to Tokyo, and I'm a man of my word (at least I try to be...). I've got quite a fe...

Just got back from six action-packed days in Tokyo. Details (well, some details) will be coming over the next few days. Right now I want to ...

I'm outta here for about a week, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to post anything for a while. Hopefully I'll have some int...

Coming, as I do, from a relatively fun-loving country (make your pitiful attempts at jokes here...!), I have to say that there is one Japane...

James Brown has died. I guess people will argue about James Brown, the man. There can be no argument about James Brown, the artist.

There's no way I can top Eli's choice for a Christmas music video, so I won't even try. Here's Ozzy and Jessica Simpson: Ha...

There's really not much out there these days for guys like me who long for new bands with that "classic" rock sound. The last ...

Can you remember your first face to face encounter with Santa? There's a good chance that, unlike most kids who were happy to meet Santa...