I guess this is my last journal entry before I come home to America. I got a sweet birthday card and gift certificate from my office as an early birthday gift. I can’t wait to get home and relax, not to mention sleep on a real bed finally! I am pretty tired of sleeping on […]

Horse racing advertisement
Ultraman and his pals riding the train to work, checking out the horse racing results. I love the posters in Japan.

Matzo Ball Soup
This one’s for Grandma and Grandpa. Just so you know I’m eating well here, I’m posting a photo of the Matzo Ball Soup I made for dinner the other night. It should last me another night, seeing as the pot wasn’t too large, but it sure tastes good.
Oh, and that’s […]

I don’t even know why I find this funny
After helping John and Akiyo move into their new house, I found this car parked up the street from them. I thought it said something else, until Akiyo informed me it was a type of fluffy small dog.

Bad-ass horse riding ghost samurai
I had to take a morning to go to Shinyurigaoka in order to get my re-entry permit a few days ago(it lets me re-enter Japan after my visit home). To get from my apartment to Shinyurigaoka(that’s a mouthful), I need to make a transfer at Noborito(go on, enjoy the joke, it […]

MP3 charged mints
I wonder if Apple knows about Frisk’s use of their iconic headphones in their MP3 ads… For that matter, I wonder if Apple headphones are packaged with Frisk’s MP3 player, that would be an interesting legal battle.

Ultimate happiness
It still doesn’t taste anything like the hotdogs back home. These things are spicy, and some taste a bit too fancy for me. I prefer the pink boiled things we have back in Boston, covered in grape jelly, chili, and bbq sauce!