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Run, Run, Run

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Things Younger Than McCain: Well, perhaps the site’s a little tongue-in-cheek (not that that’s a bad thing), but I think the whole thing says at least a few things about this year’s presidential race and American society at large. The most obvious is that our country has changed quite a lot over the past [...]

懐かしい

Monday, May 12th, 2008

These bring back so many memories! Actually, while I was in Tokyo I didn’t really pay that much attention to the train jingles, but listening to them one after another, I think I could even tell you which lines some of them belong to without looking at the video’s descriptions . Of [...]

Text in Motion

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

I discovered on YouTube the other day a fusion of two of my favorite things — V for Vendetta and typography. Huh?, you might ask — what an odd combination. But yes, see it and love it.

Suburbian Blues

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Some people don’t seems to understand when I express my dislike for suburbs — the traffic, the strip malls, the sub-divisions, the never-ending traffic light systems — it’s frankly all a mess. And you don’t have to look far to find stories about the traffic congestion. I think that’s my biggest gripe about the [...]

On the Road

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

According to a recent Washington Post article, SUV and truck sales across the US have plummeted year-on-year. With average gas prices at $3.603 nationwide and as high as $3.892 (CA) or $3.747 (NY) in some states, this is hardly a surprise. The same article notes that Toyota Motors’ car sales rose 12% this [...]