Game, Anime and Manga RegulationsWhy am I not surprised at this? Oh wait, because it's been tried in various forms since the 1960s. You know that if ACTA somehow gets signed, then if this fails they'll just write some sort of treaty and get it in the back door.
New Employee AnnouncementYou wonldn't happen to need a physicist/chemist, would you? I'm sure I can learn basic Japanese in the year it will take to get my work visa and passport.
Wonfes 2010W CostumesAn attractive young woman and a good cosplay. I still haven't seen the first new movie. (Missed my chance at GenCon this past year) so need to find a good copy to buy/rent.
A Week in Tokyo 51 Part 2Reminds me of a Japanese restaurant I used to eat at in East Lansing. Called Omi. Gyu Don with drink, salad and soup for under $7 USD.
Desk Diary 2010/02/20Yay Mirai dakimakura!
And I've seen companies do just that, though for different reasons. Allstate asked 5 different companies to redesign the internal network interface (It was almost all ASXII in 1996). They had people come to each office and as...
Google BuzzHaven't fiddled with it yet. I use Thunderbird on my laptop to snag my GMail messages, so I don't use the web interface. I can play with it this weekend.
Keion FiguresI've seen people take that pose. Think about this, someone is laying with their back turned to you, you say their name, and they turn their head to see you, turning their shoulders a bit to get a proper look at you. Then you snap the picture. It c...
Japan Blood DonationI have been donating plasma for cash. (Okay, they call it donation, so I won't argue) The facility isn't as nice as this, but it's clean and tidy. As for blood donation, I did some back in HS, but they said I had a marker for Hepatitis, so they bo...
Alter SanyaThat GitS-style opening was actually pretty cool. They matched the original pretty well. I like it. But, sadly, have never seen this show. Will look into it now, as soon as I have some time.
