February 2010
Private Line
Tue, 2010-02-23 15:37 | by Erin
This is my Private Line!
On the train last night I was sitting there and this REALLY drunk guy got on the train and started screaming his head off about some "Private Line" I was not sure if he meant the trian line was his private train line or he was talking about a private phone line that some one was talking on. Either way my Japanese listening is not really that great and he was not making any dam sense.
I remembered that I had my camera on me in my handy carrying case so I tried to get this clip of him acting foolish.
It was pretty funny to see the Japanese way of dealing with a problem like that, ignore him and maybe he will get off soon.
That is what happen too. The part that I did not expect is when he did get off the old woman siting next to me started laughing. ALLOT and then 2 other people started laughing till finally everyone was having a lite chuckle, then the train started moving and it was back to the silence of a normal train ride.
On the train last night I was sitting there and this REALLY drunk guy got on the train and started screaming his head off about some "Private Line" I was not sure if he meant the trian line was his private train line or he was talking about a private phone line that some one was talking on. Either way my Japanese listening is not really that great and he was not making any dam sense.
I remembered that I had my camera on me in my handy carrying case so I tried to get this clip of him acting foolish.
It was pretty funny to see the Japanese way of dealing with a problem like that, ignore him and maybe he will get off soon.
That is what happen too. The part that I did not expect is when he did get off the old woman siting next to me started laughing. ALLOT and then 2 other people started laughing till finally everyone was having a lite chuckle, then the train started moving and it was back to the silence of a normal train ride.
Snow Day
Mon, 2010-02-22 13:15 | by Erin
Late
I was a little late for work the other day. It had snowed for the 2nd time this year in Tokyo.
Eric woke up early and got out there and started working on a snowman. I was a little under the weather from a late night.
He was pretty excited and when I did get out there he was doing pretty good on his own so I helped him out. I took me about 15 minutes that I did not really have to help him get done.
But it was well worth it. Click the image at the right to see more pitctures of Eric building his snowman.
I was a little late for work the other day. It had snowed for the 2nd time this year in Tokyo.
Eric woke up early and got out there and started working on a snowman. I was a little under the weather from a late night.
He was pretty excited and when I did get out there he was doing pretty good on his own so I helped him out. I took me about 15 minutes that I did not really have to help him get done.
But it was well worth it. Click the image at the right to see more pitctures of Eric building his snowman.
Axe Cop
Tue, 2010-02-16 10:59 | by Erin
Axe Cop
Axe Cop is a web comic written, by a 5 year old and illustrated by his older brother.
According to Comics Coast To Coast.
"Just as interesting as the webcomic itself are the creators of this viral internet phenom. The writer, Malachai, is only 5 years old. His brother Ethan, the artist, is 29 years old. Despite such an age difference they are able to work as a team to create a powerful and amusing webcomic that has the creativity of a child with the artwork of a self taught cartoonist. In other words...pure magic."
Here is a the latest video and if you have the time check out the pod cast at iTunesAnd of course check out Axe Cop.
Axe Cop is a web comic written, by a 5 year old and illustrated by his older brother.
According to Comics Coast To Coast.
"Just as interesting as the webcomic itself are the creators of this viral internet phenom. The writer, Malachai, is only 5 years old. His brother Ethan, the artist, is 29 years old. Despite such an age difference they are able to work as a team to create a powerful and amusing webcomic that has the creativity of a child with the artwork of a self taught cartoonist. In other words...pure magic."
Here is a the latest video and if you have the time check out the pod cast at iTunesAnd of course check out Axe Cop.
TV News How To
Wed, 2010-02-10 16:01 | by Erin
Seriously funny take on how useless TV News has become.
Bay Blade
Thu, 2010-02-04 19:01 | by Erin
Bay Blade
Eric is supper into Bay Blade. Basically it is just tops that you spin against each other to see which can knock the other out or make the other stop. Funny thing is it 2010 tech tops.
They are made up of 4 different parts. The face, the metal wheel, the truck, and the bottom. The way you combine the four pieces decides how it will react when you spin it. Some combinations are for attack, others are for defence. I really do not understand how the configurations work but Eric does completely. I wish he paid that much attention at school. Maybe I can take some comfort in the fact that "it is a geometry thing" and he will get something out of it.
But I wonder/worry about him and his kind of obsession mind set. Everything that comes along and is "cool" for the moment, he is so into, Pokemon, Nintendo DSi, etc. They all occupy a intense, INTENSE, interest for a moment in time and then quickly fade away.
The affect on my wallet is usually substantial but survivable, but I wish he would get "more" out of these experiences. Recently I have been thinking he should do some other activity like Judo or learn to play the
guitar or other individual thing where he can express him self with out the influence of all his classmates and friends.
I like all; well most of his friends, so the problem is not them, I just wish he would learn to be more of a individual, and less of a follower.
Either way he is a good kid, not perfect but, as close as a 8 year old with as many life hurdles as he has can be.
Finally, as a Dad with as many problems as I had as a kid, I do not think I could ask for a better son.
E./
Eric is supper into Bay Blade. Basically it is just tops that you spin against each other to see which can knock the other out or make the other stop. Funny thing is it 2010 tech tops.
They are made up of 4 different parts. The face, the metal wheel, the truck, and the bottom. The way you combine the four pieces decides how it will react when you spin it. Some combinations are for attack, others are for defence. I really do not understand how the configurations work but Eric does completely. I wish he paid that much attention at school. Maybe I can take some comfort in the fact that "it is a geometry thing" and he will get something out of it.
But I wonder/worry about him and his kind of obsession mind set. Everything that comes along and is "cool" for the moment, he is so into, Pokemon, Nintendo DSi, etc. They all occupy a intense, INTENSE, interest for a moment in time and then quickly fade away.
The affect on my wallet is usually substantial but survivable, but I wish he would get "more" out of these experiences. Recently I have been thinking he should do some other activity like Judo or learn to play the
guitar or other individual thing where he can express him self with out the influence of all his classmates and friends. I like all; well most of his friends, so the problem is not them, I just wish he would learn to be more of a individual, and less of a follower.
Either way he is a good kid, not perfect but, as close as a 8 year old with as many life hurdles as he has can be.
Finally, as a Dad with as many problems as I had as a kid, I do not think I could ask for a better son.
E./
Bacon & Chicken YEAH!
Wed, 2010-02-03 11:01 | by Erin
Home Cookin'I cook food that I think will be good. I love bacon. I love chicken. I love cheese. All 3 together are great. I cooked this receipt from allrecipes.com it was chicken and bacon with Cheese and BBQ sauce, and it turned out GREAT!
I had 2 types of mustard so I tried the all American home grown Buffalo brand Webbers Horseraddish mustard VS. a fairly fancy looking Japanese brand. In the end both were outstanding!
When it was done the cheese and BBQ sauce ran together and there while the edges of the bacon where
slightly seared. It was plump and juicy inside as well. I plan on making more stuff from allrecipes.com in the future.
E./
Let it snow!
Tue, 2010-02-02 11:11 | by Erin
It snowed last night in Tokyo. It typically snows once or twice every 2 years or so and not a heck of allot when it does snow. For me it is the perfect amount. Just enough to remember how much fun I had in Derby in the winters, and not enough to be annoying. Lots of people stayed home and my morning commute was very nice and not so congested.
New Do
Tue, 2010-02-02 10:01 | by Erin
NEW HAIR CUT!
I had my birthday and it was kind of a non-event. We had a cake and sang Happy Birthday. After this weeks rugby game, in which I played quite a bit, we had another little
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for Joffa, Warren, Paulo and I who all have birthdays with in the same
week or so. Actually Warren and I have the same birthday. After the game I met Satomi in Kichijoji and took Eric to get his haircut. I decided to get one too. It was a time for a change, so as I sat in the chair I told my barber, shave it off. He asked 4 times if I was sure that is what I wanted to do, then said "Hai Ikimasho!" or "Lets get started!" Eric seemed pretty shocked but really excited. Here is what I looked like right after. I need to get some clippers to maintain it I think.
E./
Techno Baby
Mon, 2010-02-01 21:03 | by Erin
Anna-chan "Techno Baby"
Anna goes nuts every time I get out my phone or camera or any other piece of technology. Most of the time I think it is cute so I just give her the phone and let her have at it. She is really into the lights and colors that seem to come alive when she starts hitting the buttons. I know she does not completely understand what they mean but she likes them all the same. This time however she called my dad in America and left him a message, at 5 AM his time.
Anna goes nuts every time I get out my phone or camera or any other piece of technology. Most of the time I think it is cute so I just give her the phone and let her have at it. She is really into the lights and colors that seem to come alive when she starts hitting the buttons. I know she does not completely understand what they mean but she likes them all the same. This time however she called my dad in America and left him a message, at 5 AM his time.