While searching for videos on the net, I (finally) came across a good online resource for video: Unfortunately, I couldn’t quite find what I was looking for, but I did happen to watch a cool video on “media blocks,” a form of “tangible” UI that was researched at MIT (1999). It’s an interesting watch. Actually,… Continue reading some stuff from werky…
Tag: Japan
almost genki
I’m at work, right now. I’m suppose to go home at 5:15 (well, not REALLY), but I’m waiting for something to download and install on my linux box. *sigh* Whoo! It’s done! Funny, at the dormitory, my computer is probably also downloading and installing things. Before I left for work, it was downloading the new… Continue reading almost genki
that extra day makes a huge difference
Last Wednesday was “Japan Day,” but the company machine still turned. Instead, we got Friday off! That one extra day that you do not have to go to work is a HUGE difference. If the work week had 4 days, the world would be a better place. Unfortunately, I spent Valentine’s Day weekend in my… Continue reading that extra day makes a huge difference
sickly
I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning – more so than usual. I have a runny-stuffy nose… throat’s starting to hurt… amazing. I’m getting a cold.. this sux. First cold in Japan… I’m not supposed to get sick. I eat a healthy diet of popcorn, chocolate, various other DELICIOUS snacks, usually complemented… Continue reading sickly
owarimashita
It’s late, and I need at least one entry for my shiny new journal. mmm… shiny.
I had the pasta bar and chawanmushi for lunch….
A long time has passed since I uploaded anything to the journals… and a few things have happened that I should at least mention in brief: I exercise my materialistic muscle a little more… I got a sword! No, not a real sword (the blade is not sharp) but it’ll look just fine on the… Continue reading I had the pasta bar and chawanmushi for lunch….
Office Trouble: What’s that foreigner doing making all that noise?!
I’ve already said the office here is quiet. Well… today, I was stuck on a problem at work and getting very sleepy. I had the cheap plastic stylus that came with my zaurus in my hand, and I guess I let it fall. Woops. *plick plick* At contact with hard floor, my frightened stylus managed… Continue reading Office Trouble: What’s that foreigner doing making all that noise?!
Bathrooms in Japan
Just got back from the company bathroom, and thought it was about time I wrote about a typical bathroom experience. The bathrooms in Japan – definitely a mixed bag. On one end, you have the company bathrooms, very nice. If the lights are off (to conserve energy – this is Sanyo, after all!) they turn… Continue reading Bathrooms in Japan
Ceatec, Korakuen – On the Hikari Shinkansen from Tokyo
Yes. It’s true. I’m a lucky son-of-a-bitch. Sanyo was kind enough to send me to Tokyo on business. That means they paid for my to/from travel expenses – shinkansen-style! Steve? He got sent to Tokyo on “business?” What the fuck? Yah, I know. =) I should clarify something, though: it’s only technically “business.” I got… Continue reading Ceatec, Korakuen – On the Hikari Shinkansen from Tokyo
the effects of staying awake all night….
I finally did it: Stayed out all night in Nagoya going to (foreigner specific) bars/pubs! After meeting up with everyone in Sakae (a cool area of downtown Nagoya), we went to an Australian bar called, Red Rock. It was so packed! And packed with foreigners, too! I had to stand half of the time while… Continue reading the effects of staying awake all night….