some stuff from werky…

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…

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

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.

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