Just paid for my ticket! Going to Holland in January.
— December 17th, 2008 11:38 amWaiting for Apple to reject the first Bush shoe-throw iPhone app.
— December 17th, 2008 1:53 amStarting to pack…
— December 16th, 2008 1:17 pmJust won my first go game. (My teacher’s a human, and good, mind you.)
— December 16th, 2008 5:34 amI need someone to translate my transcript and diploma into Spanish… any takers? Please?
— December 14th, 2008 8:25 amLazy Sunday.
— December 14th, 2008 5:41 amA book on bilingual students in schools in Japan. Looks awesome. http://tinyurl.com/6j2blk
— December 13th, 2008 9:23 amJust created a new Twitter account for Yet Another Related Posts Plugin news + updates: @yarpp.
— December 13th, 2008 8:51 amI just want to take a moment to plug a new podcast find. I’ve been subscribed to Slate V for a while, but they recently started producing a hip new weekly digest of fascinating science stories. The creative choice to put the show together as an edited screencast and use of Exposé as a transition is genius.
Check out Grand Unified Weekly.
They read PNAS so you don’t have to.
Idea (probably stupid): pilot program for national health insurance. Start with the state of Michigan. Two birds with one stone, no?
— December 13th, 2008 5:00 amIt’s way too warm to be December
— December 13th, 2008 4:29 amJapanese scientists use fMRI to see what we’re seeing… eye tracking, anyone? http://twurl.nl/fschlb
— December 12th, 2008 6:46 amThings are getting shaken up here in the office.
— December 12th, 2008 2:53 amA few weekends ago, I went out west to visit Bailey. While I normally visit her in Kyoto, it was a three-day weekend, and we decided to explore another city near her: Osaka (大阪). If Kyoto is the historical capitol, Tokyo is the modern and imperial capitol, Osaka has traditionally been the merchant capitol of Japan. It’s known for its food, comedy, and business.
My trip began with the three-hour bullet train (新幹線 shinkansen) ride out to Osaka. I hadn’t purchased a ticket in advance, so that meant standing in a non-reserved seating car for most of the way there, the sole consolation being the great view of Mt. Fuji. Lesson learned: buy reserved tickets for holiday weekends.
Our first stop was the Osaka castle (大阪城 ōsaka jyō). Located at the center of the city, the castle is surrounded by a moat and a pretty big park. Many of the paths are lined with cherry trees, making it a popular cherry blossom viewing venue in the spring.
The Ghost of Christmas Future Perfect Passive: “Ebenezer! You will have been disappointed with your life!”
— December 11th, 2008 9:51 am