Monthly Archives: August 2012

Ramen revelations

Dear Diary, Today, after a couple of decades of being just a little too interested in Japanese culture, and after several trips to Japan proper, I learned – in a ramen shop in Oregon, of all places, that Cha Shu … Continue reading

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Comics, actually Comic:

I used to have a bit of a comic book problem. Back in the mid-to-late 90s, I lived in Los Angeles about a mile away from an absolutely amazing comics shop run by a pair of guys who were very … Continue reading

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Tony Stark made me buy it.

A couple of weeks back, I had occasion to go down and wander around my university’s campus.  It’s only been a year or so since I graduated, so there honestly haven’t been a lot of changes, but I did notice … Continue reading

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The TERA! The TERA!

Hmm.  Maybe a little too much Joseph Conrad.  Anyway, moving on. So, I fell absolutely in love with TERA for a couple of months, and now we’re going through a rocky breakup.  This sort of thing happens. I still can’t … Continue reading

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