The next time you’re in the greater Tokyo technological and metropolitan area, look no further than the Capsule Inn Akihabara for a comfortable night’s sleep at a great rate. And no, they didn’t pay me to say that. In truth, I’d stay there myself if I ever went back to Japan. At [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Tokyo Traveling Tips
Posted in Japan, technology, travel, website on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
People Who Look Like Other People
Posted in basketball, football, hair, movies, sports, television, website on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So today I came across a scan of the new poster for Will Smith’s film Hancock. The movie doesn’t look like anything special, but the expression on Smith’s face, combined with the mysterious shades, reminded me a lot of a certain trouble-making wide receiver. See for yourself.
“That’s my teammate! That’s my quarterback!” The [...]
Friday’s Headlines
Posted in Akira, animals, books, college, fashion, headlines, movies, winning one back for the animals on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Student dies at professor’s house after drug overdose –The girl was spending the night at the 51-year-old man’s condo, but her family wasn’t contacted until two days after the incident. Only at community college can you be placed on paid leave after drugging a teenage student at your home.
The afghan hound is the world’s [...]
Wednesday’s Headlines
Posted in headlines on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Homeland Security’s 20 million dollar virtual border fence is scrapped — Another case of a lot of federal dollars being spent on a project that is both unnecessary and ineffective. I personally find this story fairly hilarious. The high-tech fence wasn’t catching enough border crossers? What is this, a mousetrap? Isn’t [...]
Who Gets Satisfaction?
Posted in baseball, basketball, football, hockey, sports on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ESPN the Magazine has been doing an annual report on overall fan satisfaction among the four major sports (and I’m humoring hockey fans here by including them). They measure “bang for the buck,” player and management skills, fan experience, and more. You can see where your favorite team stands here.
Apparently, the Colts are #1 this [...]
Emma Watson is 18
Posted in Harry Potter, movies on April 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »
While JK Rowling ramps up her battle against copyright infringement and begins to look like literature’s version of Metallica a little more each day, the stars of her hit films are turning a year older. Emma Watson, the actress best known for portraying Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, turns 18 today. [...]
Believe the Hype
Posted in basketball, fashion on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week I gave fair warning about Kobe Bryant’s new shoe, the Hyperdunk. He debuted it as part of a one-game limited engagement against the Clippers. We likely won’t see them in action again until Beijing. The Lakers won the game and Number 24 only played 35 minutes. But LA [...]
Saturday’s Headlines
Posted in headlines on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Clinton: ‘I know about guns’” –I love this headline. Yes, I too know about guns! I wonder if pro-gun voters know all these candidates are just humoring them.
“Newseum” opens in Washington –”Journalism: It’s still relevant!”
Man drowns, mistaken for lifeguard –Even if the drowning man is a lifeguard, I’d argue he’s still worth rescuing.
Four [...]
New Kicks
Posted in basketball, fashion, uniforms on April 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Tomorrow night (or tonight if you want to get technical) the Lakers take on the Clippers at Los Angeles (where else?) at 10:30 EST. If the Lakers know what’s good for them they’ll put this one away early. But if you’re looking for a reason to pay attention, look no further than the [...]
65 Enter, Kansas Emerges
Posted in basketball on April 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
No, you can’t. But Memphis can has 1 for 5 from the line in the final minute plus. That’s a death sentence with the stakes this high. Kansas out-dueled Memphis 75-68 to win the national title Monday night in dramatic, overtime fashion. A month ago, Memphis coach John Calipari said, “Of [...]
