Nothing new until my laptop is fixed!

Okay, so this isn’t a ‘review’, exactly, but I wasn’t sure what to call it. I’m watching a documentary called, “Pray For Japan”, in which Stu Levy does a beautiful job at documenting the clean up and relief efforts in Ishinomaki, Miyagi after March 2011’s tsunami tragedy. This...

Just a flyby to post some great Photoshop brushes I just found (I’m trying to make stationary – it’s not working out that well, lol!). These are called Lucky Bamboo, and they’re free to download! I didn’t make them, but I thought you’d get a kick out of them – make sure to give...

So, I live in a house with an insane dog that my stepdad dropped off and a little killer that poses as an adorable cat, but I’m about to be re-designing and re-furnishing my 1940s-style bedroom and was thinking about getting a couple of fish. Of course, my first thought were a couple of...

If you’re a Japanophile, like I am, but haven’t had the opportunity to go to and visit Japan in person, you may be wondering what a life in Japan would be like for gaikokujin / gaijin (yes, I know some people find those terms offensive, but I don’t and it refers to me so calm down, lol)...

I need help! I’m looking for a bento like the one below for a slightly better price (on JList it’s $28 bucks, which is totally a great price but I’m broke and stressing this as a need even though it’s not a need, lol),  or something similar? What I really want is something with...

Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan, has made his way to the U.S.! All business, though, as Business Week tells us: As Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, prepares to meet with President Obama on Friday, the premier enjoys something rare for a Japanese leader: popularity. The country...

Every now and then Lenoardo DiCaprio does something unnecessary that makes me giggle my butt off, and this Japanese commercial for Jim Beam whiskey is a great example of that! First of all, let’s just take a moment to admire how sexy this dude still is. Now, let’s pick our jaws up off the...