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My mind’s playin tricks on me.

May 9, 2008 – 12:18 pm

Assuming that you are not famous or so gifted or unique that you’ve attracted the attention of biographers, there is a sad but undeniable likelihood that you are the only one who will ever tell your life story. Do yourself a favor and embellish.
Rationale:
1. It’s waaaaaay more fun.
2. Frankly, nobody really cares.
3. Repeated enough times, […]

By Steven Nishida | Also posted in perspective, happiness, human nature, marriage, film | Comments (3)

landrobot’s eye-rod exerciser III

January 17, 2008 – 6:37 pm

By landrobot | Also posted in japan, drugs, otaku, Sinbad, money, history, art, science, environment, Tech, film, technology | Comments (0)

landrobot’s eye-rod exerciser II-Happy Christmas All

December 24, 2007 – 10:25 pm

Merry Christmas and all that.

By landrobot | Also posted in drugs, comedy, strange, psychology, friendship, otaku, human nature, goofy, the corporation, happiness, perspective, japan, philosophy, art, media, personal, rants, games, humor, film, manga, education, image, technology | Comments (0)

Explanation of 2001: A Space Odyssey

August 28, 2007 – 8:41 pm

If you haven’t seen Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey, go watch it now and then come back. Gahead, we’ll wait;-) (If you need convincing, read the user comments on IMDB).
OK, now that we’re all on the same page, check out this site to see a thorough flash interpretation of the movie.
What’d ya […]

By Steven Nishida | Also posted in human nature, perspective, history, media, science, art, technology | Comments (4)

The Pain of Childbirth

August 15, 2007 – 7:33 am

With all the empathy on this blog during the past week, I decided to share a humorous clip from Family Guy. Perhaps it’s not possible for a man to understand the true severity of the pain of childbirth, but just maybe…..
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By Steven Nishida | Also posted in pregnancy, human nature, parenting, marriage, baby, humor | Comments (2)

More on Kid-Targeted Marketing: Burger King Execs Ought to be Ashamed of Themselves.

July 3, 2007 – 10:26 am

Mark over at Mark Ruins Dinner dares to ask the million dollar question:

“Isn’t this supposed to transform?”
That’s right, Have it Your Way at Burger King, except for the lame ass excuse for a toy we use to lure your kids here. That’s gonna come in the cheapest form we can hire a handicapped orphan Chinese […]

By Steven Nishida | Also posted in otaku, the corporation, manga, image, media, economics, business | Comments (4)

Robin, The Boy Wonder, Shocked and in the Corner Again (and Again).

July 1, 2007 – 3:51 pm

This is for anyone who was disappointed at the lack of Batman and Robin content in the giant penguin story.
A couple of weeks ago, Boing Boing provided a link to this Collector’s Society thread:
Here’s a quote from the original poster:

“This thread is dedicated to all those covers that show Robin, the Boy Wonder in a […]

By Steven Nishida | Also posted in otaku, manga, image, humor | Comments (1)

Greatest Arcade Games of the 80’s

June 12, 2007 – 7:51 pm

My older brother totally ruled at the local arcade. I got special treatment there just for being his brother. He used to have crowds around him when he played games like Dragon’s Lair, Tron, and Journey. (Pretty strange concept looking back at it!)
Check out this series on the Greatest Arcade Games of the 80’s (via […]

By Steven Nishida | Also posted in otaku, autonomous learning, media, games, personal, technology | Comments (8)

This is Your Brain on Drugs……(Very informative sites).

March 27, 2007 – 6:47 am

I’ve been using StumbleUpon for a couple of years now and during that time–though I don’t stumble very often–I have found a handful of gems thanks to the SU community. Below are a couple of informative links on the topic of illegal drugs.
This site gives a simplified animated depiction of the effects of various illicit […]

By Steven Nishida | Also posted in happiness, self-help, drugs, health, education, learning | Comments (0)

Maid and Tsundere Cafes

March 13, 2007 – 8:55 pm

Alright. Somehow I managed to miss the plain old Cosplay cafe fascination, only to find out that most of the early enthusiasts moved on to something new a long time ago. Granted, I don’t live anywhere near Akihabara, which is the mecca for all things Otaku, but I felt like I was five years behind […]

By Steven Nishida | Also posted in human nature, economy, perspective, cafe, tsundere, otaku, strange, manga, japan, cosplay, community, business | Comments (4)