Archive for Little Things
December 22, 2008 at 9:26 am · Filed under Little Things, Take a Lap
Why? Because, the internet becomes a ghost town.
Everything on broadcast television has wrapped up, so there is nothing to look forward to downloading each week. It will be late January or February before the new seasons begin. The same applies to all IPTV networks and news sites. Everyone is on holiday break. My RSS reader has already dropped by 2/3s of the posts. Everyone stops blogging or posting well thought articles.
Hello! I’m still here. I’m reading. Keep it coming. *le sigh*
I’m working on downloading Seasons 1,2,3 of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations. It’s slow going. That’ll get me through a couple of weeks. I should probably get ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, too. I got Beedle the Bard, which isn’t very big. And I’ll be watching my beer ferment. It’s like watching paint dry, rainbow sherbert sparkled paint. I’ve got to give it hugs and nurture it.
December 10, 2008 at 9:58 am · Filed under Lifestyle, Little Things
I don’t know how this Miyazaki movie slipped through the cracks. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. I had to read about its release on a Korean English news site. Why didn’t I hear about this anywhere?
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (崖の上のポニョ, Gake no Ue no Ponyo?) is a 2008 animated film by the Japanese anime studio Studio Ghibli, written and directed by famed anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. It is Miyazaki’s ninth film for Ghibli. The plot centers on a baby fish/mermaid in the sea named Ponyo who becomes a human girl. In pursuing her goal, she befriends a five-year-old human boy, Sōsuke.
Thank goodness for bittorrent.
October 26, 2008 at 7:15 pm · Filed under Little Things
These wall decals by Blik look pretty cool. You haven’t seen my Korean apartment yet, but it has a very open minimalist ambiance. I dont want to clutter it with things on the wall and these might be a cool way to give it some flavor. Hmmm…
When my iPod dies, I dont think I’ll go back to another iPod. I might go with something like the Cowon 02 or something more open source. I’ll blog about why later. It has to do with my modded Nintendo DS.
Here’s my school webpage. Using Firefox, it looks like garbage, because every Korean website was built with IE in mind.
If you don’t know, Korean soju is Japan’s sake. I’ve heard of soju cocktails, and I’ve thought about trying to make some.
I found a blog that revolves around… homebrewing beer in Korea. I need to do some more researching on the topic of homebrewing as I’d like to get my feet wet.
On Friday, I left the school without downloading any videos. I have no internet at my apartment. Therefore, today and all Mondays, I’ll probably be sucking up the internet with my torrents. I need to download my regular shows like Survivor, and check out some old shows I’ve missed.
Listening to The Eagles of Death Metal - Heart On.
September 27, 2008 at 10:00 am · Filed under Food, Little Things
Briefly, I wanted to note that I am pleased with the box form factor of ‘Just Bunches’ cereal.
As the title suggests, the cereal is “just bunches,” but it’s the packaging which impresses me. One dimensionally, the packaging is more honest about the amount of cereal which consumers get in return. Open the box, and the cereal is filled to the top. Consumers don’t get screwed by thinking that they’re buying a big box of cereal. When in reality, half the a bag is filled with air and the weight is below normal. Producers never lie about the contents, but they can be misleading.
I think more producers should be in favor of this new design and model. (…eventhough food costs rise over time and they will ultimately add less and less quantity to the “standard” box)
