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August 2010

Hell, Television Advertising and Chantix

So I was watching a program about hell and all of the horrible myths and legends that go along with the underworld (I don’t know why I watch these things but I guess my morbid curiosity wins out sometimes).  The BS that writers and mystics of the past thought up to scare people into submission [...]

Things to know when traveling in Tokyo

I’m back. After spending 13 hours in the Portland airport I finally arrived back from my trip to Japan.  Honestly, it is not as culturally crazy as many people would lead you to believe.  Don’t get me wrong, if you want to find craziness and fringe culture it is definitely there in abundance (just like [...]

Off to the Land of the Rising Sun

I am leaving for Tokyo in a couple of days and I am totally unprepared.  I am not really a planner by nature and tend to just go with the flow when I travel but this time I feel especially discombobulated.  My usual MO is to go somewhere with nothing other than things that I [...]