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Bobby

What up ninja?

About Me

check out Tokyo a la Mode

My Interests

asian cultures, documentaries, exploring the city, art, video production

I'd like to meet:

If you want to add me and I haven't met you in this life or some past life, pls send me a message first!

Music:

polysics, puffy amiyumi, japanese indies in general, 80's music, big band era, okinawan folk songs

Movies:

groundhog day, lost in translation, kamikaze girls, they call me bruce, dead men don't wear plaid, zombie flicks

Television:

adult swim, daily show, colbert report

Heroes:

anyone who wears disco pants

My Blog

Thoughts on illegal immigrants

I work on a website and one of the pieces I work on is the history of Japanese Americans.  Reading the stories of the people who came to America and worked hard to create a better life for themse...
Posted by Bobby on Thu, 29 May 2008 10:53:00 PST

Stuff about stuff

Buy! Buy! Buy!  It makes you feel good.  It makes you happy.  Your old stuff needs to be replaced, after all it..s old!  Throw it away and buy something new!  New is good, old...
Posted by Bobby on Sun, 18 May 2008 09:46:00 PST

JFK

On the radio today, I heard this quote by John F. Kennedy:What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label "Liberal?" If by "Liberal" they mean, as they want people to believe, someone who i...
Posted by Bobby on Fri, 02 May 2008 02:50:00 PST

Brazil!

Earlier this month I went to Brazil for my friend's wedding.  It was during Carnaval, so I was hoping to do a lot of drinking and partying on the streets with women wearing fruits for hats while ...
Posted by Bobby on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:38:00 PST

Fresh Off the Box!

I started up a new project called Fresh Off the Box.  It's an online talk show for Asian Americans.  I guess over the years of going to Asian American film festivals and cultural events and ...
Posted by Bobby on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:51:00 PST

Bart Simpson Art

I went to Meltdown Comics to check out the Bart Simpson art exhibit of customized 10" Qee vinyl figures.  More than 50 Qees created by artists from around the world were on display....
Posted by Bobby on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:45:00 PST

Lights out

I just read an article about how the people and businesses of Sydney turned off their lights for one hour to reduce their ecological footprint.  I think that was a really good idea.  Some ot...
Posted by Bobby on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:29:00 PST

Mr. Tofu

Last week I listened to a speech by a man calling himself Mr. Tofu.  He was an executive with Morinaga and he was assigned to sell tofu in America back in the 80's.  He shared a lot of funny...
Posted by Bobby on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:42:00 PST

AmeriCorps

I got a part time job today.  I'll be working for AmeriCorps doing afterschool tutoring and learning enrichment for kids.  I'll be working for about 20 hours a week.  Gotta pay dem bill...
Posted by Bobby on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:05:00 PST

Blackout!

So I flew up to Washington to spend some QT with the family.  The day after arriving a wind storm blew in and knocked down power lines all over the place.  My parents' home was without elect...
Posted by Bobby on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:42:00 PST