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Adam

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About Me

i've lived in japan almost two years. started in osaka, moved to kyoto area and recently moved to tokushima. planning to do working holiday in new zealand starting this fall

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My Interests

i like airports. i'm kind of a geek about maps. i like to rant. road trips kickass. i have a hard time listening to a song all the way through before changing it to the next one.

I'd like to meet:

funny people. i like funny.

Music:

mew, blonde redhead, arcade fire, the rapture, hard-fi, sigur ros, the raconteurs, the white stripes, gorillaz, the killers, maps, muse, travis, arctic monkeys, the shins ...

Movies:

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, motorcycle diaries, the rules of attraction, the royal tenenbaums, american beauty, big fish, batman begins, lost in translation ...

Television:

the amazing race, south park, arrested development, entourage ...

Books:

the alchemist, the kite runner, running with scissors, the pianist, freakonomics, high fidelity, calvin and hobbes ...

My Blog

holiday travel

I'm finally back in Japan after what is arguably the most ridiculous travel experience EVER.  I flew from Tokyo to Chicago on December 22 and was schedule to have a 6 hour layover before flying t...
Posted by Adam on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:23:00 PST

punctuality and what not

how many times have you called the cable company to set up service?  you probably know the drill ... "please choose a time that's most convenient for you ... 8-12, 1-3, 3-5"   you ...
Posted by Adam on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:28:00 PST

Happy Thanksgiving

While on the phone with my grandma tonight she asked me, for the second time since I've been in Japan, if Thanksgiving is celebrated here.  And in case you too were wondering, I can tell you that...
Posted by Adam on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:26:00 PST

bloody ... again

today i was sitting by the river with my friend jodi having a nice time with a beer and good chat .... the wind picked up and without warning my shoes flew in the river.  without thinking i dove ...
Posted by Adam on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:20:00 PST

Sunrise at 12,000 feet

In Japan there are fairly strict rules about the beginning and end of seasons.  For example, if you go to the beach in July or August it will likely be crowded with families and young people, muc...
Posted by Adam on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:30:00 PST

stormy nights

It's storming tonight for the second time in as many days.  It's only stormed about 4 times since I moved to Japan so I'm rather excited about this.  I miss that about the midwest ... storms...
Posted by Adam on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:52:00 PST

rain rain go away ... and other news

Some call Japan the land of the rising sun.  I have decided to petition to have it changed to the land of the pouring rain ... at least this month.  Tis rainy season in Japan ...
Posted by Adam on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:21:00 PST

I object!!!

so says Wikipedia ... A Hoosier /'hu.??/is a native of the U.S. state of Indiana. The term is commonly accepted and employed at all levels of discourse by people from Indiana themselves, and is consid...
Posted by Adam on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:59:00 PST

everybody shake shake shake

so i woke up around 9 this morning and i'm pretty sure i felt an earthquake.  it could also be that i'm so anxious to feel one that i drempt it.  but no, i think it actually happened.  ...
Posted by Adam on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:29:00 PST

get me outta here

this morning i was awakened by my phone ringing at 7:15a.m.  it was the osaka police department calling to ask me if i would come bail my friend out of jail.  he was drunk and rowdy.  a...
Posted by Adam on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:22:00 PST