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Yoshio

Yoshio in Centreville, VA.

About Me

I'm originally from Gainesville, FL where I studied Fine Arts at the University of Florida. I moved to the NoVa area in 2001 to work for a Fortune 100 company where I design multimedia including interfaces, 3D, video, and web design.

Spock's Crib



My Interests

White & Nerdy



I like Gator football, Redskins football when it doesn't suck, grilling, tennis, golf, working out, Japanese culture, movies, computer geek stuff, Howard Stern, Don and Mike Show, Acura TL's, music composing, PS2, and XBOX 360.

I'd like to meet:

Wierd Al, George Lucas (so I can ask him what he was thinking when he made Episode 1), John Lasseter (so I can ask him for a job), BT, and Yoda.

Music:

Panda Sneezes



BT, Chicane, Oakey, Bach, U2, Globe, Hamasaki Ayumi, Sakamoto Ryuichi, Kanno Yoko, Joe Hisiashi.

Movies:

Dancing Jesus



Star Wars (4-6), The Matrix (Movie 1), Akria Kurosawa flicks, Miyazaki animations; The Incredibles; The Wedding Crashers, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Napoleon Dynamite, and yes, I admit it, Harry Potter.

Television:

Lost, 24, American Idol, Black Adder, Red Dwarf, Winter Sonata, Scrubs, Heroes (Go Hiro!).

Books:

Jack Vance novels, Isaac Asimov novels, art/design related stuff, Alan Moore graphic novels, Harry Potter.

Heroes:

Jack Bauer, Toshiro Mifune, Wolverine, Neo, Luke Skywalker, Hiro Nakamura.

My Blog

T.O. Returns to Philly

Note: Some of the images are not suitable for childrenOctober 8 I drove up from D.C. to meet my friend who came down from Cape Cod. Our purpose: to capture on film the mayhem that was Terrell Owen's r...
Posted by Yoshio on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:51:00 PST

Nav Hack and LED Conversion

Navigation Wallpaper HackI did the Nav Hack which lets you change your wallpaper on the welcome screen. It was fairly easy thanks to the Acurazine Forum instructions. The trickiest part is setting the...
Posted by Yoshio on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:25:00 PST

Acurazine TL MegaMeet Skyline Drive

Last Sunday (10-29) the TL owners on the forum Acurazine got together for a large scale meet and cruise on Skyline Drive at Shenendoah Valley. I don't know the exact numbers but about 60 people signed...
Posted by Yoshio on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:38:00 PST

What's in my XBOX 360?

So many great games out, the graphics are stunning in HD with surround sound. With the 360 you can definitely say gaming has reached a new level. Lately I have been playing Project Gotham Racing 3, P...
Posted by Yoshio on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 09:25:00 PST

World Cup Final

So the World Cup is finally over. France was one of the teams I wanted to win, so why am I sad? It was a pleasant surprise to see them make the final, but their game against Brazil was so much better....
Posted by Yoshio on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:05:00 PST

Acura TL Mini-Meet

Recently AcurasGhost hosted a mini-meet at his place. It was the first time I have been to one. His place is in Maryland so it was an interesting drive. About 10 of us made it.On the Acuarzine forums...
Posted by Yoshio on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:07:00 PST

Trip to Long Island

I went to Hicksville on Long Island recently to meet up with my family. Some live there, other's came up from Florida for the first time. I have been there once before when my aunt in Japan came to v...
Posted by Yoshio on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 03:34:00 PST

Depressing World Cup so far...

So far Japan got beat up, US lost, France lost, and Brazil came through with a mediocre game in which the famous Ronaldo played like a slug. Maybe I am pining too much for the World Cup of 1998, but ...
Posted by Yoshio on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:17:00 PST

As of Sunday 06-11-06

I have been big into the World Cup this weekend. Thanks to my Tivo unit I can set up to record all of the games. And this enthusiasm despite the fact that a really meaningful game hasn't come up yet ...
Posted by Yoshio on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:46:00 PST