I rode 宇宙戦艦ヤマト to get to this place
「宇宙戦艦ヤマト」isn't just some anime title. It is a phenomenon with a myriad of mantles. Transliterated, it is Uchuu Senkan Yamato. Roughly...
A Guitar happened to be there
Everyday at around lunch I take a 30-minute guitar break in the side/meeting/break room attached to our lab. Thank the gods, the old and...
"There was once a dream that was Rome, you could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and i
It feels as though the entire field of science is questioning the validity of my own field of humanities. "What is that good for?" or...
Dreaming in Apocalypse Again
I am grateful for most of my dreams, especially since they are a rarity these days for whatever reason. Last night I had a dream where I...
Existentialist Afternoon Woes
Having to write a conference paper in a field that is thoroughly new and unproven evokes many soul-searching questions, not the least of...
On game localization issues and context:
Blaster Master for the NES (known as "Chou Wakusei Senki: METAFIGHT" in Japan) is but one of many curious examples of a game where the...
On a difference of eras and Fatigue-inducing epics:
In junior high school (for me, 1993), I was playing Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the SNES pretty obsessively. But when you get...
The Research Poster gets a better Color Scheme
Alright, so this is what happened. First, I made that blue poster and that was pretty damn depressing. So then I used the color scheme...
There are no such thing as Research Posters...
Today I'm working on a research poster for the open school event this Saturday. I've never done one of these before in undergrad, and I...
The Meaning of Yap
Attention all Yaps and all the ships at sea: This kanji, 『葉』, (meaning "leaf") is apparently the kanji for our last name, "Yap."...
