Gotta Catch 'em All: Business Cards
Going through my deck of collected business cards this morning to compose a shortlist of candidates to be my external advisor (for my...
My favorite photobomb
Though this was a while ago (December 2008), this was still the best photobomb I have ever pulled off successfully. Best part was, they...
Dungeons & Dragons and Language Acquisition
I taught a class today on D&D, Roleplay, and its potential use in language acquisition. The students and I had fun. Well, I definitely...
Suspension of Disbelief in GTA
Tavinor on Coleridge's original idea of the Suspension of Disbelief in Fiction: "In fact, appreciators of fiction never suspend their...
The Third Impact is Upon Us
It looks like there is an Instagram filter on the whole world right now. Some trick of weather has turned the sunset into a Caramel that...
On Otaku, Japanese-ness, and Harmony
To be completely frank, I believe that in modern times, the samurai sitting in the center of this train seat, taking up unnecessary space...
"No one likes Final Fantasy 8"
Just now in a session about how popular Japanese game culture is in France: (Hasty paraphrasing in English) Florent: Final Fantasy VII is...
On 大恐竜時代(Daikyouryuu Jidai/Era of the Dinosaurs, 1979)
On 大恐竜時代(Daikyouryuu Jidai/Era of the Dinosaurs, 1979): This aired on TV back in the early 80's when I was bout 5 or 6 years old. I...
New Book Time
While working/listening to Metallica's "Call of Ktulu" this morning, my newly-ordered books arrived. Lots more reading homework this...
The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Literally
This is literally the Hero with a Thousand Faces. As a term and concept, Campbell's Monomyth tends to be sort of touted about by...
