danz
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not sure yet...also depends on the price...
what kind of deals you seeing??
but my priority really should be boots...
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registered to about a 4 around ibaraki prefecture...
that is mindboggling...morioka is a good 3-400km from here (I think...)
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damn!
just had a looooong earth tremor out here in tsukuba...at least 2 solid min. of significant side-to-side swaying...my whole cubicle was rockin back and forward like I was at sea...
power lines starting oscillating as well...
anybody else feel it??
danz
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scouser...
I don't think that is just a japanese impression
what exactly is british cuisine?? fish and chips?
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not true! well, probably is in some occasions...
however, I find talking about food is one of the best way to break the ice when meeting nihonjin...they love talking about food and always seem very interested/curious about cuisine from other corners of the world...
if you want to just chat at some local dive, this is a good fun way to do it...
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kintaro,
I can't believe you just said that...
that would be a major source of pain and shame and something I would never reveal to the general public!
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another big year in nippon!
hopefully, if my wallet permits, a new pair of boots...and maybe if I win the lotto, some fat powpow skiis...
and of course, another trip to niseko!
hope to hook up with some more of you sj riders too!
danz
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kintaro..
Jane's Addiction played Fuji Rock Festival last year...opened for Red Hot Chili peppers...
I didn't see the show, but heard it was not so hot...
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nekobi...monkees!!! right on!
that was my first concert EVER...and Wierd Al Yankovic opened for them...weird al rocked, but the monkees stunk it up...
anyway, like ender0, I too love concerts...I usually go to tons of shows at the local, grassroots level...support your local bands!
here is a list of some bigger acts
the monkees
phish
roger waters
geoge clinton
parliment/p-funk
allman brothers band
king crimson
lenny kravitz
black crowes
bela fleck and the flecktones
smashing pumpkins (by the way, the worst concert I ever have been too)
def leopard!
moe.
string cheese incident
Bob Dylan
Fishbone
Maceo Parker
MMW
the list goes on...but much smaller acts...mainly in festival setting...
my wish list: Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Jimi!, U2, Police, Beastie Boys
live music rocks!
danz
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I'm with ya MistaS...
I am fed up with my job, and am giving it all up this summer! going back to grad school, but actually not until 2004...plans change...
looking to spend 1 more year in japan and a new job...anybody need an engineer?? I require vacation from december to february...paid of course!
danz
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rad!
or radical if you prefer!
dope, nuts, off the hook, crazy, phat, tight, sweet....
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has to be my sony p7 digi-cam...
I am constantly amazed at what this thing can do, and the picture quality is really impressive...
good form factor, fits in your pocket, light, looooong battery life...very cool gadget...
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fun...let's see
USA
Canada
Japan
Israel
Egypt (sinai...)
China
Germany
France
Czech Republic
Austria
Switzerland
Holland
England
gotta get that list longer...
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physics, linear algebra, control theory...
I am one of those geeky type engineers...
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yo fattwins...
so how far is fernie from say, Seattle??
got any hot tips for good canadian skiing nearby seattle??
danz
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Tibet
anywhere in S.America (where I won't get shot or kidnapped)
Mongolia
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at least you aren't in danger of getting shot if you go for an abortion here....
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I refuse to call my kitchen a kitchen...i would be suprised if I could fit 1 tatmi in that space...it is a counter with a skink and a one of those fish broiler things...it is right next to the genkan...literally about 6" of space between genkan and the sink...
another good excuse not to cook...
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I prefer my high-speed quads! but that is the NorthEast skier in me...if you got less than 2000' of vert and no pow, I want to do as many laps as possible...and the only way is with a long, properly placed high speed detachable...
the lifts in japan are pathetic...slow, and poor vert...not to mention terrible line managment, which is equivalent to running the lift even slower than they do (empty chairs...)...
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just a few points...
1) I do not think that capturing/killing sadam was ever a priority in the war...surely, when the war was going on, there were attempted pinpoint attacks to take out sadam, but the motivation behind that was it would cause the regime to topple quicker...destroying the control infrastructure is a fast way of getting rid of the entire regime...now that the war is over, it is not a priority to get sadam...his sphere of influence in iraq is finished...this is not the same situation as osama...
2) As for oil issues...I think the UN, and specifically France and Russia, had more to loose economically (all related to oil) from the war...the Oil for Food program was a huge cash cow for the UN...they collected a 2% commision on all transactions in the program...we are talking about billions of dollars here...the program is the only one of its kind that is headed directly by kofi annan...with NO accountability...you wanna see the books?? you can't, because they are classified...France does the auditing...the main contracts for the oil shipments were with Russia and Syria (sadam got to choose)...seems to me oil and mula were also motives for opposing the war...so who is on higher ground (politically speaking...)??
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man...my list is kind of long...
tom hanks, tom cruise, bruce willis, robert redford...and lots more I can't remember...
apparently tom hanks is the closest match...
oh yah, I also have that "you look like somebody I know" face...get it all the time...
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on my recent visit back home McD's was offering a new item..."Premium Salads"
the picture shows their chicken cutlet sliced into strips siting on top of some crispy fresh lettuce with those tiny beads of water on it, and some other veggies scattered around...looked yummy...
but I didn't have it...I stuck to other fine foods like burritos, tacos, pizza, sub sandwhiches, mmmmm...I missed that stuff!
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as long as mayo on a pizza is still an option, then no progress has been made...yuck!
I was just back in the states...west coast...now west coast pizza aint got nothing on a good NY slice, but it was way better than anything I can get here!
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I ride on 180cm...
might move to a fattier ski for next season...but that depends on funds...
welcome back zwelgy...how was sri lanka???
danz
What are you looking forward to next season?
in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
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i got my 10.20:s off the web from a japanese store w/bindings for 30000yen...including shipping...so that is my cap if I am going to get a new pair of planks...
i am worried that boots are gonna hurt my finances big time
danz