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Originally Posted By: Mr.Max ...demo the board before you buy it... Did that with my new Skate Banana. Definitely the way to go if possible, and I'd be curious to hear how easy/available it is to demo boards in Japan, too.

Originally Posted By: thursday I'm no boarder, thank god. But I've heard it said, on these very pages that a short board will have you diving every 5 meters in the powder. That's generally true, but board width and board shape will also play into it. My pow board isn't very long, but it's wide and it' got a fat nose, tapering to a somewhat narrow tail, and that shape promotes float like no other. Is it not the same with short skis? Even with longer skis, I thought I was usually seeing skiers go 'through' powder, moreso than 'stay on top of powder' like most riders would.

Just an FYI (and no ill will towards Domo at all), but going by height for board length is a joke. (Like that whole chin-to-nose garbage, which is a joke unless you plan on nibbling on your board in the lift line.) According to that chart, I should be riding a schoolbus. Weight is most important, followed by preferred riding style, but other important factors such as terrain, experience and boot size cannot be left out. We're about the same weight, and my all-round board is a 156. I wish it were a little shorter as I've lost a bunch of weight, but it'll still handle the whole

Here's a great article on beer pairings with cheese, and why cheese might just pair better with beer than wine: Beer & Cheese The article features some good, basic info, such as Quote: Sharp Cheddar with Pale Ale Feta with Wheat Beer Mascarpone with Fruit Beer American Cheese with Pilsner Colby with Brown Ale Gorgonzola with Barleywine Gruyére with Bock Beer Swiss Cheese with Octoberfest Beer Parmesan with Amber Lager Some tips on serving: Buy raw milk cow, goat (chèvres) or sheep cheeses. Meaning unpasteuriz

An update from a fellow beeradvocate on another site: Short answer: No, it's not illegal as long as you keep your abv less than or equal to 1%. Long answer: Possibly because of that law (and I don't know the penalties and other details) homebrewing is not really a widespread hobby in Japan. But it exists, and if you search the BA directory you can find a *few* homebrew suppliers in Japan. One of them indicates that they ship kits with instructions for brewing in Japan (1%abv) and separate instructions for if you are brewing outside Japan. Funny. There are even homebrew competitions,

I don't think Yoshii's in it, but the controls are totally dialed in. Superb. It feels kind of kiddy, but it's undeniably fun. I just picked up the first-person shooter, on-rails, two-player co-op, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. Can't wait to play it. It should give nice flashbacks of playing Houses of the Dead arcade with the missus (then girlfriend) late night back in Kumamoto's Kamitoori nearly ten years back. Zombie-slaying with the better half is always good times. )

There is no homebrewing in Japan?! TRAVESTY! I'll have to run this across the Asia forum at beeradvocate.com to confirm. I just had a nice pumpkin ale tonight from local craft brewery (in Seattle), Elysian. Some pumpkin pie spice notes but also actual pumpkin gourd flavor. I probably wouldn't have more than one per sitting, but very well done and tasty.

Originally Posted By: scouser A few years back had a t-shirt printed that had "samukunai yo" on the front and back. I recommend doing this. When people ask you, just point to it. It gets more manageable them. CLASSIC

Just picked up Super Mario Galaxy. Can't wait to try it out - looks absolutely incredible.

Very stoked for the new Mario game. It's been earning near-perfect reviews on multiple gaming websites. I've never played any of the Lego Star Wars games, but the Wii's version that just came out is a compilation of all six movies with a few bonus characters and scenes, not to mention the Wii Remote being used as a lightsaber. The new House of the Dead-style arcade version of Resident Evil game comes out next week, too. A long drought of decent games until the past few weeks with the three aforementioned titles, and the cheesy-yet-addictive Guitar Hero III.

Baby blue and brown plaid. Srsly.

Very stoked for Super Mario Galaxy. All of a sudden, stuff I'm interested comes out, all within two weeks of each other: Guitar Hero III: Didn't give a rat's ass, but then then tried it for the first time on the 360 at a friend's house - FUN. The price tag and no downloadable songs on the Wii have kept me from buying it already though. Lego Star Wars: All six episodes, decent humor thrown in, co-op modes, over 160 playable characters, your Wiimote acts as a light saber? Awesome, but I'm going to wait on some reviews when it comes out States-side Tuesday before dropping coin for it

Props for posting what I was too lazy/passive to, Markie. Seeing a victim violated by the one person who is supposed to help is disgusting, and that's on top of the fact that it's sexual molestation, which is repulsive enough. There's nothing funny about this.

When I was in Japan, it was mostly Japanese friends for me.

This FaithSFX guy is pretty impressive, too:

Brilliant. That French guy simultaneously doing the three parts to Billy Jean was insane. Another guy who's good is Rahzel. He's done some multi-part Wu Tang songs that are spot on, among other crazy stuff.

I can't say Little Britain did much for me. I was glad to see the UK clip of The Office and see some of the similarities and differences with the US version, of which I'm a huge fan. I love the characters, Creed being one of them. So dirty!

Burton's AK outerwear is incredible. I really am not a fan of Burton, but their higher-end outerwear is excellent. Don't worry about the lack of insulation in the 3L because 1) you are in Australia and 2) you can layer up underneath, which is always smarter (and let's you use the same jacket in the spring with minimal layering). You could probably save a couple hundred on the jacket by getting something less expensive (but still Gore-Tex), but if money's not much of an issue, go for it. I picked up some Burton Ronin 2L gear for this season, both pieces at 20,000mm / 20,000g for

Originally Posted By: Oyuki kigan apparently my dad started me off holding me between his eggs Whoa.

Squats - when properly done - are great, but they still do little to nothing for hamstrings. Having burly quads and no hamstrings is setting yourself up for knee ligament injury, so make sure to get some leg curls in. This is especially true for skiers and riders since we our snow activities tend to engage our quads far more than our hamstrings, often resulting in imbalance. Lower back exercises are key as well, but often overlooked. (I don't skip 'em anymore, especially since my two herniated discs. Argh.)

There is one tiny company making them (Revolution, I think?), but I haven't heard anything good about them. And as for tree wells, skiers have releasable bindings, but the last stats I read (earlier this season, as we have a ton of tree wells and always a couple deaths a year here in the Pacific Northwest), skiers didn't fair any better than snowboarders - who do not have releasable bindings - for getting out of tree wells. And as for avy situations, do skiers really have the time and wherewithal to bother releasing their bindings while being swept away in an avy? I've never been in o

Lib, Gnu, Capita, Rome - any of those are solid. With Burton and Forum, you're paying for a name in addition to the board.

That equates to roughly 27 hours in class per week. With break time it might be a few hours shorter over the entire week, but it's around there. That will be my schedule for this quarter, but it looks like winter and spring quarters will probably be the same. (Each quarter is 11 weeks, except for summer quarter, which is shorter. Most US colleges and universities are on the semester system, but for some reason, most major colleges and universities in Western Washington are on the quarter system.)

Originally Posted By: Creek Boy Come to my school 66. I've got tons of work I could give you to do Ha ha! (sober now) A most generous offer, but I'll have plenty of work soon. A full load for college teachers over here is 20 credits per quarter. I've got 27, including a new class, so I'll be plenty busy, starting later this week.

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