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Originally Posted By: Creek Boy figures lie and liers figure, go figure foreign "criminality" - WTF kinda word is that? Sounds like it was pulled outta a J-E dictionary by somebody... I found something more recent last year at my old school but dont have the link anymore Ha! I liked the J-E dictionary remark, reminds me of some of my students over here. But seriously, you have never heard that word before? I'm by no means defending the author (or any of his typos), but that's not an uncommon word here. (Because we're just a bunch of crooks in the US!) But, original -> o

I hear ya' there. I know there are some gaps due to differences in distributors and localization issues toward the end of production, but four-month gaps and larger seem off. Hopefully it comes out sooner for you guys!

IGN has a Japanese release date of 12/31/07, but they've been wrong in the past.

The new Metroid game just came out for the Wii, and many reviews are calling it the best Wii game yet. Can't wait to get it!

China is the new soccer mom!

Originally Posted By: soubriquet Ouch No66. Can you get in and out of small spaces? Soubriquette's using the Legacy, and I'm finding it tough to get in and out of a Subaru Vivio. I was about to respond, "Sure - no problem!" until I remembered to transport my dimensions back to Japanland (currently in Seattle now). I have to duck my head down a lot in doorways. In more compact cars in Japan, I get to inspect my knees at a much closer view than I'm normally used to, but it usually isn't too bad if I get to ride shotgun with the seat all the way back. Although when I lived in Kumamot

186cm. Was 187cm before the degenerative/herniated lumbars discs. Argh.

Seattle's had a pretty mellow summer for the most part. Today was nice, warm and sunny, but it'll cloud over, cool down and get a little wet for the next few days for some classic Seattle weather. Foliage color is starting to change here, little by little. I was looking out my window, doing my back's rehab exercises when I saw a lone gold leaf float to the ground. I couldn't help but smile. La Nina is always good to the Pacific Northwest, so I'm stoked. I figure the Law of Averages should have good things in store for Japan after last season. Hopefully it shows in mid-De

Boots: Vans Fargo's with Boa lacing (got 'em, supercomfy) Board: Lib Tech 156cm Skate Banana (soon - before they all sell out already!) Jacket: Sessions Alkali Stripe (20,000mm/20,000g waterproofing/breathability) Travel: two round-trip tickets for December to Hokkaido (will order soon)

If it's for snow reports, I would normally say, yes, give it its own section. ("Snow reports" meaning reports after a skier or rider returns from the hill and tells us how was the snow, piste, BC, park features, fun factor, etc.) That is a huge part of my home site. However, SnowJapan.com is unique in that such reports already have a built-in feature under each resort's own page with the Reader Reports (and even Resort Reviews, to some extent). I think people should just use that feature instead. I loved following the Kamui Ski Links locals' reports on the goods there before finally

Which part of the US are you moving to?

Hey! So far so good:

Cool. Be sure to put up a review here after you've got some days on the hill with it!

Thanks! Just don't hunt me down if the stick doesn't work out for you though! I'm picking up a Skate Banana this fall though. Stoked!

Yeah, that was odd. Maybe the first was a headline and the next was a subheading? Even still, it's not adding much. I did a double take on "fell up to 40 feet". I know what he means, but in no instance should one write "fall up" or "fell up". I thought only Americans and Japanese had bad English.

The chair up at my home hill. Someone else took the photo. This is one of the two days of blue sky we get per season.

50cc samples??! That's only 1.7oz! What a c*cktease! (Pardon my French.) Our Washington State Beer Festival was 5.5oz per taste. $15 entry fee for 5 tastes if I remember correctly. You could purchase more tastes for cheap as well. I guess everything really is smaller in Japan. Oh well - if the tastes are unlimited, it could be worth it. Just bypass the cup and ask the tapkeeper to pour it right into your mouth.

Didn't they change the recipe at Mos? Are they still good, or am I relegated to Freshness Burger for every trip back to Hokkaido from here on out?

Originally Posted By: thursday I remember my first time with resident evil on the PS. Didn't know what to expect. Gave my chills and made my neck hairs stand. The GF screaming unexpectedly didn't help either. Plus I was playing past midnight. HELLZ JEAH! It was the same for me watching my wife (then GF) play Silent Hill late at night in her dorm room almost ten years back. Spooky ish. I got a bit of that same vibe playing RE:4 for the Wii, as it's my first stab at a horror game. Using the Wii Remote immerses you even further. It must look like a conniption fit when I run out o

Originally Posted By: klingon Just to make the point, and a good one too -- Resident Evil (Wii) is really great. The Wii control system really makes a difference. The "new" version that should be out next year should be amazing. Yeah, the game is incredible. "New" version though? The US is getting Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles in November. It's a recap of RE:0 through RE:3 with some new areas, and it's all first-person on-rails shooter style. (Think "Houses of the Dead" - you can't really move your own character, very arcade-style.) It's definitely a watered-down version of the se

There are definitely smaller craft breweries in Japan. In Hokkaido, at least, yes. Nothing really special but better than the usual offerings, I've read. (The Asia subsection on the beeradvocate.com forums has some threads with lots of little Hokkaido breweries mentioned.) Yeah, we've got some great stuff in Seattle. Drinking outside is fine if the pub or restaurant provides seating out there. We've got some great places to shop for beer as well. My favorite haunt is Snoqualmie Falls Brewing though. It's half the way home from my resort, they brew really smooth beers, make killer

Dale's Pale Ale by Oksar Blues tonight. Stoked. Craft beer IN A CAN! They've got this updated canning process where the beer never touches aluminum so there's no metallic-tinged taste in the beer. It stays fresher longer, and it never gets skunked because there's no possibility for getting lightstruck. Cheaper shipping, too. Some old school beer geeks can't get over that it's in a can, but most who've tried it love it (including me). They can their Old Chub as well, an excellent Scottish Ale at 8%. Old Chub is just as creamy and smooth as Dale's. Dangerously drinkable for an 8%

Originally Posted By: Bushpig Oh, I like Hoegaarden. I was just giving CB shit! I know. But thurs doesn't. To each his own though, so it's all good. It seems like everyone and their dog at this beer site I frequent loves barleywine, but the two I've had so far were tough to palate, even as just sippers. An acquired taste maybe?

Someone doesn't like witbier! No worries though, I dig Hoegaarden, but it's definitely not on the same level as most other Belgium brews, or even some of their American counterparts in the same witbier style. I had Allagash's Tripel Reserve (9%) tonight. Wow. One of America's best Belgians, on par with the real stuff.

I prefer the term "beer geek".