American Gaijin
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Finally, Some Good Personal News
Hey y’all, I’m gonna share some good news. About three months ago, I posted that I got some bad medical news. I didn’t say what it was because it’s not really something I felt worth sharing. But it really did a number on my mood, as bad medical news tends to. I have other issues…
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Furusato
In my continuing quest to make a comprehensive website of JPop reviews that no one wants to visit, I spent a little time last night reviewing a few more Morning Musume songs. I reviewed Memory Seishun no Hikari, Manatsu no Kousen, and Furusato. So the honest truth is, I have mixed feelings about Morning Musume’s…
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Why I Hate the Mall
My birthday is coming up. It’s sometime within the next few days. I’ll be forty-mumble-mumble years old. I was never raised with a birthday tradition, so I never ask for or expect presents. Instead, I buy myself something I might like. So today, for I think the first time since the pandemic started, I went…
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My Most Embarrassing Japanese Mistake
So ready for a laugh at my expense? Here ya go. Back when I was first starting to learn Japanese, I was trying to find all of the Japanese stuff I could. I found a World Market at the local mall, and they had a litle stuffed toy – it was a hamster holding a…
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Lamentations
Please pardon me a post that’s a little more political than I usually make on this blog. As with my Christian posts, I don’t proselytize, I try to see things as objectively as I can, but sometimes things just have to be said, and at least for right now, this is as good a place…
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My Continuing Jpop Journey
So tonight, being a depressed mess, I decided to add a couple of more reviews to my site. This time I reviewed two of Morning Musume’s early songs, “summer night town” and “daite hold on me”. I’ll be honest, they didn’t do much to help my depression. Oh, don’t get me wrong. The videos are…