An index of spooks and ghouls! Or, guys whose asses we can kick. Hehehe.

Cutest little real-time battle / strategy game! Figure out why you can't conquer just one neighbor and how to manage when you summon armies of the undead. Also a great point on why there were so many samurai needed, and why they finally just had to sit it out. The battle sim goes a little fast, but you get the hang of sliding the mouse to move, and using "hold" as "take this position and hold it". You can also highlight the little dudes by drawing a box over them, and also double-clicking to do groups of dudes -- saves time.

We started playing from Aomori, of course, and now it's just you and me, Nagasaki. Okayama was no match for me! \o/

Shusu wanted me to post this. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQiWV5KVKbU] A little heavy on Message (the kerchief wasn't my idea, honest!) but pretty cool. If embarrassing. =^_^=



In other cool fan stuff, Good Omens! I rock as a devil.

Okay, so most of Team Japan's from Tokyo (boo!) but we pulled it out over China! Check it out, the WBC's carried in the States.

Got baseball on the mind, which brings us to the Curse of the Colonel. So here's some links! Just a morning's work.
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I'm in Tokyo watching the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland A's, top of the ninth. Moss just blasted one for the Sox.

We are totally watching the next two games!

A little late or a little early, depending on your year. ^_^

As you may know, Shusu's gotten into all this point-and-click game stuff (I told her it was big years ago, but *now* she gets into it.) Here's a New Year treat from Luca-c House: Gan-Tan, a game about the New Year in Japan! Click the 'About Item' to learn more and manipulate items. And you can (hahaha) mouse around for active areas to click. Not a bad game.

(After you do stuff, try doing a 360 around the room to see what's changed.)

Sorry, shusu. We're watching Daisuke today. It's Monday rush-hour and the ALCS is on everywhere. Any excuse for a party?

(Crossposted) Heart-kun the lovepuppy! From Odate in northern Japan.

Since shusu is never gonna finish that one fic, a little Egyptian I thought you might dig: The doors of perception open; what was hidden has been revealed.

Flowers Photo Gallery from Japan. You can send e-cards!

Aw, f*ck. However that info was come upon, it was still the best compendium online. *sigh*

Also, the DVDs are disappearing from Amazon, which does not bode well for Shusu to be honest.

Mayor of Nagasaki gunned down by yakuza. Here's a historic timeline of political killings.

5.4 magnitude earthquake this Sunday.

Toilets on fire are recalled. ...from more than one company.

Ichiro vs. Daisuke! Fight!

They last faced each other when Matsuzaka was with the Seibu Lions and Suzuki was with the Orix Blue Wave. Now? Fenway's serving sushi.

6.7, maybe 7.1.

Hinode reveals startling images of our Sun.

NASA's Hinode (Solar-B) site.