This section of my homepage is a glimpse into my life. It contains essays about my hobbies, life experiences, thoughts, attitudes, sentiments, and philosophies. I created this section of my homepage for those who want to get to know me better. Some of it is serious, some of it is utter nonsense. These essays are as much for myself as for anyone else, and the intended audience is people who know me rather well.

Update January 2011: This month I have gone through and finally completed some of the pages that were abandoned long ago and never completed. These include the photographic journals of My Grand Adventure June 1999 (my first vacation to Japan in 1998), Vacation in Tokyo May 2000, and Otaku shopping in Tokyo February 2007!

Update July 2011:This page now has an RSS feed!

Passing the Japanese driver's license test April 2013

Evening cherry blossoms at Fuji City's Yonenomiya Gensen Shrine March 2013

The importance of Charlie Brown's Christmas December 2012

SF book review: A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge September 2012

Gambare, Nene-chan: Bubblegum Crisis translated manga. August 2012

The "Kawaii Revolution" A speech by my student. August 2012

Wolverine and the X-Men is TEH AWESOME! August 2012

Music I'm currently listening to #4 June 2012

IDOLM@STER PUDDING! June 2012

Yaizu Fish Market June 2012

Shizuoka Hobby Show 2012 (a photo journal) May 2012

Get ready for four more years of Obamunism March 2012

Music I'm currently listening to #3 March 2012

People in Japan who suck March 2012

Moving to Japan, Mom's death February 2012

Blade Runner and Bubblegum Crisis: a compare/contrast essay December 2011

1982: The best year for science fiction movies November 2011

Star Wars: how something wonderful was ruined October 2011

Book review: Lost Japan and Dogs and Demons by Alex Kerr, and why I don't like Alex Kerr October 2011

Playing import Mega CD games on your Sega CD September 2011

Book review: Wrong About Japan by Peter Carey, and my thoughts on the whole Japanophile/weeaboo issue. August 2011

Rabio Lepus translated manga August 2011

Ringo Deathstarr is TEH AWESOME! June 2011

Judgmental "Christian" idiots protest the Fanime Con June 2011

On growing up a geek, and Phoenix Comicon May 2011

Manga review: Gundam Ecole du Ciel by Haruhiko Mikimoto March 2011

SPECIAL: Random neat stuff about Japan February 2011

Photos of Matsumoto Castle February 2011

More stupid haiku February 2011

SF book review: Larry Niven's Ringworld January 2011

Japanese culture on the Super Nintendo January 2011

Sengoku Blade Koyori & Marion translated dialogues (for the Sega Saturn) December 2010

On raising a daughter October 2010

The Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles September 2010

Music I'm currently listening to #2 September 2010

Oak Creek Terrace August 2010

The Internet: Full of People who Suck July 2010

Tachikawa, an otaku town? (a photo gallery) July 2010

"Space Ghost Saves the Day!" (A PG-13 children's book) June 2010

SPECIAL: Video game pixel art bead sprites May 2010

Neat comic book store loot December 2009

Music I'm currently listening to #1 November 2009

LaserDiscs are still cool November 2009

Learning Japanese, the nerdy way October 2009

Domo-kun spotted at 7-11 October 2009

Yo Gabba Gabba is TEH AWESOME! September 2009

A letter to the Progressive Auto Insurance chick August 2009

I saw Sakura Shinguji naked....twice! August 2007

San Diego Comic Con 2007 (A photo journal) August 2007

My new Dirty Pair figures June 2007

Mocha the Dog March 2007

Otaku shopping in Tokyo (A photo journal) February 2007

Fun at work, and a tribute to Josh October 2006

SPECIAL: Sci-fi plastic model gallery August 2006

Sexy pics of my new Playstation 2 September 2005

Annual employee self-review April 2005

I Love Rilakkuma! March 2005

A letter to Chris Isaak September 2004

A letter to Kermit The Frog May 2004

Hang the DJ February/March 2004

Babblespam January 2004

To breed or not to breed? November 2003

Reverse culture Shock: the woes of an expatriate October 2003

Going bald February 2003

Moving to America July 2002

Reporting Sexual Crimes in Japan: A Faulty System An essay by a fellow ALT in Himeji. July 2002

Seiji Fujishiro: our favorite Japanese artist May 2002

Greg and Mayu's trip to Nagasaki April 2002

My holiday season, and culture shock sets in January 2002

Still in Japan December 2001

SPECIAL: My otaku life November 2001

Islam attacks September 2001

Greg & Mayu's trip to California August 2001

Greg gets married: April 2001

My life in Japan January 2001

Vacation in Tokyo (A photo journal) May 2000

SPECIAL: A complete moron's homepage March 2000

Getting ready to graduate July 1999

My grand adventure: summer of '98 (A photo journal) June 1999

So What's the big deal about Japan, anyway? November 1997

Stuff that annoys me about the Internet July 1997

Therapy night April 1997

The art gallery December 1996

A fish called Steve May 1996

Strange times at night January 1995

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"I feel so extraordinary, something's got ahold on me. I get this feeling I'm in motion, a sudden sense of liberty." --New Order
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