Archive for May 15th, 2006

Can I keep one?

Why are the children in this country so gorram adorable?

I so want to keep one.

SHINBASHI!!!

Here is a pretty link to SHINBASHI!! For those of you who don’t remember the wonder that was Kikkoman, Shinbashi is a lot like that.

The premise is this, the cat-dude at the front of the “class” is teaching gaijin helpful Japanese phrases. It then degenerates into repeating random Japanese words like “Takashimiya” which is a lot like a Nordstrom. They even go so far as to use “bacon double cheeseburger”, or something of that respect.

My friends and I found it humorous. Maybe not as great as LeRoy Jenkins, but it’s definitely becoming a bookmark.

Point of interest: Shinbashi is an area in Tokyo.

I have a confession…

I actually like trendy clothes.

I went shopping today because I needed to buy more summer-y shirts for work. Naturally, I ended up at UniQlo, but on the way there, I wandered down Shinsaibashi-suji — and even into…The Gap.

The truth of the matter is I really think the clothes are keen. I just look ridiculous in them, me thinks. I wish I could wear some of ‘em, honestly. Then there’s also the little matter of the fact that I can’t justify paying a bajillion dollars on one article of clothing.

Incidentally, the link for UniQlo is for the on in the US. Apparently, they’re in Jersey. Pretty funny, all things considered.

Anyway, it turns out I’m a closet albeit faux Cosmo Girl