It's difficult to roast you, thesnipe. You have been here quite some time and, as in the real world, you have found it hard to develop a personality recognized by average social mores-This may be the direct result of having stayed indoors to recapture some childhood you never want to abandon(coaching the mighty Ducks), your fetish for doe-eyed Japanamation babes (androgynous males with swords for cocks), or perhaps due to some horrible birth defect (assinchairitis). Nevertheless, here you are to burden our minds with the reality that Jersey is still going strong, cranking out the best of the best-falling close to the nest.

I had a roommate from Jersey once (can't recall which exit) He was a dedicated worker, paid his rent on time, very tolerant of most of my vices (except for unsolicited critiques of his music) and a girlfriend that had multiple orgasms , each and every time she thought of sex, which he did not deserve, I might add. He worked all day, 9-5, I was off 3 off 4 alternating weeks, and yadda yadda-ANYHOW, I remember one thing about him and most New Joisians......cheesy. Cheesy tastes in just about everything.
Speaking of which, thanks for the 2-3 hrs of mixing last night, kept up some groovy sounds fro the evening's activities,...... get a day job.

Neighborhood watch can get exciting-thesnipe tells me that from his bedroom window in the burbs, he has spotted all manner of nefarious activity, usually involving minorities, and children of adjacent homes. Survivalist that he is, he keeps his replicas locked, loaded, chambered and bored-

All seriousness here, my advise to you my friend, if you really want a hot Japanese goddess, is to get yer white(FABRIC-EMBOSSED)ass to the mainland....they are hungry for men that treat their women like princesses, you should be able to find one the minute you step off a train in Osaka-they are waiting for you, ripe for the pikkin's, what the FuCK!!, are you doing in Jersey???!!!
What a nice fella, thesnipe has been a great pal for me here on the sift, hope to meet ya someday-sooner than you imagine, perhaps.

Cheers guido.....isn't it about time to spring for some cornrows or dreads-or maybe Whal or Oster can help you break out. BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz

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Hey Schattdaddy welcome to the Sift. What part of Japan do you live in? I used to live in Osaka.

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I live in Japan and this place never ceases to amaze me. If they can do this though, why can't they put soap in the public bathrooms?

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Me too. Reminds me of a certain time in my 20s. Living in downtown Osaka in the mid-90s.

"Knife goes in, guts come out, that's what Osaka Seafood Concern is all about!"

I took an overnight bus from Osaka to Saga once and the roads were all lit up with these crazily decorated rigs. It was a very different sight from the dusty, dirty and awesomely long road trains that you see on roads here in Australia.

I did a very short stint as a hostess in Japan. I think women hosts are at much greater risk of abuse, than their male counterparts. An Irish hostess was murdered in the area of Osaka where I worked.

Risks aside, it can be soul-destroying work unless you have a buoyant kind of self esteem that survives being treated like a product at best, or verbally and physically abused at worst.

"Knife goes in, guts come out, that's what Osaka Seafood Concern is all about!"

oh i was so going to post this...

we used to go see bukem and krust in osaka...

pt 3

Personal Issues?

''You'd be surprised how many personal issues can crop up,'' he says, laughing.
''Sometimes the debates can get a bit heated and I might have to step in. There are rules on the site about the kind of
content that can go up, for example we don't allow racist or super violent or 'adult' content at all - there are a lot of other
sites doing that.
''Sometimes there will be debate about whether a clip breaks the rules. Ultimately I get the final call on that but the
high-level users have the power to ban other users if someone is blatantly breaking the rules.''

He said the site was a meritocracy where high-level users who contributed popular content could acquire site moderation privileges. ''There's about 50 to 60 people with full site privileges and they are all power-users,'' he said.

''People who are posting a lot of videos that are getting good reviews can get a higher rank on the site.''
Surprisingly, USA-born Mr Houston didn't take the traditional path to his role as a geek grandmaster.

''When I went to university, computers didn't seem to be the big thing so I actually did a degree in international
relations,'' he said.

''I wanted to be a diplomat or work in the foreign service. But in '95, '96 I went to Osaka and got a job managing an
internet cafe and I kind of got into it that way.''

''While I was in Japan, I met my wife, who is an Aussie,'' he said. ''We eventually moved back to Australia because she wanted to be near her family. At some point a got a bit frustrated with the corporate life. When I turned 36 I decided I didn't want to be in a cube for the rest of my life, tied to a mortgage, insurance and little things in suburbia.''

So in a bold move, the couple sold the family home and took their daughter Sophia, then seven years old, and son
Sage, then four, on a round-the-world trip.
''We went back-packing and obviously we couldn't do long treks because of the kids so we did little walks,'' he said.
''I showed my kids where I grew up in Alaska and we also went to Canada, Spain, Ireland - where we visited some of my wife's relatives - and Japan. On their return, Mr Houston couldn't face going back to the corporate world.
''I decided to do some consultancy work for Brainmates, which is a new media product management company, rather than working full-time,'' he said.

''That gave me time to work on other ideas.''

"Knife goes in, guts come out; That's what Osaka Seafood Concern is all about!"

Played with a Wii tonight. Pretty cool..

Navigation is definitely slower on Wii; there just isn't the screen real-estate. Will be better when it puts out HD.

One vid didn't play because it used Flash 8. Played a funk tune that sounded good on audiophile speakers.

Overall, could see it useful to link to your Voted For list, but difficult to find things quickly. I suppose you could make an ad hoc playlist on a laptop (faster, more screen, easier keyboard for searching), then pull that list up on the Wii for playback.

Song is "In the Middle", by Afred 'Pee Wee' Ellis, James Brown's 60's trombone player.

Band is Osaka Monaurail.

Osaka-based Alarm Service: http://www.ktv.co.jp/baca/prize-bb/03_alarm/syouhin-ichiran.htm

You sure you didn't do this plastique?? Looks like your work, - gotta be an inspiration for you!
Beautiflly rendered, uber-Japanese!

-oh and, of few words; its ok, one extra comment,.. you can't shake the White Rabbit Muse vibe-
Also think it grand, that similar viddys at the bottom,includes, "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo" excerpt, Simpson's in Japan-This Sifter's All-Time Favorite-


"Oh Boy, It's time for the company loyalty song!...."Knife goes in, guts come out, that's what Osaka seafood Concern is all about!"

Truly Twisted, like the Simpson's visit to the Fish Factory....It's time for the company loyalty song...."Knife goes in, guts come out, that's what Osaka Seafood Concern is all about"