US movie titles are often changed when they premiere in Japan for no reason. The Fast and the Furious: Fast Five for example was changed to Wild Speed Mega Max. But recently The Adventures of Tin Tin premiered as "Tan Tan no Bouken." Translated: The Adventures of Tan...

For the last half year or so I've been going to the gym religiously. 4 times a week with breaks on humpday and weekends. No fail. My 4 days on is just right I think. I recover over the breaks just in time, and come Monday, I'm ready to hit the weights and start the torture...

Muhahaha!! Am I ready for summer or what? Introducing my new bad ass room fan. A Balmuda Green Fan 2. Why is it such a bad ass? Because it cost ¥34,800 yen. Lol But really, other than its' clean simple design, I really did get it because its gonna help me sleep better...

Did you know? It's news to me. If you use Places in Facebook for smartphones you can see a new little yellow coupon next to some of the stores near your location. The Family Mart near my place is giving away coupons for free ice coffees to the first 10 people that checked...

This bad ass from Burger King has all three animals in one burger. That should say it all. Double cow, slices of pig, and a slab of chicken, all topped off with cheese and heaps of mayonnaise. Yesterdays 754 calorie Mega Mac from McDonalds was like a good sized snack...

I love this. Jake's Amazing Grace made it all the more touching too. Just awesome. In order of appearance: Aisha Tyler, William Shatner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Apolo Ohno, John Travolta, Jennifer Morrison, John Legend, Katy Perry, Masi Oka, Rob Marshall, Sharon Lawrence...

Lavanderie is a great little cute cafe on the east side of Ebisu. I come here about 3 days a week. It's one of those perfect places where you can go on a Saturday afternoon have a good cup of coffee and just know it's gonna be a great day. It's a chick cafe for sure...

Here's a little pick me up for those of you upset about high gas prices in the States; just be glad you don't pay ¥153 per liter for regular like many do here in Tokyo. That's $7.05 per gallon at today's exchange rate. (¥81.9:$1) Boy am I glad I take the train!

On a tip from Aya, I tried searching the word "斜め", which means "slanted" in Japanese, using Google on my iPhone. And whaddyaknow? The results turn out slanted! Works the same searching for the words "slanted", "tilted", "crooked" and "askew" too. Neato mosquito. Wonder...