So, I’ve had Lion for a bit now, and I was a little annoyed that it didn’t support the Visor extension of Terminal.app. Luckily, I finally realized I probably wasn’t the only one, and discovered this: http://totalterminal.binaryage.com/
Yay! I’m “re-vised with Visorin!”, or at least back to geeky-coolness with the help of TotalTerminal.
Now if only I could, you know, actually geek out and code stuff, and thus help pay the bills/advance my quest to improve the human condition. 
Living in Japan as Foreigner means a lot of love on the telephone – if you leave behind a significant other in your country of origin, it can feel like a long, long way from home, at least until you decide to break it up – Sometimes, there's just no avoiding growing up the hard way.
For a hot-blooded Foreigner, it can seem like japanese women can be cold as ice, and possibly even a bit down on love – but their hearts only turn to stone(*) if they perceive you as a "dirty white boy"… Treat them right, and you'll be their Karaoke jukebox hero.
Don't play too many head games – even if you can't wait, at least say you will. not only will she respect you, but eventually your blue morning, blue day, blue balls will give way to some downright urgent physical intimacy, perhaps in a nearby love hotel.
Once love has taken its toll, things may change between you, and if things go badly enough, you may leave the country entirely. Never fear, though, because no matter how long between trips, or how many times you return, it feels like the first time.
(* Yeah, it's a stretch, I know…)
Everyone seems to have their favorites, but the hands-down winner of best English dub of all time pretty much has to go to the Golden Boy OVA:
Doug Smith's Kintaro Oe is an Olympic-level VA delivery, it's hard to imagine anyone approaching or eclipsing this anytime soon. That his expression and intonation fit perfectly with the perverse content and themes throughout the series does make me wonder about the guy a bit…
Though it isn't at the top of anyone's anime lists (though it cracks well into the 97th+ percentile), the "sub/dub" rating ratio for Golden Boy destroys those of pretty much all the "top tens". The dub is so good, in fact, that when the title changed hands from ADV films to Media Blasters, the latter company retained the original dub as part of its release.
The combination of a completely absurd storyline, over the top comedy, perfect VA by the lead and tremendous support throughout the cast, and a clear ratings distinction among "dub" titles make this one worth watching.
More info available on Wikipedia (where else?): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gol…
We should know in just a few more months.
My guess? Sasuke.
The thing is, Naruto's superpower isn't the Kyuubi, it's his ability to stare everyone down and make them not only face the mistakes they've made, but to seek out a brighter future and open their hearts. Naruto is one of the best "shonen heroes" – those fighters who constantly seem to turn this week's opponent into next week's ally. Naruto has, thus far, built up a LOT of friends.
The way the plot is moving now, with Kabuto and Madara occasionally making appearances to throw off the reader, but Sasuke has been gone a very, very long time now… Well, let's just say that I think we'll get to see both a definitive Naruto/Sasuke power-level comparison, as well as a final team-up/redemption that allows sasuke to protect/counter Madara's abilities enough to allow Naruto to bat clean up and win the day. That, or the reverse – Naruto will sacrifice himself to save Sasuke's soul, and ultimately everyone else as well.
Who would win in a showdown between Naruto and Uchiha Madara?
In the US, I presume that everywhere will take a credit card, and I back that up with around $100 in cash for those random "just in case" moments.
In Japan, it's basically the opposite – I try to estimate my daily expenses (not including lodging or any sort of "big ticket" tours/tickets/etc), multiply by the legnth of trip, then get that much cash in Yen… Actually, I used to pad that figure by several hundred dollars, assuming I'd run into one of those "gotta have" gift items you can't get back in the US.
(Un?)Fortunately, these days, you can basically get everything you can find in Japan (apart from certain food products) here as well, so I just go off a basic daily food, drink, transport, and sight seeing budget when I'm on vacation, or a slightly smaller version of same when travelling on business.
As a rough guide, imagine how much money you'd need bumming around NYC by yourself, then convert to Yen.
How much Yen should I bring to Tokyo? Should I mostly rely on my charge card where possible?
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