I just can’t believe that they would leave the Howells, Ginger and especially Mary Ann behind!

Ha.
Ha.
Ha.

I actually don’t play games (I’m really, really bad at it). What’s a DPS?

Well, she should at least leave a bowl of rice

Intrigued, I am.

You can’t be too careful. Better to burn a bit of incense and bruise your knees, than to walk by without paying your respects and suffer.

This is, after all, how gods are made.

Learn to sew on a button. (well, how to do minor sewing repairs). People will throw away a shirt because of a lost button. It shocked me.

Also, learn how to add bleach to your wash. Our washer has a siphon thing that delays bleach dispensation while also diluting it as it goes into the water stream. This only works if you only fill to the line. If you fill the bleach cup all the way, the siphon activates right off, and your clothes will have…

Learn to learn stuff. (at the library, or off the internet).

That mirror will bend a bit when it’s leaning on the wall. With its new concavity, it will give a funhouse effect that makes you look fat.

So . . . Kyoto Gakuen University.

All I could think at the beginning was: The dreaded Yo-yo Breakdance Gang!

Korea has something like this as well.

re: #5 on sending encrypted information.

Two-factor gives you a notification that an unauthorized party has broken your login/password. That is perhaps the most useful part of two-factor. If I receive an inexplicable SMS from Amazon or Google with an authorization code, I know that I must take steps to change my password on the service right away.

I use KeePass, which is also only local. It takes a bit more work to keep in sync between my phone and my computer, but it’s not much of a problem overall.

Klaatu barada nikto.

The clip is from the movie “Tampopo”. It’s worth watching the whole thing (note: some parts are NSFW)

You’re supposed to suck in noodles, making enjoyable slurping noises. Like these girls from a finishing school: