I had some bad sea urchin in japan in my 20s, and it ruined me on it for years. Much later, I went snorkeling, picked up some fresh sea urchin from the ocean floor, cracked it open, and ate it on the beach. after that, I was sold. Delicious. Odd flavor and texture, but there's nothing like it. My love for sea…

eh, "popular" is defined as "liked, admired, or enjoyed by many people." I think it qualifies as that, even if sales are low. I think it's an accurate enough statement to say that lots of people in Japan like it. It's just not often sold at grocery stores. You see it far more frequently at izakaya or restaurants.

I had some horse sashimi in Japan. I say some, actually, I ate a bunch of it. nice flavor, not too fatty, I was a fan. Frankly, I dunno why we eat things as (comparatively) flavorless as cows or as (comparatively) smart as pigs or as (comparatively) sassy as goats, but don't eat horse. Perfectly good stuff, and if…

uh oh, Skynet is active. and it's angry about . . . um . . .
horse meat, apparently?

ah, that's a really good point. You're absolutely right. I had a hard time finding the words, but yes. that's exactly it. The décor feels like veneer on top of a worn out building. It's a vibe I don't get much outside of dance clubs and certain wannabe chic hotels and restaurants that don't want to invest in…

That's unfortunate. I stayed there maybe 4 years ago during a Christmas holiday, and my room was in okay shape. For $60, I felt I got a good deal.
As for the bar, I walked in, looked at the decor, looked at the bartender, looked at the menu, looked at the prices, and walked out.

I think I've figured out Hard Rock Hotel's game plan:
1. copy what other "hip" hotel chains are doing;
2. invite underpaid bloggers for an all-expenses paid weekend;
3. profit.

Actually, thinking about this some more, it's really funny- building a whole hotel chain program based on crappy record players that cost 60 bucks at retail. and each property will only have 10, apparently. So, it's basically an upgrade that costs $600 per property (plus the cost of the records). Given that they're…

Oh drats, I totally missed out! Playing blackjack in speedos, that's so rock and roll!
Though, I didn't gamble much during that trip. When I do gamble in LV, I like going places where the odds are a little better (e.g. blackjack rules are more player friendly, lower minimums and higher multiples on pass line bets in…

It's funny that a hotel that is themed after and supposedly pays homage to rock and roll has the nerve to use Crosley record players. Those things are terrible.
I totally thought Crosleys were just for millenials who want to be cool and listen to records without having to track down (and pay for) a decent turntable.

It's cool you had a cool, catered 4-star experience.
I've stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago (priceline got it for me for 60 bucks a night in one of those blind deals) and the Hard Rock Casino in Vegas (work travel, and it was the only decent property within my per diem), I can say unequivocally that it's…

I haven't watched this season at all, and boy does it sound like this show jumped the shark. I mean, Usher, multi-platinum singer songwriter, being one of Claire's collaborators? OMG.

Uh oh, Sounds like JaVale McGee is even worse at picking movie projects to finance than he is at basketball as a back-up back-up center.
Seems we'll be blessed to enjoy his on-court antics for some time to come as he continues Shaqtin a Fool.

I wanted to cancel Showtime because of this piece of shit Russian propaganda "documentary," but goddam, Twin Peaks is too good.
As soon as Twin Peaks is over, I'll get around to canceling Showtime. promise.

Yes, you're right. Lynch is very aware of what he's telling his actors to do; everything is intentional.

Interesting split of opinion here. I can see support for both interpretations (e.g. Cooper's time in the black lodge and Bob's running wild for a quarter century gave evil elements a time to flourish . . . or not). Given that Bob, in the original series, was a manifestation of evil forces, his unrestricted freedom…

Given the format of the show, it's amazing they made it this long without a scandal like this.

I'm just getting started, and it's superlative. Definitely worth the price of admission. That I can take it with me wherever I go is pretty awesome too.

So I got my switch finally and I'll just say Zelda is great, and I sure hope my purchase is further justified on the back end by some more great games.

Actually, no, I'm not hoping for the further adventures of Hot Pie. I'm hoping that you FINISH THE STORY YOU STARTED OVER TWO DECADES AGO.