{"id":59,"date":"2008-10-05T20:50:59","date_gmt":"2008-10-05T11:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/triplefstudio.com\/yokoso\/2008\/10\/05\/palin-comparison\/"},"modified":"2008-10-05T21:08:51","modified_gmt":"2008-10-05T12:08:51","slug":"palin-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.triplefstudio.com\/yokoso\/2008\/10\/05\/palin-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Palin Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh, how are ya doin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sittin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 here all the way in Japan. I guess over here they don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even call it that. Can you believe they call it Nippon? Who knew. Not one of the newspapers people put in front of me ever called it Nippon. Oh, I did notice the kids here are sooo smart \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they can speak foreign languages at such a young age. How do they do it? They have never met a maverick like me though, so it takes some gettin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 used to for all the for\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ners here. Luckily, I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand the darn press here, so I just answer their questions they way I want to, which is what I try to do at home anyway. Anywho, I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find the soccer moms and joe-six packs here so my message of change, of bein\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 a maverick, of, you know, getting my message across, well, its about creatin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 jahbs really, doncha know.<\/em><\/p>\n

Even here, I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get away from Sarah Palin. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen the Katie Couric interviews, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen the Tina Fey skits. Isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it a really bad sign when Tomo finds the Tina Fey skits hilarious? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen David Letterman express his displeasure over John McCain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no show. Damn, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve even see the ladies of \u00e2\u20ac\u009dThe View\u00e2\u20ac\u009d duke it out over sexy Sarah. I NEVER WATCH “THE VIEW” WHEN LIVING IN THE US! What has happened to me? Am I starved for US media? What does our country look like to the rest of the world? Sigh. Well, I am doing my part. I have confirmation that the County of Los Angeles has sent my absentee ballot. I was in Japan during the last general election as well. I was glued to the interweb during that election \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll get little done on November 5 at work. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be watching the results come in. Last time it was a public holiday in Japan and I got to stay home. I got so upset though I had to go for a long walk.<\/p>\n

Well, this isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t supposed to be a political blog, but a lot of my non-work time is consumed wondering about the election.<\/p>\n

In other news \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 hmmm \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Fall is still arriving. It is raining tonight which is fine because I can sit inside, hang out, catch up on emails, write in my blog, watch a movie, do some laundry (yes, laundry), read more about American politics. <\/p>\n

The Radiohead concert was GREAT. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen them three times. The first time, thanks to Pablo, I got terrific seats at the Hollywood Bowl. So terrific that Jon Bon Jovi and Emilio Estevez were in the box next to me, Cameron Diaz was a few boxes behind me. The second time I saw them was at the Greek. Tomo and I met Pablo before the show, and we noticed Toby Maguire two people in front of me in line. And then we realized it was Leonardo DiCaprio with him just in front of me. Oh, cool. Here in Japan, at Saitama Super Arena, we had tickets in the front section. We didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t try to get to the very front. We stayed a little way back but were still as close as I was at the Bowl. No celebrities that I recognized but the show was amazing. The best of the shows I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen. Shows in Japan start so early \u00e2\u20ac\u201c this show started at 5:00 pm. We were out of the Arena by 8:30 pm. Cool! I like that! Constrained by train schedules.<\/p>\n

OK, well, thanks y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all for readin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 my simple blog. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got to fold my laundry as any maverick would do!<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh – The title of this blog takes some thinking. Just say it out loud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oh, how are ya doin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sittin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 here all the way in Japan. I guess over here they don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even call it that. Can you believe they call it Nippon? Who knew. Not one of the newspapers people put in front of me ever called it Nippon. Oh, I did notice the kids here are … <\/p>\n

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