http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/tmk's carved out existence on the big net featuring a blog and other self centered contentCopyright (c) 2008 tmktmk-web@infeline.orgWed, 19 Nov 2008 15:26:22 GMTwebpooL 0.2 rev.2005.09.03d296c101daa88a51f6ca8cfc1ac79b50http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=296The obvious reason why I live in Tokyo is that there is a lot of good food here. From Mainichi Shinbun - Tokyo retains culinary capital title in Michelin Guide; "... a total of 173 restaurants earned at least a single star in the 'Michelin Guide Tokyo 2009', including nine that were awarded three stars."Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:01:00 +09009fd81843ad7f202f26c1a174c7357585http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=297We took the Japan Engineering team for an offsite to a lodge in Yamanakako for a couple of days to do some team work, onsen (hot springs), and team building / partying. Yamanakako is up in the mountains and pretty close to Mt. Fuji, so it's a lot colder than in Tokyo, and if the weather isn't too bad you can see Mt. Fuji poking up through the clouds (which we could from time to time). Only down...Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:20:00 +09006883966fd8f918a4aa29be29d2c386fbhttp://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=294For GTD (Getting Things Done) I'm currently using Cultured Code's excellent Things. I've still not managed to decide if I like Things or OmniGroup's OmniFocus the best, but while they both sync with my iPhone, Things doesn't sync between multiple Macs and that has been an issue. Dropbox to the rescue! Fri, 7 Nov 2008 23:11:00 +090049182f81e6a13cf5eaa496d51fea6406http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=295Went to my first HaPa party yesterday. That it has taken me this long before I found out - by being told no less - that there is such a society for us half-breeds probably says a lot about the size of the rock I'm hiding beneath or how busy I'm in general. Lots of other mixed people and somehow I don't feel all that special anymore. Then again, one should probably have something else unique going...Tue, 4 Nov 2008 18:34:00 +090053c3bce66e43be4f209556518c2fcb54http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=293Still tired from last nights Halloween escapades I went to the annual Urababa ('Baba back alleys) Halloween pub crawl. They do this every year and as I know most of the bars involved I kinda have to show up. The way it works is you buy a ticket at any of the 5-6 bars that are involved and then you get one drink at each of the bars. Additionally, if you're wearing a costume you get some benefits...Sun, 2 Nov 2008 23:15:00 +09001700002963a49da13542e0726b7bb758http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=292Had a long, exhausting and entertaining Halloween. It first started out at work with a Halloween party where people wore all sorts of wacko costumes. Some even ran around in their costumes all day - including my boss as Jack Sparrow, shouting "Arrr!" and giving people Jamaican Rum shots since mid day. People got awarded for scariest costume, cutest costume, most creative costume, and scariest...Sat, 1 Nov 2008 19:09:00 +090046ba9f2a6976570b0353203ec4474217http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=284Opera 9.6 is out! Get it here, and/or check out what's new in the change logs. Also, the desktop team has made a Discover Opera tour guide for various features.Wed, 8 Oct 2008 17:38:00 +0900f90f2aca5c640289d0a29417bcb63a37http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=290Zombie Strippers, a 2008 comedy horror film featuring Jenna Jameson, is finally coming to the land of the rising sun... and to mark that big historic event there was a reasonably senseless launch party at Super Deluxe yesterday. Not only did the party sport an unhealthy amount of zombie games and gory scenes from the movie projected on all the walls, various wacko zombie and gore swag, and so...Wed, 1 Oct 2008 18:24:00 +0900e3796ae838835da0b6f6ea37bcf8bcb7http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=281Bad stuff happened at the Denentoshi-Line subway (which I take to work) today at Ikejiriohashi station (which is by the office) causing lots of people to be shipped off to the hospital with breathing difficulties. I've become pretty good at avoiding bad stuff by being late recently; the Akiba massacre, a yakuza thing, and also some nutcase with a gun at 'Baba station (seems I forgot to write...Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:32:00 +09009c838d2e45b2ad1094d42f4ef36764f6http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=291We had a soubetsukai (farewell) party for Yenny (who is going back to the Oslo office) and Miyuki (who is transfering to the Linköping office). Good luck to both of them up north! :) Never go to Sii Cafe & Bar in Shibuya. Despite having cool facilities it was horrible. It might be okay if you're two people or so, but they don't have the capacity or the staff to deal with larger groups. Not...Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:30:00 +0900918317b57931b6b7a7d29490fe5ec9f9http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=287Back in Oslo again. This time to attend a Developing as a leader training program. Hopefully this will make me able to decide what to have for dinner without spending half an hour walking between restaurants unable to make up my mind. The seminar took place at Stratos on top of Folketeaterbygningen in Oslo, so the view was really nice. The team building aspect included the teams competing on an...Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:55:00 +090016a5cdae362b8d27a1d8f8c7b78b4330http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=286Catherine and Rune got married in Las Vegas earlier this year, but as most weren't crazy enough (unlike me and a few others) to take the trip there to attend, they were throwing a big party to celebrate in Oslo yesterday. I'm in Oslo right now for a seminar, so that was impeccable timing! The party took place in an absolutely awesome flat that the owner rents out to parties like this. Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:38:00 +090048aedb8880cab8c45637abc7493ecdddhttp://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=288Having survived some big customer meetings we had a shabu-shabu uchiage party (work-well-done-party). Niklas and Stefan were visiting from Sweden to attend these meetings, so that was another good excuse for taking everyone out for a feast. First time for me at Onyasai, which I now believe is the best cost/performance as far eat-as-much-as-you-want shabu-shabu is concerned. 2jikai went down in...Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:03:00 +09000e01938fc48a2cfb5f2217fbfb00722dhttp://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=285Chikako's birthday was celebrated with a barbq in a garage at her family's place out in Kamakura (or somewhere around there) with a small group of people including some of us old university buddies and more recent additions. I live in the belief that one can never have to many barbqs, but most barbqs in Japan are in the morning for some odd reason - which I typically fail to wake up early enough...Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:49:00 +09000f49c89d1e7298bb9930789c8ed59d48http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=283Our 2nd quarter party yesterday went down at a Mexican place this time; Cantina La Fiesta in Nakameguro. You got to love these kind of places for their margarita and tequila... and we do, so it's all a bit blurry. It was great fun, though the follow up parties never really took off (we got thrown out of the next place - Junkadelic and had problems getting into the right clubs later). Sat, 9 Aug 2008 22:55:00 +0900