Honestly, I haven't checked to see if it's out there but one part of Vista I like is the multiple clocks I get in the task bar. If you click/mouse over (can't remember) the clock in the tray it will pop up with a few different time zones you can set. I would love to have something like this in my regular menu bar instead of a Dashboard widget.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 10:03 PM on January 24, 2008

Atari Teenage Riot
Chemlab
Slayer
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 11:15 PM on January 22, 2008

Wow! So many good responses so fast. Thank you all so much.

Ok, to give some more feedback/history. I'm unmarried (but have a girlfriend that may come with me), 29, no family. So I suppose an area with younger people or stuff to do would be nice, but I'm not much of a bar scene type of person. Good restaurants would be great. I love to eat out and try new food so a nice selection of places to eat would be great, but not key. I mostly cook all my food during the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 8:13 PM on December 19, 2007

After reading all the comments again, let me put a few more things out there. Definitely renting, not buying. What I like about those other neighborhoods was the atmosphere of being able to walk around, go to cafes and bookshops, that kind of thing. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on my working location unless traffic is really terrible in Cincinnati. I would drive every day no matter which area I decide on. Thanks again!
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 8:25 PM on December 19, 2007

Thank you all for the great info. I think I have a idea of where I want to look. Sounds like I'm going to checkout the Oakley area, but now with all this input I'm definitely going to also checkout the Covington/Newport and Clifton areas. Hopefully I have enough time to walk around and get a good feel for the places. I might have to reconsider after hearing about some tax issues, but I'm sure it'll all work out.
Thanks everyone for your help!
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 4:31 PM on December 20, 2007

Been a while, but thought I just say I ended up going with Convington for now. Looks nice and will be a good location to get to work. Thanks again!
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 9:02 PM on January 14, 2008

My coworker is a very attractive woman that some pretty bad skin problems too. She has a huge scar on her forearm and shins from a kitchen accident when she was younger. I'm not sure what her exact skin problem is, but it flares up from time to time and she has super dry, itchy red skin. It can be on her arms, legs, face, everywhere. She has also had many boyfriends, and I think she looks great. She always explains it to the guy she is dating and it doesn't seem to be a problem. I've... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 11:51 PM on December 9, 2007

I've tried looking, but I couldn't find anything. Unless you're really into your phone, you may just want to consider getting a different one. You can find quite a few unlocked Japanese Nokia phones on Yahoo Auction. Or a Windows Mobile phone.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 10:52 PM on November 29, 2007 marked best answer

They will find out, and they will take it back when you need money the most. And, they'll probably can you for not speaking up.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 9:50 PM on November 28, 2007

I sold my car in MI a few months back and I was in a somewhat similar situation as your seller. I didn't have enough money to pay off the total loan even with what the buyer was giving me. I had to come up with the balance because if the seller does not pay of his lien, he can't give you title. If he can't give you the title, that car ain't yours. Make sure he pays off the lien, or you'll be driving "his" car.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 11:09 PM on November 26, 2007

What a great question! I love Matsuya and always thought it would do well in the US. I wish some enterprising young Japanese would get Taco Bell over here though!
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:58 AM on November 22, 2007

That or down near Jimbocho. Tons of ski shops down there and my buddy got 32s last year.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:42 AM on November 22, 2007

What synecdoche said. I remember reading the same thing. Also, I read that the further your foot goes in front of your knee (if you think of a vertical line through your knee) the greater the chance of injury. I may be wrong on that one.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:47 AM on November 16, 2007

Honestly, this worked for me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:44 AM on November 16, 2007 marked best answer

I'm slowly getting more into FB and what I find it's good for is keeping track of two types of friends. My really good friends that I want to communicate with all the time. Why not use email or the phone? I'm overseas, and we're not the type of guys that mail each other every day. Before we all starting using FB we might have written a nice long email every few weeks but now we send each other little messages almost daily. The status thing is also a quick way to see what my buddies are up... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 11:41 PM on November 14, 2007

I have always been a fan of Kindaichi and Detective School Q.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:15 AM on November 14, 2007

I eat most of my food at my desk and rarely go out. I imagine sometimes my food smells might bother other people. However, I have to regularly deal with people reheating grilled fish that smells awful (live in Japan) all the time so I don't feel bad when they need to deal with my food. I don't think oatmeal is the right food to pick a fight over, especially because you may be opening yourself up to revenge.
If they stop their oatmeal habit and suddenly find they can't stand your... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 1:18 AM on November 12, 2007

If you do the same workout, and lift the same weights, for the same muscle groups every day you'll be building less muscle. You need to fatigue your muscles and let them recover to build anything.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 11:38 PM on November 11, 2007

I've been speaking about 50% Japanese 50% English daily for the last 7 years. I have a hard time always getting words/phrases correct when I go home. It seems that when I'm at home with friends and family and speaking faster than I normally would, my brain doesn't keep up. Also, people ask me (when at home in Detroit) where I'm from because I have an interesting accent. Weird.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:33 AM on October 29, 2007

The shortest I worked was 4 months as a LAN engineer. It was somewhat like what they described in the interview, but they changed the salary details at the last minute. It was excruciating going to work every day and I jumped at the first interview I had, even though I had to move out of the country. Not a big deal except that I moved home from overseas just a few months before.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 2:13 AM on October 25, 2007

Doh! I was so close but beaten to it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 2:10 AM on October 25, 2007

I'm not a scholar, and I don't even pretend to be a good Catholic, but one thing the priest has said to me in confession is to forgive myself. I find this to be the hardest part. I think that people have a hard time forgiving themselves and others, and it's difficult for us to imagine a being that would love us unconditionally no matter what we do. However, I think it is important to not forget the bad things you did but try to forgive yourself. Otherwise it is hard to move on. As for me, I... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 11:13 PM on October 16, 2007

I used Allied when I moved from Chicago to Japan. They were great but a little expensive.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 1:49 AM on September 27, 2007

I use UFJ Mitsubishi as my main account here (Japan). I regularly wire money back home to my back account via their phone service. For me, it's easier because I have registered all the bank info at home with UFJ but during the automated part of the call I know there is an option for unregistered overseas wired transfer. However, I'm not sure if this is only accessible to people who are registered for their Internet banking service.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 1:31 AM on September 27, 2007

I did better with the ladies when I was 215 than I do now at 170. Go figure. I'm not sure what changed, but it was probably my attitude. So, not much advice really but I think you'll be o.k.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:23 AM on September 14, 2007

I'll tell you a little of my story. I have been living in another country, far away from my family for 7 years. I lived away from them for 6 straight years, basically because I was afraid to go home. I thought I wouldn't get a job, and I would forget the language skills I attained. However, I finally decided to go back. I was only there for 5 months. I was happy to be around my family but was miserable with my job. I ended up taking a job and returning to Japan. I love my new job, but at... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:24 AM on September 11, 2007

Kotoba is really nice software for Mac.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:38 AM on September 10, 2007

What Dr Fedora and Gomichild said. The DS software is fantabulous.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:56 AM on September 5, 2007

I have done many half and full marathons, and not all of them in the best condition. I have bailed on a few. Even when I hurt, I want to get out there and run but it always helps to remind myself that I would rather take a day off (or skip the event) and live to run another day then possibly injure myself and take myself out of competition for a longer period of time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:52 AM on September 3, 2007

I think it's more like everything on Japanese TV is fake.

Then again, my Taekwondo teacher once broke his wrist attempting to break a brick at a competition. He was just part of a demonstration, but would not give up. The brick (typical cinder block) was setup on the spongy pads that made up the ring and that was probably giving too much to get a good break. That didn't stop him from hitting it over and over, until I finally saw his wrist snap. Crazy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 11:54 PM on August 28, 2007

When I moved from the US to Japan, I used a professional moving company. However, I was still scared about my PC so I did the following:

1) Backed up everything important on DVD (that could fit on DVD) and mailed it to my parents ahead of time.
2) Used Acronis to image my drive to an external which went in my backpack carry on.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:57 AM on August 27, 2007

When I had a stomach ulcer, I had to call over and over and basically make life hell for my doctor before he told me what was wrong with me. This was at a small clinic in Tokyo.
When I had a tumor in my neck I went to a much larger hospital (Hiroo Metropolitan) and the doctors there never held anything back. Even though it takes all day to get through the lines there, I will never go anywhere else as long as I live here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:13 AM on July 17, 2007

1st kyu is good for work, but not necessary. I have 2nd kyu and could pass 1st kyu but just don't feel like exerting myself. 2nd kyu has never stopped me from getting job offers. In fact, I think 2nd kyu is good enough depending on what kind of job you want to get.

Anyway, I studied for 3 years in college and that prepared me for 3rd kyu. I passed it by reviewing grammar and using my own flash cards made from the 3rd kyu kanji study books.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 11:54 PM on July 16, 2007

Freaky. Almost everything I listen to running/cycling is on here. The only thing I would add is the podrunner podcast via iTunes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 1:34 AM on June 25, 2007

Nakedsushi, you're the best! I've been drooling over the Chrome shins hoping to find something not as expensive and those swrve knickers look great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 2:09 AM on June 18, 2007

I used the Mac app kotoba. I think it's a pretty sweet program.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:57 AM on June 18, 2007

I used to read the Yahoo Japan's news site for kids. Has varying levels of furigana and help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 1:18 AM on June 12, 2007

I found dual booting Windows/OS X on my MBP to be a pain. I take a lot of screenshot and since I have no print screen key, doing that under Windows was a pain. Plus the no right click was troublesome.

But, running Windows under Parallels was so incredibly cool I would probably never go back to a Windows only machine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 10:59 PM on June 7, 2007

I was a mechanic at a bike shop for a few years. I fixed many dept. store bikes after the owner crashed because something came loose. The people that put those things together don't do it right most of the time. It's worth the extra cash to know you're not going to be injured the first time you take it out, plus the free tuneup you'll need after a month or so. Even a cheap LBS bike is going to last a long time if you take good care of it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:12 AM on June 5, 2007

I taught English for one year and a discussion we used to have was about superstitions. This was always interesting and a lot of fun.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 11:30 PM on June 4, 2007

I remember reading something about a guy in China that got a divorce because his wife "lied" to him about her appearance. I guess she had a ton of plastic surgery and when he saw her old pictures he freaked. Kind of reminds me of that.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 11:04 PM on June 4, 2007

If somebody is going to pay for your education, take it. I'm still paying mine off, but college was the best. I had fun, met lots of people, and learned Japanese. After graduation I'm living in Japan. I never had a chance to study abroad, but now I'm living abroad and making money which is even better. Travel during summer vacation but definitely go to school.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 10:34 PM on June 4, 2007

A lot of times, weight gain is a terrible cycle. You gain weight and get depressed so you eat, or something happens and you eat, rinse and repeat. Making a new cycle of exercise and losing weight will help keep your confidence up. It's going to be tough but if you're really heavy now the weight will really come off fast at first, and that can help get you through those first few months.
Take pictures of yourself before you start, and keep taking pictures every week or so and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 11:16 PM on May 29, 2007

I had a simple tree fort with a rope swing. I can remember the potential to be injured, but never was. It was great. Also, the coolest back yard in my neighborhood was one that had a bmx course built into it. That was amazing. I think a zip line would rule!
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 1:26 AM on May 25, 2007

If you can get the weekly Shonen Magazine in a Asian supermarket/bookstore near you, all the manga have furigana over the kanji. Also, I believe all (or a majority) of the Shonen brand manga have furigana. That's how I practiced. Personally, I don't like Doraemon. I really enjoy Hajime no Ippo. It's about boxing and is fun, but the great thing is the main character speaks like a normal person and not some manga tough guy. A lot of manga that is fun doesn't always teach you words you can... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 1:10 AM on May 16, 2007

Another white guy from Japan, I think it looks cool when done correctly. If you're hair is really dark, spend the extra cash to get a pro to do it so it doesn't end up damaged or spotty.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 1:00 AM on May 16, 2007

I used to have mild dandruff, and what helped me was conditioner. I used my normal conditioner in the shower, but now use a leave in conditioner when I get out of the shower. No more dandruff.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:57 AM on May 16, 2007

I'm 28 and now managing people my age or a bit older. One thing I really took away from my previous managers, and am trying to pass along, is how to take a few extra minutes and think about the proper way to solve a problem. Not just go with the first, and fastest option but to think about the possible future outcomes. I know when I was 22 and starting to work, I always wanted to impress with my speed and being fast didn't always make me very productive in the long term.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 12:01 AM on May 15, 2007

I just started commuting, in Tokyo, but have a few things to say. Carry an extra tube, and know how to change it. You will become pretty dirty (and so will the bike) with all the stuff flying off the ground and cars so wipe your bike down every few days. I have pretty much covered my body in reflective tape and flashing LEDs. If you have showers at work, you're lucky. I don't and find that this kind of stuff is great.
It's super fun, good luck!... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 10:53 PM on May 14, 2007

Roppongi, Azabu and maybe Omotesando in Tokyo. Not really an Americatown, but there are a lot of foreigners in Omiya. They even sell English newspapers at the station kiosk.
posted to Ask Metafilter by m3thod4 at 2:21 AM on May 9, 2007