We went rock climbing yesterday on Montezuma’s Tower (5.7) in Garden of the Gods. I’ve talked about this climb in an earlier blog entry, but this time I have video!
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Montezuma’s Tower 2.0, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO
Posted in Rock Climbing, Travel, tagged rock climbing, Travel on June 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Japanese Film Reviews #9: Takashi Shimizu’s JU-ON
Posted in Film Reviews, Japan, Japanese Film Reviews, tagged Film Reviews, J-horror, Japanese culture, Takashi Shimizu on June 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This installment discusses Shimizu Takashi’s 2000 hit JU-ON. J-Horror Classics – Shimizu Takashi’s JU-ON: THE GRUDGE Despite the popularity of the 1998 RING, by 2000 it seemed like the Japanese horror boom had ended. At least, no films had been released that really could rival Nakata’s smash hit. In February, Shimizu Takashi released a straight-to-video [...]
ホラーSHOX / HORROR SHOX
Posted in Japanese Film Reviews, tagged J-horror, japanese film, yotsuya kaidan on June 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was recently contacted by Tinker-san, who informed me that he has mentioned my review of Yotsuya Kaidan on his website ホラーSHOX / HORROR SHOX! This is a great website and an amazing resource for all kinds of horror films. I am very flattered by his description of my review =^_^= If you are interested [...]
Japanese Film Reviews #8: Nakata Hideo’s THE RING
Posted in Film Reviews, Japan, Japanese Film Reviews, tagged Film Reviews, J-horror, Japanese culture, Nakata Hideo on June 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have included a critical review of The Ring to accompany my YouTube review… The 1998 the release of Nakata Hideo’s RING (or RINGU) revolutionized not only the Japanese horror genre but in many way revitalized the Japanese film industry, which had toiled away in obscurity since the 1980s. The film was based off a [...]
JET Program Statement of Purpose Essay
Posted in Japan, JET Program, tagged JET Program, JET Program Statement of Purpose Essay, teaching in Japan on June 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I posted another JET Vlog about my thoughts on the JET Statement of Purpose Here is my statement of purpose:
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