Our school holds an orientation for incoming freshmen every year, and yesterday I participated in the Major Fair, an event where new students have the opportunity to talk to faculty about majors they are interested in ...

Previously on Onigiriman..."Back then, it was what it was, and you learned to live with irreparable scars and injuries. Indeed, after a week or so, my vision seemed to revert to normal. I thought it had healed itself, ...

A couple of comments asked about the corneal scar I mentioned in my last post. Well, it isn't as dramatic as Onigiri might imagine--no, I did not get stabbed in the eye like your cousin. Whew! Now that would be a story t...

A couple of years ago, I went to a class reunion for my elementary/middle school class at Maryknoll, the former all -Japanese private school in Los Angeles. It was a pleasant get-together. I exchanged niceties with many ...

もう一度布団にもぐる窓の雪Once moreI crawl beneath the comforter.Snow at the windowTH 1956Unfortunately for me, there is not enough snow on the window sill to justify more time in bed, as Dad imagined back in 1956. If there were a fe...

A few months ago, I received an email from an old friend... Well, friend may not be the exact word, but I would like to think that we were more than just acquaintances. JU was a member of my patrol in Boy Scouts, and we ...

In class last Thursday, I spent a few minutes talking about myself--nothing new. A student had folded up his quiz into a paper airplane and threw it at me. Don't be shocked. I try to promote a comfortable atmosphere in m...

JAJournal update 2004.3.11 ReedMattblue asked about Reed, the guy who tried to cheer me up with his chicken story when my first dog, Kyu-chan, died. Well, Reed died about 5-6 years ago. I didn't go to his funeral;...

Stupid Godzilla Joke I was reading Sammy's entry yesterday about the end of Godzilla. He mentioned how much better it was than King Kong, and it reminded me of a stupid riddle...but you gotta know some Japanese. Q: What do you get when a gorilla...