Herro Flom Japan (Podcasts & Videocasts)

This has to be seen to be believed. I wish the clip were an hour or two longer. Dolphin Play Bubble Rings

The Buddhist definition of true love, which to me sounds a lot like true friendship. Maitri: Loving kindness; the ability to make someone happy. That someone can be: Yourself Someone you re very fond of Someone you have sympathy for (I forgot to mention that one) A neutral person An enemy; someone you perceive as the cause of your suffering Mudita: transformation of pain Karuna: joy Upeksanam: equanimity, freedom, the opposite of imprisonment or forcing yourself on another person. What I find interesting is what s not on the list: passion, obsession, lust, obedience, dominance, jealousy lots of things I ve known people from all over the world define as true love (especially jealousy) but to me never seemed right. And if you don t believe it, that s OK, because there is no dogma in Buddhism. There s nothing that Buddha taught that you must believe or else be damned for all eternity. If it s true for you, then it s true.

This one is quite personal, and I was going to put it in the Chumbucket to limit the audience, but maybe it might help someone who s in a similar situation.

(February 7, 2006, Part II.) Sponsored By: Global Daigaku

(I m going through all my old video tapes this weekend.) Sponsored By: GD Language Programs Virtual Fair

As far as a 500 yen can of air goes, there s not a whole lot you can do with it that s interesting. But there you have it.

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You ll, ah, want to listen to this with headphones. The people around you might not be as in tune as you to the deep and profound wisdom in the message. I can just picture all the people in the control booth and behind the cameras, completely speechless.Maybe you can tell, but I have the utmost respect for people who can willfully and proudly expose themselves as complete basket cases in front of a large audience. They have a sense of freedom I can t even begin to imagine possessing myself. If I were to somehow unload like that on TV, I d have to live under a pseudonym and move to another country oh, wait. Sponsored By: GD Language Programs Virtual Fair Tags: none

From now on in my podcasts, I m going to ramble, stutter, sniffle, repeat myself, etc. in homage to my new hero, Maria, the world s most horrible singer. Sponsored By: Global Daigaku Tags: anecdote, inspiration, introspection, Maria, neuroticism, podcast, smoking

Name: Maria Sex: Who knows? (lol) Birthday: May 24 Occupation: Dream chaser E-mail: beautymaria@ezweb.ne.jp Height: 178cm Weight: I ve recently gained weight Hobbies: singing, cosmetics Special skill: vocal range Hairstyle: rainbow Favorite words: beautiful, Maria Personality: extremely narcissistic, extremely selfish Favorite Food: thick, juicy steak Least Favorite Foods: shrimp, squid, octopus, crab, all shellfish Favorite Drink: melon soda Least Favorite Drinks: sake, shochu Favorite Book: I hate reading (lol) Favorite Perfume: One I have at home, I forget what it s called (lol) Favorite Sport: practicing vocals Favorite Animal: Hamu Taro Favorite Pastime: street performing Favorite Karaoke Song: I sing my own songs (lol) Dream for the future: to mobilize 1000 people without ever having to set foot in an office. That and to sing at the Budokan Sponsored By: Jobs In Japan Tags: music, videocast

We stated off in Shibuya, took a little stroll through the Chocolate Rain, and ended up outside my house having a late night chat in lawn chairs. none

abWritePlayer(39925, 368, 320, "http://vid.adbrite.com/video/abplayer?"); Actually, the proper term is Revolving Sushi. I am so hungry after making this video. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

abWritePlayer(39925, 368, 320, "http://vid.adbrite.com/video/abplayer?"); Actually, the proper term is Revolving Sushi. I am so hungry after making this video. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

abWritePlayer(39812, 355, 320, "http://vid.adbrite.com/video/abplayer?"); Just a little slice of unedited (but subtitled) reality. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

abWritePlayer(39231, 355, 320, "http://vid.adbrite.com/video/abplayer?"); Another video created from source material that has sufficiently aged like a fine cheese. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4), DivX

Seemed a shame to let all that raw video go to waste, especially considering that it sat on my hard drive for over a year. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv)

We ate at a new Chinese restaurant where all the main dishes on the menu was too spicy for my boys. They tried their best to eat it anyway. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

Music by: I s CUBE (Like them? Yes? No?) Some guy playing outside of Akabane station Wanna see the chumbucket? Fill out this survey Link to me from yer blog I forget what the third thing was oh yeah! Gimme some money. (How could I forget that?)

Arthur is a weekly book and educational toy series. Every week we buy a new piece of him. (This week he gets his left lung and his voice box, I think.) Some day I d like to meet a preteen kid who can hold a camera still for more than an eighth of a second. But Andy loves being on camera. He s going through an Here, I ll hold the camera for you, stage now, and it started with this clip. Formats available:MPEG-4 Video (protected) (.m4v), Flash Video (.flv)

Self-explanitory. Formats available:MPEG-4 Video (protected) (.m4v)

We went yesterday, but we also went in January of 2006, which is when I filmed this. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv)

Taken with Tony s VcamNow2.0. Edited by Daddy, who gave up on the subtitles after two hours of sparring with Sony Vegas. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

We duct taped a Hasbro VcamNow 2.0 to a remote control jeep to test the theory that you people will watch damn near anything. Formats available:MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

Today the train I switch to on the outskirts of Tokyo was just slightly more crowded than usual. I was smashed into the people sitting down, and someone s briefcase was wedged into my ass. But overall, I d say this shows a typical commute. Fill out the survey/link to me/gimme money to watch the [...]

Tony, Andy and I are in the car in this episode talking about various stuff, including my stories about when Tony and Andy were born. I had a binaural mic clipped to each visor. You can hear my voice crack as I remembered a little too vividly how hard it was to watch my wife suffer through hours and hours of labor. I'm not saying it wasn't hard on her--of course it was-- but it was hard for me too. And very emotional.

Title says it all. Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (protected) (.m4v)

To accompany the 40 minute long podcast of just sound. So you know what you re listening to. Formats available:MPEG-4 Video (protected) (.m4v)

Some caveats: This is 40 minutes long. That's how long it took for me to lose 1000 yen. Some will love it being that long, some won't. I completly disown the part where I said, "Yeah Baby! Keep puttin' out!" It didn't sound as funny as I thought it would. In fact, I sound quite pathetic. I apologize. It sounds boring on speakers, but absolutely amazing on earbuds. In fact, it sounds like you're sitting right in front of the machine playing. I have no idea how the pachinko machine knew my name and kept calling it out

Just showing my binural mic and headphone setup at the beginning of a podcast. Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (protected) (.m4v)