DISQUS

My friends went to one in Konomiya, and somehow 2 guys from the group ended up participating. Still not sure WHY though.

Someone explain to me wtf the Eye of Sauron has to do with Dragonball.

How can you possibly have any affection, whatsoever, for Dragonball, and defend THAT? That's not a monkey, on any planet. It's closer to one of those really ugly, deep-sea fish, except with (ripped-up) ears and red eyes.

Oh, so they do have cinnamon melts there? (They have them in the US too.)

Nope, ginger ale is extremely rare in restaurants here period; even in the supermarket it can be hard to find.

Somehow, violently murderous Sesame Street characters are absolutely hilarious to me.

So no nuggets, or chicken by itself (other than that shaking thing)?

Thank you so much! I'd never heard of four (all pretty high up), so I'm checking those out now. I'm so addicted to Livestation, it's not funny. Animax is really good, and so are the little kids' programs on the major stations (it's morning tv). QVC was fascinating initially, but the anime is more to my level right now (and it has a story).
I second About.com, but also suggest JapanesePod101. I'm taking classes, but lately I've been searching for the grammar points in the textbook on that site, and they're pretty good for reinforcement, if not pure learning on its own. They have several different levels, so it's not just for beginners (they even have "newbie" lessons) or more advanced learners either. Of course, if you pay you'll get pdf files of the lessons and some other stuff (broken-down kaiwa line-by-line mp3s), and the pdfs are good (free trial for a week or two gets you everything, so you can try it out), but you don't have to pay for the podcasts themselves.

Aw...I've got Japanese film from 6-9 on Monday night, so I can't make it (and I work on Tuesday). :(

Whoops. I suppose that would be (I've) Got My Mind Set on You.

I'll guess at one I don't see yet...

11. Got My Mind Set on You

Sounds suspiciously like the James Ray original.