Black vs. Brown
These two colors are not the same. No, I am serious. Look.
- Black:
- of the very darkest color; the opposite of white; colored like coal, the absence of or complete absorption of light.
- Brown:
- of a color produced by mixing red, yellow, and black.
See, brown comes from red, yellow, and black! Not black alone. Words that can no longer be used when addressing, demeaning, or describing me:
- Darkie.
- Tar baby.
- Negro.
- etc…
Curiosity.
In most cases a kid will speak his or her mind. It’s usually not malicious. No. It is their inquisitive nature. Let us look at a real life example. Kid A says to kid B, “Why are Derek’s hands, face, and arms black while the palms of his hand’s are almost the same color as ours?” Kid B thinks for a bit and then says, authoritatively, “It’s because he has been in Japan for a long time, so he is losing his color.”
Brilliant.
Picking Pay Stub From Work.
Mountain Bike: 54,000 Yen.
Pay Stub: Secret.
Having a child in the elevator spy you and then turn to
his mom and say, "Mommy, mommy! There is someone in
the elevator with us that has a black face!":
Priceless.
His mom looked down at the floor, while his older sister started cracking up. I also had a good laugh.
Day Two: Let’s Play!
Some stuff happened, but overall the highlight of Day Two was gaming with Mr. Goat and Karen of Esoteric Love. The games were retro:
- iConquer a Risk clone.
The goal of the game is to take over every country on the map by eliminating all your opponents.
- Armagetron Advanced the light cycle game from the movie Tron (1982):
The original game consisted of 4 sub-games, the only one of concern is the ‘Light Cycles’ one, in which the player uses a left/right joystick to control a ‘Light Cycle’ which leaves a wall behind it wherever the cycle it goes, turning only at 90 degree angles. The player must then get the AI to crash into their wall while avoiding hitting the AI’s own wall themselves. Those were the humble beginnings of Armagetron Advanced’s game play, which has now blossomed into 16 player mayhem, with highly advanced AI, network game play, and of course all in a 3D environment.
Do you run Windows? OS X? Linux? No sweat! Armagetron Advanced runs on all three platforms. Get your Light Cycle on!
The rest of the day was uneventful.
Day Three: A Non-day.
Typhoons 10 and 11 threatened to turn Tuesday into a “wet” day. Fortunately, 10 veered off towards China and 11 is wandering around down south and will probably smash into Shikoku and the surrounding area.
What I didn’t do today:
- Go shopping.
- Take the train.
- Leave the house before 3 PM.
- Catch a movie.
- Play Ridge Racers.
I returned a DVD, picked up my pay stub, went to starbucks, played Armagtron while H.A. played/read her first ever Choose Your Own Adventure book - her character got bumped off, and went drinking. That’s it.
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