Being in Japan is awesome and I have no regrets in moving. I could give endless positives to state my case but I DO miss a few things about home. Here's a short list:

Law & Order - Every night at 2am they would show past episodes with some reaching as far back as the original cast. For a who dunnit show, it's probably the best in my opinion. Screw all the clones, man. I would watch this while I worked without fail after Conan. My fave being McCoy. Bless his unrepentant icy cold heart.

Restaurant Makeover - I've gushed numerous times about how I love this show. Yeah, it totally tries to tug at your heartstrings but it comes across as genuine and the reveals at the end are always kickass. I've tried looking for torrents of this thing but haven't managed to come across any. If you find some let me know.

My view - Let's compare this:

To this:

Yeah... 'nuf said...

Pizza - Numero Uno at Davie and Granville was probably the best pizza in all of Vancouver. For a buck fifty a slice, you had a dizzying array of pizzas to choose from and all of them being fan-fucking-tastic. Perfect for post clubbing or drinkin'. All the pizzas here seem to have mayo on them. Like, what's up with that?? And no slices. You either dish out close to 30 bones for a medium or nothing at all. Come to think of it, this could be a prime business opportunity...

Utility included rent - When you pay for everything seperately it really gets to be a pain in the ass. Gone are the days when I could wear shorts around the apartment in the dead of winter or take hot showers till my fingers pruned. This week, I got bills for my water, electricity, gas, phone and internet. That's too much work...

Tim Horton's - Some may argue that their coffee tastes like silty rain water but I fucking love it. Where else can you get a medium for a buck and some change? Take that, Starfucks.

That's it for now. I'm sure I'll be missing much more Canadiana in the near future. In the meantime, I've got comics to draw.

TAK