wrestling flavored.

yes, it has been almost 7 months since my last post - but when inspiration hits, it really kicks you in the balls. while wearing an orange jumpsuit. with a hood. and a classic pair of wrestling glasses.

(thanks adarsh!)

japanese improvements.

indebted to my nbff for this one. (and alex). arigatou gozaimasu!

the lovery kit kat.

perfectly timed for all the valentines day activities, this selection of red treats arrived from japan.


the important takeaway from this lesson is not 'how cool karyn is to have nice friends send her puresento(s)' (this being inherent in the discussion), nor is it even about 'lovery.'


this lesson is about Kit Kats.



why do THEY get so many flavors for their Kit Kats? i understand that the GREEN TEA flavor might be a stretch for americans, and frankly, ROYAL MILK TEA might raise and eyebrow, but you dont think that SPARKLING STRAWBERRY will go over well ? ?



i'm insulted (and starving).

UPDATES: the little orange colored small kit kat in the top picture is BUTTERED SWEET POTATO.

Nagisa Riiru / Playgirl No.1

a quick search on google/wiki to find out who nagisa riiru REALLY is, yields, extremely slim results. in fact, this appears to be the only picture of her in existence.




i'm pretty sure this song translates as : "man there is a lot of snow in nyc today. let's party."

bibari maeda and munetaka inoue and his sharp five.

"twilight beach" - bibari maeda and munetaka inoue and his sharp five



mostly an actress (you probably recognize her from Son of Godzilla, 1967, right?).... but did you know she also got together with this sharp group of men (5 of them, actually) and came up with this hot, melancholy jam?

what? you say you've never heard of her?? me either!!! and that is because you (like me) are not japanese.

sooo, using the faceless web, let's pretend, and get sentimental for the old times here:

(should automatically download if you cut and paste this:)

http://files.me.com/karynbehnke/x89goy.mp3

gimme that ole time religion... on the rocks.

reading notes:

1. where can we get these jams?
2. wait... drunk rapping is what buddhism was intended to be?
3. confirmed: christianity IS boring!
4. "mr. happiness" - are they also selling drugs?
5. "Buddhism 2010" - centuries of religious knowledge... this is the best name you come up with?

Japanese monks serve up alcohol and hip hop music to lure in followers

By Kyung Lah, CNN

January 21, 2010 9:48 a.m. EST

Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- The Buddhist religion has largely remained the same over the past few centuries, but a group of monks in Japan are spicing things up by turning to alcohol and rap music to lure in followers.

The monks are calling it Buddhism 2010.

Kansho Tagai, who is a Buddhist monk, believes it's time to change for the future and doesn't mind if it means dropping the chants and bringing on the rap music.

Tagai also prefers to go by his street name -- Mr. Happiness.

Many argue that the Buddhist mantra is hard to understand, but if it's interpreted in a modern way sung as a rap, then more young people might accept the Buddhist faith, according to Tagai.

....

Another idea that monks hope will help get more young people involved is mixing faith with fun at something called the Monk Bar. This modern day bar serves up alcoholic drinks while teaching the Buddhist mantra, according to Zenshin Fujioka.

"This is closer to what Buddhism was intended to be," Zenshin said...

FULL ARTICLE HERE: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/japan.monks.rap.religion