I already thought Kirsten Dunst was cute…

Welcome to Samurai Camp, a fitness regime that fuses ritualised 16th century swordsmanship, an imaginary bloodbath and throbbing techno music — and which has captivated 21st-century Japanese woman.

Someone tell me why I’m not living in Japan…

[via @kevinrose]

Need perspective? The fastest Amtrak is the Acela Express which, at maximum, reaches 150MPH on a 35 mile stretch between Boston and New Haven. Otherwise, it tops out at 135MPH between Boston and Washington, D. C.

When I was in Japan in 2004, I was already in awe of a rail system that moved as fast as it’s other ability which seems to escape systems in the US: on-time trains.

Seriously, some day I’m going to move to Japan. Some day…

1. I’m so busy that you have no free time.
2. I’m at a computer all the time¹.
3. My to-do list is almost entirely composed entirely of requests made by other people sent to me via e-mail.
4. I have so much to do that I need to look at a list to see what I can do now that I’m at the computer (or by the phone, or in the car, etc).
5. I’m a サラリーマン, (salary man).

Here’s the deal, my e-mail inbox is a form of communication. Yes, sometimes people send me e-mails that result in me having to do something. That doesn’t mean each message I get results in “actions” that require a “next step” and “contexts.”

My to-do list usually consists of “pay this bill” and “get milk at the grocery store.” The day I need to look at a list with context @store, “buy milk” next task: check out will be a sad day.

Hey, if GTD works for you, more power to you. But you’re probably always in a business environment. That’s just not the case for me (thankfully).

1. Okay, so this is almost true, especially since I have that fancy time-suck called an iPhone.