Best Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II is my favorite movie. 

It is certainly not a great movie. But I love it anyway.

I’m watching it now, probably 20 years after I last saw it. I had it on VHS when I was younger and probably watched it 200 times. I still remember every note of the soundtrack. It beings up many strong feelings. I’m sure I’m just being sentimental. But whatever. I still love it.

I lived in Japan for a year, during my “junior year abroad.” Or whatever. I strongly believe that this movie was what made me interested in Japan in the first place. For that, I owe it a large debt. If you can owe movies debts, that is.

Muji

They are finally going to start opening Mujis in America. This excites me greatly. During my time in Japan, Muji was one of my favorite places to go.

My favorite Muji purchase was this set of collapsable cardboard speakers. I wish I remember what happened to them. They would be even more useful now that we are living in the era of the iPod.