Adam Coldren

Ph.D candidate @MSU_HistoryDept | Research focus on death, sacrifice, and commemoration in Modern Japan

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@RZwigenberg Congratulations! I’m really looking forward to getting my hands on a copy!

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@HiromuNagahara I enjoy this series!

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@csoppenhuizen @anthonypadovano Apparently you can access the full video episodes of Gaki no Tsukai subtitled via Reddit, although I haven’t tried yet.

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@csoppenhuizen I can name quite a few, actually. Just in my program. How’d that happen?

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@csoppenhuizen Fumiko Enchi*

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@csoppenhuizen It’s a bit boring if a suggestion at this point, but the original I Am Legend by Richard Matheson is my favorite novel of all time. I also liked Esau by Phillip Kerr, and Masks by Fumiko Enchii is also a favorite.

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The Oregon Trail was the original precursor to the Dark Souls series and you cannot convince me otherwise. #DarkSouls #videogames

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@csoppenhuizen I agree. I’m also a fan of #2 (insert Austin Powers meme here), but #7 can go back to the bank and stay there forever.

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The highlight of my semester so far: a freshman student in my office hours mentions that they like history because it’s often reminiscent of reality TV, which leads to a conversation about how George Washington was a messy bitch that loved drama. Excellent.

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@JohnVsetecka 20th Century American History as Seen Through Comics.

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I’m glad that I do most of my kobun/kanbun practice and reading in my apartment because I apparently whistle entire concerts to myself during. Anyone else have any strange quirks while they work in a secondary language? #gradschool #Japanese

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Halloween costume this year. I think I got pretty close! #DBZ #Halloween

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I just had another solid session at the gym. I feel alive and motivated for the rest of the work I have to do today. If only I could deal with this pesky (read: “crippling”) body dysmorphia! #weightlifting #gradschool

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@LizWFab Because there is a secret high-society market for academic books that are displayed prominently on bookshelves like expensive art at parties. Guests admire the craftsmanship of individual volumes while sipping expensive scotch and pretending to understand their deeper meaning.

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@danautanu This is certainly true! I’ve grown terribly impatient of waiting for my dear friend to message me it seems.

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Made some tacos for lunch today and then finished off the leftovers after working around the house a bit. Sitting here with the realization that I just ate half of a red onion between my two meals and not quite sure what to do with that information.

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The sudden shift in temperature in Japan has made me realize just how excited I am for winter. I hope it snows before I leave, although that’s unlikely in Tokyo. Snow makes me happy.

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@csoppenhuizen I bet it’s a required ingredient in a biscuit or something.

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Nothing helps stave off the ever-present sense of crisis trying to finish this PhD has foisted upon me like a good workout. Thank (insert deity of choice here) for deadlifts! #phdlife #weightlifting

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Terminator: Dark Fate is certainly not my favorite film in the franchise, but the the theme song is killer.