Welcome to my blog, the only official website of Greg Steffensen. This will be a pretty much daily record of thoughts on living in Japan, and also part of a writing grade in my English class. Maybe some language, but nothing NSFW.
The name Redneck Katana refers to Neal Stephenson's post-cyberpunk work Snow Crash, where at one point in the book the main character Hiro Protagonist is seen training his kenjutsu forms with a meter long rod of iron rebar, wrapped on the grip end in gaffer's tape, which he nicknames the Redneck Katana. It's a heavy, imprecise training tool that requires a lot of effort to master, but his training with the tool saves Hiro's life several times during real fights with real weapons in the penultimate battle sequence of the book. I think this serves as an adequate metaphor to my life in Japan: often clumsy, but ultimately enlightening, albeit after some effort invested.And it's a Snow Crash reference, which is always welcome.
Dude, awesome metaphor! :D it's like, deep lol. tis Kodi btw~
ReplyDeleteI like it! I haven't read "Snow Crash" in 5 or 6 years. You inspired me to start rereading it this morning. I'd forgotten how awesome the opening is.
ReplyDeleteGetting further in re-reading "Snow Crash." Another good Snow Crash reference title for a blog would be "Condensing Fact from the Vapor of Nuance."
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