Monthly Archives: March 2004
Your New Favorite Character
Dude, you know this shit is dope! Pooper has a one man show, and you couldn’t look away even if you wanted to. I think that the word “poop” is not used enough in the right context. “Pooper scooper” just sounds lame, but when a little guy named “Pooper” is cheerfully flippin’ the bird while … Continue reading
Aeon Flux: The Movie!
(Credit: http://zed.9hells.org) About ten years ago Anime was not really mainstream, at least not to the degree that it is today. I mean, we had a bunch of good dubbed imports but American animation had nothing really to compete with Japanese Anime, in terms of excitement, raw energy, and coolness. Except for Aeon Flux, that … Continue reading
Yufuin Car Museum
The Yufuin Car Museum is in bad shape. If you look closely at the mural, you can make out areas where the wallpaper glue has decomposed. Also, this room is so small, that it is impossible to take a good photo that shows off the whole car. I’m sure that it must’ve looked much better … Continue reading
Holy Water
Every once in a while, I take a picture that I really like. This one was taken at a lake in Yufuin (in Oita-ken), and I had to venture out into the water to get it. I really like the shrines that are built in or around water in its various forms. They seem more … Continue reading
Come Again?
This sign lacks the standard misspelled words and strange grammar, but somehow it is still distinctly Japanese Oh, how I was dying to go into this ramen-ya and mime my way through every interaction with anyone in my sphere of influence. I remember finding this same sign 4 years prior when on an epic roadtrip … Continue reading