Monthly Archives: March 2006

Chayamachi Fishtank Diver

At first, I thought that the diver and his spotter were performing some sort of perfomance art, and they kind of were. Amazingly, no one stopped to watch him except for me. This guy also has to jump into tanks … Continue reading

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Sky Building Mimicry

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On the way to Kita

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Vernal Equinox Richard Pryor Story

Friend of mine just lit a cigarette on my stove, and he got too close to the flame. Hair still smoking, he asked “Oh, what happened?”. Now it stinks like burnt ass in my mini kitchen.

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Red Jump Green Jump

(Original picture courtesy of Justin) This is dedicated to a fun, 3 hour hike in the rain with Justin and Taro, followed by a night of kushikatsu, drinking, karaoke, and onsening in Nara.

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Tanuki Ponpoko

Ponpoko pon no pon is the onomotopoetic Japanese expression of how tanuki move. When I saw one running, I was impressed by the accuracy of which ponpoko pon no pon captures their wobbly gait. Known erroneously as a “badger” or … Continue reading

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Little Animals

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Pets in Japan

It sucks to see pets being crammed together like this, warmed like chicken karaage under intense heat lamps. Unfortunately, pet stores like this seem to be pretty successful. There are some humane society-like organizations, but they are not nearly as … Continue reading

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A Day at the Office

I’m not writing about anything especially interesting or though provoking. This is simply about an average day in the office over here. It?s one degree outside. That?s what the screen on the wall-mounted air conditioner reads, but it doesn?t feel … Continue reading

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Pervert!

A wolf preying upon an obatallion.

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