Monthly Archives: October 2006

This is Bach and it rocks…

In order to make sure that the haniwa (here is another interesting article about haniwa) were completely dry, they sat exposed to the air and sunlight for 2 weeks. Since the smaller haniwa dry more quickly, I was able to fire the octopus, robot, and a few other smaller pieces prior to the bigger pieces. … Continue reading »

In case you are interested in haniwa and kofun (Japanese burial mounds), these links might be of interest: Sakai City’s site Charles Keally’s Kofun Culture page Kazumasa Ozawa’s page about kofun A page that shows what kofun look like from the air and ground Abstracts from the Japanese Archaeological Association A concise article about haniwa … Continue reading »

This picture has nothing to do with the news I just got from Chris, but it seemed appropriate somehow. I just learned that Sarah is pregnant, but I don’t know when they will be expecting. I’ll add more info to this post (or check the comments) as more news becomes available. Congratulations guys!

It feels weird to know that my brother is on a plane, and on his way, to a new life in Thailand. Over 10 years in Japan has molded him into an American who is very Japanese, so it will be interesting to see how he changes after being in Thailand for a while. Dude, … Continue reading »

It’s hard for me to listen to the radio without constantly switching from station to station. It seems to me that there was a greater variety available on radio when I was younger, and now there’s less space on the mainstream airwaves for anything other than pop, especially when it comes to hip-hop as this … Continue reading »

I took Killer out to play with Boo and Yoda today, and after playing with a guava, he charged Yoda. Yoda was a good sport. He played with Killer for a while, and just let the little puppy do whatever he wanted to. Boo was less tolerant. He played with Killer for a little bit, … Continue reading »

Wow.

I find myself frustrated at how desensitized I’ve become towards the war in Iraq. The news is saturated with depressing stories day after day. Sometimes, I hear how many people have died in an explosion and think “That’s not too bad.”, and am sad at how these people have become numbers, as impersonal as the … Continue reading »

Over the past week, I’ve been thinking about making our front garden into a haniwa forest. I want to make hundreds of haniwa and find the right places for them so that they become part of the environment of our front yard. The haniwa of the Kofun period were guardians of tombs and tumili, but … Continue reading »