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    A nice Sunday

    Yesterday Nam and I set out in the morning for a day in Osaka. My little brother has been studying capoeira with a group that practices in Shinsaibashi, and they…

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    Danjiri Photostream

    Well, the Danjiri lived up to its reputation and was, in a word, exhilarating. In my free time, I’m looking through the hundreds of photos I took and will post…

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    Day Before Danjiri

    Tomorrow morning, Nam and I will ride the hydrofoil from Sumoto to Kansai Airport. From there we will ride the train a couple stops and step into the semi-controlled chaos…

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    Illustrator Revisited

    Just thought I’d show how low the demand for my mad graphic design skillz has fallen. I insisted on making a No Trespassing sign for our department, because it gave…

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    Missing Drummer

    It seems Big Dave and his wife are currently living one of my greatest nightmares, stranded in Formosa: “michiko and i are stuck in taiwan thanks to the typhoon. should…

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    The paperwork begins

    For those of you who are easily impressed, the following was typed out entirely on my keitai on the long bus ride home. I think I was slightly feverish. //…

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    Osaka Taxi

    Just remembered this from Sunday: Four of us got in a cab and headed toward the Hankyu department store to grab a bite on one of the upper floors, before…

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    Club Sazae Umeda

    Through a fiendish twist of events involving Air France stewardesses and fresh squeezed lemon chu-hi, I found myself at a club in Umeda on Saturday night, actually their opening weekend.…