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Kochi Dancers
We happened upon a dance exhibition in the shotengai…
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205-60-R15
Went for a roadtrip with Nam (GF) and Merin (little sis) to Shikoku over the weekend, kitten in tow. I will post some photos later, after I get a chance…
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Props to the Centipede Killer
Happy belated BV to the Ho. I’m in the middle of his book. It’s sitting in my throne room, bookmarked with toilet paper. Damn fitting, I must say.
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Babagump
I have no idea what this store is… I could have read the signs on the door, but it just felt better to keep it a mystery. Maybe there’s a…
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Kitten Update: I need your advice
The cat is permanently blind in one eye. The eyedrops received at the first trip to the vet worked for his right eye, which is now normal, but the left…
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Goblin Nation
Yesterday reaffirmed my contempt for the Japanese police. My little sister, who lives in Sakai (Osaka), got home from teaching her morning classes at noon. There was a strange guy…
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A-Diamond Railing
I’m convinced that railing on a ferry exists mainly because the water is so damn inviting on a hot summer day.
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Pink skies over Awaji
It was more impressive to the naked eye.
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Sunset over KIX
My patented diagonal horizon.
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Ship Rat
Kuro digging into shrimp/meat clumps hand picked from our cup ramens.
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Precarious
You never know what you may find strapped haphazardly to overloaded big rigs on the Kobe expressway. This was fairly scary, but even scarier was the truck in front of…
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Set-tripping and the Art of Parts Procurement
Mondays. I fucking hate Mondays. I am muttering this weekly mantra as I walk into a meeting with a problematic vendor yesterday morning. After greetings, bowing, and the compulsory 30…
