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21 Nov 09
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Conference In Shizuoka for a work-related conference. Wandering around, clusters of gaijin, each doing their dutiful best to ignore the other.When you register for one of these things they always give you a bag. Kind of like soccer players getting a cap for their... |
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20 Nov 09
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Vending Machines, No. 85 |
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20 Nov 09
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Thank You for Smoking In Shinjuku, tomorrow Shizuoka. This shitty laptop is on its dying legs. Went to Dubliners for a couple of pints. Didn't know anybody and nobody knew me. I wasn't surprised by this. It's always a bit disappointing, though-- going to a bar and not seeing... |
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19 Nov 09
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Antenna |
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18 Nov 09
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Some Crap on the Beach (2) |
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17 Nov 09
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Water and Rocks |
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17 Nov 09
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Autumn Clouds |
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16 Nov 09
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Some Crap on the Beach (1) |
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16 Nov 09
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Tachibana |
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15 Nov 09
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This Evening... |
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13 Nov 09
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Vending Machines, No. 84 |
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13 Nov 09
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Dum Dum Boys The first time I sawThe dum dum boysI was fascinatedThey just stood in frontOf the old drug storeI was most impressedNo one else was impressedNot at all--Iggy Pop, "Dum Dum Boys"It was not long after Jimmy had quit school that he started hanging around... |
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10 Nov 09
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Walking in the Clouds |
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09 Nov 09
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Walking Home |
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06 Nov 09
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Vending Machines, No. 83 |
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06 Nov 09
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Latin Asscape If you don't like this, what the hell is wrong with you?Brownout-Latin AsscapeAlt. LinkSeriously, get the hell out of here. |
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06 Nov 09
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An Inquiring Mind Last night as my daughter was getting into her bed, I noticed her slip something under her pillow. When I asked her what she was doing, she pulled her hand out from under the pillow and showed me a tooth.Mildly surprised, I asked "did you lose a tooth... |
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06 Nov 09
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Birdman |
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05 Nov 09
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Aki no Taisai Matsuri (3) |
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05 Nov 09
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Stick |
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04 Nov 09
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Aki no Taisai Matsuri (2) |
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04 Nov 09
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Reflected Clouds |
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04 Nov 09
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Aki no Taisai Matsuri (1) |
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03 Nov 09
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Why I love Hockey, No. 1 I ask you, in what other sport could you see anything approaching the sheer awesomeness of this [image source]?It's been fifty years since the introduction of the goalie mask. A nice round-up of the goalie mask's impact on pop culture and hockey... |
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03 Nov 09
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Poker Face It's a holiday here in Japan. Please enjoy Christopher Walken's interpretation of Lady Gaga.[Via Cynical-C.] |
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03 Nov 09
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Drain with Leaves My daughter insisted that I take this picture... |
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02 Nov 09
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Wondering What Everyone Knows I'm afraid I must insist that you at least give this tune a chance. Lightning Dust-Wondering What Everyone KnowsAlt. LinkC'mon, when was anything from Canada ever bad for you? |
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02 Nov 09
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Sublunary |
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02 Nov 09
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I Want... ...a cigarette... |
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02 Nov 09
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Lost in Translation Last week some kind of virus or Trojan horse or some damned fucking thing disabled my computer at home (the one I'm using right now). All I know is that I was at work when it happened, and my wife was on the computer. I, of course, I'm not the type of guy... |
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02 Nov 09
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Lamp and Clouds |
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02 Nov 09
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Park Bench |
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01 Nov 09
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By the Water |
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31 Oct 09
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Vending Machines, No. 82 |
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30 Oct 09
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So Many Times Does it matter at allWho survives and who fallsWhen we live under darknessAnd hide behind walls--Stephen StillsI love this Black Crowes cover of an old Stephen Stills tune:The Black Crowes-So Many TimesAlt. LinkMaybe the best song I've heard this year. |
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30 Oct 09
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Alice Russell-Let Us Be Loving Last month I had a few words to say about the very excellent band Brownout, and about an email I received from their record company, Six Degrees Records. If you haven't already, I urge you to give Brownout a listen...Anyway, this week I received another... |
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29 Oct 09
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Water at Night While some might say that this is a pretty crappy photo, I look at it as being more like the "suggestion" of a photo...Actually it is a pretty crappy photo, but I like it anyway. |
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28 Oct 09
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Self Portrait w/Sunset |
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28 Oct 09
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Sanctuary |
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27 Oct 09
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Dead Hearts Last month I posted a couple of clips of Arthur Ganson's kinetic sculpture. Here's a stunning music video/short film (take your pick) featuring another of Ganson's creations, Machine with Wishbone.I'm not a particularly artsy-fartsy guy, but I so get... |
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26 Oct 09
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Triangles |
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24 Oct 09
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Vending Machines, No. |
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23 Oct 09
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Espers III The new Espers album is really quite good. Check this out:Espers-SightingsAlt. LinkWhat, you think I only post heavy metal-type shit? You really don't know me, do you? |
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23 Oct 09
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Night in the Park |
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21 Oct 09
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A Comedy of Terrors The biggest laugh I'm likely to have this week: 10 Horror Movies For Conservatives To Watch This Halloween:Halloween is almost upon us and you're probably thinking, "Gee, wouldn't it be great to kick back on the couch and rent a few conservative horror... |
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21 Oct 09
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Fronds |
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20 Oct 09
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Toilet at Night I wasn't always this cynical... |
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20 Oct 09
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Tree at Night |
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19 Oct 09
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Working Late |
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19 Oct 09
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Dark Hair |
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