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Tidying bookshelves
It’s a cool and rainy day; typhoon 16 is to our south, battering Okinawa, and typhoon 17 is heading our way from the east. The perfect day to stay at home and clear out some of our books and other junk. I’ve read everything we have, excepting Tod’s programming reference books which just don’t hold…
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A sleepy commuter
This sleepy commuter was completely crashed out on the Mita line last night. When I snapped his photo, the flash went off but he only stirred a bit then settled back into his snooze. I wonder if he got off at his station?
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Current projects
I’ve added a new page to my mediatinker site: Current Projects. I’ll try to keep it up to date with the things I’m working on. Describing my projects to an unfamiliar audience makes me realise that I’m doing some pretty interesting stuff. When I’m actually doing the work, it doesn’t seem so interesting and sometimes…
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Shiny blue talons
Yesterday MJ & I prepared for today’s start of shooting by touching up my hair and playing with girlie accessories To the left is how I imagined long, fake nails would look and feel–smooth, polished, elegant. To the right is how they actually make me feel. In the first photo I am trying not to…
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Surreality x 3
Surreality 1: MJ & I met with a would-be actress who was representing a production company. She took us to a temple to meet with the producer. We sat in the middle of a gorgeous tatami room surrounded by worshippers chanting. The producer didn’t appear. We booked out of there before we could be initiated…
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RSS and weblogs
Every morning, I spend between an hour and 2 hours checking in on friend’s weblogs and reading news. Lately, I’ve been thinking that this activity takes up too much of my time. NetNewsWire keeps track of new headlines on news sites and new posts in weblogs. This would be a huge time saver. But… It…
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The storyboards are done
The storyboards are done and most of the locations are figured out. Now I have to confirm a few minor points, get in touch with some people, call in favors, and get a haircut. Then I can start filming…
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Sketching storyboards
This morning I am sketching storyboards for a video project I’m planning. By the end of the day I will have drawn 137 frames. My sketches are cartoonish and probably not illustrative to anyone except me. How is anyone going to know that the green line on a grey background with three white boxes above…
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Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann has a new album out. She’s one of my favorite singers (along with Sam Phillips, Holly Cole and a few others). Lost in Space is independently produced and brilliant, classic Aimee Mann. She has an amazing vocal range,and writes dark, thoughtful lyrics with catchy tunes. I’m listening to the songs online now and…
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Struggling with kanji
Oyama sensei is on holiday in Canada this week. We’ll have a substitute teacher tonight. But instead of a regular lesson, Oyama sensei left us a page-long composistion to translate. We’ll discuss it in class tonight. I’ve finished deciphering the first three sentences. This makes me realise how few kanji I actually know–there’s a lot…
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