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Toss, toss, toss
210 litres of kipple removed. Where does it all come from?
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Cha-chan, a cat
Cat-mediated interactions with a lonely old woman.
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The film progresses
More film in the can. On this sunny day, we hit Ginza again and got another 20 minutes of footage this morning. We’re heading out in a few minutes to get some of the grocery shopping sequences. When I’m home at my desk, thinking about this project, I hate it. Filming is tiring. Nothing ever…
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DE-J Workshops on CD
They’re done! The DigitalEve Japan workshop CDs that I’ve been working on since May are finally complete. I finished the cover art last night and we’ll be taking advance orders for them on Saturday at my Digital Photography workshop. But only if the Steering Committee decides on a price…probably somewhere around 2000 yen. I like…
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Six month reprieve
No needle aspiration for me today. Whew.
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Abductions
Prime Minister Koizumi is in North Korea today, attending a summit with tetchy neighbors. The hot topic at the summit–abductions. Japan claims that North Korea abducted a dozen or so Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 80s. NK has sometimes completely denied this; at other times they have launched “missing person” searches in cooperation with…
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It’s a long holiday
It’s a long holiday weekend here. Yesterday, I stayed away from the computer for most of the day. Tod & I went to Ikebukuro to check out the Gyoza Stadium, a pot-sticker theme park operated by game giant Namco. For 3,500 yen you get all-day, all-you-can eat gyoza in a dozen different styles from around…
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Holy 1950s
Don’t I look like Mrs. Cleaver in my jewelry and apron? I’m showing off cleaning products for the video. These all have pictures on them, which are helpful for the functional illiterate who wants a tidy room.
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Road (construction) rage
Plans for filming yesterday were thwarted by road construction. My valiant camerawoman got no sleep because of all-night construction near her house. So we put off our reshoot in Ginza until the MJ gets some sleep and we have another sunny day. Tomorrow we’ll shoot the grocery store and cooking scenes. It’s coming together slowly,…
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Irritating patriotism
Is it safe to read news yet? I stopped a few days before “the anniversary of the tragic event” and I do not relish seeing any nationalist, patriotic aftermath. Would someone check to see if all the flag-waving, teary-eyed reportage is over? Love, Your Cynical Friend
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