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Subliterate goofiness
My head is all funny.
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Bloodlust for mosquitos
Bloodlust for mosquitos. I’m not the sort to kill insects but mosquitos are an exception. I despise them. The damp weather has caused a boom in the population and they are finding their way inside. That’s not too hard since we have no window or door screens in this building. When I see one, I…
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Hiccough cure
How do you cure hiccups in Japanese? By answering a simple question: What is tofu made of? Daizu. This evening at dinner, it worked better than holding my breath, drinking out of the wrong side of the glass or being frightened. Soy beans have magical powers…
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Printing digital photos
These are digital camera print kiosks. For 50 yen a print, you get your images printed directly from your camera’s storage media–Compact Flash, Smart Media, Memory Stick, PC Card, even floppy. These are at a big electronics store, but our local Family Mart convenience store has one, too. Ah, technology. Personally, I like to work…
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Candy nostalgia
Glico is marketing Tic Tacs in Japan now. I hadn’t realised I’d missed them until I tasted their imitation vanilla coating. Ah, childhood memories…. When Zoupi returned from Belgium, he brought some original Belgian Frisk mints with him. They’re blue! And they have sorbitol in them, the stuff that gives Velamints their slippery texture (and…
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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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