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Sushi
My passion for sushi waxes and wanes. Over the past four years, it’s been waning more than waxing which seems a bit odd since I live where sushi originates. There are a few places that I enjoy, even when all I get is vegetable makki and ebi. One of them is Edokko Sushi in Kanda.…
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Rich man, poor man
Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief. Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief. What do I want to be when I grow up? I must be going through a career crisis at the moment. Yesterday I spent 7 hours programming and documenting 21 lines of PHP code. It was fun, but difficult. Last week, I had a…
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Family birthday clusters
Why do family birthdays seem to cluster together? Are there genetic cycles of fertility? My niece, Helen, turned ten on Wednesday; today is my sister’s birthday; mine is in three days. My in-laws have birthdays mainly in late autumn except for my husband and our nephew who share a birthday in early May. It’s odd.…
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Robodex 2002
Yesterday, I headed out to Yokohama for the press preview of Robodex 2002, a robot convention that I’m reporting on. I wandered around snapping photos and taking in what was there. On Saturday I’ll go back for some interviews and more photos. The highlight of the preview was the Robot Parade on the MegaStage. All…
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Culinary standards
Differences in the culinary standard. We’re a long way from Rome. Classic Caesar Salad romaine lettuce anchovy croutons freshly grated paremsan egg olive oil vinegar or lemon salt & pepper Sheza- Sarada leaf lettuce corn onions croutons creamy dressing
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Before/after drawings
My pre-instruction self-portrait. I did this in about 30 minutes; it was gruelling. My self-portrait drawn five days later. This one took around six hours but I hardly noticed the time passing.
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Drawing jetlag
Last Thursday, Kristin told the drawing class, “The day after the workshop ends, you’ll feel really jet lagged. Like you’ve been on a long trip.” I thought that was an exaggeration but she might be right. I feel like I’ve just stepped off a 12 hour flight. I’m tired after all this right brain drawing.…
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PM house needs name
There’s a naming contest going on. The Prime Minister’s new residence needs a name. “It would be good if it will have a name like the White House in the United States. Let’s look for one,” Yasuo Fukudama, chief cabinet secretary, said on Wednesday. What great timing. I might suggest something from my list the…
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Bunkyo weather
If you’re ever curious about the weather in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, you can check out Yahoo Japan’s Bunkyo pinpoint weather page. I love this page because it’s so granular. Forecast, temperature, anticipated precipitation, and wind are shown in three hour increments. It’s updated four times a day and it’s almost always correct. I’m looking forward to…
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I just finished day
I just finished day 2 of a five day drawing class at Right Brain Research and my brain is switched over into R-mode; the logical left side is almost shut down. I see the shapes of everything–it makes it difficult to type because I notice the spaces between the keys and the pattern of letters…
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