Month: March 2008
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Hanami 2008
3rd year in Japan and each year I was on a busines trip somewhere for early April: the time of the 花見 parties. This time I was home and got to drink myself silly on a tarp under the cherry blossoms. On the border of the 目黒川, I got to take some nice photos with…
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PikaPika stop-motion genius
Today, while reading Candyland, Remka’s blog about graphic design in Tokyo (careful, it’s in French), I was introduced to the absolute best stop-motion video I’ve ever seen. It will melt your face with awesomeness: Check out their website for more of the same and even a making-of.
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Hiroshima-ben senbei
2 weeks ago I went to Hiroshima for the weekend with my girlfriend. We had dinner (and innumerable drinks) with a friend of hers on Saturday night in the 本通 area at what must be the restaurant with the most perfect レバー焼き鳥 I’ve ever tasted. Anyways, I received as omiyage the following which made me…
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Meeting shenanigans
Just a random conversation during one of my team’s daily meetings at work: Colleague: We have a problem with the *censored* server. Boss: Where is that server located? Colleague: It’s in the Intellectual Property room, on the 2nd floor of the Reliability building. Me: Yeah, you know that place? It’s right next to the office…