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you say herd, I say gang
Just as I stepped off the ferry w/ my map, a deer walked up and snatched it out of my hands. These Miyajima deer are a shifty lot-I saw 8 of them chasing an italian tourist down the shopping arcade.
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hometown tourism: the cement factory, the squid factory, and, of course Jesus' grave
Wii is the most fun you can have w/ clothes on. One of my coworkers bought wii fit - yoga, balance games, dance games, hula hooping - I was good at balancing & yoga, but somehow I managed to hula hoop myself off the balance pad ( Read more... ) -
Japan - the last 6 months
As of today, I have one day less than 6 months left in japan. Of course, since my plan b involves staying for comiket, it might really end up being 6 months and 3 days. There are 14 books (12 unread, 2 1/2 finished) on my bookshelf. I also have a ton of food that needs to be eaten and a himitsu cupboard stuffed w/ recyling - cardboard boxes, ( Read more... ) -
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
A boy once yelled at me because I said that Beulah's When Your Heartstrings Break was the only Elephant 6 album I ever really loved. According to Pitchfork, it's the 10th anniversary of Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the SeaPeople say that it's one of those love it or hate it albums, but I've always felt pretty, um, neutral about it. ( Read more... ) -
jitensha
I finally bought a new bicycle. I don't know why I waited. I knew the one that was stolen was never coming back to me.
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(blue) house
Finally getting around to House of Leaves. I started it before I left for japan, but it was too heavy to pack, so it got left behind. My mother recently sent it to me, along w/ vitamins, protein bars, and cheez-its. It was a pretty good weekend, of course, almost anything would have been better than last thursday, the day my bike was stolen and ( Read more... ) -
truly truly truly outrageous
For some reason, I thought this was sweet. My recent tokyo visit was the first one w/o an elliott/arcade fire soundtrack. The mp3 player's charger was left at home, so once I was off the night bus, the sounds of the city surrounded me. Tokyo shopping lives up to its hype. I almost bought a dress that looked like this, but I didn't ( Read more... )
