We’re watching the Japanese version of COPS at the moment, and the segment that just aired consisted of pulling a guy over because he had a headlight out, then searching the trunk and finding a kitchen knife, then administering a breathalyzer test and finding the guy was over the legal limit. And now they’ve pulled…
Month: January 2015
Your argument is invalid
Your argument is invalid; I have Snufkin socks. Because Snufkin. (If you are unaware of The Moomins, then I am sorry for you and your deprived childhood.) On the back, just above the heel, is either The Mymble’s Daughter or Little My. I’m inclined towards the former because she looks pleasanter than Little My tends…
Pacific Rim: The Unboxening
As Stephanie said, I picked up a Pacific Rim gachapon for myself, because hell yes I did. What did I get? Well here’s the orb, unopened: And opened and assembled: Yep, Gipsy Danger! The machine said it was vending toys from Vol. 1 of the PR set. From the manual inside, looks like other possibilities…
Silver Spoon: The Unboxening
We spent most of the afternoon in the Tokyuu Hands, a giant crafts, DIY, and stuff store. We found several banks of gachapon machines. Toby, of course, zeroed in on the Pacific Rim one. We had to go get change, and then I stayed and guarded our loot while he fought his way back to…
Things that seem to be “in” in Japan now
– shiny puffy quilted coats – “toggle” buttons on coats – uggs – ankle boots with heels – opaque black or grey tights – seriously mini skirts – inappropriate footwear in bad weather. Seriously – 4″ heels in cold and rain?
iPhones in Japan
I was pretty surprised to see so many iPhones in use by people on the train and walking around Japan. I was under the impression that while Apple had done a lot to make their products into a desirable fashion brand here, market penetration was still pretty low. But just informally surveying the people I…
Heard in a Cafe
Latin/lounge cover of Manic Monday, with a mariachi breakdown. WTF, Japan?
Photo tour
Toby and I went on a photography tour, where a pro photographer takes you around and gives you tips and points out interesting things to take photos of. I’ll be posting a lot more photos after we get back, since the ipad resizing app I’m using makes them kind of crummy, but here’s six of…
And this
This is my new favorite snack food. I don’t know what it is, but the little squiggles are light and crispy and just barely kissed with salt.
This is a fish
It is a fish. It is a fish filled with bean paste. It is a fish filled with bean paste that we bought from a corner stand near our hotel. And it is good.