Archive for April, 2003
Friday, April 25th, 2003
Look! Shiny and New!
Well, not much to say–On Tuesday, I depart for the grand ol’ Okinawa, which I’m looking forward to, AND Hokkaido, so I’ll be going to the most southeastern part of Japan to the Most Northwestern part.
So, not that many updates, but the great thing is, my cell phone’s calling area is all over Japan. [...]
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Thursday, April 24th, 2003
Multiple Moments of Zen
The people Demanded, and the webmaster answered:
I have a random slideshow that you can all view, i don`t have time to update the photos page, but you can follow this link
The Shinto Shrine, and Cheerleaders
I have little descriptions on the pages, so, that should put it in context.
Enjoy!
Jason
p.s. I hope to overhaul the photos pages [...]
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2003
They`re light years ahead of us!
Friends, I come today to speak to you of a unique japanese technique that is more insidious than telemarketing, more invasive than door-to-door salesmen, and more sketchy than a pyramid mailing scheme.
I speak, of course, of the loudspeaker minivans.
I don`t know how it is in the rest of the world, but when politicians start campaigning, [...]
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Monday, April 21st, 2003
Shinto Wedding
So Sunday I went to Meiji Shrine, and I saw a Shinto Wedding. Neato freato! And I went to the beach. mmm, beach. Pictures coming soon.
Moment of Zen:
Akihabara
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Friday, April 18th, 2003
Your weekend Report
Well, intrepid explorers, never fear. My internship once a week at a Drama/English school was successful. Busy, but successful.
As usual, I will not be able to check or update the page on the weekend, but I will be busy mining Tokyo for interesting photos for you all.
In the meantime, here is [...]
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Thursday, April 17th, 2003
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
“those funky chinamen down in funky chinatown.” I was listening to said song today, and this was the first time I was really listening to it, as opposed to just dancing to it. Interesting!
You know the old, horrible, racist saying, all asians look alike?
Well, apparently, I am one of those asians, [...]
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2003
Your moment of Zen For Today
Well, the honeymoon is over. All my classes have started, including my internship, so now I`m a pretty busy fellow. However, never fear, my faithful readers. The media center at Kanda University is slick, so i can update the page from there. How slick? How about…it has a green screen [...]
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Monday, April 14th, 2003
More Photos
Hello All! More and more photos for you, all.
Check out the photos page for many many slides. I went to Narita, near the airport, and saw the Taiko drum festival. Literally hundreds of taiko drums there, some as big as a SmartCar, and need a crane.
The thundering of drums reverberating in your stomach. [...]
