Japan Railroad CrossingI haven't kept a vest in my car before, but it seems like a good idea. I've been caught out in bad situations with flats recently, including a memorable two in one night, on the same wheel. Regular tire and donut combined with bad roads.
Japan Railroad CrossingJeremy Clarkson is big on wearing proper safety clothing when jumping the gates.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekpD06P7kiI&feature=related
another classic
Japan Railroad CrossingAnother idiot on a bike:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgoTTJbnJvY&NR=1
Somehow i don't think wearing a helmet would help either of the guys on bikes. A helmet doesn't protect what isn't there.
Japan Railroad CrossingAnother one, this is a classic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUNZO1Xti1E&NR=1&feature=fvwp
never park your car where that lady did.
Japan Railroad CrossingYou know, those gates are there for a reason and not paying attention to them can get you killed. For some reason a lot of people ignore them. I stopped at a grade crossing when I was visiting in Savanah GA and I was passed by four cars coming up be...
Canon ElectronicsI had about three or four hallway meetings today. Got lots done too. That with my computer being down for the count for half the day as IT chased a virus.
7pm in Tokyo - Lumix LX3Shooting in NYC is like shooting fish in a barrel. There is always something interesting to find. I've been taking a camera for the last few years and finding all sorts of stuff, especially around Union Square, the Village and Canal st. To say not...
MIT Anime ClubIt's large, yes. The largest, I'm not sure. I know some people who have collections going back to LD's and video tapes. In fact my own collection is quite large and in DVD's alone is probably larger than two small bookcases. If you buy this stuff...
Japan Car ParkingLooking at the video it appears that his house has a large 2 car garage. Is this his spare car or does he use the garage for something else? He would fit in perfectly here in the NY area.
Figure RequestHow about offshore copies of figures that they have already run. It's frustrating because offshore you sometimes don't see a show for years after its gone and forgotten in Japan(Aria) and by the timeyou start looking for figures the first run is imp...
How to wake and leave in 5 minsVery good time management indeed. He did have a couple of slipups in the beginning and I don't think he got much coffee. Still he would make Frank Gilbreth proud.
NHKSeeing that Raiders of The Lost Ark trailer makes me feel old. I saw Raiders for the first time as preview with a forgettable Roger Moore movie(The Wild Geese) as second billing. Loved the ending with the warehouse. "Our top people are on it."
Maid JapanI like the Yamanote line train but the maid is cool too. I think that the train was supposed to show how both Yodobashi's Tokyo stores were on the Yamanote line and connected by the Sobu Chou lines as represented by the green circle with the yellow...
Jobs in TokyoQuite simply this is one of the best thought out job ads I have ever seen. Off and on I have seen thousands of ads that all emphasized the wrong things or were concentrating on a particular software package or whatever rather than real skills.
Revenge of the Fallen Exclusive FootageOTOH there is the recent release of the live action Dragonball movie, the less said the better. If you can use the plot and character material creatively the result can be fantastic regardless of the source material. Otherwise the results are going...
Tokyo MansionThe kitchen in my last apartment was about twice the size of that whole apartment. In the US jail cells that small are considered cruel and unusual punishment.
Tokyo OfficeDanny where did you hide all the paper. Or were you smart and banish the printer to the third floor. Those glass tables look like a good idea when I get rid of the big metal desk and the stuff underneath.
Kyoto PhotosMake it sooner. I would not understand a lot of things if I had not gone. Pop japan travel has fairly cheap Otaku tours that hit all the hot spots
Murakami FigureI went to Murakami's show at the Brooklyn Museum last year. If you think that these are weird you should see his paintings. He did do some more otaku friendly stuff before getiing involved with the NYC art scene and being subsumed by the dark side.
Tokyo Photo Walk 4One thing that its taken me all too long to learn is not to be afraid of what others think of me and take my happiness from what I am and what I like rather than what somebody else thinks about what I'm doing.
International Shipping DamageIf this package is packed the way I have received packages from HLJ the contents should be undamaged. Everything I have ever got from them(resin kits, models, figures,books, model supplies) has come through with more than adequate protection and pack...
Oh My GoddessBeen there, done that. It gets really fun during the "Ahh!, we just found out the design won't work!!", "the customer didn't tell us about this!!" and "yes the deadline was moved up a month!!" stage. Though the burning smell of boiled oil and skunke...
Japanese BanksOther than lunch money, the only time I carry cash in any quantity is when I'm going to a con or something and I expect the dealers to take cash for the most part.
Japan Outlet MallIf you like outlet malls you will love Williamsburg and rte 60. There are several as well as the Williamsburg Pottery which is worth a visit all by itself. Va. Beach Blvd has a bunch too.
Oh My GoddessIs that the Volks 3000 figure limited edition or a recast. in any case its a beautiful figure up close and I wish that Danny would use his influence with Max Factory to get them to reissue the resin kit. That's one I would pay a lot of money for to...
Japanese HousingI think that one big difference is that in this area houses are painted. That being said, once you get out of Manhattan you can see some pretty dilapidated houses here and there. And certain parts of Harlem still haven't recovered completely from '...
Shibuya - Then and NowThere used to be a great blog in Japanese of photos of old buildings and whatnot in Tokyo. Unfortunately my bookmarks were blown away in a hard disk crash and I haven't been able to find the site again.
Mac Life 4I have never used Macs. Unfortunately all the CAD packages I use for work run on PC's or originally on UNIX. I would love to have a computer with Xwindows running HPux with a windows emulator and Cocreate's Solidesigner, but nobody supports that any...
