Spend a month and half working in Japan. Gyoza was one of the first food related Japanese that I learned. So whenever I wandered into an restaurant without an Enlgish menu or picture to point at, I'd just say 'gyoza'. Ate a lot of gyoza that first we...
It's ALL about networking. I've hired less experienced crew who I enjoy working with, over veterans that are technically better, but total d-bags to be around.
I love the unofficial uniform for older camera operators. Nothing says union operator like a pattern button up shirt and cargo shorts. This guy's is rather modest, I believe they usually prefer Hawaiian shirts.
Spent 3 years living in British Colombia as student. Good people, good beer, great snow, loved it. But I never understood the Tim Hortons phenomenon. Stale dougnut 'holes' and convience store quality coffee... Must be a national identity thing.
They opened an In and Out Burger, and a Krispy Cream shop simultaneously in a suburb of San Francisco. Conveniently located right next to hospital to resuscitate your fat ass after the inevitable increase in heart attacks.
"If/when I run my own company, I'll let my employees look at any ero stuff at work if they want" Until someone of the opposite sex walks by another's cubicle while they are viewing tentacle porn, at which point he/she decides they are offended and su...
Just drink heavily on the plane and once you arrive. Pass out, wake up. It turns from 'jet lag' into a hang over and can be battled accordingly. It feels way more natural to feel like s**t and have a reason. Sitting on a plane for 17 hours just doesn...
"weird that no one brought it up and i didn't think of it until now earthquakes that is definitely a con of living in japan" Hah, having lived in California for most of my 26 years, don't quite understand why people get so worked about earthquakes. I...
Bay Area Rapid Transit(BART) has claimed many of my beanies, and hats over the years. I often see my suspected swag worn by the various homeless of this fine city.
Sneaking into a roomate's room while they are away and re-esembling their Ikea furniture is a hobby of mine. Not drastic changes, just small adjustments so that stuff that used to fit, no longer does when they return. Sit back and watch their minds g...
I agree with Sean. Was never able to 'seal the deal' in Tokyo. Nor, really make friends with the locals... Had way more fun in cities like Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. Tokyoites just weren't as friendly or approachable. It was cool to visit all the s...
I agree with Sean. Was never able to 'seal the deal' in Tokyo. Nor, really make friends with the locals... Had way more fun in cities like Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. Tokyoites just weren't as friendly or approachable. It was cool to visit all the s...
Lived in 2 major westcoast, North American cities: San Francisco and Vancouver, British Colombia. While all my Canadian friends would complain about how much crime and how bad Vancouver was getting (ichiban car theft capital of North America). I neve...
How do you get permission to shoot inside stores? I had the toughest time shooting in Akiba. I was hired to document a 2 week PR tour across Japan. One of the lead vocalists is a huge Gundam otaku (his stage name is Mecha 1), so he scheduled a day tr...
Tokyo and San Francisco seem to be equally expensive. 1000 USD for the simplest studio/ single bedroom. 700 USD if you share a flat or house full of students. Of course these are no where near the choice neighborhoods either.
I spent 2 weeks touring with a band across Japan this summer. The combination of heavy camera gear, no sleep, summer temperatures, and alcohol induced dehydration should have killed me... Thank you Pocari Sweat. I owe you my life.
