Saturday, January 23, 2010
A link to the Flickr, too
Flickr, however, does. Here's a link to the set of photos from my trip, on Flickr: Journey2009 Set
Saturday, September 12, 2009
12/09/2009 - New York, New York
Feel your languageness!
12/09/2009 - New York, New York
My view out the window.
12/09/2009 - New York, New York
Saw this right after hearing that a couple of friends back in Boston had just gotten engaged to each other. Gotta love the synchronicity
12/09/2009 - New York, New York
The clockamajig in Union Square, being borky
12/09/2009 - New York, New York
Free Poems in Union Square! He was typing one out for an adorable female young'un who looked quite enthused with the process.
12/09/2009 - New York, New York
They are magic screws to protect you from the Swine Flu?
12/09/2009 - New York, New York
12/09/2009 - New York, New York
New York City graffiti.
12/09/2009 - New York, New York
New York City graffiti, close-up.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
Even cephalopods are available from capsule vending machines.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
Just don't open it...
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
Maybe you need a joystick for your spacecraft?
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
Or a soldering iron the size of your head? (my arm, for scale.)
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
No, you need all the robots! All of them!
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
So much electronics parts. I died and went to geek heaven a little.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
I think this is a box for an old modem? The Internet is serious business.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
Vacuum tubes of all shapes and sizes, anyone?
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
Or a Minox spycam clone?
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
This shop upstairs had tons of old radio and TV equipment, and some other vintage electronics.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
WTFgoggles? No idea what these are for.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
More vintage/surplus electronics.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
The ceiling, from the staircase. All exposed wire conduits and ethernet cords, holding up the plaster.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
The Victorian Pub where I had some fries and a beer, and wrote some letters home. Yes, the inside is just as awesomely Victorian as the sign.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
The arcade. This is the most intense tennis video game I've ever seen. It's across from the Initial D driving game, where I spent all my time/money.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
Mr. Roboto. Not sure what he's saying.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
A gorgeous keyboard. Also, a $250 USD keyboard.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
The monks of Akihabara.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
The monks of Akihabara. They got an ethernet hub, I think.
07/08/2009 - Akihabara, the electric town.
Minidisc lives!!!
Monday, August 10, 2009
30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1
Shinjuku. In general there's a lot more stickering here in Japan than anywhere else I've seen.
30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1
Shibuya. Back of a streetsign.
30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1
Shibuya. Back of a streetsign.
30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1
Akihabara. Ain't that a cool bike?
30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1
I've seen this two or three times now. It doesn't get less upsetting.
30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1
Scholars, help me out here. This is graffiti-esque, but for a storefront. Does that still count?
30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1
Sorry this is so dark. It's a little stick-figure thing.
30/07/2009 - Tokyo graffiti, part 1
This is graffiti-esque, but for a storefront. It's not uncommon here. Harajuku, by the way. Same as the first storeffiti.
Friday, August 7, 2009
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
Um, Japan? Really? You didn't even edit the whole sign.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
Yes, that is a ninja and yukata-wearing princess riding a giant panda. Since ads are weird in Japan, I'm guessing this is an ad for allergy medication.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
Tokyo kept reminding me of home in odd ways. This same poster, in English, has hung in the hallway back home since as long as I recall.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
This guy is an icon on a Lot of the pachinko parlors. I'm not sure how jugglers, clowns, and gambling got all mixed together. Maybe 'juggler' has a nicer sound than 'clown' in Japanese?
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
Everybody's ax-ing for it...
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
This was on the water-taxi boat I took around Tokyo. Why a sign cautioning against wearing ice-skates on the boat is necessary is beyond me.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
Yep.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
Same store as the coffee sign.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
No swimming. Fish will eat you and a banana & two eggs will burst from your head.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
A poster for a Japanese rock band. Yes, that young girl is sporting brass knuckles and facial tattoos of the band members.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
Here, the city is policed by adorable canines in tiny hats.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
Rasputin!? What are you doing in this Harajuku clothing store?
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
I reiterate: Japanese signs are weird. Pretty sure this one is about the dangers of racial prejudice: Those eggplants hate tomatoes; the one inside supports integration and multiculturalism.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
Nothing is weird, it's just the new normal.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
I have my own prawn set in Narita.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
'if the current takes her out to sea, they'll never know you did it.' They have these weird politeness signs in the subway. They're creepily misinterpetable.
06/08/2009 - Tokyo signs
These adorable raccoons would like to remind you that these doors will injure you terribly. Watch your digits.

