We’re starting to get a feel for this city – although by no means do we understand it. Two themes are emerging. First, Japan is a nation of nerds. Japan’s love of ritual and too high population density seem to have led to people being obsessed with ‘the best’. People express themselves by dressing to… Continue reading Tokyo – Day 3
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Ten Random Thoughts on Wyoming
About a week ago, Wen and I got back from our honeymoon in Wyoming (this blog has been dark for two weeks as the combination of honeymoon + moving to new apartment upon return + crazy work has made it tough to blog). It’s a beautiful – and culturally very different – part of America. … Continue reading Ten Random Thoughts on Wyoming
Sign, Signs, Everywhere There’s…
One of the pleasures of living in America is how someone, somewhere, is trying to make your life easier. The locals here balance a notion of rugged individual freedom with a mass market consumerism that is focused on making the average life as easy as possible. Frequently, ‘making your life as easy as possible’ equates… Continue reading Sign, Signs, Everywhere There’s…
ComicCon
Today Mike, Sarah, Wen and I went to ComicCon 2009. Why, you ask are four people with an average age north of 30 going to a comic book convention? Easy – this is one of the greatest subcultures out there and it’s incredible to experience. Where else can you get arrested by storm troopers…… Continue reading ComicCon
Rude Ink
Yesteday Wen and I saw an exhibit at STUX Gallery featuring the work of the Dutch artist Ruud van Empel. van Empel has a unique technique: he take dozens or hundreds of digital photographs, superimposes them into one impossible photo and then supersaturates the image so that it appears to jump off the page. Here’s a… Continue reading Rude Ink