How sad. It seems that the monthly Chappie desktop site is going to close down on the 31st. That’s really too bad as I quite liked getting those desktops every month, even if I wouldn’t always keep them on my desktop for the whole month (right now I’m still using a picture from Simon Ladefoged‘s website). Goodbye Chappie!
Month: March 2003
Tokyo Recohan
Patrick’s Tokyo Record Hunting Service (Tokyo Recohan) has recently gotten a huge pile of new CDs in stock (he’s been quite successful on his record hunting outings lately). He’s also got a nice little featured artist blurb on Hideki Kaji, my wife’s favorite artist.
A Rainy Day in Aoyama
So, as planned, yesterday I went out to Aoyama, even though it was rainy day (thankfully the sun is out again today). I had made a mistake, and it wasn’t TOKYO SCENE that we were supposed to distribute, but rather Exposure. We didn’t end up doing that (issues weren’t ready yet) and instead started out by having coffee at a nice cafe called Dragonfly. The music was good, and I look forward to going there again on a nice day when we can take advange of the outdoor seating on the terrace. Then it was off to the Rocket Gallery for the Milky Hips exhibit (see pictures in the previous entry), which was much smaller than I thought. It was still interesting to see huge versions of the pics. I find it interesting that all the models used are supposedly just people that the photographer approached on the street. We then checked out a few shops in the area (including the excellent Aoyama Book Center) before Jason had to leave for work (he’s a copy editor at THE JAPAN TIMES). I then walked to the Tower Records in Shibuya to pick up the latest issue of the English version of Shonen Jump, which I’ve really been enjoying lately.
As mentioned, today is turning out really nice, so I’m soon going to go out and wander around Ikebukuro. I think I might also go see the latest James Bond film, DIE ANOTHER DAY. I’ve seen every James Bond film since OCTOPUSSY in 1983 at the theatre, so it’s sort of tradition that I plan on keeping (even though I’ve already seen the new movie from a downloaded AVI file).
Milky Hips Exhibit
Pictures from the Milky Hips exhibit at Rocket Gallery in Aoyama by photographer Meisa Fujishiro. There are two books out with more pictures from Fujishiro, Milky Hips and 58 Hips.
Track Advertising
Advertisement for the electronic chain Bic Camera along the train tracks. You see these at a few stations along the Yamanote line.
Top Search Strings
I found this interesting, the top search strings that have led to my site in March:
1. geisha
2. tokyo skirts butt
3. yoyogi park
4. cosplayzelda
5. mari natsuki pics
6. mary timony pics
7. murakami vuitton
8. oskar tennis champion
9. pucca download flash
10. related:www.jeansnow.net
11. tokyo geisha
12. trapeziste karie
I’ve really been enjoying the Ziboy photo weblog. A great look at life in Beijing.
Taxis
Picture taken just outside of Ueno park.
Today I picked up the new issue of EAT, the exile issue. Once again it sports terrific packaging, this time coming inside a brown envelope, and the magazine itself looking like files. I love this magazine.
Today is actually the first really nice day that makes it feel like Spring has finally arrived. It’s not very warm, maybe around 12 or 13 degrees, but it just feels like a nice day, and I have the windows in the apartment open. They’re saying it’s going to get as warm as 17 tomorrow, so let’s hope that this is a sign that the cold is finally on its way out.
I usually don’t put up any pictures during the weekend, but those pics I took yesterday from the TV just seemed like they would make for an interesting log entry.
Next week is mostly off for me, as it marks the end of the school year, and most of my schools are done (they start again first week of April). I have to work tomorrow, but I only have 2 classes to teach, which will make for a very short workday. On Wednesday I’ll probably have to give 2-3 demonstration classes at a new school I’m taking over in April. On Tuesday I’m planning on meeting up with Jason to distribute some issues of Tokyo Scene, and then we’ll check out the Milky Hips exhibit. I imagine we’ll also be on the lookout for anything else that looks interesting, be it shop or cafe.
The sakura (cherry blossoms) should finally start appearing next week. Tokyo is going to be very, very pink all of a sudden.