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  • The Last Day

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    They say that today is pretty much your last chance to see the cherry blossoms, since a rain is probably going to take care of cleaning up the trees. Me, I’ve been trying to spend some time away from the computer (to everyone waiting for email replies, I’ll catch up tomorrow), taking it easy, doing…

  • In-Ear Irritation

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    Can’t believe I’m actually lashing out at Apple, but damn it, I’ve just gone through my second pair of Apple In-Ear Headphones, with both breaking the same way (the left ear bud stops working). Now, I loved the way they sounded, and they fit perfectly in my ears, but I can’t spend 5-6000 yen for…

  • On Design for March

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    Just a reminder that this month’s “On Design” column will be in tomorrow’s (Tuesday) edition of THE JAPAN TIMES. The focus this time is on wooden furniture, and I’m quite happy with the way it looks in the layout.

  • PXR-5 Love, the Conclusion

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    It was about a year ago that I first proclaimed my love for Michael Young‘s PXR-5 watch, and finally, I have one! It’s as nice as I thought it would be, and I’m quite happy about being “with watch” again (I’ve been patiently waiting to replace my previous watch for over a year now, waiting…

  • Down for the Count, the Neverending Story

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    Seems like I just can’t shake off this damn cold. After getting back to work last week, and feeling better, this weekend was another in-house kleenex-a-thon mixed with a sore throat. Joy. Feeling a bit better today, but this time I’m cautious about saying I’m done with this damn virus. I’m just hoping I can…

  • Professional Photographers

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    When I’ve written stories for various publications, I’ve sometimes been asked if I knew of any Tokyo-based professional photographers that they could use for the pieces. I’m afraid that up to know I usually don’t have any good suggestions to make, and so I figured I’d make a call-out. I’m not promising any jobs or…

  • Down for the Count

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    Yes, it’s been rather quiet here for the past few days, and there’s a simple explanation for that: I’ve been bitch-slapped by a nasty cold, leaving me with little energy to do much of anything. I’m slowly getting back into the swing of things, and there’s actually a lot of new things I want to…

  • Kubrick/Be@rbrick Article on PingMag

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    My first article for PingMag, covering the Kubrick/Be@rbrick line of figures, is now up. I also made a photoset on Flickr with the complete set of pictures I took at the ANDTOY shop for the article (40 in all). And if you want to hear more about Nakano Broadway, the second episode of my Tokyo…