A Cat Tongue

I was nodded at by a monk in a vegetarian restaurant!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:11:58 +0800

I was nodded at by a monk in a vegetarian restaurant!

Entered a scary Chinese restaurant, negotiated, and ended up with pork-free food! Hen3 Hao3!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:56:25 +0800

Entered a scary Chinese restaurant, negotiated, and ended up with pork-free food! Hen3 Hao3!

All blog-like things are blocked here (twitter, blogspot, facebook, tumblr).

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:56:24 +0800

All blog-like things are blocked here (twitter, blogspot, facebook, tumblr).

Entered a scary Chinese restaurant, negotiated, and ended up with pork-free food! Hen3 Hao3!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:17:15 +0800

Entered a scary Chinese restaurant, negotiated, and ended up with pork-free food! Hen3 Hao3!

busted through the Great Firewall of China!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:16:41 +0800

busted through the Great Firewall of China!

Leaving for China in 6 hours…

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:16:28 +0800

Leaving for China in 6 hours…

is back in New York.

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:44:02 +0800

is back in New York.

is in Berzerkeley.

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:58:14 +0800

is in Berzerkeley.

gave his SIGGRAPH presentation.

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:22:09 +0800

gave his SIGGRAPH presentation.

There were great Farewell Festivities when I left japan. ...

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0800

There were great Farewell Festivities when I left japan. Dinners, kittens, baseball, carnival, sushi, and potato ice cream.

Google Street View Tokyo is online. It’s super-high resolution and even the tiniest streets...

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:00:13 +0800

Google Street View Tokyo is online. It’s super-high resolution and even the tiniest streets are covered. Thanks, Matt!

I live here (on the fourth floor, next door to Kjell).

I work here. My bike is parked just around to the right of those drink machines, and I’m upstairs on the 7th floor at this very moment.

Korea won against Japan: http://tinyurl.com/6yeqtq

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:00:59 +0800

Korea won against Japan: http://tinyurl.com/6yeqtq

A bunch of us went to the La Qua “super sento” (and...

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:42:17 +0800

A bunch of us went to the La Qua “super sento” (and had a great time). It’s a giant hotsprings facility (they pump water from deep underground) with two outdoor pools, five indoor pools, and three saunas (on the men’s side, and similar although unverfied facilities on the women’s side). There’s a separate floor with many kinds of massages and several restaurants. It’s very relaxing; even the air changes as you step inside. (It’s farther from my apartment than Rox, but a little nicer.)

I finally made it to the end of Meiji Jingu. (Click for more...

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:34:37 +0800

I finally made it to the end of Meiji Jingu. (Click for more pictures.) Unlike at the Western Wall, the messages people leave at the shrine are hung publicly.

Yoyogi park and its greasers. (More pictures in the set.) The...

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:28:00 +0800

Yoyogi park and its greasers. (More pictures in the set.) The Bangladesh-Japan Friendship Festival was going on, and the fellow from the “Indian” restaurant across from my office recognized me, and I got to meet his brother-in-law.

I spent some time at Harajuku, and found some excellent Engrish...

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:24:49 +0800

I spent some time at Harajuku, and found some excellent Engrish and very cute animals in Kiddie Land. Also, some food photos turned out great. Click to see!

became a fan of La Qua sento.

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:51:27 +0800

became a fan of La Qua sento.

became a fan of Rox sento.

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:45:24 +0800

became a fan of Rox sento.

After watching the Sumidagawa Fireworks (Fireflowers?), we had a...

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:06:50 +0800

After watching the Sumidagawa Fireworks (Fireflowers?), we had a cucumber party.

Photo

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:02:00 +0800