introducing the ghadibalo ethnicity

September 8, 2009

ghadibalo hats

Here are some hats that Ghadibalo (Yes! They have been named!) men wear.

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I am going to make lots of changes to my homepage with Indexhibit soon. I have plans on making myself more organized, and let’s hope this isn’t just another big dream of mine.


parisian elysium

September 2, 2009

Drowsiness prevails, and thoughts about Paris persist. However, I am almost settled in!


remembrance of things past

August 22, 2009

I’ve been in a state of flux for about two weeks, and there’s at least two more weeks to go. I think I’ve lost items on the way, and I’m not being metaphorical when I say this. I mean, yes, parts of my persona have probably been shed or altered through my travels, but I’m also pretty sure I’ve lost my beloved, multi-colored Audiotechnica earphones. I miss them a lot.


I dissected a giant squid tonight

August 20, 2009

I am back. Back as in I now have a working computer (though with a semi-functional return key) and can thus stare at glowing things all day, and also back as in I am in the U.S. for at least a couple of years. I plan to spend the next few years chomping on bagels with cream cheese & lox, stacking books higher and higher (I am going to be a student again), trying to be very disciplined at not talking about Japan all the time, and living in Washington, D.C. Hopefully, I can quell my travel lust by practicing the ukulele and kazoo more often. I might buy myself an accordion to weigh myself down in America.

From Tokyo it was Seoul and then Paris to visit a very good friend I hadn’t seen in two years.

I wielded with me a very large backpacking backpack on my back, a computer bag slung across my chest, and a suitcase the size of a giant squid. The Giant Squid Suitcase had in it two musical instruments wrapped in yards and yards (meters and meters) of bubble wrap and winter clothing.

I undressed the ukulele today, and it is in good condition.

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There’s an interview with me about zines on Tokyo Art Beat that you can read here. Jean Snow even linked to it, so it’s as if I briefly shook hands with an internet celebrity.


new media static

August 5, 2009

I must apologize for neglecting this blog. Soon, my friends, I will have regular internet access and a working computer. But until now, it’s こち亀がいいじゃん