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Month: September 2005

  • New T-shirts in the Mail

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    I just placed an order for 5 t-shirts from Threadless, and I have you, my faithful readers to thank. These are all coming to me free, thanks to the points I received as a result of some of you ordering some tees while following this link. Unfortunately, the vast majority of their tees are currently…

  • Cafe Retro

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    A while back, Yuki had recommended a bunch of cafes to me in the Waseda area, and when I stopped in Takadanobaba tonight to visit Craig, we ended up at the Cafe Retro (after some delicious Indian curry — the name of the restaurant escapes me right now). It’s a rather nice place, with a…

  • Schoolyard

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    This is the school where Yuko went to vote last Sunday. It’s just a few minutes from where we live.

  • Earthquake-Ready

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    Earthquake emergency packs, on sale at Muji. Update: You can get more info (and see what is included) on these emergency sets (there are two; one goes for 12600 yen, the other for 6300 yen) at this page from the online Muji store.

  • Fast Service!

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    Wow, talk about fast service. I brought my iBook to the Apple Store in Ginza yesterday late in the afternoon because of a problem with the right speaker (it’s been crackling for a couple of months now). It’s still under the warranty, so wouldn’t cost anything, and they said it would take about a week.…

  • A Political Post

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    For those who seem to find fault in my site because I don’t address political issues — it’s a design/pop culture site, silly — let me steer you to Momus’ latest post at Click Opera.

  • Superstar

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    Hmmm… A game for mobile phones that actually sounds interesting? From Paul’s IN-duce.net: Superstar is a massively multiplayer real-world game that takes place in Tokyo starting Sept. 12, 2005. The game uses Japanese Puri Kura sticker-clubs as a starting point for a playful experiment in social networks, automated phonecam image analysis, and urban visual culture.…

  • Fatten that PSP of Yours

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    Oh man, this is just what I need for my PSP — I watch more videos on it than I play games, by a crazy margin. Sony today announced a new 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo memory card, which will sell for around $200. The MSX-M2GS will soon be available, but can be pre-ordered now…