And my spirit

(This vehicle is done to weaken an air conditioner.)

Double limited

This tea is sold only in fall, and only in train stations.

Should we try flattery?

The gyoza and beer you had are stinking from your stomach. Use Breath Care.

My work here is done

Three months and two hours into an advanced reading course, during a lesson on using the verb "have" with ailments, an adult student wrote on the board

She talked me a measle.

Now,as then, I don't even know what to say.

Zero yen gym

I love that the Tokyo Olympics 2012 committee has plastered the subway with a poster of the evergreen "add exercise to your daily routine" listicle.

Thy leaves are fiber optic

Tokyo Midtown, Roppongi

Graffiti makes wall sad, angry

Japanese English 404

"It is crowded very much now, so you put time for a while, and please utilize it once again."

Resume/macrame

These kids in uniform cheap suits and optimistic shoes were not the crowd I expected to see pouring toward Tokyo Design Festa. I'd like to think the conference center's planners chuckled when they put the Career Forum on the same day. They probably didn't, though.

The next one is May 16th(Sat) & 17th(Sun), 2009 11:00 - 19:00 at Tokyo Big Sight

O, gingko tree!

The gingko is the official tree of Tokyo. This is a tall one in Harajuku. (Christmas merchandising began on November 5.)

Extreme face painting

Tokyo design festa

Those first three characters are o ba ma

Obama's speech was on about 2 pm. Newspapers announcing the win were on sale at the train station by 5.

Now I can eat lunch

The office gathered around my computer to watch the speeches.

Everyone was duly excited, but now it's back to work - no champagne, no cupcakes, no Obama cookies.

UPDATE: I went down the street to get a (no-crust, white bread, egg salad and butter) sandwich and a celebratory bag of KitKats, and it is quiet outside.

Very quiet. And bright.

Early evening madness

If you were a theater manager in up-all-night Tokyo, and you were cool enough to think it would be fun to show the original classic Halloween on a Halloween that happened to fall on a Friday, what would you think would be a good schedule?

A) On a 24-hour loop starting mid-day Friday

B) Starting at 8 pm the week before Halloween and through the weekend

C) One midnight viewing on Friday only - people who want to see it will make it an event

D) On Friday at 11:50am, 2:10, 4:30, and, for a late-night finale, 6:50pm.



If you answered D, send your resume to the Shinjuku Toa, stat. You'll fit right in.