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road to nowhere: May 2006
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A record of all the cities that I hate. Thursday, May 25, 2006. 1,000,000 bats. 1,000,000 bats. Originally uploaded by benkei242. Austin is home to "the world's largest urban bat population," and as you can easily see, they take to the air en masse. Responding to a bat signal at dusk unperceivable by humans, they launch from their roosts within the 16" channels cut into the concrete underbelly of the bridge. It's a nightly event; people bring their kids, picnic blankets, lawn chairs. Tuesday, May 23, 2006.
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road to nowhere: May 2007
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A record of all the cities that I hate. Sunday, May 13, 2007. During my months of silence, I've read a few more books:. The Life of Pi. A meta-narrative on story-telling, this book makes the incredible fabulously credible. But I couldn't help thinking that the work was designed for post-college reading circles, with "study questions" in the back, and a plot strewn with obvious symbolism and life-affirming messages. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Fugu's view of the world from Tokyo. View my complete profile.
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road to nowhere: April 2006
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A record of all the cities that I hate. Monday, April 03, 2006. Cherry blossoms, a circle of light, an unoccupied bench, and the epicenter of an atomic blast. Originally uploaded by benkei242. I couldn't help being drawn to the quiet dignity of this simple photographic subject. The cherry blossoms were in full bloom on a chilly March evening at Nagasaki's Peace Park ( Heiwa kôen. Will be there to witness it . . . or will the bench be empty instead? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Bamboo Yoga School in Okayama.
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road to nowhere: March 2006
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A record of all the cities that I hate. Sunday, March 26, 2006. I'm on a little trip right now, trying against all good sense to make it from Tokyo down to Nagasaki and back only on local trains. First stop, Kobe and Osaka.]. My nightmares often seem to arise first as comedy. Intention to injure or maim. Tuesday, March 07, 2006. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Fugu's view of the world from Tokyo. Don't look too closely, you might lose your eyes. Bamboo Yoga School in Okayama. View my complete profile.
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road to nowhere: September 2006
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A record of all the cities that I hate. Saturday, September 30, 2006. I thought seriously about discontinuing the blog. There's so much more important writing to be done, and very little time. I'm not sure how much more I'll be updating it. But nevertheless. . . My mortality clock slides forward, ka-chunk. As it reaches the next notch. Book 395 was Vox. By Nicholson Baker. And again, ka-chunk. Novel 394 was Cryptonomicon. By Neal Stephenson. Why did I wait until I was finished with 394 to mention 395?
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road to nowhere: October 2006
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A record of all the cities that I hate. Wednesday, October 11, 2006. Originally uploaded by benkei242. I spent the weekend under a canopy of shadows, grilling meat over a fire and avoiding showers. I came back, and my iBook underwent a logic board failure. This seems to be endemic with this particular model (and the one before it, and the one after), and now it only functions with a C-clamp pressing it into my desk. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Fugu's view of the world from Tokyo. View my complete profile.
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road to nowhere: Grimace
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A record of all the cities that I hate. Thursday, November 30, 2006. Might be conceived as nothing more than a singular enduring grimace. Yet:. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.". I am one step closer to the finish line, and yes, jaw set, I am happy. I'm still attempting to mentally unpack some movies I've seen recently: The Rules of Attraction. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Fugu's view of the world from Tokyo.
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road to nowhere: November 2006
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A record of all the cities that I hate. Thursday, November 30, 2006. Might be conceived as nothing more than a singular enduring grimace. Yet:. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.". I am one step closer to the finish line, and yes, jaw set, I am happy. I'm still attempting to mentally unpack some movies I've seen recently: The Rules of Attraction. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Fugu's view of the world from Tokyo. View my complete profile.
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road to nowhere: February 2006
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A record of all the cities that I hate. Monday, February 27, 2006. Conclusion: Sharing History between the “Good People” of China and Japan. So my piece was not selected for an essay contest, and that is disappointing, but second best. Of course is being featured on my own private soap-box. This is the conclusion to the piece, where I attempt to weave together miscellaneous musings on history, subjectivity, and Sino-Japanese relations. Saturday, February 11, 2006. Good movies, bad movies. But his mere pr...
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road to nowhere: December 2006
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A record of all the cities that I hate. Tuesday, December 05, 2006. Call me Rat Slayer. I totally came upon this by accident. I wasn't doing my semi-annual "what's my web footprint? Google snoop. I share a name with a sanitarian? I bet he makes more money than me. Monday, December 04, 2006. Perhaps this is the natural outcome of constant darkness and constant inebriation? Here, you can check to see if the goat. Sunday, December 03, 2006. A Defense of Pure Creativity. Yanase and Maya Maxx. Having attained...
