It has come to my attention that almost every blog i go to nowadays is becoming a 'ghost blog'. much like the dot com bust in the nineties, blogs seem to be going the same way. dont believe me? look around. many of my friends blogs have at least one(mine included) post stating 'I know I havent posted in awhile'. My brother posted that something big was coming... and that was three months ago. dan states it as well, but his is a pretty good site, with loads of pics. jeff's isn't actually anything. Hodges posted on his several weeks back. george is going strong though. good job man, and thanks for having me listed on your site. i shed a tear. speaking of tears... i heard a rhett miller song the other night while eating the all you can eat pizza. he doesnt get airtime in the states but on the other side of the planet, yes.
one more quick thing.
ok i forgot the quick thing.
poop
Friday, April 29, 2005
Thursday, April 28, 2005
announcements
If you folks at home haven't figured it out already then I will let you know, I have decided to stay another year. My return to the States (for good) will be the beginning of April of 2006. I will be back July 7th or 8th for a family vacation but I will try to have one night to say hi. stay tuned for the exact date and time.
In other announcements... I was nowhere near the train accident that as of this posting killed 106 people. it was very tragic and has been the only big news story for the past 4 days.
I am currently in the market for a new place. my plaqce isnt terrible, but I just dont like the idea of having my employer benefit every month from my use of the apartment. It turns out that people renting the same apartment pay 33 percent less a month, as long as they dont work for my company. So I am looking for a place in an area named Shimokitazawa. The place is really cool, much like an austin. it has many great theatres, bars, and artists everywhere and is a stones throw from shibuya, the great place with the huge video screen. we shall see if things work out.
the last few days I havent done much of anything. I really enjoy walking though. my past three days off I have spent walking around downtown tokyo. I found Honda corperate headquarters last week, where i got to check out the new honda airwave. a nice car, The roof is one complete window and it looks neat, but i cant help but wonder if it would ever be sold in texas. the hail factor is my concern. one big stone could smash the entire concept. I also found the sony video game building. Inside there are about 20 games that are available for play. Needless to say i was there for about 45 minutes.
speaking of hail. i heard the first crack of thunder since i have been here the other day.
I had my first all you can eat pizza in 8 months last night. glorious. the price was not. about 14 dollars. but believe you me, well worth every yen.
I also bought what i now believe to be a ripped copy of Shuan of the dead. a good movie, its a romantic comedy... with zombies. but i can't help but feel bad that it isn't a real copy. of course in this country everything comes out years late. top gun isn't even here yet. kidding. i will be enjoying the next star wars in august, while evryone else is seeing it in the next month.
i am rambling. there really isnt much this week.
i did feel an earthquake about a week and a half ago. by far the biggest ive felt in my apartment. I was really in a weird state. it was after a hanami party at maybe 7:20 in the morning. i couldnt tell if i had too much the night before or if the room was really shaking. it was shaking. all of my clothes were swaying in the closet, and the light was reaching about a 45 degree angle. a lot of fun.
i'm tired and my legs are chaffed from walking much of the day. have a good week.
In other announcements... I was nowhere near the train accident that as of this posting killed 106 people. it was very tragic and has been the only big news story for the past 4 days.
I am currently in the market for a new place. my plaqce isnt terrible, but I just dont like the idea of having my employer benefit every month from my use of the apartment. It turns out that people renting the same apartment pay 33 percent less a month, as long as they dont work for my company. So I am looking for a place in an area named Shimokitazawa. The place is really cool, much like an austin. it has many great theatres, bars, and artists everywhere and is a stones throw from shibuya, the great place with the huge video screen. we shall see if things work out.
the last few days I havent done much of anything. I really enjoy walking though. my past three days off I have spent walking around downtown tokyo. I found Honda corperate headquarters last week, where i got to check out the new honda airwave. a nice car, The roof is one complete window and it looks neat, but i cant help but wonder if it would ever be sold in texas. the hail factor is my concern. one big stone could smash the entire concept. I also found the sony video game building. Inside there are about 20 games that are available for play. Needless to say i was there for about 45 minutes.
speaking of hail. i heard the first crack of thunder since i have been here the other day.
I had my first all you can eat pizza in 8 months last night. glorious. the price was not. about 14 dollars. but believe you me, well worth every yen.
I also bought what i now believe to be a ripped copy of Shuan of the dead. a good movie, its a romantic comedy... with zombies. but i can't help but feel bad that it isn't a real copy. of course in this country everything comes out years late. top gun isn't even here yet. kidding. i will be enjoying the next star wars in august, while evryone else is seeing it in the next month.
i am rambling. there really isnt much this week.
i did feel an earthquake about a week and a half ago. by far the biggest ive felt in my apartment. I was really in a weird state. it was after a hanami party at maybe 7:20 in the morning. i couldnt tell if i had too much the night before or if the room was really shaking. it was shaking. all of my clothes were swaying in the closet, and the light was reaching about a 45 degree angle. a lot of fun.
i'm tired and my legs are chaffed from walking much of the day. have a good week.
Monday, April 18, 2005
Kanamara
Ok everyone, its has been about a week, but now i have more photos. WARNING: they are not for all eyes... If you are easily offended by large phaluses then dont bother looking.
The photos are of the Kanamara festival. this festival is actually a serious festival held once a year to pray for "fertility". um i dont know about that. it seems that the whole thing is about worshipping the penis. When we arrived there were people evrywhere. people were buying candy penises, praying to huge statues, and carving large 'members' out of daikons (japanese radishes about a foot and a half long). it was quite a site. now throw in beer, yakitori, and my roommate dressed in a kimono weilding a samurai sword, and you have a real party. (the bald guy in the photos is my new roommate ben.)
You know what... this is so difficult to explain...
Things I did include:
-watching people bow to three large phalusus- They started at the smallest, a stone one about a foot tall. then they moved to the larger one, a large black stone about three feet tall. at each stone they bowed, chanted, and placed flowers on the... thing. finally they moved to the large pink organ. This was by far the biggest, but it wasnt made out of stone, it was a hard foam.
-watched my roommate and a few friends dress up in kimonos, a carry swords. tell me this... why would you give swords to seven foreigners drinking beer? dont worry, no one was hurt, but i think that one of the riding phalusus was circumsized... again. ouch.
-marched through the street with all three of the previously mentioned reproductive organs, chanting 'big penis... big penis... big penis...'
what a day!
i 'recommend to you' experiencing it all for yourself. enjoy the photos!
The photos are of the Kanamara festival. this festival is actually a serious festival held once a year to pray for "fertility". um i dont know about that. it seems that the whole thing is about worshipping the penis. When we arrived there were people evrywhere. people were buying candy penises, praying to huge statues, and carving large 'members' out of daikons (japanese radishes about a foot and a half long). it was quite a site. now throw in beer, yakitori, and my roommate dressed in a kimono weilding a samurai sword, and you have a real party. (the bald guy in the photos is my new roommate ben.)
You know what... this is so difficult to explain...
Things I did include:
-watching people bow to three large phalusus- They started at the smallest, a stone one about a foot tall. then they moved to the larger one, a large black stone about three feet tall. at each stone they bowed, chanted, and placed flowers on the... thing. finally they moved to the large pink organ. This was by far the biggest, but it wasnt made out of stone, it was a hard foam.
-watched my roommate and a few friends dress up in kimonos, a carry swords. tell me this... why would you give swords to seven foreigners drinking beer? dont worry, no one was hurt, but i think that one of the riding phalusus was circumsized... again. ouch.
-marched through the street with all three of the previously mentioned reproductive organs, chanting 'big penis... big penis... big penis...'
what a day!
i 'recommend to you' experiencing it all for yourself. enjoy the photos!
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Photo news
I have finally figured out the way to display many of my photos without a lot of difficulty. i will post them in my yahoo area. here is the address:
http://photos.yahoo.com/kernlhernl
go there and enjoy many random photos. the ones with better resolution are from my new phone. FEEL the difference! HA HA HA!
i did nothing today, and it was everything i thought it could be.
http://photos.yahoo.com/kernlhernl
go there and enjoy many random photos. the ones with better resolution are from my new phone. FEEL the difference! HA HA HA!
i did nothing today, and it was everything i thought it could be.
Friday, April 08, 2005
Two days in a row?
hard to believe... its almost like this thing is broken, but as i said, my roommate ben got an internet connection recently so whenevr i get a chance i will try to write.
Lets start with Hanami. First off, its still going on. Which means that my liver will need quick recovery for the next few days as i have parties lined up the next three nights. See, here in japan, people actually have a great love for nature. When holidays come, people flock to the peace and tranquility of the mountains, natural hot springs, and the forests. but during one special brief time of the year, people skip work, get their junior officers to scout around and claim, for the use of the hanami party, the perfect drinking area.
I guess it really signifies the beginning of spring. the cherry blossoms, of which countless stories and photos have been recorded, open towards the end of march and last for about one week. Once the flowers on the trees open, they start to blow off. some as early as one day, and if it rains, its all over. The japanese have a brilliant tradition of celebrating this beautiful and delicate time by finding a prime spot under a cherry tree (they actually bear no cherries), and drinking, eating and drinking. then they drink more. and vomit. and lie in their vomit in the park. and they give drinks away to unarticulate foreigners trying desperately to speak japanese. (heh) "Biiru o ute kudasai" that one line netted kiyoe and me a can of beer, a bottle of shochu (think vodka at 25%) and a large bottle of green tea. Thats enough alcohol to kill an ox.
Drinking aside... the cherry blossoms are beautiful. I have already attended about 4 hanami parties, met many crazy japanese, and the flowers just officially opened FULLY yesterday. Beautiful. Photos will follow.
About the Kanamara festival... It will take too long to put into words, but disclaimers will be abundant.
take care all. I will write again soon.
Lets start with Hanami. First off, its still going on. Which means that my liver will need quick recovery for the next few days as i have parties lined up the next three nights. See, here in japan, people actually have a great love for nature. When holidays come, people flock to the peace and tranquility of the mountains, natural hot springs, and the forests. but during one special brief time of the year, people skip work, get their junior officers to scout around and claim, for the use of the hanami party, the perfect drinking area.
I guess it really signifies the beginning of spring. the cherry blossoms, of which countless stories and photos have been recorded, open towards the end of march and last for about one week. Once the flowers on the trees open, they start to blow off. some as early as one day, and if it rains, its all over. The japanese have a brilliant tradition of celebrating this beautiful and delicate time by finding a prime spot under a cherry tree (they actually bear no cherries), and drinking, eating and drinking. then they drink more. and vomit. and lie in their vomit in the park. and they give drinks away to unarticulate foreigners trying desperately to speak japanese. (heh) "Biiru o ute kudasai" that one line netted kiyoe and me a can of beer, a bottle of shochu (think vodka at 25%) and a large bottle of green tea. Thats enough alcohol to kill an ox.
Drinking aside... the cherry blossoms are beautiful. I have already attended about 4 hanami parties, met many crazy japanese, and the flowers just officially opened FULLY yesterday. Beautiful. Photos will follow.
About the Kanamara festival... It will take too long to put into words, but disclaimers will be abundant.
take care all. I will write again soon.
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Im alive!
wow. i have some good stories... but not today. l
just to wet your whistle though, this time of year is hanami, or 'the cherry clossom viewing season'. the next exciting this is that i skipped work last sunday to attend the kanamara festival. for those of you that dont know, the kanamara festival is a fertility festival held at a small shrine in kawasaki. photos for those over the age of 18 will be here shortly. heh heh heh.
AND i got a new phone... wow, really exciting. ok, time for bed. i'll give you the details soon!
just to wet your whistle though, this time of year is hanami, or 'the cherry clossom viewing season'. the next exciting this is that i skipped work last sunday to attend the kanamara festival. for those of you that dont know, the kanamara festival is a fertility festival held at a small shrine in kawasaki. photos for those over the age of 18 will be here shortly. heh heh heh.
AND i got a new phone... wow, really exciting. ok, time for bed. i'll give you the details soon!
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