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Wednesday, November 13, 2002
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asakusa
1491: asakusa temple
1492: asakusa temple
1493: lanterns outside of asakusa temple
1495: street
1498: udon noodle chef
tokyo
1499:view from subway
?
1501-1514: jusco ferris wheel
shin yokohama
1516-1534: ramen museum
yokohama
1535-1568: park
1571-1596: marine tower
1600: demolished house
tokyo
1602: poles
1604-1617: imperial palace
1618-1623: park across the street
1624: inside some new tall building
1627-1649: from tall building
toyoshiki
1658: strom drainage
1660: average street
shinkansen to nikko
1663: shinkansen at utsunomiya station
1664-1675: river, south side of nikko
1676-1678: stone park
1681-1686: stone figures at narabijizo
1688: kanmangafuchi abyss
1691: graveyard behind narabijizo
1695: stone figures at narabijizo
1713-1735: nikko national park
1736: road
1737: bridge under construction
ueno
1738-1754: ueno park
shinjuku
1756: shinjuku
akihabara
1757-1758: akihabara
shibuya
1761: hachiko
1764: in front of shibuyaeki
shinkansen to kyoto
1765-1780: fujisan
kyoto
1783-1789: kyotoeki
1790-1845: fushimi inari shrine
1846-1847: river in kyoto near kitayama
1851-1854: random side street in kyoto
1857-1900: f??? shrine, kyoto
1902: philosophers walk
1903: side street off of philosophers walk
1904-1908: nanzenji
1910-1924: trail into mountains behind nanzenji
1925: aqueduct, nanzenji
1933-1948: pump station
1951: aqueduct, nanzenji
1952: chanting, nanzenji
1953: fountain, kyoto
1955-1956: shrine near park, name?
1964-1968: shrine with graveyard past park, name?
1971: lanterns, shrine near park, name?
1972: arcade on shijo st
1974: shopping mall on shijo st
Mt Kurama:
Tokyo, Japan
1491: drawers full of fortune-telling papers, asakusa
1492: drawers full of fortune-telling papers, asakusa
1493: lanterns above sidewalk food vendors, asakusa
1495: crowded shopping street (name?), asakusa
1498: udon chef cutting noodles, asakusa
1499: bridge seen from train, Tokyo
1501: view from Ferris wheel, (?)
1502: view from ferries wheel, (?)
1505: view from Ferris wheel, (?)
1506: view from Ferris wheel, (?)
1509: view from Ferris wheel, (?)
1510: Jusco Ferris wheel, (?)
1511: Jusco Ferris wheel, (?)
1514: Jusco Ferris wheel, (?)
1516: billboard for ramen museum, shin yokohama
1517: the mobile ramen stand, ramen museum, shin yokohama
1518: liane in front of ramen skirt, ramen museum, shin yokohama
1520: rows of dried ramen noodles, ramen museum, shin yokohama
1523: shige in front of ramen packages, ramen museum, shin yokohama
1525: ramen bowl display, ramen museum, shin yokohama
1526: cup noodle, limited versions, ramen museum, shin yokohama
1527: man reading newspaper, ramen museum, shin yokohama
1529: mirrors, ramen museum, shin yokohama
1530: recreation of old ramen shops found in the basement of the ramen
museum in shin yokohama
1531: recreation of old ramen shops found in the basement of the ramen
museum in shin yokohama
1532: recreation of old ramen shops found in the basement of the ramen
museum in shin yokohama
1534: Wesley above the recreation of old ramen shops found in the
basement of the ramen museum in shin yokohama
1535: sunlit trees along the side of the road, yokohama
1536: Japanese child, yokohama
1537: Marine Tower, as seen from Yamashita Park, Yokohama
1541: girl feeding pigeons, Yamashita Park, Yokohama
1550: small waterfall over dragon sculpture, Yamashita Park, Yokohama
1552: water running down stairs, Yamashita Park, Yokohama
1554: young couple seen kissing, Yamashita Park, Yokohama
1561: Marine Tower, as seen from Yamashita Park, Yokohama
1566: stylish spiral staircase, Yamashita Park, Yokohama
1567: couple sitting on bench, Yamashita Park, Yokohama
1568: statue and fountains, Yamashita Park, Yokohama
1571: expressway seen from above, Yokohama
1573: Yamashita Park from above, Yokohama
1577: The liner "Hikawa Maru," moored in front of Yamashita Park,
Yokohama
1578: busy city street, Yokohama
1579: building construction site, Yokohama
1580: Yamashita Park, Yokohama
1581: Mount Fuji, behind the urban sprawl of Yokohama
1582: ship leaving port, Yokohama
1588: bird and Japanese girl in front of "Bird Pia," Marine Tower,
Yokohama
1589: bird and Japanese girl in front of "Bird Pia," Marine Tower,
Yokohama
1594: bird and Japanese girl in front of "Bird Pia," Marine Tower,
Yokohama
1596: bird and Japanese girl in front of "Bird Pia," Marine Tower,
Yokohama
1600: demolished house near Chinatown, Yokohama
1602: tall poles seen downtown near the Ginza district, Tokyo
1604: tree-lined moat in front of the imperial palace, Tokyo
1605: tree in front of the imperial palace, Tokyo
1606: moat in front of the imperial palace and some of the Tokyo
skyline, Tokyo
1609: Tokyo skyline reflected in the moat of the imperial palace,
Tokyo
1610: tree-lined hill, imperial palace, Tokyo
1611: tree-lined hill and bridge, imperial palace, Tokyo
1614: Alex, Marissa, Wesley at the imperial palace, Tokyo
1615: wall and gate, imperial palace, Tokyo
1616: building, imperial palace, Tokyo
1617: Wesley, Alex, Marissa, Imperial Palace, Tokyo
1618: fountains, park across from imperial palace, Tokyo
1620: fountains, park across from imperial palace, Tokyo
1621: fountains, sculpture, and flowers, park across from imperial
palace, Tokyo
1622: fountains near sunset, park across from imperial palace, Tokyo
1623: tree, park across from imperial palace, Tokyo
1624: touch sensitive display, building near Tokyo station
1627: sunset over Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1630: sunset over Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1637: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1638: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1639: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1640: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1641: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1642: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1643: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1644: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1645: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1646: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1647: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1648: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1649: sun setting over Mt Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Tokyo
1658: drainage ditch, Toyoshiki, Japan
1660: typical suburb streets, Toyoshiki, Japan
1663: Shinkansen at Utsunomia station, Utsunomia, Japan
1664: road alongside Daiya River, Central Nikko, Japan
1665: Daiya River, Central Nikko, Japan
1673: Daiya River, Central Nikko, Japan
1675: small drainage ditch along side road in Central Nikko, Japan
1676: covered benches, stone park, Nikko, Japan
1678: covered benches, stone park, Nikko, Japan
1681: stone figures, stone park, Nikko, Japan
1682: stone figures, stone park, Nikko, Japan
1686: bibbed stone figure, stone park, nikko, Japan
1688: kanmangafuchi abyss, nikko, japan
1691: graveyard at narabijizo, nikko, japan
1695: row of stone figures, stone park, nikko, japan
1697: Shinto paper charms hanging on stone torii, hachiman shrine,
nikko, japan
1709: main gateway, hachiman shrine, nikko, japan
1712: backlit trees, hachiman shrine, nikko, japan
1713: Niomon Gate, Taiyuin Temple, Nikko, Japan
1714: Stone Wall, Taiyuin Temple, Nikko, Japan
1715: Stone lanterns, Taiyuin Temple, Nikko, Japan
1716: Stone lanterns, Taiyuin Temple, Nikko, Japan
1717: Yashamon Gate, Taiyuin Temple, Nikko, Japan
1719: The Karamon gate, Taiyuin Temple, Nikko, Japan
1721: back side of Yashamon Gate, Taiyuin Temple, Nikko, Japan
1722: temple workers, Taiyuin Temple, Nikko, Japan
1723: the three wise monkeys carving above the sacred stable, tosho-gu
shrine, Nikko, Japan
1724: Yomeimon Gate, toshogu shrine, nikko, japan
1725: sake barrels(?) in toshogu shrine, nikko, japan
1727: dragon decoration, toshogu shrine, nikko, japan
1728: toshogu shrine, nikko, japan
1729: torii and courtyard inside niomon gate, toshogu shrine, nikko,
japan
1730: sacred fountain in foreground, drum tower in background and
stone lanterns, toshogu shrine, nikko, japan
1731: five story pagoda. Donated by a daimyo (feudal lord) in 1650,
rebuilt in 1818. stories represent (from bottom) earth water fire
wind and heaven
1734: small bridge in front of rinnoji temple, nikko, japan
1735: sanbutsu-do hall at rinnoji temple, nikko, japan
1736: street near daiya river, nikko, japan
1737: shinkyo sacred bridge under renovation until 2003, nikko, japan
1738: ? ueno park, ueno, japan
1745: boats on shinobazu pond, ueno park, ueno, japan
1746: boats on shinobazu pond, ueno park, ueno, japan
1749: boats on shinobazu pond, ueno park, ueno, japan
1751: duck boats on shinobazu pond, ueno park, ueno, japan
1756: street corner at night, shinjuku, japan
1757: Wesley on street, akihabara electric town, akihabara, japan
1758: Wesley on street, akihabara electric town, akihabara, japan
1761: statue of hachiko, shibuya station, shibuya, japan
1764: crowded street corner, shibuya, japan
1765: mount fuji
1766: mount fuji
1771: mount fuji
1773: mount fuji
1775: mount fuji
1780: mount fuji
1783: view of downtown Kyoto
1785: Daikaidan (grand stairways), Kyoto station, Kyoto, japan
1788: view of downtown Kyoto
1789: Kyoto tower
1790: statue guarding entrance of fushimi shrine, Kyoto, japan
1791: torii-lined walkway, fushimi shrine, Kyoto, japan
1792: torii-lined walkway, fushimi shrine, Kyoto, japan
1793: torii-lined walkway, fushimi shrine, Kyoto, japan
1795: plant, path between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto, japan
1796: plant, path between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto, japan
1797: plant, path between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto, japan
1798: plant, path between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto, japan
1799: plant, path between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto, japan
1800: plant, path between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto, japan
1801: plant, path between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto, japan
1802: plant, path between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto, japan
1805: pond behind ryokan between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto,
japan
1807: pond behind ryokan between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto,
japan
1810: tree behind ryokan between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto,
japan
1811: tree behind ryokan between fushimi and inari shrines, Kyoto,
japan
1815: Wesley wandering off into the mountain, Kyoto, japan
1816: torii and shrines, inari shrine, Kyoto, japan
1821: pile of torii, inari shrine, Kyoto, japan
1824: torii-lined walkway, inari shrine, Kyoto, japan
1825: torii-lined walkway, inari shrine, Kyoto, japan
1826: view of Kyoto at sunset, inari shrine, Kyoto, japan
1827: view of Kyoto at sunset, inari shrine, Kyoto, japan
1828: view of Kyoto at sunset, inari shrine, Kyoto, japan
1833: view of Kyoto at sunset, inari shrine, Kyoto, japan
1834: view of Kyoto at sunset, inari shrine, Kyoto, japan
1835: view of Kyoto at sunset, inari shrine, Kyoto, japan
1836: view of Kyoto at sunset, inari shrine, Kyoto, japan
1845: fushimi inari shrine entrance, Kyoto, japan
1846: ducks, kamo river west branch, Kyoto, japan
1847: road along kamo river, west branch, Kyoto, japan
1851: trees at the end of a side street, Kyoto, japan
1854: suematsu-san's bike, side street, Kyoto, japan
1857: pond, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1858: eikando, Kyoto, japan
1860: eikando, Kyoto, japan
1868: graveyard, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1872: the changing of the leaves, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1876: bright yellow tree, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1877: eye, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1880: eye, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1882: bridge over pond, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1883: lillypad pond, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1885: lillypad pond, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1886: lillypad pond, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1887: brightly lit water and tree, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1888: hanging decoration over water, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1889: hanging decoration over water, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1890: hanging decoration over water, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1891: hanging decoration over water, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1892: pebble garden, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1894: eikando, Kyoto, japan
1895: mikaeri no amida, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1897: bibbed figures, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1900: pagoda, eikando, Kyoto, japan
1902: philosopher's walk, Kyoto, japan
1903: side street off of philosopher's walk, Kyoto, japan
1904: walkway with underpass, nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto, japan
1906: walkway with underpass, nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto, japan
1907: meiji-period aqueduct, nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto, japan
1908: garden at nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto, japan
1910: tree in mountains behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto, japan
1918: tree in mountains behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto, japan
1921: small shrine behind garden, nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto, japan
1924: small shrine behind garden, nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto, japan
1925: top of aqueduct, nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto, japan
1933: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1934: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1935: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1936: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1937: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1938: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1939: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1940: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1941: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1942: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1943: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1944: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1945: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1946: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1947: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1948: sun setting at pumping station behind nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto,
japan
1951: top of aqueduct, nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto, japan
1952: chanting, nanzen-ji temple, Kyoto, japan
1953: fountain at park on sanjo street, Kyoto, japan
1955: yasaka shrine, Kyoto, japan
1956: yasaka shrine, Kyoto, japan
1964: yasaka temple(?), Kyoto, japan
1965: graveyard behind yasaka temple(?), Kyoto, japan
1966: graveyard behind yasaka temple(?), Kyoto, japan
1967: graveyard behind yasaka temple(?), Kyoto, japan
1968: graveyard behind yasaka temple(?), Kyoto, japan
1971: lanterns in yasaka shrine, Kyoto, japan
1972: arcade on shijo street, Kyoto, japan
1974: shopping on shijo street, Kyoto, japan
1975: map of mt kurama area found near kurama station, kurama, japan
1978: nio-mon gate to kurama temple, kurama, japan
1979: rock store and the road to hanase, kurama, japan
1984: water spout below yuki shrine, kurama, japan
1985: leaf shower below yuki shrine, kurama, japan
1988: yuki shrine, kurama, japan
1989: Wesley at tahoto (pagoda), kurama temple, japan
1995: below honden (main hall), kurama, japan
1996: honden (main hall), kurama, japan
1999: stairs above honden (main hall), kurama, japan
2001: tree and reihoden (museum), kurama, japan
2003: horses, kibune shrine, kibuneguchi, japan
2005: waterfalls along the road to senyo, kibuneguchi, japan
2006: Wesley, jun-san at hirobun restaurant, kibuneguchi, japan
2007: houses and restaurants along the road to senyo, kibuneguchi,
japan
2008: tree-lined river along the road to senyo, kibuneguchi, japan
2009: the road to senyo, kibuneguchi, japan
2011: trees along the road to senyo, kibuneguchi, japan
2012: passengers waiting at kibuneguchi station, kibuneguchi, japan
2013: hiro, suematsu-san, Wesley, chay, ogata-san at the cafeteria at
Kyoto university, kyoto
2014: the cafeteria at Kyoto university, kyoto
2016: suematsu-san's place, kitayama
2017: houses and driveway, kitayama
2018: small Buddha statue, ryogen-in zen temple, kyoto
2019: isshidan garden, ryogen-in zen temple, kyoto
2021: suematsu-san in front of isshidan garden, ryogen-in zen temple,
Kyoto
2022: ryugintei garden, ryogen-in zen temple, Kyoto
2023: totekiko garden, ryogen-in zen temple, Kyoto
2024: koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2025: koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2026: koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2027: koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2028: old well, koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2029: red leaves, koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2030: berries, koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2031: view out doorway, koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2032: view out doorway, koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2033: Wesley in front of koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2034: suematsu-san in front of koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2035: path in front of koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2036: path in front of koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2037: path in front of koto-in zen temple, Kyoto
2042: fire-breating smokestacks, southern Honshu, japan
2044: wave of fire, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2045: angle of repose, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2046: falling sand display, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2047: falling sand display, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2048: falling sand display, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2049: vortex, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2050: vortex, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2052: floating table, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2053: kaleidoscope, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2054: kaleidoscope, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2058: gas clock, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2060: gas clock, saibu gas museum, fukuoka
2061: fukuoka tower and statue of vishnu, fukuoka
2070: stairways, fukuoka
2086: fukuoka dome, fukuoka
2106: seahawk hotel and fukuoka tower, fukuoka
2111: pavilion at ohori park in fukuoka
2113: subway map near kashii, fukuoka, japan
2114: fields between fukuoka and yufuin, Kyushu, japan
2115: river between fukuoka and yufuin, Kyushu, japan
2116: on train to yufuin, Kyushu, japan
2117: pond, umi jigoku (sea hell), beppu
2118: pond, umi jigoku (sea hell), beppu
2119: pond, umi jigoku (sea hell), beppu
2120: basket at umi jigoku (sea hell), beppu
2121: umi jigoku (sea hell), beppu
2122: umi jigoku (sea hell), beppu
2123: umi jigoku (sea hell), beppu
2125: clay pond at umi jigoku (sea hell), beppu
2126: lilly pad, umi jigoku (sea hell), beppu
2127: Wesley at umi jigoku (sea hell), beppu
2128: yama jigoku (mountain hell) , beppu
2129: yama jigoku (mountain hell) , beppu
2130: yama jigoku (mountain hell) , beppu
2131: yama jigoku (mountain hell) , beppu
2132: monkey at yama jigoku (mountain hell) , beppu
2134: flamingos at yama jigoku (mountain hell) , beppu
2135: flamingo at yama jigoku (mountain hell) , beppu
2136: llama at yama jigoku (mountain hell) , beppu
2138: kamado jigoku (cooking pot hell) , beppu
2140: oni at kamado jigoku (cooking pot hell) , beppu
2141: eggs at kamado jigoku (cooking pot hell) , beppu
2144: eggs at kamado jigoku (cooking pot hell) , beppu
2145: kamado jigoku (cooking pot hell) , beppu
2146: caked mud at kamado jigoku (cooking pot hell) , beppu
2148: kamado jigoku (cooking pot hell) , beppu
2150: oniyama jigoku (demon hill hell) , beppu
2151: oni at oniyama jigoku (demon hill hell) , beppu
2152: crocodile at oniyama jigoku (demon hill hell) , beppu
2154: crocodiles at oniyama jigoku (demon hill hell) , beppu
2155: crocodiles at oniyama jigoku (demon hill hell) , beppu
2156: 12 foot long crocodile at oniyama jigoku (demon hill hell) ,
beppu
2157: shiraike jigoku (white pond hell) , beppu
2158: shiraike jigoku (white pond hell) , beppu
2159: shiraike jigoku (white pond hell) , beppu
2160: shiraike jigoku (white pond hell) , beppu
2161: shiraike jigoku (white pond hell) , beppu
2162: shiraike jigoku (white pond hell) , beppu
2163: aquarium at shiraike jigoku (white pond hell) , beppu
2164: aquarium at shiraike jigoku (white pond hell) , beppu
2165: aquarium at shiraike jigoku (white pond hell) , beppu
2166: kinryu jigoku (golden dragon hell) , beppu
2167: audra at kinryu jigoku (golden dragon hell) , beppu
2168: koi at kinryu jigoku (golden dragon hell) , beppu
2169: engrish sign at kinryu jigoku (golden dragon hell) , beppu
2170: dragon guarding kinryu jigoku (golden dragon hell) , beppu
2171: kinryu jigoku (golden dragon hell) , beppu
2173: Buddha statue at kinryu jigoku (golden dragon hell) , beppu
2175: audra in front of Buddha statues at kinryu jigoku (golden dragon
hell) , beppu
2176: chinoike jigoku (blood pond hell) , beppu
2177: chinoike jigoku (blood pond hell) , beppu
2178: tatsumaki jigoku (geyser hell) , beppu
2179: tatsumaki jigoku (geyser hell) , beppu
2180: tatsumaki jigoku (geyser hell), beppu
2181: tatsumaki jigoku (geyser hell) , beppu
2182: tatsumaki jigoku (geyser hell) , beppu
2183: tatsumaki jigoku (geyser hell) , beppu
2184: tatsumaki jigoku (geyser hell) , beppu
2185: audra at tatsumaki jigoku (geyser hell) , beppu
2186: audra at tatsumaki jigoku (geyser hell) , beppu
2187: audra and dad at tatsumaki jigoku (geyser hell) , beppu
2188: audra and dad at tatsumaki jigoku (geyser hell), beppu
2189: cal-king at kokura station shinkansen track, kokura
2190: engrish sign at dipper dan's, fukuoka
2191: Wesley, lynn, rory and horse sashimi, fukuoka
2195: rural japan, Honshu
2197: rural japan, Honshu
2199: kabuki-za
2200: kabuki-za
2201: kabuki-za
2202: kabuki-za
2203: madoka, Wesley, liane at restaurant ?
2204: madoka, Wesley, liane at restaurant ?
posted by wtanaka at 11/13/2002 08:46:00 AM
Reasons to commit to someone:
- if i wanted to raise kids
- if i wanted to communicate to someone that they are THAT special to me
- if i felt as though i should succumb to societal pressure
Reasons to not commit to someone:
- if i am not sure yet if this person is most likely going to to work out long term
- if i am interested in meeting more people in a romantic context to learn more about what i want/don't want in a relationship, and to help fend off feelings of neediness
- if i want to keep a (mutual) willingness to walk away from the relationship to keep interactions more positive
- if i enjoy being single
posted by wtanaka at 11/13/2002 07:57:00 AM
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Got this email from Jean, so I decided to fill it out for Liane who had expressed interest in finding out some trivia about me, and this seemed like a perfect venue for publishing it.
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The idea is to paste these questions into a new email, and fill it in with
your answers. Then send it off with instructions to people that you know.
1. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING
Ideally sometime between 7 and 9. Sometimes after 9. Rarely before 7.
2. IF YOU COULD EAT LUNCH WITH ONE FAMOUS PERSON, WHO WOULD IT BE?
Right now, before this lecture I'm giving, Bill Clinton, or some other talented orator.
3. GOLD OR SILVER?
Platinum. Or some tint other than yellow. Maybe green, or blue?
4. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA?
Barbershop
5. FAVORITE TV SHOW?
Uh. ST:TNG, which was the last time that I watched TV regularly.
6. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST?
Whatever I can find around, if I'm hungry. Nothing if I am not.
7. WHAT WOULD YOU HATE TO BE LEFT IN A ROOM WITH?
maggots
8. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE?
no
9. WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
People that are good at what they do.
10. WHAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME?
Neal
11. BEACH, CITY, Or COUNTRY?
Mountains, which I guess means country.
12. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter
13. FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Really damn good vanilla
14. FAVORITE TIME OF DAY?
Early in the morning when I went to bed way too early the night before.
15. FAVORITE COLOR?
Earthy pastel green
16. FAVORITE CAR?
BMW? Saturn?
17. FAVORITE SANDWICH FILLING?
Avocados, Pesto
18. TRUE LOVE?
Some day...
19. WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DO YOU DESPISE?
a lack of genuineness
20. FAVORITE FLOWER?
the plumeria
21. IF YOU HAD A BIG WIN IN THE LOTTERY, HOW LONG WOULD YOU WAIT TO TELL PEOPLE?
until I next talked to them
22. FIZZY OR STILL WATER AS A DRINK?
still
23. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHROOM?
black and white. wait, i don't have a bathroom.
24. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING?
permanent collection: 0
for the next few days: 1
25. WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE TO?
foreign countries
26. CAN YOU JUGGLE? IF YES HOW MANY?
yes. 3. kind of.
27. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK:
friday
28. RED OR WHITE WINE?
yeah, sure, one drink can't hurt.
29. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY?
I forget. As little special as I could manage, given that people know when it is.
30. DO YOU CARRY A DONOR CARD?
No
31. WHO DO YOU LEAST EXPECT TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
Liane
32. WHO IS THE PERSON YOU EXPECT TO SEND THIS BACK FIRST?
Liane.
Ah, good ol' cop-out answers...
posted by wtanaka at 11/12/2002 10:57:00 PM
After walking over Mount Kurama, I ate lunch at a little place called hirobun on the other side of the mountain from Kurama. The shop proprietor whom I ended up calling "Jun-San," to his great entertainment, spoke only a few phrases in English. But we had a great time trying to communicate. I told him his food was oishii, and he was thrilled. He even grabbed some other customers, the mochi cook, and some some people off of the street in order to help translate. In addition to my tofu udon, Jun-San gave me some pretty amazing mochi and some ume koba cha (i don't know if I remembered that correctly). If you find yourself in the area, i heartily recommend the place. Tell him that you know "Tanaka-san," and he'll probably be tickled pink.
I think the place I went to was further up the hill than the one featured on that website. It was the furthest restaurant up the street on the right side (as of today). Jun-san called someone on the phone to place my order, and the food arrived by foot from somewhere downhill.
posted by wtanaka at 11/12/2002 08:21:00 AM
In Kurama, many houses are constructed in the traditional kyoto style with wood. Many houses feature the same red plastic bucket sitting out front filled with water and painted with three white characters, the middle of which was the character for "fire."
On the train there, the conductor came up to me to ask me for my fare. When I asked him how much it was, he made sure to rattle off the number as quickly as he possibly could. Either my Japanese accent has improved a lot, or he wasn't in such a great mood today.
While walking up the road in Kurama, I recognized enough Japanese characters to read "kurama onsen," which meant that it was time to turn around before i ended up walking over the mountains to the next prefecture.
Drank a "CALPIS WELL" today. I think I like the CALPIS soda better. I also drank a "Sour Royal," which was quite good, although I couldn't tell you what it was like. The light colored soft drinks seem to all taste like Squirt, except not quite.
posted by wtanaka at 11/12/2002 08:15:00 AM
Monday, November 11, 2002
Suematsu-san has invited me to talk to a group (probably his class) at Kyoto University. He pointed out that I could put this on my resume. All of the two professors that I can think of have this great skill of being able to identify the things that will be good for their students. I wish there were a class where I could learn how to do that too.
posted by wtanaka at 11/11/2002 08:25:00 AM
Hidden behind one of the pagodas at nanzenji temple is a small shrine and a path that leads up into the mountains to the east of kyoto. Unfortunately, the best view from the top of that path is of a bunch of tree trunks.
posted by wtanaka at 11/11/2002 08:22:00 AM
As far as I can tell, bicyclists here in Kyoto silently go the direction they want to go and weave around cars, other bicycles, and pedestrians wherever there seems to be space. I think I don't have the feel for it, because I constantly felt like I was about to be run over.
posted by wtanaka at 11/11/2002 08:20:00 AM
I found a graveyard behind a temple here in Kyoto. It was dusk, and there were hundreds of crows flying around, sitting on graves, and cawing. I wandered in to take some pictures and, while I was there, the temple guard locked the gate between the temple and the graveyard. Luckily, he noticed me trying to climb back over the fence, and let me out the front gate where I had parked the bike.
posted by wtanaka at 11/11/2002 08:18:00 AM
Today something caught my eye in an arcade i passed in kyoto on Suematsu-san's bike. I turned around and went back to look, and it was two kids playing this arcade game with about 9 buttons and falling colored blocks on the screen. The goal of the game was to hit the button corresponding to the block as it reached the bottom of the screen. Sometimes there would be three or four buttons that you would need to press at the same time, and the button press combinations were happening about four per second. The kids playing looked like they were 7 years old. But then again, everyone looks young here.
The other day, I saw what looked like a 5 year old making a phone call from a public pay phone. When I was 5 years old, I cried all the time and barely knew what was going on around me.
posted by wtanaka at 11/11/2002 08:16:00 AM
Sunday, November 10, 2002
2002 november 10, 0950
heading to kyoto. wish i had the chance to talk to maggie.
2002 november 10, 1127
according to liane, i was saying "iie" and "kashiwa eki" in my sleep the other day.
2002 november 10, 1837
i want to inarieki today and wandered up the mountain through a lot of torii. at some point, i started to wander off the path, and met up in the forest with an old man who spoke some english. after wandering, i retraced my path through the forest in the dark. the sun sets around 4:45 here. good thing for the flashlights on my keychain
2002 november 10, 1906
waiting for aeon at kitayama. wonder if there is a phone around.
2002 november 10, 1908
on the way from kyoto to kitayama, i went through the turnstiles for the subway without my large backpack which i had left in a coin locker in kyoto. i didnt realize this until i had gone two stations away. i turned around and the agent at the gate in kyoto was nice enough to let me out to get my backpack and let me back in afterward, even though he didnt speak any english.
2002 november 10, 1913
seen in subway: froor guide
2002 november 10, 1944
just went to a bakery and bought three bread items and some semi foul yogurt drink in a box. the box drink did come with a telescoping straw. it took me a minute to figure out how to deploy it. it felt thick and heavy -- like the drink cans here. japan doesnt have the super cheap drink craze that we do i guess.
posted by wtanaka at 11/10/2002 08:03:00 AM
2002 november 9, 2008
the Gueen concert was loud. I wish I had brought some earplugs. I:m deaf in my right ear right now.
the concert has made me want to go clubbing.
Akihabara was like Simlim Square in Singapore, but bigger. I don:t think that there are many places in the world where you can have shops selling power drills and CDrs and not much else.
Shoko and I are in similar situations.
posted by wtanaka at 11/10/2002 07:58:00 AM
2002 november 8, 2123
train stations here have little manned food stands called "let's kiosk"
posted by wtanaka at 11/10/2002 07:56:00 AM
2002 november 8, 2058
i wonder how well it would work out if i treated everyone (male and female) like i treated a date.
probably it would be pretty tiring.
posted by wtanaka at 11/10/2002 07:55:00 AM
2002 november 8, 2055
if i say something to someone, ideally i would believe in it enough that i wouldn:t back off from it later. in other words, i ideally wouldn:t contradict myself later; i wouldn:t try to qualify what i said after i saw that it hurt someone:s feelings.
of course, this means that sometimes i would need to think about what i was saying a little bit more beforehand so that it came across more tactfully, or more accurately.
posted by wtanaka at 11/10/2002 07:55:00 AM
2002 november 8, 1733
i tried going to the fujita showroom. it was closed.
posted by wtanaka at 11/10/2002 07:53:00 AM
2002 november 7 1755
store name seen out of the train window: "hard off"
posted by wtanaka at 11/10/2002 07:52:00 AM
2002 november 7, 1555
some of the houses here in nikko have their own individual waterfalls between them
posted by wtanaka at 11/10/2002 07:52:00 AM
2002 november 7, 15:28
most of the temples in nikko do not allow photographs to be taken inside. perhaps the photograph would sap the reservoir of holiness and spirituality that blankets the inside of these shrines.
right now, three stern golden figures tower over me. sternly.
maybe the no photograph policy is because these gods dont like their pictures taken.
posted by wtanaka at 11/10/2002 07:51:00 AM
2002 november 7, 12:22
I just saw an old lady with bright purple hair inside of a 4 foot square wire cage with two dogs.
vacuuming away.
posted by wtanaka at 11/10/2002 07:47:00 AM
2002 november 7, 11:14
A tip for travellers to japan: bring shoes that come off easily, as you will be putting them on and taking them off any time you enter someone's house, a shrine, a temple, and certain restaurants.
I took the Shinkansen (bullet train) for the first time today. Although I boarded from Ueno station (a pretty big transfer terminal which presumably sees a lot of tourists) the signs on the Shinkansen platform were not very helpful, and I ended up boarding a reserved double decker car. About 5 minutes into the ride, the conductor came along to presumably ask for my reservation. Luckily, even though he didnt speak english, he made me a reservation downstairs in the same car. Unfortunately, I could no longer see anything out the window.
I stayed on the train a few stops until Utsunomiya, and transferred to a local line that took me to the town of Nikko.
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