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Damn 1- Never leave wandering without my compass. I walked for 30 minutes, hungry, thirsty and sweating, in the wrong direction. Damn 2- Cold sake REALLY messes me up. Whoohooo! Damn 3- Never leave wandering without my phrasebook. How do...

Ok I am in Kyoto, which so far is of much more digestible scale. It`s almost 5pm and I`m going to wander about. My hotel is across the street from the Old Imperial Palace. Photos upcoming. This computer I am...

Woke up at 8:30 in Jim & Yuka's living room. Jim and Toshiro woke up at the same time, oddly enough. Checking email, listening to music, breakfast of bagels (!)... At 11:20 we headed out on our day trip to...

Didn't take many for some reason. Was busy getting my bearings......

Through a friend of a friend, i was invited to a party waaay out by Gakugeidaigaku station. Notice the complexity of the name; it is relevant. Be there at 9. I get there at 9:30. Friend meets me at the...

My horoscope in Metropolis/Japan Today states: SCORPIO Your mind may revel in the many twists and turns it needs to make this week. Friday and Saturday, the influence of the Moon wakes up your spirit. The sleeping gypsy inside you...

Joi's Moblog: Boris and Jim Cannot bear pictures of myself (I'm the one on the right)... Five minutes after this pic was taken I found myself alone. Not quite sure what to do now.. Guess I'll go get lost. Oh...

See picture gallery! Departure from Montreal delayed 2 hours. Means little for me: it was either sit for 3 hours in Detroit or in Montreal. Just before boarding I see Maria, whom I know from CEGEP days. She's ended up...

She closed her eyes as the unagi passed her lips, into her mouth. - "Mmmmmm" she let out. - "What did you see?" I askd as her moment ended. - "What did I see?" - "Yes, what did you see?...

Wirefarm : Rain rain rain and Things I find in my bed Looks like I'll be getting more out of this trip to Japan than I bargained for... ;)...

As this Japan trip rapidly approaches, my anxiety level increases somewhat. I've posted to Joi's "Going to Japan" WikiPage some info about my trip and what kind of help/info I'm looking for. Anything and everything is welcome! :)...

Ok. You got me. Here's why I'm REALLY going to Japan. 1st International Moblogging Love Hotel Conference :P~...

"Boring3D" Daily Archive Very nice. :)...

Over on Joi Ito's IRC channel, I expressed the desire to have an ongoing log of the goings-on. It caused some heated debate and Joi decided we should discuss it and come to a decision via his Wiki. So here...

I've been online since only 1996 or so, but I have never gotten into IRC (Internet Relay Chat)... until this past week. It is total virtual world immersion/time limbo induction. The week gone by seems like a speck of dust...

I was just informed that a tattoo of a single black band on one's arm possibly has negative symbolic connotation in Japan, indicating a convict (person who is jailed for a crime). Can anyone verify this for me? How about...

Thinking about setting up my moblog for my trip to Japan, I immediately thought that I'd have to troubleshoot the setup. Seeing as I don't have a cellphone with e-mailing capabilities, let alone built-in camera, i wondered if Joi's moblog...

The Credit Card Prank...

Wired News: Why Centrino and VPNs Don't Mix Amazing. They are either total idiots or they did this on purpose. Somehow I don't think they are total idiots......

Picture worth a thousand words....