Ocean Style I

It was nice seeing a different type of photography. The models and the colors of the beach were a new take on blue skies and the video was a very good touch. Kudos.
10-07-24

Kawaguchiko

Love the glass museum and flower pictures! Definitely worth a second trip.
10-07-06

Kawagoe

Love the candy pictures. I am going to go out and take some and send them to you (pictures, not candy, ha, ha).
10-03-27

Tanabata Matsuri

the last 2 or 3 pictures didn't download totally, but the rest are very colorful!
09-08-10

Fingerprinting

And who's been committing all the recent terrorist acts in Japan? Japanese themselves!!
09-01-07

Of cicadas and summer

I like the environmental bend to bringing one's own cup, but also feel like it defeats part of the experience of eating/drinking out. It's like bringing a plate to McDonald's, and asking them to place your food directly on it--part of the experience of eating at McDonald's is the opening of the bag, the unwrapping of the burger, etc. So I would add to your public/private sphere the additional dilemma of novel versus familiar. Drinking out, I want the novelty of a beverage container that I didn't bring from home, even if it's a reusable "starbucks" mug that they keep in-house. From a marketing angle, when you bought the Starbucks cups, it was to bring part of the "Starbucks experience" home with you. Once you start bringing the cup back to Starbucks for your drink, then your home experience starts intermingling with the Starbucks experience, diluting it one might even say. People may want to bring the Starbucks experience home, but who wants to bring the home experience to Starbucks? It's cheaper just to drink coffee at home, then. The lines get all blurred, and it's just all messy...
08-08-12

Of Pandas, Pears and Home-made Butter...

oh yeah that was my, liz b. too bad it's not the first time i've forgotten to put my name in there.
08-07-25

Of Pandas, Pears and Home-made Butter...

do you like pears? it's a little unclear to me...
ahahha i love video blogs! it's easier than reading sometimes. do more! ps i can't do math in my head either..or count..so don't feel bad.
08-07-25

Painting with Light

Ganbatte with the JLPT study. Have you made yourself a little vocab box? I've made myself another to try to get back to the standard I was at before, to what purpose I do not know.

Well done on the test - find some fun stuff to distract you from waiting!
08-06-19

Akihabara Wideangle

pizza, strawberry rice crispy treats, doritos, cheese, ice cream, and lots of vanilla smirnoff vodka. it was an angry day ahahah.
what happened to your car?
i never get bored looking at your pictures! and i love the curtains in your bedroom.
08-05-27

What do your illegal drugs look like?

why should you do this if its bad drugs is one thing that you should never do im not a drugs expert but when i was little i did the dare plegde to never do any kind of drug and just say no!!!!! i know that drugs is something very bad thats why im not a drugatic and guess what i have close relativ who i think is doing drugs and im only in 5th grade
08-05-01

Top of the Morning

topic... uh... topic... uh...

Japanese bakeries. very random, but I'm hungry.
Miss you jerk.
08-03-26

Panda Strap

Panda!! Do you happen to know of a high school that would be interested in doing a homestay exchange with my awesome old high school in Connecticut? I've been asked to find one for them. They'd only have to take like 10 students I think and they would taken however many they would want to send. ONEGAI PANDA-SAMA!!!
08-02-01

Happy New Year 2008

Yo Panda!!

Thanks for the gift and the frickin' long letter! I'm working on it and looking for a gift for you. Soon I will have my blog updated!

Peace dude... Happy 2008!
08-01-14

Happy New Year 2008

あけおめ!
08-01-05

Nekobukuro Kitty Kats

New York is waiting for you. COME TO IT
07-11-14
07-11-04

Tatami Nap Panda

hot picture ;)
07-10-26

The Time Travelers Panda

did you get a panda mane trim?
I'm sorry bout you pants. i never bother to hem. i guess thats why i look like a hobo
07-09-27

Birthday Scarf Panda

lemme know if you wants some things from the states! i know you can get it all in Tokyo, but it'll be the thought that counts, right?
お誕生日おめでとう
07-09-18

How Expedia.com made me hate Yoghurt

Such a cute pic of your little Pakupakupanda buddy happily sitting atop of your backpack, so sorry about your trip being cancelled! Try and have a good time in Japan instead - road trip maybe?

I feel your yoghurt pains, my friend, being lactose intolerant and actually scared of milk products....

Try and visit Berlin while I'm still living here (you never know, I might just move to Felix Austria soon....), and bring your NYC-friend along!
07-07-25

Are you getting fatter...?

You should have said something back! The Japanese culture has made you soft and indirect, hasn't it? I know it is difficult to counter when you are off guard and unprepared. Don't lower your guard! *punch*
07-07-16

Are you getting fatter...?

1. ewwwwwww gum is disgusting!!! (i have an extreme hatred for gum and wish to live in some gum free country one..just not the one that is currently available to me)
2. Your essay has TOTALLY convinced me why you should stay in Japan and that I'm crazy for deciding to throw in the towel and return to USA.
3. i don't follow u on this kumi koda thing. seriously? she looks like a man in that yellow dress. the hair is AWFUL (she looks like she stole Nicole Richies bad hair in some of those pics).. maaaaybe she's okay with the dark hair... but otherwise.. no way. you a crazy pandar. i think the gum has affected your brain.
07-07-16

Public Drunkenness at 50mm f1.8

now that you've had your damn bento, can you please move to NYC with me? If I'm not staying here, there certainly is no reason for you to stay!!! Japan is so early 2000. Enough!!!!
07-07-10

Still alive... and at the beach

Still alive?

Yeah right. We've heard that before.
*pictures plague panda from previous post*
07-06-30

Still alive... and at the beach

no fair. there hasnt been blue sky in 3 weeks down here.
07-06-25

Lindsay, the Telemarket-stalker

rar! i read it all, and i was mentioned. yeah! but you gave me too many spoilers in last nights skype session.
07-05-25

Lindsay, the Telemarket-stalker

Wow. I have trouble telling people things bluntly as well, but i'm getting better at it.
07-05-24

Crayon Post, the Time Lapse Video

im mesmorized by the keitai usage in the video. thats all i could focus on. i wanna make a video too! how do i do it? I wanna watch me sleep.
07-05-07

Hakone

my one trip to hakone i decided against the black eggs. now i kick my ass for not eating it. but i was sure theyd taste of egg ass.
07-03-27

France Adventure Pt. I

ah panda
does anything ever go smoothly for you?
07-01-26

Emperors Birthday

they didnt by any chance sell some special Emperor & empress hello kittys there did they? i need more kitty & daniel speciality pairs. grrr. you ignored all my text messages yesterday! Even the ring wing guy replies when he gets mail!! bad panda. happy new year.
07-01-01

Christmas Eve, 2006

I'm lazy and got my New Years cards printed. I still need your addy to send yours.
06-12-25

Christmas Eve, 2006

Merry Christmas Panda
06-12-25

Early Morning Photography

i like these photos.

i use an entry level canon rebel xt. or canon kiss n in japan. i like it. i don't know much about cameras or photography so i went with an entry level model.

how about you?
06-12-20

Thundar Dolphan!

WHAT THE HELL PANDA!!! When I was in Tokyo all I wanted to do was ride the Thunder Dophin and I got my ASS LAUGHED AT!! I had to Ride it ALONE!!! ALONE ALONE ALONE!!! I got the first seat too. hahaha. I almost peed myself. grrrrr YOU SHOULD HAVE RIDDEN IT WITH ME!!!! now I hate you. :)
06-11-14

The Great Bike Theft of 2006

unrelated. the sign in the 2nd bike picture advertises a 900 yen ticket to... Hakata? Fukuoka?
06-11-05

The Great Bike Theft of 2006

when i got my bra stolen, they brought out that damn measure thing too, and chalked the exact place my bike was when my bra was taken. oh and i loved the hand written reports and the hand written copy of the handwritten report, all written at the desk with a laptop sitting on it. grrrr
06-11-04

The Great Bike Theft of 2006

ah, eff it! this kinda junk happens everywhere in the world (but probably a bit less in japan). getting mad, sad, or just beating yourself up over it only makes you tired. really really tired.

at least that's what i've been telling myself, lately. year 4 in japan for old vets like us can be taxing--i guess when it gets TOO taxing, it's time to bounce the eff out ninja-style.

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i keep my pics small on purpose. not sure why. maybe so others can't use 'em without permission, i guess, but not really for that reason.

but thank you for the super nice words on my blog. being that i also appreciate your photos, i am quite happy to be complimented by someone else who loves to take pictures. it's like were both part of some secret, super nerdy club.

keep your head up over that bike. it's junk, but not super-bad junk relative to some of the other injustices in the world.

i never asked, hows the new job?
06-10-29

Delphinium Days (Skyworship II)

i like how i didnt make it into this blog at all even though I was your "travel companion" or rather, "sky shooting companion" when all this was taken. BOOO
oh and i heard the phone ring last night and a cute pandar voice, but i was too sleepy to answer.
06-10-24

Kamakura

I wasted my 20 yen before. It was kind of depressing. And I went on a cloudy day so I dont even have cool pics like yours.
poor pandar.. the spider is probably more scared of you than you are of it.
06-10-24

Jumbo the giant panda

no ones believes me that people are always touching my boobs, calling me cute and telling me im fat.
06-09-22

Bicycle Misadventures

Sorry to hear about that, but you could have just bought a new wheel for less. The guy was milking ya for money. Hell, some shops might even have an old wheel that you could have had for free.
06-08-18

Panda obsessed...

one day.. the panda thing will get old.. and you'll look back, sigh, and wonder why you spent so much damn money on Hello Kitty.. er.. I mean pandas.
06-05-19

Panda obsessed...

one day.. the panda thing will get old.. and you'll look back, sigh, and wonder why you spent so much damn money on Hello Kitty.. er.. I mean pandas.
06-05-19

Yokohama Chinatown

Oh man, I havent been there in ages. And now I remember why. It aint China Town unless you have aggressive chinese women yelling at you to buy shit. oh, and that lovely smell...
panda has no friends. did you get me a kitty in yokohama? I'll mail you brownies!
06-04-16

Great Takayama Road Trip Part I

last comment was from me. i forgot to write something. oh, did you notice you wrote a HAPPY Japan entry. Yup. Even one that states you'll MISS Japan if you go back. I think spring is touching you in good places ;)
06-04-04

Great Takayama Road Trip Part I

yamanashi HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
dont hurt me :)
these panda pictures are hot - i feel like im looking at porn at work! Although I remember that we too also met a large stuffed bear that you HAD to have your picture taken with.
06-04-04

Kyoto Road Trip

i went to that samurai place! i remember I bought an animation cel there for cheap. >__< too bad for u!
06-03-09

Let them eat cake (and die...)

Where's that update, eh?

Alpha! Beta!
06-01-22

Let them eat cake (and die...)

man, id say put laxatives in the cake, but old people love being able to take a crap, especially on lovable pandas. im sorry he's old. i suggest moving to kagoshima.
06-01-21

Eiheiji and the Depressed Panda

happy new year panda!
06-01-03

Bumper Cars

rar. i hit a guy when i was 16. my car was perfect. i glided into his pickup truck with my 87 station wagon at a stop light and it "slightly rotated his bumper" so he insisted my dad replace the bumper which was goddamn expensive. although it was nothing compared to his front cause the guy was in a serious car accident the week before where he almost killed another driver.. i nearly had a serious problem when the guy started to moan abuot back pain to the cops. arg!
05-12-24

Emergency Button...

Love the new design! :) Is tres stylish. Perhaps have the title of the post in bold, or a little lower in the striped bar?
05-10-19

How Apple iTunes 5.0 almost ruined my life...

Did you try changing your regional settings to English, install with English selected, then change back to Japanese? Also, where Apple may be at fault is by offering you the choice in the first place. I would think they should follow the OS settings. Isn't that what they are for (provided they allow changes)?
05-10-06

Emergency Button...

wait.. when did Kita become an aussie?
and like.. in the whole 30 mins this was going on NO ONE came?
man.. i hope you don't ever have a real emergency.. it might be easier then to just call the dominos pizza guy and have him come over and take u to the hospital or put out the fire or kill the 8 meter squid for u.
how tall is senile old lady? if she's like just under four feet, slightly hunched back, wears white gloves, and looks at your with tiny sad eyes then i think I know her.
what's with the security code panda fool?
05-10-02

How Apple iTunes 5.0 almost ruined my life...

*blink* that was long >_< but im commenting anyway or you will get whiney and cry on the phone to me again.
05-09-24

Turning 26...

happy birthday darling. i sowwy I forgot it. but actually i dont think I knew when it was to begin with.
You are ordered to move with me to Tokyo to begin our business careers. Mine at Sanrio, and yours in the labs trying to create cuter vegetables. (heart shaped cabbage)
05-09-15

Panda Tripping in Tokyo...

hey hun! Ah Tokyo nostalgia. Pooky and I also did the same route of Tokyo Tower, Free Masons and Roppongi Hills. I'm growing fonder of Tokyo, but the smell still kills me. Perhaps when I'm working at the Sanrio Tokyo office I will get used to it..
so yeah, when you were in Ueno, did you see the RED PANDAS? (^_^)
05-09-05

Pandas at play...

wow, that playground looks amazingly like the obsticle course I was forced to do during my brief stint in the Air Force (orientation...)
05-09-05

Monkah's latest Tokyo Trip

I still have not found any connection between your duckdressed monkah trinket and the american in France appendix bursting tart.
so pooh pooh to u!
05-09-05

Trying hard...

Dude, the "processing fee" for the parking spot registration for the police was an outright scam!
05-08-02

Panda fails his driving test...

pandas cant drive. do you even have thumbs?
05-06-20

Graffiti Bench...

You're a real grown up now Mr Panda!
05-05-19

Atarashi Shakai no Rekishi

and while that post should make me think about more important things, ive instead been sitting here wondering how long it took you to get the panda to hold the pen, and i finally decided he must be lying down with his paw placed infront of the pen just so to create the illusion of pen holding.. its all trickery. right?
05-04-25

Eterna-Bread

iM sO CoOl! wHaT uP? u cAll Me An SaYz I dUnT UpDaTe ENuF aNd U aInT SiNcE dA 13Th! bAd pAnDa. 
05-04-21

Ouch...

when i had to go to the hospital for the great food poisoning of 2004, none were open after 6 pm >_< i finally went to one of 2 emergency rooms in sapporo (the 5th largest city!!) to meet with the ONE doctor on duty that evening.
poor panda with the messed up paw.
05-04-16

Chayamachi II

thankie for returning my cd :)
you still write a lot. i will have to buy the michaelpanda cliffnotes. poor brain >_< oh btw, i am returning to the nihon on 29th. meow
05-03-23

Chayamachi II

Eh? The bags look like they're a reasonable size, and quite convenient for everyday use. If I had to travel to somewhere as far as another prefecture, I'd probably bring much more than would fit in there! :D If not in "saddlebags", then where do they usually put their stuff, like laptops?

ps: like the first picture best! ^^
05-03-21