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Quiet streets

That is very much the issue with commitment, and reading your thoughts, I found myself making the comparison to marriage even as you had.

I think, however, that not choosing is also a choice. Sooner or later you have to say "This is good," and choose. Otherwise you'll find that in the end you chose nothing.

Of course that's all very easily said. It may be that you simply haven't found your cause yet.
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10-01-28

Yokohama Birthday Bash - Part I

Happy birthday!

Wow, that looks scary. It's a good thing you did lunch after, and not before.
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09-09-29

Tanabata Matsuri

Utterly fantastic. They really look like colored jellyfish!
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09-09-13

570 Days of Summer - Sky Worship VII

Summarizing is really, really, really hard. We all make light of it, but separating vital from non-vital facts is a matter requiring a great deal of precision and focus. (Plus, unless you can see the future - or the end of a story arc - you can't tell what will or won't be vital.)

Your photography has taken a bit of a darker, cooler turn. In particular I love the photo with the vibrant and sunny life on the right, the still signpost in the middle, and the shady glass-and-steel edifice on the left. It has that slight environmental undercurrent that a great many Japanese works have and which we might call quintessentially Japanese - see, your years are influencing you!
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09-08-09

Tokyo Blue Skies II (Sky Worship IV)

This shot of Tokyo, incidentally, is far from ruined.
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09-05-12

Cold Tokyo Days

Wow, that is a very cold-looking world. As much as I admire your ability to work with shots, I am somewhat unnerved by the perspective these give - social isolation and life amidst the shadows.

I just mentioned you in a conversation yesterday! Someone asked if I knew anyone who had experienced Harajuku, and I said, "Well, Michaelpanda would, but it's been a while since I talked to him." So it's quite neat that you became active again today :D

Where are you now? Gearing up for law school?
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09-02-05

2008 Autumn Roadtrip - Introduction

You've done some interesting things - by darkening the rest of the picture, the fiery brilliance of the sun is that much more accentuated.

That perspective in the second picture is really great - with the colors on top of it, I could easily see it as a promotional photo for a movie.

Sorry I haven't been around as much - my life is crazy.
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08-12-20

The Hard Light Blowout and Nuno Napkin Extravaganza

The hard lighting gives it almost a noir quality. I'm impressed!
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08-10-22

Shinjuku Birthday Panda ver. Blue Skies

Happy Birthday! Given the results of your photography, your camera doesn't seem mad at all.

On first glance, that image is certainly a stereotypical big city street corner shot. However, I like how you've managed to capture people and vehicles not as the typical blurs, but as individuals.
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08-09-22

Painting with Light

Hurrah, good luck with the test results!

PANDA is indeed written in a bold hand.
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08-06-21

Akihabara Wideangle

One might argue that Akihabara is itself an interesting subject, at least due to what it seems to symbolize.

As always, excellent photographs.
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08-05-27

Panda Strap

Have you ever thought that the names of artistic endeavors could be made by combining two items from such lists? Windex Law! It sounds like a poorly-conceived band. :P

RYC: I think, as I wasn't paying full attention when listening to it, "You're good . . . " sounded like "Yaku" to me.
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08-02-03

Blue Skies over Tokyo (Sky Worship III)

Beautiful photos! What's this about Columbia Law? You're asking for misery?

Kidding. Best of luck!
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08-01-20

Fingerprinting

This is certainly a step back in the modernization of Japan, or at least in the democratization of Japan. For all that it prides itself on being a Western country, it seems that this pride makes it eager to absorb bad features as well as good.

I'm not saying anything anyone doesn't already know, but the main problem is that the emphasis in Japanese society is on image maintenance and avoiding trouble. It's unfortunate that they are sometimes willing to go too far to further those ends.
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07-12-15

Nekobukuro Kitty Kats

My goodness! Cats are miniature rock stars.
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07-11-05

The Time Travelers Panda

Oh my goodness! At least it didn't happen with your actual legs! (True medical horror stories.)
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07-10-28

Tatami Nap Panda

It's your spot in the sun . . . and oh yes, catnapping indeed.
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07-10-28

Birthday Scarf Panda

Ah, it's that dangerous "but." It is a crucial hinge that holds back the weight of the world, especially when found in a sentence that begins "I'm not saying I want to get married . . . "
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07-09-21

The Great Tohoku Road Trip - Interlude

I see that splurging on clothing is a global trend now.

As a measure of my implicit trust in your taste, the remixed Sufjan went straight into my listening directory. It's quite compelling. Thanks for sharing it!

Good luck with entrance exams for Tokyo U. :P
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07-09-05

How Expedia.com made me hate Yoghurt

That is terrible, Expedia is full of B.S., and I am sorry to hear that your grand plans for a Mongolian trip didn't go through.

Your pet peeve is quite understandable.

On another note, that's quite an ingenious - and horrific - prep plan.
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07-08-17

Are you getting fatter...?

Oh my gosh. It's turning you Singaporean! :P

Seriously, it may be bad for your jaw.

Your beach pics juxtaposed with this topic make me recall a line from somewhere: a man tells his kid, "When I was young, I used to sneak off to go to the beach and shout at the ocean."
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07-07-17

Public Drunkenness at 50mm f1.8

Which is not to say that that is bad. It's good that you avoided death! :P
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07-07-03

Public Drunkenness at 50mm f1.8

Well, the past is never far.

Regarding your request, I guess it just mostly happened while you were in Mongolia avoiding various forms of death.
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07-07-03

Still alive... and at the beach

Iconic shot. Rock on!
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07-06-27

Morning Tea

I like how the electronics take up as much space as the food. Truly the breakfast of a modern man (or panda!)
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07-06-17

Mongolia Panda

HahahahahAHAHAHAHAHA! It's like a crescendo of comedy! That said, I'm truly impressed that you guys would go to a country on a whim.

Your plague panda is awesome. Don't die!
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07-06-03

Lindsay, the Telemarket-stalker

Hahahaha. I laughed; I cried. It's so tragic, and yet, it's comedic gold.

Can I vote for tears as your suggested lunchtime repast?
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07-05-24

More Monorail Love

Fantastic. It's so clear in the pictures that it looks like a CGI.
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07-05-23

Picture Poast

For some reason I always assumed that telemarketer stalking was exclusively the province of US telemarketers.

That's beautiful light pollution, by the way!
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07-05-21

Crayon Post, the Time Lapse Video

Awesome pics. One hopes that the armies besieging your home do not include mukade . . .
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07-05-13

Panda and the Eau de Gooch

It looks like you're using markers in your crayon post!

The third panel is awesome; the fifth panel owns. There really isn't a better word for it.
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07-05-01

Dining Table, what what!

That's pretty much the point of it.

I remain convinced that work sucks because as children we were all decieved into thinking we would have fantastic jobs that allow us to change the world and do deeply meaningful things.
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07-04-27

Night Photos and Naughty E-mails

Oh no. Oh no . . . you have a wonderful way of spinning a tale out into a progression of growing horror.

I guess this just means that you should be careful what you ask for.
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07-04-19

Inappropriate...!

I don't know how I missed commenting on this, but wow. One can only wonder if this sort of behaviour has anything to do with their birth rate troubles.
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07-04-12

Applepanda - The Switch

Ouch.

The fervor you describe in the Mac community is nothing short of hilarious. Also, thanks for teaching us a new word!
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07-04-12

Boots and Letter Campaign

Japan, itself, is a seductress? Interesting.

Also, we must arm pandas if for no other reason than to enable the fabled "eats, shoots, and leaves" joke to become a reality. :P
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07-04-03

Hakone

I laughed aloud with mirth. "The closest we got to an onsen," indeed. Is that a kid dressed up like a pirate in garish colors, or is it a statue? It's hard to tell at this distance.

As always, your pictures are spectacular. The ropeway view in particular is stunning.
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07-03-27

Panda vs. The Bathtub

That dreaded word, "emo," rears its head again in your comments section! I'm very glad to read that you stopped short of rediscovering the conductivity of water.

I think I owe you an apology regarding my word choice, or perhaps my phrasing. I don't mean to say that writing should never use everyday life as a setting - just that it ideally should be about something a little unusual. (Such as the activities of a panda in Japan!)
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07-03-15

Setsubun - the face smashing festival

Once again, a truly gripping tale of the perils of living in Japan!
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07-02-28

France Adventure Pt. I

Mmm, existential angst and glorious pictures.

And wow, the customs part sounds like it was terrible. I guess we really do live in an age where paperwork is all-important.
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07-02-01

Emperors Birthday

The exchange about photography is so cringe-inducing, yet so authentic! The description of the two boys playing their DSes, oblivious to the nationalist furor engulfing them, is a perfect moment.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and kudos on an excellently written report!
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06-12-31

The Roundup

Miniblog design, eh? Fascinating. I know that several webcomics use it (most notoriously, perhaps, Questionable Content) but it has never occurred to me to use it with a blog. I eagerly await the results!
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06-12-20

The Great Bike Theft of 2006

Hey there,

That totally sucks, and I'm sorry to hear it. It sounds like the cop was irritated at getting a report and took it out on you.

Regarding my last comment, I seem to have touched a nerve. My last post was not in any way a condemnation of either you or the poster (I thought it was Andrew, not Kitty, but I guess my memory was off.) As you said, it was a very matter-of-fact statement, and I think the fact that it was a very matter of fact statement is what is interesting and worth thinking about.
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06-10-30

Kamakura

My comment about the semantic issues of the day has been entirely subsumed into a post-ironic appreciation of the prior comment about considerations of price and the Atomic Bomb Museum.

Wow.
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06-10-26

Delphinium Days (Skyworship II)

Your work definitely preserves the crisp, azure quality of the sky, and it's easy to see what moved you to write. Very nice!
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06-10-12

I walk away...

Just because you don't like goodbyes doesn't mean you're running away. On the contrary, this sounds like a reasoned decision. And if you're unhappy but you've decided that it's part of you, well, that's okay too.

Best of luck.
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06-08-20

Leaving on a jet plane...

Well, at least you know when you'll be back again.

Safe travels!
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06-08-04

Sky Monkah!

That's one heck of a computer generated box - which, incidentally, reminds me of the project they had to simulate the world.

I love the jump shot.
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06-07-12

From the mouths of babes...

What can I say? Fear the panda.
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06-06-20

Mornings...

Panda not only tells us amusing things, he teaches us possible methods to salvage our dignity when being suddenly woken up!
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06-06-05

Mornings...

Oh, and it appears that the sleepy panda look is never out of fashion!
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06-06-01

Mornings...

Ah, good luck with the presentation.

It seems I was wrong. That's good to know!
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06-06-01

Panda obsessed...

Time yet for a missing panda alert?
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06-05-27

Panda obsessed...

I'm most amused by the "pecology" label. Pandas that work out?
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06-05-21

Sunny Road Trip!

I think the most classic-looking shot out of all of the above, incidentally, is the first one. Remembering your prior rant on the sakura theme in Japanese culture, I suspect you wouldn't object on the grounds of sakura inclusion alone.

Anyhow, apparently my prior link doesn't work, so let me insert my shameless appeal here: If you have time, can you shed any light on the nonexclusive use of the term "kami-sama?" I had an entry about it that no one seemed to want to touch. (Linked for this comment)
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06-05-10

Sunny Road Trip!

My goodness, that panda is truly a behemoth.

Oh, and if you want to weigh in with your superior Japanese knowledge, here's something that's been puzzling me. :P
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06-05-08

Yokohama Chinatown

Clearly, there is only one thing left for you to do in your pursuit of all things panda: you must build . . . a Pandamecha!
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06-04-30

Rocking out...

I suspect it's because your enthusiasm is absolutely infectious. Also, I note that you changed your pic. Going with a tie, eh?
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06-04-30

Great Takayama Road Trip Part I

That's fantastic. And indeed, it's often odd to see humor that doesn't translate well. Even between the UK and the US, where the language is ostensibly the same, some things just aren't as funny when put in another culture.
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06-04-05

Sun and Rain...

You know, this post has made me realize that it's your use of angles that is particularly brilliant.
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06-03-30

Asbestos breathing Panda

It never ceases to amaze me what they do in the name of removal. I wonder if it's analogous to mercury removal - they say it's bad because people are actually exposed to more in the removal process than they would be if they left it alone.
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06-03-22

Killing Time...

Of course, sometimes life presents itself in varying degrees of sucktitude. So much memory, so much detail . . . and where does it go?
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06-03-12

Random Photos

Hmm, that first picture is really classic, and evocative of uncertain change, but the third one speaks of confinement.

Go easy on the caffiene!
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06-02-16

Don't Speak

Because it always happens that we have impressions of things that we consequently believe. And we sometimes realize - as you did - how ill-founded our "common sense" beliefs might be if left unexamined.
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06-02-02

Trying hard...

Hmm, I'm not sure that you can rail against the corruption of Japanese society and in the same breath rail against those who feel angered by people who study Japanese. Yes, there is undeniable racism there, but like all irrational behavior, at the root of it is an honest fear. In the case of the asian males, it appears to be fear that all their potential dates or spouses will be stolen, whereas in your case, it appears to be fear that all your money will be stolen. The difference is that in resorting to racist statements, they have reacted poorly.
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05-12-06

Digital Dream Panda

I guess that's a "boring is good" boring. Good to see that things are going well.
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05-09-21