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Is that an umbrella in your waistband?
Why yes, yes it is. ----Despite specific reminder announcements on the train, lots of people leave their umbrellas behind. I see one orphan ....
28 Sep 7:35 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Deer in a bubble
I went to an art opening this weekend at SCAI the Bathhouse. I used to go to quite a few in New York as a press pass carrying party crasher.....
26 Sep 11:16 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
We're closed: a word of encouragement for language learners everywhere
I walked into a local restaurant yesterday evening for about the dozenth time. The lights were off in the open kitchen. One guy was at the r....
20 Sep 1:55 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Whirling Dervishes
There was music and entertainment in Sultanahmet Square every night for Ramazan. We stopped to watch some traditional musicians on stage for....
10 Sep 12:25 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Last things first
While I was waiting at the gate for our flight home to board, wallet empty, I found a final five-lira note ($3.30) folded up in my pocket. I....
9 Sep 1:08 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Don't make your fellow passengers disappear
I couldn't make any sense of this and could only think our poor antihero finally got a win by staring at the space-hogging newspaper gu....
7 Sep 9:35 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Re-entering Tokyo's atmosphere
So, today was my first day back at work. My smarter half had arranged to take the day off. So he's all relaxed, has his pictures sorted out ....
7 Sep 1:19 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
And the answer is…
And wouldn't you know, it's nobody's business but the Turks.(Come on, any other answer would have disappointed, right? Right?)The trip was g....
6 Sep 1:34 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Keisei Skyliner to Narita, Turkey
We're taking the new Keisei Skyliner to Narita. It's about 10 minutes shorter and 1000 yen less than the Narita express from Shinj....
22 Aug 10:34 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wear it again
I think I'll just post this without comment and see if anyone who's known my family a long time has any observations to share.....
3 Aug 4:51 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jello shots in a can
More of a bottle, I guess, a screw-top aluminum bottle. Of "decadent mango gel e alcohol for adults." It's meant to be shaken....
29 Jul 4:23 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Trouble Bagel
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23 Jul 8:28 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Keep cool, Bub
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22 Jul 2:32 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fish in a drunk, crowded barrel
I ended up on the last train tonight, the 00:25 out of Yurakucho. I was working and only remembered it just in time. I hit save, mailed my ....
10 Jul 1:24 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tanabata wishing tree
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7 Jul 7:49 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Morning ramen
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30 Jun 9:10 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Two crazy ways to wake up
 This is a new(ish?) green tea blend from Asahi. It's called Morning Blend. Know  what's so morning about it? It's zero caf....
30 Jun 9:10 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Two videos for you
These have both been making the rounds. Maybe slightly different rounds. I thought it would be fun to have them both in one place.This one i....
28 Jun 5:35 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Take this ring and smash it
Writing for Pulse has been fun. But it got so much more fun with this story about divorce ceremonies in Japan that end with a cathartic smas....
13 Jun 12:27 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
You got your tomato juice in my lemonade!
The purple potato latte is gone (obviously a spring drink) and has been replaced by light, summery lemon juice - with a little tomato juice ....
11 Jun 11:28 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yoga-writing challenge
I don't really write or even talk about yoga that much. I do it once in a while, sort of often, mostly at home. I've been to a few classes i....
11 Jun 8:20 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Don't forget your umbrella… at home?
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10 Jun 8:32 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Latte foam art face transplant
Last weekend, we met up with my old friend James (he has a radio show, Folkwaves, that you should check out). A drizzly day, perfect for a c....
3 Jun 10:15 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Do you know what Japan is doing on the Twitter?
Well, I hope not. Because if you already do, then I've wasted a heck of a lot of time writing this new story for Pulse. Twitter really is ki....
1 Jun 10:31 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Even close friends won't tell you if you have sweat stains
It got chilly again this weekend. Which is kind of great considering how unbearably humid it will be soon. It's already stifling in this....
31 May 10:48 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Meet at the lion
The lion in front of the honten, or main branch, of Mitsukoshi department store is a common meeting point for people catching up in Ginza af....
24 May 5:36 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Premium Midsize Office
This place is going up near my office, at breakneck speed, of course. Not just regular midsize offices, mind you. Premium. Acme Widgets can....
24 May 9:44 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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23 May 5:43 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shibazakura, field of phlox
The other night around 10:30 Miki sent a text message asking if we wanted to take a 6 am train to see a field of flowers near Mt. Fuji. I ba....
18 May 8:32 am  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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8 May 8:12 pm  from  Japandra   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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