Things to celebrate

There's nothing like having your best friend call and tell you he's engaged to make you realize you're not 18 anymore. Congratulations to Chris and Candi, to whom I now toast with a tablespoon of flaxseed oil, and with this song:

A drive along the coast

Took a drive down south this weekend for a little r&r birthday trip and a reminder of why I'm still in Japan. The mountains are nice, but I find it's the sea air that cleanses the soul.


previously on LOST...




the coastline in Kochi


with the birthday girl

This week's sign of the apocalypse

A high school in Tokushima prefecture canceled a special "taco making" class yesterday due to swine flu concerns.

WTF

Quote of the day

"Bullies are cowards: Time and again, when people have awakened to danger and risen together to confront those who have sought to oppress them, citizens in their thousands have crumbled walls and broken open massive prisons. In our own nation, in times of eclipse, patriots have become rebels again and said: 'No; the nation is not going down, not on my watch.' When that happens, there is no power that can hold these patriots back."
- Naomi Wolf, The End of America

Invasive baking

One letter, two totally different meanings.

A nod to greatness

By far my favorite of this year's NBA Playoffs commercials.

On the go in Tokyo

I'm taking the day to lay low after an exhausting four days in the world's biggest city, but I thought I'd spare a minute to share this playlist I made.

1. Athlete - Second Hand Stores
2. Paramore - When It Rains
3. Rufus Wainwright - Beautiful Child
4. Common feat. Kanye West and the Last Poets - Corners
5. Ogre You Asshole - シチュー
6. MGMT - The Youth
7. Magnet - The Pacemaker
8. Nina Simone - Lilac Wine (The Album Leaf Remix)
9. Radiohead - Black Star (acoustic)
10. The Cure - Pictures of You
11. Death Cab for Cutie - Your New Twin Sized Bed
12. Coldplay - Death And All His Friends

Perfect for a rainy day stroll through Nakameguro or Shibuya. Or Chicago. Enjoy.