As promised, I’m going to revisit and expand on some of the things I did on my 2007 Japan trip, to give folks an idea of what to expect later on this year.
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Category: Japan things!
These things are about Japan!
Announcing Nerdtour 2012!
My month-long trip to Japan starts in October, and I’m starting to make plans and preparations for the big Nerdtour 2012! Continue reading “Announcing Nerdtour 2012!”
Two webcomic reviews in one! “Far Out There” and “Conventional Wisdom”
This is probably the only time I’m going to review two webcomics at once, but in this case it’s because they have the same creator, Simon Ladd, one of the few webcomics artists who produce more than one comic at the same time. Continue reading “Two webcomic reviews in one! “Far Out There” and “Conventional Wisdom””
Pictures from the Washington Cherry Blossom Street Festival
Here are some pictures to give a feel for the kinds of things that went on at the annual Washington DC Cherry Blossom Street Festival (a “sakura matsuri”, “æ¡œç¥ã‚Š” in Japanese). Continue reading “Pictures from the Washington Cherry Blossom Street Festival”
Last of the cherry blossoms for 2012
Well, here we are at the end of cherry blossom season, which means summer is right around the corner! Â Here are a few blossom pictures I took at Hains Point on the Potomac, just at sunset. Â I caught the sun shining through some of the blossoms, which gave them a beautiful glowing effect (no Photoshop tricks here, I promise!) Â At any rate, enjoy!
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Mom of the year! She stays calm in 9.0 earthquake…
This mother isn’t going to let a little thing like the Great Japan Earthquake of 2011 do anything to upset her son! She stays rock-steady and calm, so that she can keep her son safe and calm and not panicky. It’s an amazing show of strength, courage, and devotion to her son, that she fought down the natural fear (that you can hear in others’ voices in the video) of something so huge. She deserves Mother of the Year, or even Mother of the Millenium!
Some more Sunday cherry blossoms
Here is another batch of photos taken in Washington DC near the Tidal Basin. The cherry trees aren’t quite in full bloom, which is surprising given how many flowers there are, but there were still quite a few unopened buds. As you can probably tell, the sun was starting to come out of the low clouds, and so some of the photos are much better lit, with deeper shadows and brighter colors. I may have one more page to put up, just in case you all are getting just about “cherry blossomed out”!
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Some Sunday cherry blossom photos
Here’s the first batch of cherry blossom photos that I took over the weekend, these were taken around noon on Sunday. It was a cloudy day to start, so some of the pictures may be a bit dark. You can see a larger image if you click on the picture after clicking a thumbnail, or if you want to see a really big picture, you can right-click on the image. I’ll be posting more, later on.
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