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rantings from the asylum: February 2011

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New York: The Highlight Reel. Finally made it to the big apple! Landed a couple hours early. we dropped off my bags and headed straight out for a bahn mi (a super tasty vietnamese sammich):. The neighborhood cheese shop:. Shots from the street:. Dinner at Butter. we started with a very yummy charcuterie plate:. Soaking in the morning sun on the fire escape:. A ride in the subway:. Lunch at a carribean joint in harlem:. Out to The Cloisters:. They were a very creepy couple:. I once caught a fish this big:.

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rantings from the asylum: April 2011

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Rob's last night night in tokyo. started with drinks at the Hub:. And ended with karaoke:. Have a safe trip home! Despite all of the craziness with heart-stopping earthquakes, giant tsunamis, seemingly never-ending aftershocks, and nuclear power plants blowing up expelling radiation everywhere, i still found time to do a little hanami. i know it was "cancelled" this year, but you can't very well stop flowers from blooming and i found that many people decided to join in the fun as well. Tokyo Gyoza in HK.

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rantings from the asylum: September 2011

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Family Dys-Function in Kyoto (Day Three). So the reason for the visit (yes, there was one besides temple hopping and eating), was for a ceremony to mark the 13th year of my uncle's death and the 7th (although it was a year early) year of my cousin's death. so the family gathered at my aunt's house in shimogamo for the whole she-bang:. My dad's brothers acting like they are listening to each other:. The monk arrives and prepares for the ceremony:. And a swank chinese lunch at a hotel. time to booze up!

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rantings from the asylum: October 2011

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Another perfect day in the park . . . Same park, different day . . . . Fall has arrived in tokyo and i got to spend a beautiful day in my favorite park with a homemade roast beef sammich and other goodies. armed with books and a picnic blanket, i sat in the tall grass and weeds and stole a few moments from other people's perfect days:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Rantings from the asylum. Me and my Bullshit. Now in an easy to read, skimmable format! Try again. Fail again. Fail better.". Tokyo Gyoza in HK.

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rantings from the asylum: March 2011

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Needless to say, my second class never made it. they had been finishing up their lunch on the 8th floor of a department store. they told me that it was shaking so hard that plates were flying everywhere. it was as if someone was chucking them all over the restaurant. More than the damage the earthquake caused, i was floored by how DIRTY his house was. is this what happens to singletons over 60? To conserve energy, lights were turned out and rolling blackouts began in areas just outside of central tokyo&#...

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rantings from the asylum: May 2011

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A Perfect Day in the Park. Picked up a sammich at Better Days, a self-proclaimed "bar e paninoteca" in kita-sando and walked to Meiji Shrine to picnic in the grounds behind the shrine. Caught a wedding procession on the way in:. Sammich, iced latte, a one-bite brownie, and my books:. I love this park because it's not crowded like yoyogi. such a perfect day to be outside:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Rantings from the asylum. Me and my Bullshit. Now in an easy to read, skimmable format! Tokyo Gyoza in HK.

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rantings from the asylum: Porchetta: The Revenge

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I am NOT a competitive person. i like to think i choose my battles wisely and even if i lose, i'm usually ok with it. But not this time. I tried to make the porchetta a couple of weeks ago and FAILED. the seasoning was good but the meat was tough and dry. i reckon it was the wrong cut and the recipe was probably not suited for shit convection oven like mine. this time, i would NOT be getting it wrong. Armed with a fatty pork belly and some butchering twine, i made the roll keeping the fat side up. NPR's ...

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rantings from the asylum: July 2011

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With one solid day left in our vacation, we did what all good japanese people do before they go back home, we shopped. nani wanted to go to Marylebone road so we went to Baker street station where we were greeted by Sherlock Homes:. Madame tussauds: no idea why so many people love this crazy ass wax museum. the line was way down the street. This shop, Natural Kitchen, was awesome (a bit pricey though . . . ). Lots of cute little shops on this street:. A beautiful book shop:. A break for ice cream:. Banan...

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rantings from the asylum: Koi Nobori

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Or soon to be anyway. My uncle and i went to take grandpa to a nearby park to see the giant flying fish. i don't know if he cared much but they looked very cool. Most importantly, time for a drink and a snack! Grandpa, you're looking the wrong way! The flower garden in the park was also very nice. great tulips! Too bad i forgot my camera and had to make do with the shit quality on my ipod. Wish it were sunny! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Rantings from the asylum. 100 Days with the B-I-L.