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The collected ramblings and wanderings of Smiley.

Jun 26
Kinda wishing I had mis-spent more of my youth.
Posted at 1:34pm

Tokyo Toy Show

Batman and Robin

It’s taken me a little while to get this post together, but last Saturday I went down to Tokyo Big Site for the 2008 Tokyo Toy Show. I had been hoping to see a lot of the new(er)…
Posted at 1:18pm

Jun 25

Daido Moriyama Exhibit

Hawaii

Last Saturday I had a bit of free time to kill in downtown Tokyo, so I went to one of my favorite places: The Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. Through the end of June they…
Posted at 10:06pm

Shabby, Not Too

Shabby

This summer’s first batch of houseplants is doing well. I’m particularly pleased with the bamboo, which may be hard to see in this photo, as it was quite poorly when I bought it…
Posted at 10:06pm

Jun 24
“I put on some makeup and turn up the eight-track, I’m pulling the wig down from the shelf…”
Posted at 9:24pm

Jun 23
The “Pretty in Pink” soundtrack somehow just sounds better on old, scratchy cassette.
Posted at 11:49pm

George

My first George Carlin record was “A Place for my Stuff.” My aunt gave it to me, a copy of her own on a blue cassette, with neatly written labels. I thought it was the funniest thing I had ever…
Posted at 11:32pm

And all this time I had been thinking George Carlin was immortal. Damn.
Posted at 5:20pm

Being completely unrepentant about wasting my life playing video games.
Posted at 11:56am

Pick me up double feature: “Be Kind, Rewind” followed by “This is Spinal Tap.”
Posted at 12:04am

Jun 22
Home from day out in Tokyo. Fun but very tiring. Bought lots of expensive books. Yah!
Posted at 1:24am

Jun 20

Spide, Iron Man, and Hulk

I don’t know any details about this, but it is carved out of pure awesome:

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Posted at 1:32pm

Vote for Me! For Me!

Iconic

I’ve just put a photo in for JPG Magazine’s “Writing on the Wall” theme. Please take a look and, if you like it, log in and vote! (It’s a fantastic magazine that needs more…
Posted at 1:32pm

Jun 18

Apropos of Nothing

I spent the morning at the doctor’s office being poked and prodded (I’m fine) but I’m a little worn out. So I’m just going to post a round-up off all the things I’ve been finding on the web to…
Posted at 12:00pm

Willie & Joe

Willie and Joe

People sometimes find this hard to believe, but I have a hard time expressing myself. I can write well enough, and if you want a quip, a wisecrack, or a smart remark, well, I can…
Posted at 12:00pm