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not sure if it's good or bad it's blurry... but those guys in the back are topless. SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!!!
tispy-drunk sketching
I think I found Lino's Puerto Rican doppelganger
best resident everrrrrrr. BRC love!
best host everrrrrr :)
Food & Sketches
dinner at food republic with hannli. carrot cake ftw. too bad i never snagged a pic of that roti john... so good!
shaved ice, sugar cane juice, coconut gels & tadpole tapioca
best late night, post-drinking meal EVERRRRRR
sugar cane juice & bbq sting ray. gaahhhh....
Oops! Did I forget to mention...
I went to Singapore for a few days? Well, I did and now I'm back! I wasn't really sure what to expect since I heard horror stories but damn good people, delicious food and the most awesome surprise ever...
how can I hate? :)
(more pics to come--I'm just tired. And yes, that says John Lasseter, 1986)
New Additions to the Renegade Family
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Look what I did today! Preparing for Renegade now because, well, my schedule is so crazy and everywhere... I sew when I can!
Sketches of Japan: Part 4
Hanami at Shinjuku National Garden. Old people getting wasted off of sake and good times
Passing scenes from the shinkansen window
Harajuku folk
International Manga Museum, Kyoto. They have the most amazing collection of manga that you can check out and read in the grass. I wish I could read Japanese!
folks on the train & subway.
These Days with the Quiet Traveler
Monday, April 12, 2010
While in Japan I noticed my usual travel mix no longer resonated the way it once did. So I made a new one and the all-star, top tune was "These Days" by Nico. The first half of the song hits home hard:
I've been out walking
I don't do too much talking
These days, these days.
These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do
And all the times I had the chance to.
I've stopped my rambling,
I don't do too much gambling
These days, these days.
These days I seem to think about
How all the changes came about my ways
And I wonder if I'll see another highway.
Phew. Glad that gambling problem isn't an issue anymore! Just kidding. Anyway, the song ebbs & flows in relevance to my life, but this time around, I found myself really really connecting to it... especially when I was walking the streets of Tokyo or sitting in a train, silently observing.
I've been in a strange contemplative mood lately that I can't seem to articulate. I think it comes from the realization that I have 3 weeks left in Asia. I went from having the long endless stretch of 7 months to a trifling 3 weeks. When I summarize how I've changed & all the moments & (sooooo many) feelings, it feels like a timeless whirlwind. Then, when I break it down by country, months, flights & sketchbooks, I realize I've been here for a very very long time. I had a lot of fears going into the move to Asia, mostly about missing out on life back in the US, and now, I'm just so happy I've made it. I have my last voyage of SE Asia exploration to Singapore where I'll be with friends & family, then two weeks in the Philippines, which will *hopefully* be enjoyed with the person I've missed the most.
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