20.11.2012 - wandering in shibuya.

Perhaps you've noticed but I'm trying to blog everyday for a week (at least!). I felt like I was falling down on the blog front, or just blogging about depressing things (you know, like depression) so it seemed time to reboot a little and post happy things daily. Since my life is good.
Incidentally, I'm feeling much much better. I had a bit of an epiphany about Japan/my life here and it was good. yay!

manic grin + celebratory wild eyes

Anyway!
This morning I worked, skyped with my family (I get to see them so soon!), showered, and made myself breakfast.

Went and met with Keiko and then from there went to Shibuya because I decided I wanted to walk from there to Takeshita Street (in Harajuku) via Cat Street. Sort of worked out?
I found an awesome Comme des Garçons shirt for the equivalent of $7, went to an official Tin Tin shop, and just generally enjoyed a 4 hour wander. And while I did end up on Takeshita Street, it was not just at the end of Cat Street like I thought it would be. Possibly I got off too soon? I'm not sure.

I'm also not sure how many of these photos are great since it was dark and I didn't really have a good lens for the dark, but I did my best just so I could blog for y'all!

ooooooh, ice tea.

WC, one of the most fashion forward shops in the world.
apparently.

nightmare rabbits

the person behind them

koala is mad at your cultural appropriation!

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Now I'm enjoying some takeout food and the newest episode of Misfits.
 (not so sure about this season so far. But I love Rudy deeply so I'm sure it'll be ok in the end.)

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I hope you all have a good day and a pleasant tomorrow!

19.11.2012 - things I enjoy monday.

I know, Tuesday sound better but I only work at one school (instead of my normal two) tomorrow, so I want to actually take photos of real things. Whereas today I have done fuck-all so I'm doing it today!

 The first time I drew this on and decided I needed it tattooed &the day after I got it done.

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this photo

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 this photo project where the photographer had couples change clothes

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These tattoos by Liam Sparkes.
I've loved his stuff for years now.

(fair warning: a lot of his tattoos are borderline creepy and he also posts a lot of photos of homeless/passed out drunk people. So.)
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This project by Ulric Colette 

"How much do you and your family members really look alike? Quebec, Canada-based graphic designer and photographer Ulric Collette has created a shockingly cool project where he's exploring the genetic similarities between different members of the same family. By splitting their faces in half and then splicing them together, he creates interesting new people that are sometimes quite normal looking and other times far from it. He calls this series Genetic Portraits."

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Melanie Martinez's cover of Hit The Road Jack on the Voice.

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The fact that I get to see my family in less than three weeks! 

I can't find a photo of the three of them (or the four of us) together, but here's my parents because I post enough about Magnus.

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Bernie Dexter dresses.

How great are 50s style dresses with amazing graphic prints?

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Hope you all have a good day and a pleasant tomorrow!

18.11.2012 - I love Ferris Wheels.

First here are a few self portraits I actually took two weeks ago, but only got around to editing yesterday.
They're simple, but 90% of the stuff I shoot these days is.
I'm all about black and white and little details currently, it feels so day-to-day and honest to me.

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Woke up this morning with two desires: to have a breakfast burrito & to ride a ferris wheel.
Bizarre, I know.

Went to work, it was good!

Stopped by the grocery store and finally found spinach which I have spend aaaages looking for. Still no kale to be found, such a travesty.

Came back and made a not-really-at-all breakfast burrito. Basically a spinach omelette served with garlic & black beans. Delicious, if basterised.

Did laundry and talked to Magnus for a bit & found the coolest sounding park online. There's an aquarium AND a ferris wheel. Seriously two of my favourite things. But unfortunately the aquarium closes at 4.30 and at this point it was like 3.50, so not today. I'm thinking I'm going to go on Friday because I have no work.
Then I set off in search of Tokyo Dome and the ferris wheel it promised me. The first centreless and, thus, spoke less, ferris wheel in the world. According to the internet, which never lies!

Turns out Tokyo Dome itself if a baseball diamond, but there's a sort of amusement park thing around it. Plus shops and awesome christmas-y lights.

walking from the station.

Walked around for a while, bought a few Christmas presents and generally enjoyed the lights/evening.

Then I got my ferris wheel ride!
Just as good as I hoped, I even managed to squeeze a self portrait into the 10 minutes I was out of sight of the people on the ground. Skills right there. Not my best, but points for speed and the fact that I had no remote or tripod?

Hope you all have a good day and a pleasant tomorrow!