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Steampunk
November 1, 2008 – 8:33 pm
Cynthia and I went to the California Steampunk Convention this weekend. Wrist computer (non-functional) from Got Steam? In a recent piece for Fantasy Magazine, Stephen H. Segal wrote on why Steampunk is popular: It’s equal opportunity geekery for women and men. An aesthetic response to the glossy surfaces and clean lines of contemporary SF media [...]
A year ago: Japan
September 9, 2008 – 10:07 pm
A year ago I was in Japan. Lake Chuzenji, above the temples of Nikko, with its resorts, and the surrounding mountains, reminded me of going up to Grand Lake in Colorado when I was a kid. But there is always something around the corner to remind you that you’re someplace else. I look forward to [...]
Blue and Gold
July 21, 2008 – 11:21 pm
Walking home from the office, I passed by the parish church, and saw the cross was glowing against the darkening sky in the late twilight, so I pulled out my Canon G9 and started shooting. There’s a little post work in iPhoto to crop and color correct. No, I didn’t have a Paul-knocked-off-his-donkey experience, I [...]
Fireproof
August 31, 2007 – 8:37 am
I see this seal in rooms. Update: Itojun, who worked on the Worldcon, says it’s a certificate for fire resistant materials in the room.
Ruby and Cafe Scifi+tique
August 31, 2007 – 3:00 am
You wouldn’t be surprised to meet Ruby enthusiasts at a Japanese science fiction convention. Shimura’s got embedded Ruby running in Illustrator. Press a button, and that evals to ’7′. The back story: Shimura’s part of Cafe Scifi+tique, a performance event put together by Japanese science fiction fans to invert and parody the creepy ‘maid cafe’ [...]
Nausica’s Glider
August 30, 2007 – 4:22 pm
Some people write fan fiction. Others do fan engineering.
A Pun and Some Japanese Fanish History
August 30, 2007 – 6:27 am
Dai means big, as in the Daibutsu. Con is short for “convention,” as in science fiction conventions. That’s why the gentleman in the photo has a giant radish on the back of his tunic. In 1983, at Daicon 4, a group of animators premiered a fan video. The over the top sequence introduced several visual [...]
Kamakura
August 28, 2007 – 12:23 am
Kamakura’s a little town about a 20 minute rail trip from Yokohama station. Narrow streets, lots of shops, plenty of temples. Cynthia and I went there today. Several faiths represented here in this old capital. After walking around in the late summer humidity, I wanted some cold soba. We passed by a place in the [...]
Box of Book Seven
July 21, 2007 – 12:13 am
A Books Inc. employee rushes past with one of the first boxes of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for customers who preordered the book.
Quik-E-Mart
July 2, 2007 – 8:54 pm
7-11 converted one of its stores in Mountain View into Abu’s bodega from The Simpson’s. There was a line to get in, as well as this intimidating sign in front of the parking spaces.
New socks
July 1, 2007 – 4:58 pm
Cyn finished a new pair of socks for me yesterday. Posted via iPhone.
Cactus Flower
July 1, 2007 – 4:39 pm
It’s nearing mid-summer, and time for the ephemeral cactus flowers to appear, like this one on the stair to my door.