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July 27, 2005
Back From Vacation And Back On Vacation
The huge gap of entryless time in the last month or so represents a time in life that I would rather not revisit, though nevertheless it culminates in the completion of the VAST project that was the making of the DVD for Hifana’s new album, Channel H, which we (W+KTokyoLab) will release next month (some screens in previous entry).
Before the start of said period of entrylessness, I had a one week break from work, in which my good friend Daniel came to visit Tokyo from Seattle. Together we travelled the country (well, a very small part of it) and had quite a good time. we left for Nagoya with Gunji, Yuko, and Rumie on friday, after he had come in on Thursday. We met other freinds Kenji and Tatsuya down there.
Daniel and myself
Just a modicum of the enormous expo site
Tatsuya was quite kind to accommodate everyone in a ryokan-like fashion, as his family runs an inn which is adjoined to their home, where we stayed for free. Saturday we hit Aichi expo 2005 (too much to say here, perhaps I will follow with a seperate post sometime) and ate at some spectacular unagi restaurant at night.
Sunday, everyone but Daniel and I slept in and then relaxed at a nearby onsen (I was very jealous). The two of us, on the other hand, went back to the expo for a second day. That night we headed home to Tokyo. Monday, tuesday, and wednesday was spent exploring the city, and thursday in Kamakura, followed by dinner with my friend Risa, and drinks at this really great bar in Ebisu called X+Y. On friday, Daniel took the airport shuttle to Narita around noon, and thus ended the festivities.
About three weeks of intense work followed, and starting yesterday, I now find myself on a two week excursion to the great state of California to visit dearly missed and treasured loved ones (sappiness utterly intentional). On the agenda is an impending trip to San Francisco, probably the only place I could live in if I was to move back to the US.
Posted by shane at July 27, 2005 01:17 AM