oh, how silly!: all things super fun japanese

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

PDX!

I've never been west of Chicago, so you can imagine my excitement at booking a plane ticket to Portland. I know I'll make it to Seattle, but I'm being hopeful to get to San Francisco as well. We'll have to see about the money situation. So, to those of you that have been there, what should I do? So far, I have the following planned:

A strip club I'm told I have to go to...

These Japanese Gardens...

The Art Museum (Carlos, have you been/heard anything?)

Seeing this band...

And possibly this band...

And, of course, seeing some lovely people.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Sharing my agony with you.

"I'm trying to manage two blogs at once here!! What do you want from me??"

-me, being a complete nerd yesterday when someone commented on my lack of updates.

Busy with school, here are a few things I've been devoting my time and energies to:

Modern Architecture: Le Maison de Verre, Paris - by Pierre Chareau. Completed in 1932, it was originally a multi-functional structure (home and doctor's office) built for Dr. Jean Dalsace. There are crazy movable parts, retractable (& hidden!) staircases, and spiraling entrance ways all within this house. The glass block facade lets light in, but still provides privacy. Innovative for the time.

Art of China & Japan: The Edo period, the "floating world culture", & Ukiyo-e motifs within the Japanese tattoo with emphasis on how it's become popular in Western culture. Especially certain sub-cultures. Then tattoos have so much significance and meaning to the Japanese, then & now. I have to wonder if some of these people in our "Western society" that are getting these images tattooed read up on it beforehand.