G&S/Bard mashup FTW ( Read more... )

Gilbert & Sullivan's Patience opens on Sat May 17th, 8PM, and closes after two performances Sun May 18th (2PM, 8PM) at the Graduate School of Business bowl at Stanford. The show has updated the Aesthetic Movement of the 1800's to more modern fads - Fandom and Cosplay. Specifically, the rival schools of poetry are now Star Trek vs Doctor Who. Watch ( Read more... )

* Kobe Acquired! (not really a quote, I hadn't been playing this game yet ( Read more... )

Here all all the quotes, consolidated. Any other guesses (no cheating ( Read more... )

"I don't know, but I suddenly kinda wanna own them all."

I couldn't get out of bed that early. Just too zonked. I decided I'd simply show up at 9, when the public can roam around freely. The hotel shuttle bus to the airport was leaving at 10:10 (there was another at 12:10, but I'd get to Narita with < 2 hours to go, which I thought was pushing it ( Read more... )

We're now up to Friday (Tokyo time), still in Shinjuku [Keio Plaza Hotel] as the day begins. After talking to M, who suggested I look for LL Bean for a replacement bag (as they're likely to be much less pricey than most stores in Tokyo), I talked to the concierge. After some confusion over the name of the store (the LL was a bit of a problem), she ( Read more... )

Impressions of Tokyo Disney rides, and the park in general ( Read more... )

(yes, I could've used the chorus from this song, but it's way too obvious ( Read more... )

The ride to Disneysea was amusing. During the 50 min drive, I took some pix of the Tokyo area out the window (missed the English “Welcome to Chiba” sign...sorry, Iricus), and watched the Japanese-only Disney promotional video playing in a loop on the monitor. I video'd a little of it ( Read more... )

(title seemed appropriate, as this begins the Tokyo portion of the trip ( Read more... )