So this is going to be my travel blog. Hopefully, I'll keep it updated for the next couple of weeks while I'm in Japan and looking forward, I'll probably use it for whenever I go travelling. YAY!
Modest Mouse at the Fox Theater
Written by MasterCKO
Wednesday, 11 March 2009 13:50
I recently went to the Fox Theater in Oakland and watched an awesome Modest Mouse concert. The opening bands were Mimicking Birds (they were super mellow) and Japanese Motors (as far as I could tell, they weren't Japanese at all, hehe). Anyway, it was great. Check out the photo gallery:
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 March 2009 01:58
Tokyo Days, part 1
Written by MasterCKO
Wednesday, 10 January 2007 10:04
Sorry that I haven't been keeping this thing up to date for Tokyo, but (ironically) I wasn't around an internet connection that I could use for more than 5 mins. So, let me preface this by saying that it's cold. Very cold. Anyway, here goes...
Day 1 (pictures) On the first day (of Christmas ♪♪, har har, just kidding), after getting into Narita at around 4:30 or 5, I met up with my Japanese friend Atsuko. We went went to have dinner at this yakiniku place called Toraji in Shinjuku (it's a chain of restaurants). It was EXCELLENT. Seriously, some of the best yakiniku that I've ever eaten. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Anyway, after that, we went to grab some cake and coffee, then I went to the house of my other friend, Yousuke, cuz that's where I was staying.
Day 2 (pictures) The next day, I woke up to go have lunch with another
So I finally got around to coloring this one. I like the general look of how it came out, but I was a bit rushed when making it, so I didn't take as much time to finesse it and smooth out the rough edges as I could have. Oh well, I still think it came out pretty cool. Let me know what you think!
Change
Written by MasterCKO
Tuesday, 20 January 2009 06:17
I'm at work, so I'll keep this short, but watching the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States stirred a lot of feelings. There were some trip ups (thanks Chief Justice!), but overall it was something else. His speech didn't have quite the sweeping grandeur of some of his others (there was a touch of it, though), but largely, it was somber and serious, while still inspiring us for the days and years ahead.
President Obama has a classy, intelligent manner that constantly shows in how he carries himself. He represents the idea that maybe, just maybe, people of various backgrounds and diverse cultures can successfully live together, work together, grow together. Maybe we can pick capable leaders purely on their merits and not on the color of their skin. His mere presence in the Oval Office (not to mention his uncanny ability to inspire and motivate) is a powerful statement that we as a people have made to the world. I'm glad to have been alive for this moment.
BTW, the Benediction was also very good. The last sentence was
