The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka (between Mitaka and Kichijoji stations on the Chuo) is going to run a short film from the Totoro gang. This one features Mei and a neko-basu kitten, who got blown off course in a windstorm. According to the Yomiuri article this isn’t a new piece, but it’s the first time [...]
Archive for September, 2006
East Coast gourmet dining
Cereality Originally uploaded by adurfee. So Adam took a trip back east and found this restaurant . . . “Oh sommelier, could you recommend a 2006 low-fat to go with this Kix?”
Honesty in the sky
After you get several dozen flights under your traveling belt, you sort of tune out all the announcements they make at the beginning of the flight. You pull up on the tab to open the seatbelt? Yeah yeah yeah, if you need me I’ll be thumbing through “Fifteen underlit, overpriced restaurants in a major European [...]
Incoming!
So typhoon #14 (Yagi, if you prefer the naming system used in other Asian countries) is going to pay us a visit this Sunday . . . Doesn’t bode well for our weekend walk down to Jindaiji to eat soba. Last weekend we did the Tour de Noodles and ate at this place. I’ll have [...]
For the LOTR fan with $$$
So Adam wrote me and told me about this new development going up in central Oregon: The Shire of Bend. Now’s your chance to buy into a community featuring a mishmash of architectural styles from England, Scandinavia, and Middle Earth! As you can see on the neighborhood map, lots 23 through 27 are already reserved [...]
