back again

Well I'm back from Tennessee, sunburned and exhausted. I did a little networking and a lot of working-working. I only have two regrets: not seeing Al Green and not taking pictures. Well I brought my camera but I only took 2 pictures. Which is a shame because I had access to anywhere on stage/photo pit. I guess 2 is better than 0, right?

my stage


my stage with someone on it! that's animal collective. i wish i had taken the time to capture the crazy crowd that was there. they extended wayyy far back and around

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Is it just me or does the beginning of this song (janelle monae - many moons):



sound a LOT like this song (sesame street)?



in case you can't tell, i really love janelle monae. she's like a female andre 3000. and she's adorable. and she's obsessed with robots.

renovations

I've realized that I don't really take enough pictures in my day to day life to create content for this blog. So instead of just a photoblog, I'm going to start using this as an outlet for internet findings, short life updates and I'm even planning on posting more music. yay.

Right now, I'm preparing to go to Tennessee to work at Bonnaroo.
And just because, I made a mix of a bunch of Bonnaroo artists.

Tracklisting:

1. Phoenix - 1901
2. Of Montreal - Gallery Piece
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
4. Janelle Monae - Many Moons
5. The Mars Volta - Wax Simulacra
6. Santogold - You'll Find a Way
7. White Rabbits - Percussion Gun
8. Jenny Lewis - Jack Killed Mom
9. Dirty Projectors & David Byrne - Knotty Pine
10. Neko Case - People Got A Lotta Nerve
11. Those Darlins - Whole Damn Thing
12. TV on the Radio - Crying
13. Passion Pit - Live to Tell the Tale
14. Yeasayer - Tightrope
15. Al Green - Guilty
16. Crystal Castles - Magic Spells
17. Kaki King - Doing the Wrong Thing

DOWNLOAD HERE

i'm hungry

I told Obachan that this was the best ramen I've ever eaten in my life (and at 9 am too) and with a grin, she said, "I know!"

back to real life

Obachan!

Ueno Zoo, Tokyo

I'm a creep

tsukiji, tokyo

is it weird that these pictures make me really hungry?

zenkichi

So I did actually make it out to Zenkichi, with a little difficulty. Even though it's on a busy and uber-hip street (N. 6th and Wythe), I'm under the impression that this restaurant exists in relative secrecy. When I told my friend Johnny where I ate, he was flabbergasted-- he lives two blocks away and has never even heard of it. That's because there is no sign and no facade. That corner of N. 6th and Wythe is covered in wood-- what looks almost like construction at first glance. And the small opening will take you in to Zenkichi.

I thought the restaurant looked quite dark and a little weird upon entering, but soon the host led me back to beautifully arranged izakaya-style sectioned off booths, in a room flooded with natural light. Just like the izakaya I visited in Tokyo, the waiter only comes when you push a button. The service and atmosphere were wonderful, but who cares-- onto the food!

First course: Sakura Clear Soup.
Salt-pickled Japanese cherry flower & yuba soymilk velvet in traditional clear dashi broth soup


Second course: Raw Tasting Plate
Firefly squid in miso vinegar (pictured), ginger bonito, maguro with yuzu


Third course: Tiger shrimp and grapefruit salad


Fourth course: Broccoli rabe and berkshire pork, tempura fried with plum salt


Fifth course: Miso cod with shiitake mushrooms


Sixth course: Kobe beef in ginger garlic soy sauce


Final course: Snapper sushi with pickled turnip

Desserts!


Sakura mochi with bitter maccha


Soy cheesecake with dessert sake, which tasted like a nutty whiskey

and all this food was $50.

lanterns

Tokyo: Day 1

Checking in and wandering around Asakusa at night...












(Yes, Denny's exists in Japan, too... No, I didn't eat there)

Last night in Kyoto

We have a fantastic bartender and Emilia nearly sets her pants on fire

Nijo-jo, Kyoto

Tokyo was great too, but I don't miss it the way I do Kyoto

kyoto haru

peach blossoms in the park, too early for sakura

udon in kyoto

after mountain climbing, we found a street barely long enough to have buildings on it
but there was a path leading to a curtain
and behind the curtain
the most delicious udon EVER

Kinkakuji and bamboo forest, Kyoto

took a train and then a bus to the last stop
then more climbing in kameyama

Fushimi Inari, Kyoto

we climbed all the way to the top

The first of many, many japan posts

I'm still reeling from delays, cancellations, 15 hour plane rides, 14 hour time differences, lost luggage, lost sleep, et cetera et cetera...

I'm bored...

peekaboo.

it's still too cold

more brooklyn, beer & latenights

sweeeet

sweet claire-o-mine

Brooklyn, late night

metrocard mayhem

bonne annee...

a little late with the pictures but 2009 could be off to a better start

New Year

This is what midnight looks like when you're drunk on a roof overlooking Times Square
Somewhere in this picture, the ball is dropping...