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Christmas and New Years The last year of the month was very quiet for me. I spent about 10 days hanging out with my Mom in my hometown. I watched a bunch of movies, ate way too many cookies, and had a nice Christmas celebration at my ister’s house. 今年の最後の月はとても静かでした 。 故郷で母と十日間のんびりしました。 映画をたくさん見てクッキーを食べ過ぎて妹の家でクリスマスのパーティーをしました。 The weather… Continue reading December 2019 – Christmas 2019 →

The month marking my 50th year on the planet was one of my busiest and featured my first visit to Osaka. 五十歳の誕生日の月はとても忙しくて、大阪への初めての旅行もありました。 Farewell New Friend “Your Warehouse” in Kawasaki is, or should I say “was,” an amazing video game arcade. Spanning four floors of a large building, the first two floors were themed after a… Continue reading November 2018 – Getting Old in Osaka →

An unpleasant cold made the first half of October pretty dull. But then there was a huge typhoon followed by Halloween to liven things up. 嫌な寒さ　で１０月の前半は面白くなかったです。　でも巨大な台風とハロウィーンが活気づかせました。 Typhoon Hagibis Due to a cold, I had been staying close to my apartment for the first two weeks of the month. But then along came Typhoon Hagibis. Generally… Continue reading October 2019 – Hallowinds →

September this year was not particularly interesting. There was a small typhoon that knocked the trains out for a day. (This was not the big typhoon you have heard about recently. That’s in next month’s Bradblog entry.) I met my old nemesis, the Tokyo Game Show. And I did a little photography at a small… Continue reading September 2019 – Tokyo Game Show 2019 →

August this year was a blur of heat, sweat, and flashy costumes.  Let’s see if you get as exhausted reading about it as I did doing it. 今年の八月は暑さと汗と、はでなコスプレでいっぱいでした。　私が疲れたように、あなたも読んで疲れるかな。 Tokyo Design Festa Surprise My favorite art event, Tokyo Design Festa, held an additional occurrence this year, taking advantage of temporary space created for the Olympics. This… Continue reading August 2019 – We’re Havin’ a Heat Wave →

This month the rainy season gave way to some awful, steamy, humid days that left me wanting to do nothing other that lay under my air conditioner.  I managed to get out of my apartment enough to attend Wonder Festival and to play some games. 今月、 梅雨が終わって天気が蒸し暑くなりました。　エアコンの下にずっと寝ころがっていたかったです。　なんとかアパートを出てWonder Festivalに参加してボードゲームをしてきました。 Wonder Festival Summer, 2019 Typically held in… Continue reading July 2019 – Wonder Festival 2019 →

The steamy humidity of June in Japan’s rainy season sapped my will to get up from my computer, yet I still managed to drag myself to see some art and rock and to do some gaming.  日本の梅雨の蒸し暑さからパソコンから離れる気力がなくなりますが、何とかアートとロックを見に行ってゲームを少ししました。 Dramatic Affliction Hararabi Habiko, an illustrator I have known for almost as long as I have lived in… Continue reading June 2019 – To Be or What Now? →

May turned out to be a really fun month, full of games, art, and people beating other people up. 五月は楽しい月になりました。　たくさんのゲームとアートと互いに戦っている人がたくさんいました。 Kirapro Wrestling Although nowhere near the heights it reached in the 80’s, professional wrestling is alive and well in this century, especially in the form of small, independent organizations. I went to Itabashi to check… Continue reading May 2019 – High Society →

In April I moved to Indeed’s new office and declared war on my to-do list. 四月にIndeedの新しい事務所に引っ越して、 「やることリスト」に戦線布告しました。 Diner’s Club I managed to meet up with some old friends this month. Eiichi and I tried a newfangled ramen shop where you dip your noodles rather than having them served in the soup. It was a nice… Continue reading April 2019 – Golden Meh →

This month I continued my trip in the States and saw some art and flowers. 今月アメリカの出張を続けて 芸術と桜を鑑賞しました。 Hello, I Must Be Going At the end of last month I traveled to Austin, Texas on business. The whole trip was two weeks and I decided to spend the weekend at Mom’s place in Cleveland. We had… Continue reading March 2019 – Cleveland and Cherry Blossoms →