Category Archives: Japan

on jorbs and the taking thereof

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Alex

So! Monitors of the pitohuosphere will remember that a couple of years ago, on this very blog, I longed for a job and a change and other starry things, and that some of these happened. I did find steady work, … Continue reading →

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this week in al

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Alex

It occurs to me that I don’t actually use this blog as a blog enough, so to make things right I thought I should write about the more day-to-day stuff. What’s going on?!

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un chien andalucia

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Alex

The Japanese film Andalucia opened last month, on June 25th. It’s the sequel to Amalfi, a cop drama set in Italy, released in 2009. The cast includes Meisa Kuroki, Yuji Oda, Hideaki Ito, and — if you squint hard enough … Continue reading →

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are you being served

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Alex

One afternoon a few years ago, I stopped into pasta chain Goemon for lunch. It was a larger portion than I had expected, so I ate half of it and asked the nice waitress to please box up my remaining … Continue reading →

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