Snow in Tokyo?

Nope. Not yet anyway. This is Kanako, formerly of Rumble Fish sitting in a container exhibit at the Tokyo Design Week event. It’s basically a container with a small incline with shredded papers, like the kind you empty out of your shredder at home.

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When you toss it up in the air, its looks kinda snowy!

New GT-R!

The belle of the ball at the Tokyo Motor Show was the new GT-R.

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Have a brochure!

Of cors, if you’re in the know, you know that you could get up close and personal with the GT-R at Nissan’s Ginza Gallery instead of having to deal with the scrum at the show. So here we are.

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The GT-R, resplendent in Silver
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Ditto, from the passenger side
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At the Nissan Gallery, you’re allowed to sit inside the cars
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I want one! But I don’t think it will fit in my garage
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The rear of the GT-R, which most drivers will see briefly

And of course, what’s a visit to the Gallery without saying hi to the staff?

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Hi!

Nissan Crossing
5 Chome-8-1 Ginza,
Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061

Big Brekkie

The day before a trip, it’s good to have a proper brekkie before having your body all messed up by time change, jet lag and horrible airplane food.

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Stack of pancakes at Stacks!

This is the first real meal after getting off a transpacific flight where she experienced time change, jet lag and horrible airplane food

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Don’t let that charming face fool you; she really liked the banana pancakes there!

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Biscuits and Gravy Egg Scramble with something healthy on the side.

Stacks
361 California Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
650-579-1384

Youtube is addictive

Here’s a preview of the new Futurama movie that will be cut into four parts for airing on Comedy Central. WAHAHAHA

Every favorite from Futurama is here

And here’s something really cool! It’s a commercial for JR that uses the Music for Freelance remix of Tank! Not sure if this is the way JR meant it to be, with all the cool that Tank! oozes, but it works. JR is cool though.

3, 2, 1, Let’s Jam, I mean let’s go!

Bad Sports Weekend

Hmmm. Let’s see what happened. The All Blacks lost so no semi-finals. SC lost so no BCS. Green Bay lost so no perfect season. And of cors, the 49ers lost.
I think I’m going to lay off sports for a while. Sigh.

Digressing to 10 years old

People travel here for Fleet Week from all over California. The Canadians were well represented as was the US Coast Guard. The US Navy arrived earlier in the week.

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HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283)
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HMCS Saskatoon (RCN 709)
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Welcome to San Francisco!
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USCGC Tern (WPB-87343)

The real draw of Fleet Week is the air show. And of course, that makes everyone go “ooooh” and “ahhhhh” while pointing at the sky and digressing to ten year olds.

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The stars of the show, the Blue Angels

Of course, a show is not just the main act, but also the openers too.

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He was here then he wasn’t. Verrry stealthy

A Raptor made a brief appearance. Not one from the Colonies. Two rounds and then he was gone.

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To celebrate USAF Air Power, a P-51D Mustang and an F-16 Viper made an appearance

Before the main event, there’s an appearance by Fat Albert and its all Marine crew.

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It’s a C-130 Heracles
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This plane also does aerobatics
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As well as hauling all the Blue Angels’ stuff

A new Airbus A380 buzzed the city.

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The pictures don’t show it , but it’s huuge!
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Double decker end to end, quiet and smooth

And to end the day, a guy on a jetski on the Bay

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Sploosh sploosh sploosh


Nine, ten, a big FAT hen

This monstrosity was flying over my home so I had to get some nice pictures!

This is the ninth production A380 doing a round the world trip for engine certification. I wonder how SQ380 (the first revenue flight of the plane) will be like? Big flight crew, I figure…lots of stewardesses!! YAY!