Ed Pas’ Journal

31 Jul 2005: Makes You Relax

Two photos from the Three Minutes Happiness store-within-a-store at the Riverwalk Kitakyushu Comme Ça Store.

30 Jul 2005: I Have Guts

A Japanese laundry soap box serves as the jumping-off point for idiomatic speculation.

29 Jul 2005: Memento

A photo of an abandoned skull-cat-jester creature, taken on my last day in Japan.

28 Jul 2005: Searching For Some Things

Another peek into the myriad searches that lead people to my blog.

27 Jul 2005: Schoolboys

More photos of children, this time elementary-age schoolboys in uniform.

26 Jul 2005: Darling Baby

An interesting manifestation of the doting parent phenomenon.

25 Jul 2005: Aerial Saskatoon

Some photos of Saskatoon, taken from the air as our plane made its approach for landing at Saskatoon Airport.

24 Jul 2005: Canal City Kids

Some cute kids at the mall, from my Japan photo archive.

23 Jul 2005: More Piracy: Fairyland Death Shoes

Shoes at Canal City Hakata, for the discerning pirate woman.

22 Jul 2005: Retro Writers

An old logo of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild makes an appearance at Hakata Station.

22 Jul 2005: No Need For Ruby Slippers [3 Comments]

Well, we made it. There’s no place like home—though I’m not really sure what home is at the moment—and we didn’t even need to steal any witchly footwear to get back.

What follows is a brief summary of events. Hopefully it’s coherent despite my sleep-deprived brain.

21 Jul 2005: Sign of Canada

“Canada” in Japan. Plus sinking airports. And a cameo by the Statue of Liberty.

20 Jul 2005: Tobata Gion Oyamakasa [1 Comment]

The 2005 Tobata Gion Oyamakasa festival is this weekend. Here are some photos of last year’s festivities.

19 Jul 2005: The Coming Week: Blog on Autopilot [2 Comments]

I’ll only have intermittent access, and very limited time for blogging, so here’s what’s in store for the coming week.

18 Jul 2005: Cleaning and Muppets [3 Comments]

We cleaned our apartments today, so I’ve got a trio of puppet- and muppet-related links to make up for what would otherwise be a boring post.

17 Jul 2005: Avast Ye Scurvy Dogs! Prepare To Be Exercise [1 Comment]

Blogging about pirates and exercise.

16 Jul 2005: Canada-US Border Hijinks [3 Comments]

There are some strange goings-on at the Canada-US border, if I’m reading lines between today’s Globe and Mail’s headlines properly.

15 Jul 2005: The End of the Dreaded Short-Sleeved Dress Shirt

I finally get to stop wearing short-sleeve dress shirts, and go casual for the forseeable future. Which presents a slight dilemma regarding ecologically-sound shirt disposal methodology.

14 Jul 2005: Ukiha Dippers

A photo of some water dippers at an unnamed shine in Ukiha, a city in southwestern Fukuoka.

13 Jul 2005: Plans: Moving and Blogging

Today I’ll talk about our moving plans: Japan to Canada and Canada to England. Then I’ll tell you my plans for the future of this blog.

12 Jul 2005: Going Postal [3 Comments]

Encounters with—and horror stories about—dealing with a literal-minded postal system.

11 Jul 2005: Loss of Wallet [3 Comments]

A report on clothes shopping at Tobata SATY department store, a photo shoot at Delicious Cakes on Tenraiji, and losing my wallet.

10 Jul 2005: Random Prizes: The Results [4 Comments]

In which I announce the almost completely random winners of strange Japanese snacks and candies in the “Stroke Ed’s Ego by Commenting on his Blog” contest.

09 Jul 2005: Tanga Monk

Continuing the regional-promotion-style photo theme that I started yesterday, here’s a picture of a Buddhist monk begging for alms in Kokura.

08 Jul 2005: Split Statue [3 Comments]

A return to traditional images of Japan, starting with a cracked stone statue in Dazaifu.

07 Jul 2005: Obvious Restaurants [1 Comment]

A brief description of my day, and a less brief description of a restaurant sign with built-in redundancy.

06 Jul 2005: Pain and Beauty, Together At Last [1 Comment]

If there was ever any doubt about the connection between physical discomfort and aesthetic refinement, today you’ll see proof.

05 Jul 2005: Signs of Stupidity: High Voltage [2 Comments]

A quickie photo post today, so that I don’t have to think too hard about how to pick random prize winners. The photos show some “danger: high voltage” signs at a railway crossing near Kokura.

04 Jul 2005: Random Reader Rewards: The Prizes [1 Comment]

Here are photos and descriptions of the various items I’ll be sending out as prizes to random commenters from the last two months.

03 Jul 2005: An Average Sunday, Plus Powerful & Sexy Women

In which I briefly mention American white trash during a tangent about a fashionable hat, but mostly talk about a day spent shopping, visiting friends, cooking, and packing.

02 Jul 2005: Comme Ça Xmas [1 Comment]

Comme Ça Xmas mannequins galore. Children, afro-aryans, grandparents, retired garbage-bag-endorsers, and more!

01 Jul 2005: Comme Ça Winter 2005 [3 Comments]

More Comme Ça mannequin families, this time in more traditional configurations. In winter clothing, and sans pets.