http://www.pipesdreams.org/blog/archives/300 Turning a New Leaf Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:14:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.pipesdreams.org/blog/archives/300/comment-page-1#comment-43 Carbonman Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:06:48 +0000 http://www.pipesdreams.org/blog/?p=300#comment-43 Sweet! Can't wait to see 'em. They'll look oh so cool stuck to my new macbook :) Arragato, M-san! Sweet! Can’t wait to see ‘em. They’ll look oh so cool stuck to my new macbook Arragato, M-san!

]]> http://www.pipesdreams.org/blog/archives/300/comment-page-1#comment-35 pipes Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:30:11 +0000 http://www.pipesdreams.org/blog/?p=300#comment-35 Put on your dancing shoes, Carbonman! I found you two sweet reflective decals with kanji and bizarre logos on them. I'll ask my friend Stephen to translate when I get back to Tokyo. No idea what they're saying but one appears to be about cycling under the influence of too much sake, and the other might be about dogs? Or women? Not sure. Put on your dancing shoes, Carbonman! I found you two sweet reflective decals with kanji and bizarre logos on them. I’ll ask my friend Stephen to translate when I get back to Tokyo. No idea what they’re saying but one appears to be about cycling under the influence of too much sake, and the other might be about dogs? Or women? Not sure.

]]> http://www.pipesdreams.org/blog/archives/300/comment-page-1#comment-32 Carbonman Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:44:56 +0000 http://www.pipesdreams.org/blog/?p=300#comment-32 Hey! That is one sweet collection of bike prn, thanks. I love the mass illegal parking activity. It seems so un-Japanese. If you can secure some small piece of Japanese hipster fixie d-bag paraphernalia to bring home I promise to dance at your wedding. Spoke cards? Cycling cap? Bike decal in kanji? Any would be nice. So you can cancel that order for the schoolgirl panties from the vending machine. I'm changing my order. :) Hey! That is one sweet collection of bike prn, thanks. I love the mass illegal parking activity. It seems so un-Japanese. If you can secure some small piece of Japanese hipster fixie d-bag paraphernalia to bring home I promise to dance at your wedding. Spoke cards? Cycling cap? Bike decal in kanji? Any would be nice. So you can cancel that order for the schoolgirl panties from the vending machine. I’m changing my order.

]]> http://www.pipesdreams.org/blog/archives/300/comment-page-1#comment-31 angelune Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:44:34 +0000 http://www.pipesdreams.org/blog/?p=300#comment-31 I was impressed with bicycles in Japan also. I was more impressed by the social norms that prevent people from stealing from each other. There is no way people could leave their bikes around Toronto with only a wheel-lock, they would be loaded onto a van, never to be seen again! If you have time while you're in Osaka, check out the Human Rights Museum. It's cool and weird at the same time. The approach to the human rights discourse is like 20 years behind Canada (or maybe it's just the translation). Also - check out Orange street while you're in Osaka. It's cool cool cool, and feels more like a smaller city, maybe like Soho in NYC or something. I was impressed with bicycles in Japan also. I was more impressed by the social norms that prevent people from stealing from each other. There is no way people could leave their bikes around Toronto with only a wheel-lock, they would be loaded onto a van, never to be seen again!
If you have time while you’re in Osaka, check out the Human Rights Museum. It’s cool and weird at the same time. The approach to the human rights discourse is like 20 years behind Canada (or maybe it’s just the translation).
Also – check out Orange street while you’re in Osaka. It’s cool cool cool, and feels more like a smaller city, maybe like Soho in NYC or something.

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