http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/ 2005-08-03T14:41:53+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/03/so_much_fun_so.html I’ve not posted much lately so now I’ve got to much to post. I’m going to start it up again by backing up a bit. The following pictures come from the very end of February. I’ll post a bit more... theinfonaut 2005-03-16T21:15:00+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/03/hiroshima_for_t.html A quick 2 days at the end of February with Edo and Patricia, the two craziest people I know. We met up with a few other people, got some Mexican food, went out and ended up seeing a hip hop... theinfonaut 2005-03-18T16:53:45+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/03/jeremy_sewell_c.html Jeremy Sewell came all the way to Japan! How cool is that? I had an awesome time! It was great to see Jeremy, to travel around, to talk shop (design), and show this side of the world to someone from... theinfonaut 2005-03-21T12:55:16+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/04/itfs_finally_sp.html I'm broke, but in a good way. I'm also the new proud-shared-owner of a mini-van. I'll put pictures up soon. She's a beut, even has a sunroof! The rices are starting to come up again, green is such a lovely... theinfonaut 2005-04-05T00:54:33+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/04/start_where_you.html A big part of being here is learning how a culture that is so superficially similar to my own can be so vastly different under the surface. I really appreciate the benefits of a different system but I struggle on... theinfonaut 2005-04-28T22:04:37+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/05/golden_week_par.html Lazy days have begun! Golden Week has a few holidays stacked right in a row so many Japanese travel or go visit family. Well actually I’m keeping pretty occupied looking for jobs back in the states and cursing my city... theinfonaut 2005-05-03T11:05:49+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/05/must_post_more.html The end of Golden Week. Last weekend I went to an exhibition of Ray and Charles Eames work in Matsuyama. I’m probably breaking a few laws with this one, but this is the most precious letter… Dear Love, I’ve been... theinfonaut 2005-05-11T20:02:42+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/05/birthday_in_tok.html I headed up to Tokyo with a few friends for the Design Festa and a birthday party or two. We rode the overnight bus, ack, on the way there, and then I made a little blunder that left poor Tricia... theinfonaut 2005-05-23T21:18:01+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/06/the_end_of_may.html Just bits of the past few weeks around the end of May… Sometimes they wake me up Saturday morning to come out and play. Crazy neighborhood kids… Tis’ むぎ or wheat, on a misty day the colors were majestic (山は　ゆうだいでした！).... theinfonaut 2005-06-05T22:08:03+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/06/its_ok_mom_i_di.html It’s the required random photo, this time it’s sushi for lunch at school, dang-it, how cool is that! Friday night a group piled into my car and headed to Matsuyama for a tattoo/rockabilly show. On one level was a... theinfonaut 2005-06-05T23:26:55+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/06/design_on_my_mi.html Interface design is even more interesting when language serves as a barrier and not an aid. At first I had to totally rely on visual cues and systems like color-coding. It made all of my daily tasks difficult and confusing,... theinfonaut 2005-06-23T22:18:52+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/07/to_busy_for_wor.html theinfonaut 2005-07-20T09:04:15+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/07/last_weeks_in_j.html Nishioka-sensei and Ruriko had a sayonara party for me two weeks ago. We ended up this dinner because no one wanted the night to end to early. Those two are awesome, I’m really sad to leave them, and the... theinfonaut 2005-07-25T13:01:30+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/08/me_and_the_bro.html Josh and I toured around Kyoto for a few days, met some fun people at the hostel, and made little swings back to Osaka because I can’t ever get enough of that city! The nice guy at the hostel front... theinfonaut 2005-08-02T12:50:19+09:00 http://www.lesliechicoine.com/blog/mtArchives/2005/08/asakusa_hanabi_1.html I love the Japanese word for fireworks: Hanabi, which means flower fire. Josh and I stayed at the Khoasan Hostel in Asakusa, Tokyo. Which was tucked neatly right next to the river. They had an awesome rooftop party during the... theinfonaut 2005-08-03T14:41:53+09:00