Comments for hmmn http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn hmmn: musings from the far east(erwood) Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:35:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Doctor and Nurse by Dirk http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/2008/04/doctor-and-nurse/comment-page-1/#comment-6574 Dirk Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:35:36 +0000 http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=640#comment-6574 Wow - I'm speechless. Good find. Wow – I’m speechless. Good find.

]]> Comment on Old documents, new documents by Matthew http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/2008/01/old-documents-new-documents/comment-page-1/#comment-6367 Matthew Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:44:48 +0000 http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=637#comment-6367 The last comment is interesting. Elsewhere, I've heard editors complain about the increasingly bloated manuscripts that have become standard. No more Flauberts rolling about on the floor sweating and biting the carpet, looking for the perfect word. And regarding photographs, I know for certain over half my iPhoto collection would be thrown out if it were printed. The last comment is interesting. Elsewhere, I’ve heard editors complain about the increasingly bloated manuscripts that have become standard. No more Flauberts rolling about on the floor sweating and biting the carpet, looking for the perfect word. And regarding photographs, I know for certain over half my iPhoto collection would be thrown out if it were printed.

]]> Comment on Last weekend under the stars by Crossing The Net As I Work » Random japanese words http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/2006/08/last-weekend-under-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-6003 Crossing The Net As I Work » Random japanese words Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:14:51 +0000 http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=554#comment-6003 [...] From http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=554 [...] [...] From http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=554 [...]

]]> Comment on Damn good tofu, or what I had for dinner last night (yawn) by kurt http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/2007/09/damn-good-tofu-or-what-i-had-for-dinner-last-night-yawn/comment-page-1/#comment-5747 kurt Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:02:56 +0000 http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=627#comment-5747 you're right jason, i couldn't be content with just a cellphone pic, but had to gussy it up (it <em>was</em> a cellphone pic, but I did Photoshop it a bit). Anyway, good to hear from you....but no blog anymore? you’re right jason, i couldn’t be content with just a cellphone pic, but had to gussy it up (it was a cellphone pic, but I did Photoshop it a bit). Anyway, good to hear from you….but no blog anymore?

]]> Comment on Damn good tofu, or what I had for dinner last night (yawn) by jjcha http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/2007/09/damn-good-tofu-or-what-i-had-for-dinner-last-night-yawn/comment-page-1/#comment-5742 jjcha Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:29:34 +0000 http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=627#comment-5742 Geez Kurt, not even the photo of the tofu is ordinary... you gotta get all fancy with the kakkoii label eh? Best, -Jason Geez Kurt, not even the photo of the tofu is ordinary… you gotta get all fancy with the kakkoii label eh?

Best,

-Jason

]]> Comment on Sponsored by Nike and Nikon, where the power lies by kurt http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/2007/09/sponsored-by-nike-and-nikon-where-the-power-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-5732 kurt Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:53:17 +0000 http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=618#comment-5732 Guy, if by local helper you mean one of the Japanese staff/volunteers, I didn't see that. And truth be told, I can't verify that the people I did see tossing flags were coaches, but they <em>were</em> officials of some sort with that country's delegation, I'm pretty sure about that. I think this is what got me....I mean, in the past, this sort of thing was spontaneous, some exuberant fan would thrown down a flag and the athlete would wrap himself/herself in it. These days, there's no spontaneity at all. (Not helped by press photographers yelling to the athletes to turn the flag the proper orientation!) And no subversiveness as well. I mean, can you imagine what sort of hue and cry there would have been had one of the US relay team members decided he didn't want the flag cape? Would be interesting to speculate how that would go over in post 9/11 America vis-a-vis the Smith/Carlos action of 1968. Guy, if by local helper you mean one of the Japanese staff/volunteers, I didn’t see that. And truth be told, I can’t verify that the people I did see tossing flags were coaches, but they were officials of some sort with that country’s delegation, I’m pretty sure about that. I think this is what got me….I mean, in the past, this sort of thing was spontaneous, some exuberant fan would thrown down a flag and the athlete would wrap himself/herself in it. These days, there’s no spontaneity at all. (Not helped by press photographers yelling to the athletes to turn the flag the proper orientation!) And no subversiveness as well. I mean, can you imagine what sort of hue and cry there would have been had one of the US relay team members decided he didn’t want the flag cape? Would be interesting to speculate how that would go over in post 9/11 America vis-a-vis the Smith/Carlos action of 1968.

]]> Comment on Teigin Incident: How a painter was convicted for mass murder by kurt http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/2007/09/teigin-incident-how-a-painter-was-convicted-for-mass-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-5731 kurt Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:57:45 +0000 http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=623#comment-5731 Guy- thanks for commenting and directing me towards these posts. (I changed the links to these short URL ones as the original URLs were messing up the formatting). I have to admit that I had not heard of Seicho Matsumoto and therefore didn't mention him by name when I referenced the Schreiber book. (I will recitify that in the post). Thanks for bringing him to my attention. I see that there will be a Matsumoto book entitled Pro-Bono published by <a href="http://www.vertical-inc.com/" rel="nofollow">Vertical</a> later this year. But I'd really love to read this non-fiction expose mentioned (Black Fog Over Japan). Very tantalizing. And I now have a good reason to finally watch my Criterion copy of The Bad Sleep Well, which has been sitting on my shelf unwatched for some time now.... Guy-
thanks for commenting and directing me towards these posts. (I changed the links to these short URL ones as the original URLs were messing up the formatting).

I have to admit that I had not heard of Seicho Matsumoto and therefore didn’t mention him by name when I referenced the Schreiber book. (I will recitify that in the post). Thanks for bringing him to my attention. I see that there will be a Matsumoto book entitled Pro-Bono published by Vertical later this year. But I’d really love to read this non-fiction expose mentioned (Black Fog Over Japan). Very tantalizing. And I now have a good reason to finally watch my Criterion copy of The Bad Sleep Well, which has been sitting on my shelf unwatched for some time now….

]]> Comment on Teigin Incident: How a painter was convicted for mass murder by akikana http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/2007/09/teigin-incident-how-a-painter-was-convicted-for-mass-murder/comment-page-1/#comment-5728 akikana Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:15:16 +0000 http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=623#comment-5728 You may be interested in the following: http://tinyurl.com/yrgu4x http://tinyurl.com/22fhy9 You may be interested in the following:

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]]> Comment on Sponsored by Nike and Nikon, where the power lies by akikana http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/2007/09/sponsored-by-nike-and-nikon-where-the-power-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-5727 akikana Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:09:47 +0000 http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=618#comment-5727 I may well be wrong, but on more than one occasion I thought I saw a local helper toss the relevant flag to the winning athlete rather than coaches - though perhaps this was in cases when a non-favourite bagged the kin medal. I may well be wrong, but on more than one occasion I thought I saw a local helper toss the relevant flag to the winning athlete rather than coaches – though perhaps this was in cases when a non-favourite bagged the kin medal.

]]> Comment on Two by David Sedaris by dhogan http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/2007/01/two-by-david-sedaris/comment-page-1/#comment-2612 dhogan Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:44:11 +0000 http://www.easterwood.org/hmmn/?p=602#comment-2612 Perhaps this is unneccesary, but since you said you were only familiar with the name Sedaris, have you heard him read his own stories? I think his stuff is hilarious, but his childlike voice and deadpan delivery put it over the top. I second "Me Talk Pretty One Day." I enjoyed the cross cultural aspects of his stories about moving to France. Perhaps this is unneccesary, but since you said you were only familiar with the name Sedaris, have you heard him read his own stories? I think his stuff is hilarious, but his childlike voice and deadpan delivery put it over the top.

I second “Me Talk Pretty One Day.” I enjoyed the cross cultural aspects of his stories about moving to France.

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