http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/tmk's carved out existence on the big net featuring a blog and other self centered contentCopyright (c) 2012 tmktmk-web@infeline.orgMon, 6 Feb 2012 01:01:34 GMTwebpooL 0.2 rev.2005.09.037fe1f8abaad094e0b5cb1b01d712f708http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=459Had a substitute holiday today so took the opportunity to check out the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show. This year it was scaled back a bit and took place at Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba, rather than being held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. In other words; this year Tokyo Motor Show was actually in Tokyo! I didn't mind that it was smaller than usual, but to some extent these shows get more and more boring....Tue, 6 Dec 2011 00:13:00 +0900d07e70efcfab08731a97e7b91be644dehttp://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=458It's been awhile since I saw the (excellent!) movie, but I think the first rule of Fight Club was that you don't tell anyone about Fight Club. Look, I'm a rebel! On Sunday Fight Club Tokyo / Round 1 went down at Warehouse702, a club in Azabu-Juban. The event was inspired by the movie obviously, and beyond the regular DJs and dancers you're used to at any normal club event they also had fights....Sun, 4 Dec 2011 23:51:00 +090042998cf32d552343bc8e460416382dcahttp://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=457Yngve, Jørgen and Hiroshi all got their birthdays nicely lined up these days so there obviously had to be a party. With the Salmon Sound resembling name "Club Salmon" this went down at Ryuji's Bar Come On Rock (what people do to make the short Japanese version turn into Bakamon Rock). Apart from running around and waving a rubber chicken in people's faces (it seemed reasonable at the time),...Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:36:00 +0900250cf8b51c773f3f8dc8b4be867a9a02http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=456 I'm not American so I don't care too much about the traditional fluff behind Thanksgiving, but I appreciate excuses to party as much (probably more) as the next guy, and having a reason to gobble up huge quantities of turkey and wash it down with insensible amounts of booze is always great. Last year I think I celebrated thanksgiving four times, but this year things were busier and I only got...Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:13:00 +0900821fa74b50ba3f7cba1e6c53e8fa6845http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=455Another year, another Halloween. The setup was exactly like last year with a party at 148 Hiroo with lots of food and drinks, and then heading on to the annual Urababa Halloween Pub Crawl in my neighborhood. My costume this year was stupid though. The mask was too warm and it was difficult to drink with it on (drank through a straw for awhile) and the gloves made my hands pretty useless. Must...Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:29:00 +0900e44fea3bec53bcea3b7513ccef5857achttp://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=454After an insanely busy week (working American and Japanese shifts at times was really tiring), I'm heading back to Japan. Got a lot of work done though, and got to see a bit during lunch breaks and evenings. Ate and drank a lot too. :) Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:06:00 +090049ae49a23f67c759bf4fc791ba842aa2http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=453Today I spent most of the day checking out the area around Aliso Viejo (where I'm working and staying) and trying to test the car a bit. I took Route 74 aka "The Ortega", a mountain road (not quite as narrow and twisty as the touges back home) over the mountains to Lake Elsinore. Awesome view. Then headed up into the desert... and then Bill called. He lives in Seattle, but turns out he is in San...Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:59:00 +09009431c87f273e507e6040fcb07dcb4509http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=452Back in the United States again. This time I'm here for a project that runs across Japan (Rakuten) and US (Buy.com). So in short, it will be a hectic week packed with work, but on the upside I get to meet up with the guys here (they visited Tokyo a few months back) and also check out Orange County. I came in to Los Angeles with Singapore Airlines's superjumbo, the new Airbus A380. It's huge! Upon...Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:56:00 +0900941e1aaaba585b952b62c14a3a175a61http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=451Did a small EFFEN Vodka party at 148 Hiroo. Might be slightly unwise to start throwing down pure vodkas from dinner onwards, but no one got hurt so I guess that's something. Wasted the rest of the night clubbing without things really taking off at Blacklist party at XEX Nihonbashi and a house event at Warehouse702. Jacky has some more pictures from the vodka party here. Sat, 1 Oct 2011 21:00:00 +0900f5f8590cd58a54e94377e6ae2eded4d9http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=450I'm about to head back to Tokyo, so a quick summary of the last days here. The last couple of days went by with sight seeing the typical tourist spots like Fisherman's Wharf (with seafood), China Town, Little Italy (with Italian food), Union Square (shopping), and various other places, mostly related to eating more food. Apart from a stupid Mexican breakfast (what kind of idiot came up with the...Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:56:00 +0900d61e4bbd6393c9111e6526ea173a7c8bhttp://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=449Attended Facebook's f8 2011 conference at The Concourse at San Francisco Design Center. Mark Zuckerberg's keynote had the main announcements for the event; Timeline and that Open Graph gets expanded to support verbs (so we don't have to "Like" everything anymore). A lot is written about those announcements so won't dwell on those here. f8 was quite cool with a really casual laid back style. They...Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:54:00 +09009b70e8fe62e40c570a322f1b0b659098http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=448Just arrived in San Francisco. I'm here for the Facebook f8 2011 conference, but I'll have a couple of days to kick back afterwards before heading back as well. Satoko joined as well as she will head down to Maki afterwards who just moved to San Diego. Getting here was surprisingly dramatic due to the typhoon that hit the Tokyo area today (or yesterday depending on how you see the time zones)....Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:49:00 +09009a96876e2f8f3dc4f3cf45f02c61c0c1http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=447Fifty Seven, or 57, in Roppongi is closing shop. This has never been one of my regular venues, but I've been to the restaurant part a couple of times, including having their Christmas turkey a couple of years ago, and I've stumbled into a club event or two here. I'm generally not that fond of Roppongi, so I found most of the club events here too Roppongy for my taste. However, it's a nice venue...Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:40:00 +09001a5b1e4daae265b790965a275b53ae50http://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=446Last night we had a soubetsukai (farewell party) for friends that are leaving. Maki is moving to San Diego, while Aaron and Naoko are going to travel the world. Originally I thought Trent was off too, but apparently he is coming back in the near future so that doesn't count. The soubetsukai went down at Pizzeria Sabatini. Not sure what else to write about it. Had too much wine to recall the fine...Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:41:00 +090067f7fb873eaf29526a11a9b7ac33bfachttp://tmk.infeline.org/webpool/index.php?fuseaction=index.blog&id=445Yakatabune (Japanese traditional party boat) is as much a part of Japanese summers as mosquito coils and one of those things I have to do every summer to feel that I lived the summer to the fullest. Convenient then, that someone decided to arrange a yakatabune party at work. Traditions also tell people to make an effort and show up wearing yukata, as you can see from the pictures below.. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:36:00 +0900