生活の歌曲.

2009

December 231
November 307
October 181
September 61
August 51
July 65
June 116
May 52
April 180
March 186
February 202
January 166

2008

December 42
November 70
October 91
September 80
August 75
July 174
June 238
May 27
April 5
March 1
February
January
Tokyo Eki, The Yamanote Line.
Dec 16th
(Source: nevver).
Dec 16th
Rihanna.
Dec 16th
Rihanna.
Dec 16th
Listen Listen
John Coltrane | Stardust. (Source: crashinglybeautiful).
Dec 16th
(Source: theswingingsixties).
Dec 16th
(Source: dharrison).
Dec 16th
(Source: moccarolls).
Dec 15th
(Source: m-louis, from nontac).
Dec 15th
Brainiac: The Art and Life of Matte Stephens: Mardi Gras New...
Dec 15th
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Raphael Saadiq Feat D’Angelo  | Be Here. (Source: whitneyj).
Dec 15th
Rihanna on the cover of GQ. Works for me!
Dec 15th
(Source: funkthisjazz).
Dec 15th
“Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself...”
— Jean-Paul Sarte. (Source: ...
Dec 15th
(Source : haleycrain, from flannelowl).
Dec 15th

Tokyo, Last Weekend or The Long Distance...

So basically, I went up to Tokyo for a long distant booty call. I feel so dirty. Most of my friends...
Dec 15th
(Source: ohhellno).
Dec 15th
Listen Listen
Everything But The Girl | Mirrorball.
Dec 14th
(Source: theswingingsixties).
Dec 14th
(Source: whitneyj, from spokenbeats).
Dec 14th
(Source: retrodoll, from nevver).
Dec 14th
Interpol. (Source: inrain8ows).
Dec 14th
(Source: inrain8ows).
Dec 14th
(Source: m-louis).
Dec 14th
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Dave Hollister | One Woman Man.
Dec 14th
(Source: funkthisjazz).
Dec 14th
Tokyo. The Bridgestone Museum of Art in Nihonbashi, from...
Dec 14th
Tokyo.
Dec 14th

Existentialism and Determinism.

Sartre may say, and indeed does say, that his meaning is that man has no essence antecedently to...
Dec 14th
Photo of the year goes to FELA KUTI. (source:...
Dec 14th
Sofia Coppola (Source: nevver).
Dec 14th
Scientific American: The Psychology of Social...
Dec 14th

Lost.

I’m just having all sorts of issues today. I need a giant reset button on my desk. Stat....
Dec 13th
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Marianne Faithful | As Tears Go By.
Dec 13th
“Time is the substance of which I am made. Time is a river...”
— From Alphaville by Jean-Luc...
Dec 13th
(Source: dominilucy).
Dec 13th
(Source: papicocoffee).
Dec 13th
Listen Listen
Barry White | I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby.
Dec 13th
(Source: heiressofknives, from fuckyeahblackbeauties).
Dec 13th
Former U.S. Transportation head questions...
Dec 13th
Listen Listen
A Tribe Called Quest featuring Faith Evans | Stressed Out.
Dec 13th
(Source: bohemea).
Dec 13th
Shagging aside, the coolest thing that happened to me this...
Dec 13th
Listen Listen
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | Moanin’. (Source: theroomaboveher)
Dec 13th
Pajacycy by Michal Tokarczuk. (Source: theroomaboveher).
Dec 13th
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Jill Scott | Cross My Mind.
Dec 13th
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. (Source: bohemea).
Dec 13th
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Double | Bed. 体で教えて、傷つけても。 言葉ごまかしてつずくから。
Dec 13th
“You been a-messin’ where you shouldn’t a been...”
— Nancy Sinatra, Boots Are Made...
Dec 12th
(Source: booklover).
Dec 12th
Vintage Playboy language of legs. (Source: retrodoll).
Dec 12th

My Trip to Tokyo, in a nutshell.

“I knew a girl named Nikki I guess u could say she was a sex fiend. I met her in a hotel...
Dec 12th
(Source: ronchong, from robbiebruzus).
Dec 12th
Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell.
Dec 12th
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Bill Evans | Emily. Bill Evans, piano; Eddie Gomez, bass and Marty Morell on drums.
Dec 12th
Listen Listen
Deniece Williams | Free. (Source: stupidridiculous from loverfly).
Dec 12th
Dec 12th
(Source: nevver).
Dec 12th
“One’s life has value so long as one attributes value...”
— Simone De Beauvoir.
Dec 11th
(Source: moccarolls).
Dec 11th

Paul Laurence Dunbar | We Wear the Mask.

We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we...
Dec 11th
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Thelma Aoyama | My Dear Friend.
Dec 11th
The Grrrrl Next Door. (Source: nevver).
Dec 11th
“Men are reluctant to accept what is easy to grasp. Out of a perversity deeper than all Satan’s...
Dec 11th
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Thelma Aoyama | そばにいるね.
Dec 11th
Persuasion of Penelope. (nevver).
Dec 11th
Discipline 27-II  Sun Ra (Recorded during the same 1972...
Dec 11th
Mark Ryden, The Creatix. (Source: bebelestrange).
Dec 11th
“All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor.”
— Walt Whitman.
Dec 11th

On The Road.

I’m on my way to Tokyo. I’ll explain why later. Maybe. Well… probably, in all...
Dec 11th
Jay Kay, photography by Carter Smith. (Source:...
Dec 11th
(Source: simplicityinpink).
Dec 11th
Wooden plaques with a picture of a tiger, next year’s...
Dec 11th
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Thelma Aoyama | Daikkirai demo Arigatou. I’ve been a big fan of the mixed-race J-pop singer...
Dec 11th
Salutation O generation of the thoroughly smug and...
Dec 11th
Guy Bourdin. (Source: bebelestrange)
Dec 11th
(Source: whitneyj, from dieyoungforeverpretty &...
Dec 11th
(Source: moccarolls).
Dec 11th
“The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely...”
— Roald Dahl. (Source: ...
Dec 11th

I Suck As a Best Friend.

I stood up Kazutaka tonight. We were supposed to go see Public Enemies tonight. It just opened in...
Dec 10th
julia sonmi heglund (Source: nevver).
Dec 10th
Jean Shrimpton and Steve McQueen. (Source:...
Dec 10th
Ikko Narahara. (Source: morganslist).
Dec 10th
The rain falls hard on a humdrum town. This town has dragged...
Dec 10th
Lindsay Lohan. (Source: simplicityinpink).
Dec 10th
Kupka, Plans par couleurs, 1910. (Source: reckon, from...
Dec 10th
Common & Q-Tip, The Standard. 2010. (Source:...
Dec 10th

I...

am dying for a PB & J sandwich right now.
Dec 10th
Nagoya Station, yesterday, after my interview in Ichinomiya.
Dec 10th
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Zeebra featuring AI, Namie Amuro & Mummy-D | Do What You Gotta Do (PV).
Dec 10th
(source: ohhellno, from gracieramblings).
Dec 10th

Friday Afternoon.

The interview in Ichinomiya went pretty well. They want me to do a trial lesson next Thursday to see...
Dec 10th
(Source: casabey).
Dec 10th
Basquiat. (Source: nevver).
Dec 9th
(Source: inrain8ows).
Dec 9th

Interview.

Heading to Ichinomiya for an interview with an English school. I hate pimping myself, but, I...
Dec 9th
Listen Listen
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (Side II) (Mode D- Trio and Group Dancers:...
Dec 9th
Listen Listen
Alicia Keys | Wait til You See My Smile. (source: jadoretu).
Dec 9th
“When they are alone they want to be with others, and when...”
— Gertrude Stein. (Source:...
Dec 9th
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Nina Simone | If You Knew.
Dec 9th
(via parallelbotany)
Dec 9th
(Source: infinitetimecapsules).
Dec 9th
“To be nobody but yourself in a world that’s doing its best...”
— E.E. Cummings. (Source:...
Dec 9th
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John Lennon | Starting Over.
Dec 8th
Paco Rabanne dress, 1960s (via phinnweb) (source:...
Dec 8th
Irene Tsu - Miss Chinatown, 1961. (Source: retrodoll).
Dec 8th
“People say I’m lazy dreaming my life away, well they...”
— John Lennon, Watching the...
Dec 8th
Origami Yoda (via antzpantz) (source: aykyoto)
Dec 8th
Dec 8th

Shut up, Kelsey.

I don’t want to hear it. :P
Dec 8th
Sade | Soldier of Love.
Dec 8th
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Nina Simone | Ain’t Got No, I Got Life.
Dec 8th

Next?

This morning I was at Tsumagi Elementary School, probably for the last time. I bought chocolate for...
Dec 8th

John Lennon | Imagine.

Imagine there’s no Heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky...
Dec 8th
(Source: arriana).
Dec 8th
(Source: hakkatabaco).
Dec 7th

Learning Experiences.

So today’s preschool class was, shall we say… interesting. Initially, I arrived at...
Dec 7th

After Classes.

Allen: You need to find yourself a new English teacher.
Mr. Tokuda: Will you listen to me.
Allen: No. Did you hear what I said?
Mr. Tokuda: Are you listening to me?
Allen: Are you listening to me?? You need to find another teacher, dude.
Dec 7th

Torn.

As I mentioned last week, I am currently interviewing with other schools because my boss is a...
Dec 7th
Two nights in a row.
Dec 6th
Don’t pray for an easier life. Pray to be a stronger...
Dec 6th
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SWV | Right Here (Human Nature Remix).
Dec 6th
Burroughs at The Beat Hotel (Source: nevver).
Dec 6th

Japanese Word of the Day.

組 v. くみ (kumi) - to fold. 腕を組んでください。 うでをくんでください。Please fold your arms.
Dec 6th
Memoirs of a Geisha. (Source: shesighs).
Dec 6th
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Roy Ayers | Everybody Loves the Sunshine.
Dec 6th
hopi snake priest (Source: dirtygondola).
Dec 6th
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Toe | I Dance Alone.
Dec 6th
“What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet...”
— Luke 9:25.
Dec 6th
Carl Sandburg (Source: theroomaboveher).
Dec 6th
Kupka, Planes by Colors, Large Nude, 1909-1910, o/c, 59...
Dec 6th
“Life is a lot like jazz. It’s best when you improvise.”
— George Gershwin. (Source:...
Dec 6th
You never know what you’ll see in front of Shibuya...
Dec 6th
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Jamie Cullum | What a Difference a Day Made.
Dec 6th
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (Source: hakkatabaco).
Dec 6th

Claude McKay | I Know My Soul.

I plucked my soul out of its secret place, and held it to the mirror of my eye, to see it like a...
Dec 5th

1 John 4:11-21.

11Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12No one has ever seen...
Dec 5th
Listen Listen
Bush Babees featuring Mos Def | The Love Song.
Dec 5th
Rosario Dawson. (Source: bohemea).
Dec 5th

Issa Kobayashi | In This World.

In this world we walk on the roof of hell, gazing at flowers.
Dec 5th

Chillin'.

Hanging out with my buddy, Kazutaka. We left boring Toki and are hitting the next town over, Tajimi....
Dec 5th
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Sade | Is It a Crime.
Dec 5th
(Source: lonelyloverboy).
Dec 5th
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Robin Thicke | The Sweetest Love.
Dec 5th
“それゆえ、神に選らばれた者なる、愛されている者として、あなたがたは深い同情心、慈愛、謙遜、柔和、寛容を身に着けなさい。”
— Colossians 3:12.
Dec 5th
(Source: nevver).
Dec 5th
(Source: sheaperez).
Dec 5th
(Source: schrodingercat).
Dec 5th
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Jamiroquai | Little L.
Dec 5th
Halle Berry - Esquire by Cliff Watts, May 2007. (Source:...
Dec 5th

Japanese Word of the Day.

宝物 n. たからもの　（takaramono) - a treasure.
Dec 5th
(Source: hidinginmymind).
Dec 5th
Faye Dunaway. (Source: nevver).
Dec 5th
(Source: sheaperez).
Dec 5th
Dear Vinyls I m sorry I cheated on you with this ipod ...
Dec 5th
Alabama Beats Florida to Take SEC & BCS Title...
Dec 5th
Listen Listen
The Crystals | Then He Kissed Me. (Source: bebelestrange).
Dec 5th
(Source: fuckyeahexistentialism).
Dec 5th
The Ronsons by Jenny Gage & Tom Betterton (Source:...
Dec 5th
It was five years after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima...
Dec 5th
Prada Book.
Dec 5th
(Source: bohemea).
Dec 5th
Gemma Ward (Source: ronchong).
Dec 5th
via slightly awkward. Mint tea (Source: jadoretu).
Dec 5th
(Source: jannethnubla).
Dec 5th
Vandalog (Source: nevver).
Dec 5th
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Mos Def | Ms. Fat Booty.
Dec 5th
(Source: reckon).
Dec 5th
Bed-Stuy Street Art (Source: digomatic).
Dec 5th
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John Coltrane | Afro Blue. John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass and...
Dec 5th
Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs (Source: nevver).
Dec 4th

Joe Orton | What the Butler Saw.

Geraldine: I've no idea who my father was.
Prentice: I'd better be frank, Miss Barclay. I can't employ you if you're in any way miraculous. It would be contrary to established practice. You did have a father?
Geraldine: Oh, I'm sure I did. My mother was frugal in her habits, but she'd never economize unwisely.
Dec 4th
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George Benson | This Masquerade.
Dec 4th

Claude McKay | Flirtation.

UPON thy purple mat thy body bare Is fine and limber like a tender tree. The motion of thy supple...
Dec 4th
(Source: moccarolls).
Dec 4th
Gold miners form a human chain while digging an open pit at...
Dec 4th
A level playing field for immigrants.
Dec 4th
Nikki Giovanni.
Dec 4th
“The technological landscape of the present day has...”
— J.D. Ballard, A User’s...
Dec 4th
Mid Century Mod (Source: nevver).
Dec 4th

Jessie Redmon Fauset | Lolotte, Who...

Lolotte, who attires my hair, Lost her lover. Lolotte weeps; Trails her hand before her eyes;...
Dec 4th
Rick Rubin. (source: bohemea).
Dec 4th
“Eva Mendes in her bra and panties, oiled up… it shouldn’t be...”
— George Lopez. (Source:...
Dec 4th
Elijah Wood by Autumn de Wilde (Source: bohemea).
Dec 4th
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Dave Brubeck | Take Five. 1966 in Berlin, Germany. Dave Brubeck, piano; Paul Desmond, alto sax,...
Dec 4th
“Self-plagiarism is style.”
— Alfred Hitchcock.
Dec 4th
(Source: drencrome).
Dec 4th

Japanese Word of the Day.

高価. n.　こうか (kouka) - a high price.
Dec 4th
Gil Scott-Heron.
Dec 4th
(Source: ronchong).
Dec 4th
#1 on my Favorite Movies of All-Time list. #2 Seven...
Dec 4th
“It’s only been 20 good minutes since I kissed you. Come back...”
— Mariah Carey, Ribbon.
Dec 4th
Italian Jury finds Amanda Knox & Italian...
Dec 4th
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The Roots featuring Erykah Badu | You Got Me.
Dec 4th
The one-year anniversary of Windy City Soul Club is tonight...
Dec 4th
“She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was...”
— Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita.
Dec 4th
Mos Def. (Source: casabey)
Dec 4th
(Source: fishandmush).
Dec 4th
(Source: emeline).
Dec 3rd
Christina Aguilera (Source: bohemea).
Dec 3rd
(Source: keiiane0018.)
Dec 3rd
Coppola, Pacino, Keaton on the set of The Godfather.. ...
Dec 3rd
(Source: popqoq).
Dec 3rd
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A Tribe Called Quest | I Left my Wallet in El Segundo.
Dec 3rd
The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not...
Dec 3rd
“I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest...”
— Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita.
Dec 3rd

Ch-Ch-Changes.

Okay. I’ve come to hold a pretty firm opinion that my boss is a dipstick, will always be a...
Dec 3rd
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A Tribe Called Quest | Electric Relaxation.
Dec 3rd
“You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you...”
— Anaïs Nin (Source:...
Dec 3rd
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The Pharcyde | Passin’ Me By.
Dec 2nd
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Goapele | Milk and Honey.
Dec 2nd
(Source: sarahspy).
Dec 2nd
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D’Angelo | Brown Sugar.
Dec 2nd
blogut: (Source: al1again).
Dec 2nd
(Source: nevver).
Dec 2nd
Soviet commander: U.S. faces similar Afghan...
Dec 2nd
Jayne Mansfield.
Dec 2nd
Coltrane Source: nevver).
Dec 2nd
(Source: moccarolls).
Dec 2nd

Gill Scott-Heron | The Revolution Will...

You will not be able to stay home, brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out....
Dec 2nd
(Source: ohhellno) (via thisrecording)
Dec 2nd
(Source: heiressofknives).
Dec 2nd
1981 calling, Farah Fawcett, New York City, 1981. ...
Dec 2nd
(Source: underthefakecut).
Nov 30th
Listen Listen
Jamiroquai | Manifest Destiny (Source: thesoulution).
Nov 30th
“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television...”
— John Lennon.
Nov 30th
Warch Watch
Cannonball Adderley featuring Miles Davis | Autumn Leaves.
Nov 30th
Iggy Pop.
Nov 30th
D A N G E R  Burroughs (Source: nevver).
Nov 30th
Crystal Renn - Elle Canada by Leda & St Jacques,...
Nov 30th
Nov 30th
Q-Tip
Nov 30th
Animalarium: Monday Matticchio (Source: nevver).
Nov 30th
Sammy Davis, Jr. & James Dean.
Nov 30th
(Source: robot-heart).
Nov 30th
Cinema is Dope (Source: dukkha).
Nov 30th
(Source: dirtygondola).
Nov 30th
School near Selma, Alabama, 1965. Photo by Bruce...
Nov 30th
Charles Mingus, because he was one of the best Jazz...
Nov 30th
Tatami bases going green (The Daily Yomiuri)
Nov 30th
Marlon Brando (Source: bohemea).
Nov 30th
Angel Perez Guzman (Source: nevver).
Nov 30th