The Constorium of Greater Minds

No Electricity Auto Door

dope.

this is why i love music and why my enthusiasm never dies. every now and then you stumble on gold like this. japan is a gold mine for western music. towa tei has me chillin on the 90s club vibes. great stuff

a few weeks back i picked up a copy of visvim’s latest dissertation, entitled Disseration on Correlations Existent within Social Constructs and Product Output. visvim dissertations are founder hiroki nakamura’s elaborate and detailed way of presenting his new collection as well as the philosophy that inspires and surrounds it. visvim is easily one of my favorite brand and the quarterly dissertation represents why. full of detail, care, and sophistication so characteristic of the japanese, each new book reflects a brand that truly cares about the art and philosophy of design and product development. american brands could learn a lot from mr. nakamura and his company.

lisa is a big fan of anime…i’m not, but being a good boyfriend i sat through one of her favorite titles, tombstone for fireflies and to my great surprise, i liked it! tff is not what i had in mind when i thought of anime – it has nothing to do with space or robots and there is no crazy soundtrack or seizure inducing images. it is a simple story of a boy and his young sister in WWII japan attempting to survive after the firebombing of their town. it is sad, touching and visually beautiful. i could get into this kind of anime. anyway…you may be wondering about the japanese sweet tin, below. it is the “tombstone” referred to in the title and plays an extended, if minimal, part in the film. check out the flick, you may find yourself surprised.

here’s a link to the imdb review of the film

short scene from the film

i was walking around the shops in the red brick building by the ferry terminal in yokohama with lisa the other day when i came across a shop selling these Styrofoam gliders. i couldn’t believe it – i haven’t seen these in over 15 years. my dad used to buy them for me at air shows when we lived in england. i bought a couple just for old times sake. going to send one to my dad for fathers day.

my girlfriend, lisa, is here visiting from england. she brought a massive collection of candy from england…candy i used to spend my pocket money on 15 years ago…brought back some memories and my sweet tooth.

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