OK, now we're in the monthly update cycle, and here's December (a bit late, apologies.)  Also, I'm breaking in a new camera phone, so some of the picture quality is a bit wonky (due to their being taken before I knew what I was doing.)

So, let's kick off with the reason we're here, huh?



Not quite as sexy as the salt museum, but...

I can't think of a comment that could possibly add to this.



Or this.



Or even this.



I ESPECIALLY have nothing to add to this.



As opposed to peeing the grapefruit juice, I guess.



Oops, wait.  Sorry.



Well, thanks to Surugi, we had Thanksgiving.  She found a 24 hour meat store.

No, not a butcher.  Just a meat store.  All things meat.  24 hours.

Let me emphasize something here.  24 HOURS.  This is a place where EVERYTHING but the bars shut down completely at Midnight.  Yet, they have a 24 HOUR MEAT STORE.









Anyway, we found our turkey.  Die, turkey, die.



I take NO responsibility for this rodent.



OK, then there's this thing.  I've included it full size just so you can absorb how awesome it is.  Click on it to see the big one.

This was done by a student.



Heh.

OK, on the music front, my friend Dan and I have a new favorite band.  They're called Salome No Kutibiru ("Salome's Lips") and they sound like a cross between Jefferson Airplane and Jethro Tull.

OK, some of you out there probably flinched at that.  But seriously, they're good.  They also have their look DOWN.





Still not convinced?  How about DANCING GIRLS.

Seriously.  I'd (semi-)willingly watch the Grateful Dead if they had dancing girls like this.







Alright, I'm going to be headed back to the States for the Holidays, so I'll hopefully see some of you then.  Happy Non-Specific Holiday.  May it be blurry.



Save a squid-ka-bob for me.



As always, mail me here.