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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:55:16 -0800

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Edo-Period Recycling & Quirky Japan Blog

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:51:46 -0800

From the page: "Everyday life in Japan's Edo Period would today be known as a recycling society. They didn't just recycle to reduce garbage; they had a mentality of valuing things and completely using everything up. For those of us who live in Japan's disposable society of today, there might be a lot of things we can learn from the Edo Period recycling mentality.
One type of recycler was the collector. Things were so valuable that people could make a living by collecting scraps and garbage. Collectors employed by public bathhouses went around looking for anything they could burn, even garbage, to save on expenses ,and paper buyers bought up used books and scrolls. Paper was so valuable that poor people were actually able to scrape out a living by going around looking for scraps of paper on the street. Scrap metal collectors would give candy to kids in exchange for old nails and other bits of scrap metal and there were even dealers who bought ashes from fires.
Even human excrement was valuable. One of the most bizarre recyclers in the Edo Period was the "night soil" collector, who bought human and animal excrement and sold it for fertilizer. (This isn't in the article, but I've read it was so valuable there were even cases where criminals would steal it.)"

An Innocent Chat between a Japanese and an American on the Taiji Dolphins after Watching "The Cove" | achikule!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:49:53 -0800

Interesting whaling debate here.

Japandra: Transform yourself into a beeyootiful princess...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:43:42 -0800

"Have you ever gotten close to a mascara wand? Close enough to see the individual bristles? I've been known (I know, I know) to pass a few furtive swipes through my lashes when the train is stopped at a station. But bringing that row of tarred, sharp bristles within a blink of an open eye on a crowded, moving train - elbows, swerves, and sudden stops be damned - is drama. Pointy pencils for eyebrows and eyelids are only slightly less riveting. If she doesn't actually lose an eye, she could easily end up with a crazed Cleopatra line around it. The stakes are different, but still high, for lipliner pencils and lipsticks. Miss the recorded announcement that "the train will sway, please be careful," and people will be asking all day "Why so serious?""

Japanese Yukata Photo-essay

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:41:06 -0800

"Yukata is a summer kimono, made of cotton or synthetic fabric, with brigh colors and various patterns. During the Heian period, the nobles wore yukatabira (yu - bath and katabira - under clothing) after taking a bath. In time, the term shortened to yukata.
Later, the wariors also started to wear yukata, and during the Edo period, when the public baths become very popular, the yukata became widely worn by the public.
Today, since the late 90�s, the popularity of the yukata is steadily rising.

Dressed in yukata, all the Japanese girls become beautiful and they have a certain charm, delicacy and elegance. I always felt the need to take pictures with them…"

Cosplaying Power Rangers in Akiba | loneleeplanet

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:36:05 -0800

Hehe. Funny. Thanks to Reesan!

Oct 05, Rats Die When Mothers Eat GM Soy - Seeds of Deception

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:29:06 -0800

Scary. Beware of Monsanto....

Garth Brooks - Standing Outside The Fire (Legendado)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:45:53 -0800

Amen to this....

DANAVA on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures &Music Downloads

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:40:55 -0800

Another great share by RecordGrooves! These guys ROCK!!!

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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:22:33 -0800

Hehe guess I am a dinosaur in more ways than one, then. I forget stuff all the time!