It ain't summer in Japan until you checkout some pyrotechnics. I missed all the festivals last year so it was really nice to see and hear all the booms and bangs again. The last time was in Vancouver about 2 years ago? Except you can't have open liquor in Canada while public inebriation is common place over here so it's an entirely different experience watching things blowing up wasted. It was awesome. I've got photos on my flickr and a short video below:

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I just learned to use Windows Movie Maker... Enjoy.


Original Video - More videos at TinyPic

Btw, maybe not this month but after I get back from Canada I plan to update more. I realized I'm only updating about once a week for the past while which is pretty dismal. It's not like I have anything interesting to update this place with but I figure I can try making your visit a little more worthwhile.

Anyway, for starters, I watched all three Final Destination movies last week. As far as thrillers (?) go they were fine. I wouldn't really call them horror. They were more, like, ludicrously impossible murder procedurals. Like a killer version of the Mouse Trap board game. I always wanted that game... It got a bit tiresome seeing water spilling towards electrical outlets and buses spinning out of control after the 2nd or 3rd time, though. I shouldn't complain. What else is the franchise good for? I recall seeing boobies which was nice but not much to rave about other than that unfortunately.

Alright, I'm out.

TAK