On campus, not too far from my office, there is this set of stairs: There’s really nothing special about them. Just stairs. While I don’t walk past them every day, I’ve walked past them enough times. And there’s really nothing special about them. I even used them […]
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The title pretty much says it all. Still, I may need to develop a little. Where does this come from? Well, there are several reasons. I guess it starts with a wish to reconnect with nature more… There’s definitely that… Also, I write, I take pictures, I read, and that’s […]
The things you find in Japan… I understand the customer’s side of Engrish (I even asked some people to confirm): they just don’t care about what’s written. They don’t even bother trying to know what that means. It’s the manufacturer’s side that confuses me a bit. I assume […]
Today, I saw the World! And by that, I mean the cruise ship called “the World“. I don’t know if you’ve heard about it, but it’s basically a cruise ship with apartments instead of cabins. So basically, passengers live on the boat, some of them full time, and own it […]
Yes, why wait until they can walk and speak to give them sexist toys when you can do it when they’re still babies? So, the other day, at the toy store, I found this: Sure, it’s in Japanese, but do I really need to explain? I guess I […]
It’s funny how, when people ask me who my favorite singer/band is, I almost never answer David Bowie (I usually say Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails or Explosions in the Sky, depending on who I’m talking to). Yet, a day rarely goes by without me listening to at least one […]
Boulevard St-Germain in Paris after some parade. I forgot whether it was the Gay Pride or the Techno Parade…