It’s been a mad week. An apartment move, a new job and meeting a million new people has kept my head spinning in downtown Tokyo. Not sure if I can keep up with all these hipsters but I’ll give it a shot, maybe a shot of whisky. So what the hell has been going on?
大変な一周間だった。家の引っ越しや新しい仕事やいろいろな人と出会って、頭が回ってる。このペースでいけるかどうか分からないけど頑張ってみる。ウィスキーがほしい。
Learn Japanese Pod is Four
That’s right, Learn Japanese Pod has been going for four years which is the same life span of a petulant toddler. Thankfully, the community that has built up around the podcast has been very active and supportive. With the Facebook group, main forums and the various get-togethers in Tokyo, I’ve met some great people and had a barrel of fun. We hope to be shipping more barrels of fun your way in the form of podcasts and videos soon. So thanks for listening and here’s to another four years!
Learn Japanese Podは４歳になりました。小さいこどもの年みたい。ポッドキャストを聞いてくれる人のおかげで大きいコミュニティになった。いろいろな面白い人と出会って、すごく楽しい時間を過ごすことが出来た。これからも楽しいポッドキャストとヴィデオを作ってまた４年間頑張りましょう。
Earth Embassy New Homepage
The new Earth Embassy home page is up and looking good thanks to Jake Reiner’s battles with the internet and worpress. It’s been a long ride baby but we’re finally here. The Earth Embassy is an organic farm and learning center for permaculture and sustainable lifestyles. You can also volunteer on the farm and in the Solar Cafe which is part of the complex.
The site represents a portal for Jake’s projects and also a network of people broadly concerned with green issues and sustainability. Check out the website here and some photos here.
時間かかったけど地球大使館の新しいウェブサイトが完成した。地球大使館は山梨県にある有機野菜の農園や持続可能性な生活についてを勉強できるところ。エコや地球大使館の活動の情報はこのサイトに載せてる是非見てください。
地球大使館のウェブサイト
写真
Bite Sized Japan
My friend Shell is planning a new site called Bite Sized Japan. As the name suggests, it’s going to be a website with short articles and content on all things cool and Japanese. It’s still in the planning stages but I’m looking forward to see the website go on line sometime early next year.
Yoroshiku Shell.
You heard about it here first…probably.
Shell(シェル)という友達が日本のカッコイイ物について新しいウェブサイトを作る企画を立ってる。来年に開幕するらしい。日本の文化やイベントに対して「齧ってる程度」という短くて面白い記事や情報を載せる。私はこのサイトの完成のを楽しみにしている。頑張ってシェルくん。
The Best Video I have Ever Seen On You Tube
And on the subject of music tutorials, Kutiman has spliced together some youtube videos to make an incredibly funky mash-up. I kid you not, I literally fell of my chair when I saw this. It’s simply too good, dammit.
No, really.
Enjoy.
このヴィデオは今まで一番いいYoutubeヴィデオかも。本当にすごい。うそじゃない。絶対見て！
Tweet Up At The Pink Cow
A big thanks to Sandrajapandra for inviting me to the Pink Cow for the Tweet Up, drinks and enough burritos to overwhelm a small donkey. A a big shout out to @jlontine @mma323 @gwenbell @sandrajapandra. I had a great time and hope to bump into you cats again sometime.
And…
I COMMAND YOU TO FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
The reason I wrote that is because according to a blog post I read the other day, the more bossy the link to your twitter, the more people will click on it. Silly… But fun.
この間サンドラという友達に誘われて渋谷にあるPink CowでTweet Upに行った。とても楽しかったで私と同じようなTwitterお宅と話することが出来た。みなさんありがとうございました！。またよろしくお願いします。
Well, that’s about it for now folks. I’ll be posting as soon as I get the time…
Help!
The Weekender 40th Anniversary party was a success. We had a great turn out at 57 and I think all had a good time. Keita, Ethan and I did a live set that wasn’t too bad although we were told to “play something a little more up tempo”. The guests were polite enough to not throw bottles and I think they even clapped at one point. Yes, even a bunch of reggae hippies can connect with the urban hipsters of Tokyo.
I’m planning to make a selection of guitar tutorial videos. As I want to make a guitar school I thought it might be a good idea to make some videos to attract students.
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We’ve been getting back into the 
The Tokyo Guitar Guild