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cjb_tokyo０９年１１月

 topgear[01]  - recreating a topgear style race across kanto and both starting in higashi-nakano; irogo takes the hakone-tozan line from shinjuku versus me on an unreserved shinkansen from tokyo [central] on the other side of town. despite multiple line changes, subterranean mazes and orderly queues on the platform, the shinkansen wins hands down. you are even guaranteed a seat with time for a coffee to celebrate your win while you wait.

cjb_london０９年１２月

 graphics[13]  - gotta love the staff sense of humour at the olympic [although i'm hearing rumours it's the work of the stav_]. it's on the top of dawes road in fulham if you want to check out old skool london cafe interiors and some seriously stodgy lunches.

cjb_contribution[12]_irogo_//tokyo０９年０５月

 pet projects[02]  - as promised here it is; an insiders guide to the 'neko cafe'. i've not worked out how to embed a slide-show yet so please download the pdf until i do. the jury is out to whether this is more weird than the maid-kissa's in akihabara...

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cjb_london０９年１２月

 subscription service[02]  - i know i've written about the changing attitudes to ownership before but...this was such a cool experience i feel i need to share. 'streetcar' rental services have been the saving of me in the last month; a few hours hire to move house, or to get some last minute booze before new year. i love how easy it is to find one in your local area, hunt it down, 'hot-wire' it and then go about your business. it's also a fantastic way to test drive new cars too!

cjb_contribution[11]_rwb_//malasia０９年０５月

 graphics[17]  - the bike police hide out of sight: i like the registration plates on the mudguards, it must make it hard to run checks on bad motorists as you can only read them when you are traveling alongside...

 

cjb_london１０年０１月

 graphics[15]  - well worth a visit; in contrast to amazons kindle and the sony reader the vintage book company are a refreshing breathe of fresh [well book smelling] air. do something different, take it back to the old skool and give someone you love, a book you love. good luck sam and charlie!

cjb_london１０年０１月

 post digital[02]  - 2010! it's time to ponder another decade, and as my little brother mentioned "it's the first real decade where we can remember everything that happened". i spent the first half of the noughties living overseas, being quite isolated and i remember being sent fantastic things like this in the mail from my family to keep me in the loop. looking back it's hard to believe how much more 'limited' and expensive communicating with them was. now i can discover what they are up to in real-time, from multiple perspectives and for no cost greater than the connection i need to get online [free in my mind]. facebook provides my visuals, and skype brings them into my home; digital has connected me in a way i couldn't even imagine ten years ago but in someways it's striped some of the tactility and surprise. hopefully that will evolve this decade; it's a shame to lose Polaroids because they aren't convenient enough!

cjb_japan０９年１１月

 maybebag[01]  - essential items in my maybebag for a shinkansen trip around japan. with my nikon slung over my shoulder and phone, money & passport in my pockets i was ready to roll.

cjb_london０９年１２月

 u.i. and live  - i was always more of newspaper back-pages than broadcast tv viewer of football. however, recently i've completely changed the way i watch football with the bbc blurring boundaries between live text commentary, radio 5 live, entertainment, computer games, mobility and the real thing. the streaming of all these sources through different formats, interaction with the audience and ability to blend into whatever else i am doing has enabled me a much richer experience and a more personalised way to consume media. of course i still have problems streaming key highlights and goals but i guess that's what match of the day is for...and i'd hate for gary to be out of a job