German Influence on Japanese Cloth

Today is the best time

Pritt makes it possible

The most perfect on the market \\ ...18 years of global experience

We are all little sinnersGerman Federal Diet and Ensinger Urquell\\ mineral water\\ quiet & classic \\ ...that's how smooth water must be

Heimat

And then there are the truly great t-shirt designs by graniph which very often include pretty cool German phrases. Check out their collection. Especially On one here no tree will fall, natural animal kingdom/naturally animal-rich (cool ambiguity), it came for me\\ the starry sky\\ key to the sercret paradise\\ I remember where I lost my mind\\ reminds me when her eyes entangled themselves today\\ don't they let me kufl (nonword) her, today is starry, and many more.

Japanese Poetry Meets German Precision

"We cannot knoew what will happen in future""desk diary \\ month pocket \\ new discoveries \\ educate yourself follows function, smaller is more"

"memory \\ landscape \\ the imagined landscape is landscape that only extends on my intellect"

"smaller is more \\ snow, moon and flower"

"micro size \\ eight to nine and april to july \\ fibre"

Photolog Series Announcement - Japan 2008

With this aka I sooner or later had to go to Japan. Unfortunately, I was too late for the real hanami (cherry blossom watching) period but I still passed some dazzling two weeks over there!
In the following posts I will try to convey some experiences and provide some photos with a special focus on German influences in Japan.
Watch out.

Thinking Machine's Li'l Brova: thehumansarecoming

So here's Warren's announcement shifted out of the comments section:
Thinking Machine has a little brother called http://thehumansare.com/ing/
Haven't properly checked it out but you should!!

Australian Commodore 64 Ad from 1985

'Thinking Machine' on the Blogroll

There's a new member on the blogroll: Thinking Machine, a London-based link blog thematically orbiting around audio consumption and production, design and technology, the future and the web, politics and philosophy, art and music -- with a hint of science and brain in all that.
Plus, it's updated almost daily. Check it out.

Cali Agents - How the west was one - Intro

Finally a piece of media that's worth sharing (I hadn't really encountered anything in a long time):
The hilarious intro to the great Cali Agent's (Rasco and Planet Asia) album how the west was one from 2000: Here's the link to the mp3.
NB: Be warned, it may not be as emotionally charged for you as it is for me -- but it's definitely still funny.