Herro Kitty

Note to self: Bring a lot of cash because an American card isn't good for getting cash in Japan. Nara especially lacks ATMs that are American friendly. The only place equipped with such ATM, is 711, which had been my life line. This morning I went there to get cash seeing that I had 200 yen (about $3). I thought I got lost because I couldn't find the place for the life of me...Then I realized the place shutdown.

I went to about 4 different places with no luck. I was supposed to take the bullet train from Kyoto to Tokyo. But with 200 Yen, I couldn't even get from Nara to Kyoto. So finally I collected donations to get myself from Nara to Kyoto, then finally to Tokyo...Barely alive.

And now I present you....A Herro Kitty suitcase.

Yakitori

At a hole in the wall Yakitori place called Sumi Bozu. I sat next to a guy who told me about taking the Amtrak (or, as the guy called it, "the Amtlak) from LA through Las Vegas to Chicago. He said often times trains to more obscure places would only leave once a day so he would need plan the trip out considering all the delays (this all before the Internet).

Toilet panel

No it's not for controlling a stereo system, or oven, or lighting. It's a toilet control panel. Mostly for your butt.

Dock

View from the bus en route from Kansai Airport to Nara.

Turbobass

At Double Dutch. A wall of boombox. Boom.

FYF

Skyline of downtown LA from its State Historic Park during FYF Festival. Some awesome bands performed: Cults, Smith Westerns, Simian Mobile Disco, Girls, etc.

And a lot of urban hipsters: asymmetrical haircuts, shorts made out of skinny jeans, the "I don't care" postures, toy cameras...and the list goes on. Would've been a good time to play the Hipster Bingo

Beer in the sun

Tailgate+all you can drink beer+Chargers game. Life is good...Even though the Chargers lost.