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I was trying to help Yoshitomo Nara set up his computer with the system in the lecture room, McCormick 101. I had spoken the evening before without a hitch, and the system and his computer weren't talking to each other the next day. It took a while, but we got it going. I was hoping Nara would do the presentation in English, but he opted to go with a highly over qualified translator - the Head...
I was trying to help Yoshitomo Nara set up his computer with the system in the lecture room, McCormick 101. I had spoken the evening before without a hitch, and the system and his computer weren’t talking to each other the next day. It took a while, but we got it going. I was hoping Nara would do the presentation in English, but he opted to go with a highly over qualified translator – the Head Chair of East Asian Studies. David Howell. His katsu sweatshirt was too cool. Yabaton. They make their katsu with a miso sauce. It’s in Nagoya. This is more adjusting of the projection. I like how the light hits his face from the projection screen along with one of his paintings. It’s a cool shot. Nara points to the sleeping Tomio Koyama. After getting so excited by the Norman Rockwell painting in the Nassau Inn bar, he crashed out. Which one did Nara draw? The snow slowly melted away, and it actually wasn’t that cold out. This is dinner at a campus related place. Good food actually. The Too Cute! conference was coming to a close. The woman, Anne, who did a lot of the work to get the conference going is slightly pictured. I regretably didn’t get a photo of myself with her. She’s cool. The group of photos is done until there’s a food image. It was quite good.
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Sashimi at Shibucho in Orange County is an amazing ride. Take a look at the quality. First off it's far. Costa Mesa from LA isn't a laughing matter to eat dinner. The spot isn't in the most remarkable place. It's next to a cell phone shop that's open late, and a liquor store. But what they serve is top notch. I'm not going to say, this place is better than that, but this one ranks high. The...
Sashimi at Shibucho in Orange County is an amazing ride. Take a look at the quality. First off it’s far. Costa Mesa from LA isn’t a laughing matter to eat dinner. The spot isn’t in the most remarkable place. It’s next to a cell phone shop that’s open late, and a liquor store. But what they serve is top notch. I’m not going to say, this place is better than that, but this one ranks high. The difference regardless? It’s cheaper. The red in the upper left corner is Sujiko. It’s Ikura (fish egg still in the membrane sac) and soaked in soy sauce. Nikogori is fish jelly! Totally good and a tiny snack. Shiokara is a salty squid. Uni Kasu Zuke Kazunoko Kombu! The few things listed above, are what you may get when you have a good relationship with the chefs. They start bringing out their home brew. It helps to drink a ton, because if you’re drinking a soda, they won’t bring this stuff out. It’s reserved for sake drinkers since these small snacks exists to taste with sake. Ayako F. samples a sake. Abalone Geso sushi. How often do you even see this? Shibucho is no nonsense. If you look confused, the main chef will say, “No California Roll, no spicy tuna roll. This is sushi.” It may seem condescending and plenty of people write bad reviews on the place, and it’s not because of the quality, it’s because there’s no “Avocado covered rainbow, mixed with shrimp tempura upside down with Sushi paper roll”. It’s serious and how you might find sushi in Japan. Tamago sushi – notice the rice, barely under this brick of egg?
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I didn't get to know the Crepe Nazi too well, but his shop on Sawtelle is tiny and recently, it closed down. He's a character, and known to be harsh, not care about customers, but for some reason, people loved the crepes. These are just some of the signs from his shop. Imagine the guy behind these signs. 
Ok, I won't!
I guess that's me.
Now we cater!? Only if they bring these signs!