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I almost feel like it’s not right to post photos of Hanako this way, so I found one from a few months ago. She’s old, but it wasn’t just a month ago that she would run around in the backyard for just a bit with me. She acted like a pup, messing around and posturing in a ready to play stance. Of course at 17 years old, she’s slowing down quite a lot. Today, her body’s giving out and her mannerisms and sounds she’s making are different. Shiba’s are known to sometimes run away at the end of their lives. Some say, to die dignified and in private. Hanako seemed intent on walking around this morning and we couldn’t get her to sit still. After We put on her collar and leash, it made her relax. She loved to go outside and the leash would make her happy. My mom pet her until she went to sleep. I hope Hanako is ok with this. Her days, if that, are quite limited. I stopped in, on the way to this trip I’m on, and said goodbye. This is the scene I left. Now I’m sitting in a hotel, trying to think of the many, many moments of Hanako. She’s been around for a while – practically half my life and through the life of Giant Robot magazine. She was the first Shiba in a succession of them in our family, each family member getting a Shiba probably hoping theirs could match up to Hanako. People talk about their best dogs, and without a doubt, Hanako’s the smartest, cleverest, and perhaps most human. Through past friends, family members, trips, events, and work, I can easily remember moments where she somehow interacted with them. A lot of things have come and gone, and Hanako’s been around for it all. If she wasn’t sitting at the dinner table being part of the action, then she was somewhere nearby taking it in. She’s had a great life and ours have been alright too.
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I'm at The Palms Hotel for Cinevegas, in Las Vegas, a film festival in the desert. It's already been a long day. I'll get to that, and I'll blog about it. However, the first photo is of the driver. It was an interesting and short ride from the airport in. I couldn't help but overhear the driver. He was a nice guy, but the entire ride he was on his phone, loudly. I guess that's ok, since it's his...
I’m at The Palms Hotel for Cinevegas, in Las Vegas, a film festival in the desert. It’s already been a long day. I’ll get to that, and I’ll blog about it. However, the first photo is of the driver. It was an interesting and short ride from the airport in. I couldn’t help but overhear the driver. He was a nice guy, but the entire ride he was on his phone, loudly. I guess that’s ok, since it’s his car and phone. It was a black Escalade. The contents of his conversation was of note. It turns out, he’s a business person as well. I heard about some issues with his deals that ranged from lumber, wood items, and more from Ghana, a warehouse somewhere and issues about that. Then there was some kind of item referred to as Da Vinci, then I heard about $150 million and then a $200 million dollar deal. Then I heard about countries such as Dubai, Luxembourg, China, and a few others. It sounds like his business is gigantic and if it works, he’ll open a hotel or something. I hope it works out. This was nonstop talking, and he did speak quite clearly about his business using great businessman words. That’s not the car, but it looks just like it. It’s Hybrid. I’ll find out what the gas milage is, later. This is the Cinevegas lounge. sofas and snacks There’s rooms for reporters to do their broadcasts.
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This morning, I let in a video guy from Travel and Leisure magazine and their online site associated with Turner in Atlanta. A simple shoot, they were pro and quick. They needed no lighting. In the July issue there will be something small on Giant Robot mag, stores, restaurant, and so forth. It's in a special pull out section on Los Angeles. The site and Airport CNN, and yet even another channel...
This morning, I let in a video guy from Travel and Leisure magazine and their online site associated with Turner in Atlanta. A simple shoot, they were pro and quick. They needed no lighting. In the July issue there will be something small on Giant Robot mag, stores, restaurant, and so forth. It’s in a special pull out section on Los Angeles. The site and Airport CNN, and yet even another channel will run something short on Giant Robot as well. I heard it’s be 20-30 seconds, which should be cool. I’m glad the writers, producers, and the people that decide this “stuff” put us in. The odd thing is they knew about a lot of random things in LA, that I was oblivious to. That’s what happens in a large city in LA.
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