Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
I got the above invite. I think members get it. It's neat and colorful. I look at it and think it's pretty happy. I open it and it expands much like one of Murakami's pieces to reveal an invite to the opening event. I'm pretty happy with it all. It's exciting and good for LA. But the invite is nice too. I'm sure someone slaved on it to get it just right.
I'm thinking, this is cool... then all of a...
I got the above invite. I think members get it. It’s neat and colorful. I look at it and think it’s pretty happy. I open it and it expands much like one of Murakami’s pieces to reveal an invite to the opening event. I’m pretty happy with it all. It’s exciting and good for LA. But the invite is nice too. I’m sure someone slaved on it to get it just right. I’m thinking, this is cool… then all of a sudden I get an email, Takashi wants to invite you to the opening. I’m thinking, I’m going already. Then I find out it’s on the 28th… I’m thinking naw, I don’t need to go again, the next day, what difference is it? I’m pretty clueless to events going on honestly. So I’m just about going to pass on it, but then I’m thinking, “what the heck..” They mail me the invite. This looks nicer. Like an origami ninja star, it unfolds. The invite is on heavy stock. No, I don’t need to bust out the $100,000 bill to come. Kanye is going to play and Marc Jacobs will mill about. Nice tiny ass details. This must have been a pain to print.
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So Martin got stuck at the airport and couldn't get on his flight. Darn, an extra day in Hawaii, I'm sure he's pounding sand on that note. The HI film fest has it's weird issues with travel, I heard a lot about it from others too. Tickets not existing, late, confused, no shuttle to and from theater or from the airport for that matter, but then again, there's still help from the folks when trouble...
So Martin got stuck at the airport and couldn’t get on his flight. Darn, an extra day in Hawaii, I’m sure he’s pounding sand on that note. The HI film fest has it’s weird issues with travel, I heard a lot about it from others too. Tickets not existing, late, confused, no shuttle to and from theater or from the airport for that matter, but then again, there’s still help from the folks when trouble happens. I guess it’s a give and take. But the neat thing is the Ricoh GR is still doing it job. I shot these… the above photo is pretty sharp for a quick shot. You can see Diamond head pretty well. The arrow I drew is to my hotel (I think). The Sheraton is the weird triangular building on the beach. I guess it’s that shape so they could get as many beach front windows as possible. Look how wide that hotel is! Bad feng shui is what I’ve heard…. This is the inside of Diamond Head. What are those buildings in there?
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Last shots before I walk off with my suitcase to split a cab with M and W. Here's Ahi tuna Poke. Glad it's not Pokey. It's a favorite in HI, and the cool thing is that, it's just some weird concoction that they created. It's not in Japan, it's seldom in the US. And that's some local flavor. It also tells me tuna must be cheap sometimes.
Once in a while, a tag is interesting. An elephant? That's...