My Favorite Five of 2006!

I'm not a big picture taker. I never truly felt the urge to lug around a camera and photo-document everything of interest. I always told myself that I would rather enjoy the moment than take the time to document it. I think it's the beauty of drawing for me. I can experience something, then get the experience down on something flat later. That's what my comics are for. At least that's what I fool myself into thinking.

Anyway, there have been a few occasions in which the camera was broken out. My phone camera is always the handiest, as I hardly carry my digital one. So hears all the good ones I took this year. Later on, I'll include my pictures of my students. My funny little students. The little hellraisers! Enjoy!


This is my favorite picture of Megumi so far. I love taking pictures of her while she's sleeping.


My friends Brad, Meagan and Nate went to Universal Studios Japan during the summer. We waited on line to get to Spiderman the Ride. It took FOREVER! Then, in the darkroom, the ride broke down, so we had to wait in a hot room with a million others on line. Taking a cue from one of my favorite movies, Glory, the four of us sat down and gave the Japanese a little taste of the "Oh my Lord, Lord, Lord....mmmHMMMM..." This is Nate.


No bombs, please. A sign outside on the door of Max Value, a huge grocery chain. This is near Meg's house. I thought No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service would have sufficed, but...


Just a nice picture of the Cherry Blossoms, near the end of the season at Osaka Castle's park.


A nice picture of Shinsaibashi (Shin Shiddy), a city that I absolutely loathe. We were in a ferris wheel that is built into a famous (and ridiculously unnerving) chain store called Donki Hotei (Don Quixote). The compartments look like giant tap lights that circulate many, MANY stories over the local river.

If you want to see all of the pictures I took in Japan this year, move your pointer over to these different colored words, and lightly, but confidently click the left mouse button. This will ensure your success!

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I'm carefully working on my What the Hell Am I Gonna Do With You, Japan Web Page, including the changing of it's name. While the content will have many rantings, It won't all be negative.

I've also updated my portfolio a little.

Well, fellows, I'll be seein' ya!

Have a Merry Christmas, X-Mas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and New Years!

Always festive, and slightly inebriated, the RocketRat!