Eastward

  Hiroki’s 90% sure he’s catching a one way Delta Flight to the Burgh.  Legendary. 

Peculiar Sound

  I was never able to see the movie ‘Drawing Restraint 9′ featuring Bjork but I am listening to the soundtrack. The music brings me back to the sound realm I was introduced to through San Francisco sound artist & my former music professor Roddy Schrock.  As a matter of fact now is a wonderful time to subscribe to his podcast, Fundamentally Soundcast. I like how he’s so attuned to fundamentals, maybe due to his time in Japan. The Japanese seem extremely fundamental in general.    Anyways, I’m re-orientating myself towards experimental (whatever that is) and click jazz, mainly through DJ Krush from Japan.  The last few weeks I’ve been listening to mainly alot of chill out, ambient, and jazzy San Francisco style house but I need something a little more strange for a return to my true aesthetic appreciations. Well being and sound are fundamental today.    I found a great site tonight, Jetnumbers, which will work with Skypein providing a number in Tel Aviv, Israel  so that Mor can call me from her פלאפון. Long distance relationships are becoming easier and easier!

Bottle Beverage – a personal habituated aesthetic

   I was walking to pick up 11 little cans of Pokka Jasmine Green Tea today and the virtues of bottled beverages appealed to me.   -B-R-E-A-K- I’m listening to Pole Folder’s – Zero Gold released on Bedrock maybe about a year ago. Amazing, Amazing Record… The synths are amazing, and it’s touching my soul.  Let’s get back to the program. So, When I departed to Israel this winter I traveled on a Greyhound bus to New York after dinner with Sayan. The bus ride was extremely warm and smug and we stopped off at a truck stop as a storm was approaching. Somehow, I found salvation in Vitamin Water. The flavored water with extremely clever modern marketing. I loved Vitamin Water and was happy to find it in Israel. Sadly, the marketing doesn’t reflect a genuine product as the is comprised of ungenerous amounts of fructose making it soda-like.   In Israel I discovered superior flavored waters. They have amazing Nana (mint-like) water with vitamins, as well as basic flavored water. It’s simple habitual consumptions like this that make me feel at home at a place. The main point is that the bottled flavored waters in United States are inferior to those of Israel. But, I have found this sweet jasmine green tea produced by Pokka and it’s amazing. But then again it’s Chinese in origin.

Life Beings Here

  I was just listening to the track, “The Weekend Starts Here”, by Fatboy Slim. In a sense real living starts here. I remember Professor Adams once said to us in class never delay real living. And I’m in absolute agreement. I’ve noticed quite a bit of inspiration flowing into my life lately.

Omens. A random quote, “The DJ took pills to stay awake and play for 7 days”. Takatoshi initiated our networking forum for teaism. He recieved an invitation via email last week to contemplate the significance of “chill out”. I recieved a Skype message from him at 5am, and then sequentially several messages regarding our vision of tea lounge. Such a vision is like a little sound effect dropping in on note 62 on the drum machine, subtle yet brilliant.

  “I ran. I ran until my muscles burned and my veins pumped battery acid. Then I ran some more.”

I Miss Caltrain

  It’s been almost two years now since I’ve been away from my home, the Bay Area. There’s something about the Bay Area that I love; the atmosphere, the progressive culture, the global and experimental music scenes, the Masala, and all that magical aura of Cupertino.   I recall sacred experiences seemed to come so often. There’s a certain magic there in the Bay Area, and people are more relaxed and open. I remember traveling on Caltrain and meeting interesting people in the afterhours on my way to Sunnyvale. I miss sitting by the dock of the bay vis-a-vis endless blue skies, I miss the entire aura, and I miss home.     I’m ready to pack some boxes and move back… In the meantime there’s three more months to enjoy tea time in the evenings, Jared and I.