votoms robot


votoms robot
Originally uploaded by renfield

Tonchan is getting over a virus and her fever is down, but now P is feeling sick, so Ton went out to give mom a break. She and I were on our walkabout in the Hills when we spied the "150 Anniversary of Steel" festival. Yeah, I don't know what that is either. But it doesn't matter because they had this 5 meter tall robot specially built just for the occasion. Totally. Excellent.

lime green caddie


lime green caddie
Originally uploaded by renfield

Because if you're going to drive a Caddilac, it might as well be LIME. GREEN.

big turkey!


big turkey!
Originally uploaded by renfield

Tried the Big Turkey from a new sandwich shop near the office. Yes, that is in fact alot of turkey.

boxing

Couldn't get to the dojo at lunch, so I signed up for the evening boxing class. Taught by Asia Pacific Cruiser Weight Champion Ryosuke Takahashi. Besides being a really nice guy whom I've met several times via the dojo, he is the fastest big guy I have ever seen. Or maybe he's the biggest fast guy...

egg bacon burger @ baker bounce in midtown


egg bacon burger @ baker bounce in midtown
Originally uploaded by renfield

Went over to the Midtown Clinic to get my nose zit checked (diagnosis: confirmed; it is a big nasty nose zit) and then hit Baker Bounce for a soul-replenishing / artery hardening double-egg bacon red-eye (lean patty) burger. With pink lemonade.

sparta weekend

Three-day weekend thanks to Ocean Day, so we went down to a beach town on the coast of Chiba and...trained for three days. We call it the Sparta Gasshuku. Here's the schedule. It certainly was ot fun, but it was well worth it.
Think I pulled my hamstring, though. Thoroughly not a pleasant feeling, but I'll live.

minestrone soup @ homeworks


minestrone soup @ homeworks
Originally uploaded by renfield