Tuesday, January 4, 2011

  1. scarlet cherry, glorious little red plum http://tinyurl.com/2ehyaap ゆすらうめ 앵두 山樱桃 (Prunus tomentosa)
  2. Happy New Year! http://tinyurl.com/25l6mvo great fortune series #5 bunny daifuku うさぎ(クリーム)大福 (2011 will be year of the rabbit)
  3. http://tinyurl.com/2g435a7 Future: no more prominent nations, but numerous cultural centers. In short, a neo-medieval era? 新中世紀 새로운 중세 新しい中世
  4. tomato: a joyful presence everywhere, from confectionery to nabe http://tinyurl.com/2447phk tomato daifuku トマト大福
  5. tangerine dream http://tinyurl.com/246us63 tangerine daifuku みかん大福 (mikan daifuku)
  6. Go ahead and salivate http://tinyurl.com/29a9zgf (nama) cream daifuku (生)クリーム大福
  7. pretty in pink http://tinyurl.com/2f43yuo sexy strawberry daifuku いちご大福 (ichigo daifuku)
  8. Goes well with coffee: persimmon macaron http://tinyurl.com/2fwa2yh 柿マカロン kaki macaron
  9. Teatime extra. Looks like Turkish delight: http://tinyurl.com/278rrv9 fiddlehead jelly cake 蕨餅/わらびもち (warabi mochi)
  10. Today's wabi-sabi appreciation at teatime http://tinyurl.com/2c36yf8 Purple and pretty peony cake, 牡丹餅 / ぼたもち (botamochi) or ohagi, おはぎ
  11. Sometimes, you see, just ordinary simply doesn't do it. http://tinyurl.com/252awry mega beef bowl メガ盛り メガ牛丼
  12. IOC http://tinyurl.com/2d9vhlz "China is challenging the US ability to project military power in Asia much sooner than many had expected"
  13. Soybean sprout kuppa! With a recipe! http://tinyurl.com/23dz8oj 콩나물국밥 コンナムルクッパ
  14. Sausage kuppa 순대국밥 スンデクッパ coming to a block near you? http://tinyurl.com/2b2x9he A magical food truck tweeting its way to success...?
  15. Coming to a block near you: http://tinyurl.com/2b2x9he Sausage kuppa / soondae kukbap. A magical food truck tweeting its way to success...?
  16. Past lunchtime. This soup looks good! http://tinyurl.com/2fsgpbm beef head kuppa /kukbap 소머리국밥 ソモリクッパ
  17. What's the next biggest thing since tonkotsu ramen? Pork kuppa! Not detected by foodistas yet. http://tinyurl.com/2dyrg3p 돼지국밥 テジクッパ
  18. Why do so many boys and girls leave school with blunted perceptions and a closed mind? http://tinyurl.com/2eud9e5 Aldous Huxley worried.
  19. puffilicious rice balloon cake, baramtuck http://tinyurl.com/2d8xcso 바람떡
  20. gorgeous Jeonju bibimbap http://tinyurl.com/26mvt7m 전주 비빔밥
  21. http://tinyurl.com/24o66tg ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ carbonara nabe!
  22. Having one of those days when you can't decide between something gooey and something gluey? http://tinyurl.com/2azu7d7 gooey gluey チーズカレー鍋
  23. http://tinyurl.com/2a2oql2 Tron: Legacy is "Chuang: War Record" in Chinese, "Tron: Legacy" in Japanese, "Tron: New Beginning" in Korean
  24. おくりびと http://tinyurl.com/2f7aku3 Departures (2008) by Yōjirō Takita is "Send-off Person" in Chinese and Japanese, "Goodbye" in Korean
  25. http://tinyurl.com/2u7vc4y Le temps qui reste by François Ozon is "Time Presence" in Chinese "Entomb me" in Japanese "Remaining Time" Korean
  26. I propose calling Japanese curry by a different name. "Japanese curry" is too long. Yes, call it kare. Ka-re. http://tinyurl.com/2gyd3kx
  27. holiday gift flown in from the U.S. to Paris airport - precious deicing fluid to get planes off the snowy ground http://tinyurl.com/26bh9vb
  28. Santa Claus rally http://tinyurl.com/2fr22dq "... but the question on everyone's mind is, 'what's next?' "
  29. Chanko nabe! Breakfast of sumo champions. http://tinyurl.com/2gay3e9 ちゃんこ鍋
  30. a search for トントロ鍋 (tontoro nabe) yields... a little something http://tinyurl.com/2ev9qkh pork cheek nabe 豚トロ鍋
  31. Oyster nabe, a Christmas treat: http://tinyurl.com/349g7qm カキ鍋 (kakinabe)
  32. Still scratching my head http://tinyurl.com/2d7bvpu collagen soup コラーゲン鍋
  33. ... partridge, turtledoves, French hens, calling birds, geese, swans ... and a DUCK please! http://tinyurl.com/26n59fr
  34. Beijing reassures Europe, promises to take further “concerted action” to help establish regional stability http://tinyurl.com/2bwecyf
  35. the loveliest "snow globe" you'll ever see http://tinyurl.com/3ysxbhr (that's my pony!)
  36. Who's watching over America? http://tinyurl.com/2fmdsx7 a large blue figure
  37. So many things to do, so little time http://tinyurl.com/2amtk7d
  38. disposable paper (cooking) pot http://tinyurl.com/2fxmu7r 紙鍋 (kaminabe)
  39. kimchi nabe http://tinyurl.com/29le4to キムチ鍋
  40. a seriously tasty dish: yellowtail hot pot http://tinyurl.com/2f5zyak buri nabe ブリ鍋
  41. Vietnamese flower hot pot http://tinyurl.com/2ale65d hana nabe 花鍋
  42. perfect for those moments when you want to call someone stupid: baka nabe http://tinyurl.com/27zp5om (venison, sure, but horse meat? Ewww)
  43. Feeling eclectic? http://tinyurl.com/27n6ltf
  44. http://tinyurl.com/2aeu6kl Is China a step ahead in teleportation research? DUAL-particle quantum teleportation? (missed this from 12.06)
  45. soy milk hot pot! http://tinyurl.com/282noxc 豆乳鍋 (tounyuu nabe) ... yes, I added a simple recipe. Never had this, but it's intriguing, no?
  46. 스벅 = "Sbuck" or "SuBuck," short for Starbucks Coffee in Korea
  47. チャ パン "Chapan" = China + Japan, a word coined as China takes over more Japanese companies. It truly is starting to become a global village.
  48. gaining in popularity in Japan: イクメン or 育メン "ikumen,"men who savor life, work, and childraising, metrosexual soccer dads and superdads
  49. http://tinyurl.com/2axolgu Navy uses rail gun to launch jet fighter, NASA to combine a rail gun and a scramjet to fire spacecraft Into orbit
  50. The ultimate comfort food: http://tinyurl.com/2dbgtn9 Cheese nabe - cheese casserole with broth!
  51. two color nabe 二色鍋 http://tinyurl.com/25z6had You could do so much with this!
  52. sausage hot pot ^^ ソーセージ鍋 http://tinyurl.com/2bw9o4l
  53. solstice supper: red bean porridge, 팥죽, お汁粉 http://tinyurl.com/2b8sev9 冬至 marks the very midst of winter in East Asia
  54. http://tinyurl.com/29zfuch "The rim of the planet is on fire! ... you're seeing every sunrise and every sunset in the world, all of them..."
  55. Coincidences (UPDATED) http://tinyurl.com/2dsb6cv This lunar eclipse falls on the date of the northern winter solstice. How rare is that?
  56. http://tinyurl.com/2d7f5fe A lovely dish. But make sure you don't look at it before it's all dressed up. (monkfish hot pot, あんこう鍋)
  57. What's better than a hot-pot-ful of soup on a wintry day? http://tinyurl.com/249dqvz gyoza nabe (dumpling hot pot) 餃子鍋
  58. Monterey blue http://tinyurl.com/2eqjjad
  59. http://tinyurl.com/2fqqqlj RosCosmos: approach/docking of ship with station was carried out under the control of the space command center
  60. inside information http://tinyurl.com/2bh9az4
  61. signet ring http://tinyurl.com/2dfj3vk
  62. Nameko nabe: a perfect dinner for those mushroomy days http://tinyurl.com/25gvnn3 nameko nabe ナメコ鍋/なめこ鍋
  63. tomato nabe トマト鍋 (tomato stew) http://tinyurl.com/2d2b2y8
  64. http://tinyurl.com/2d77qxg China confirms for the first time it's preparing to build an aircraft carrier, aspires to be a great naval power
  65. no face yet http://tinyurl.com/265atns
  66. rapt audience http://tinyurl.com/27drchp (to commemorate the "New Twitter")
  67. happy meal http://tinyurl.com/2793wdp Chinese: 快樂兒童餐 "happy child meal" Japanese: ハッピーセット "happy set" Korean: 해피 밀 "happy meal"
  68. time machine magic! new Ginza branch Kyushu Jangara Ramen used to look like: http://tinyurl.com/25p4zqb 九州じゃんがらラーメン (new photo coming soon)
  69. treasure hunt: Kyushu Jangara Ramen (九州じゃんがら), shabby chain shops, location pinpointed! http://tinyurl.com/37z2tma (main shop: Akihabara)
  70. "luxury sector was the sector to be in 2010" http://tinyurl.com/299xf9f newly-wealthy in China, Brazil, India snap up premium brands
  71. "likelihood that life exists on the huge moon" http://tinyurl.com/25np8bh Scientists have solid evidence for ice volcano on Saturn's Titan
  72. a lovely alley http://tinyurl.com/2bl5mty Kyoto's East Mountain District
  73. Kyoto's century-old Kitcho Arashiyama (吉兆嵐山), most famous kaiseki ryori restaurant in Japan http://tinyurl.com/23o2j9x (main location)
  74. Finding your way around Kyoto is sort of fun. If you like mazes. It'd be a good idea to bookmark good locations http://tinyurl.com/36zwxxw
  75. Brazil brassiere, spotted above stylish São Paulo http://tinyurl.com/2ds9pex
  76. a lovely cafe on a lovely street http://tinyurl.com/27rp86w Rue de l'Abreuvoir, Paris
  77. Panamanian devil ^^ http://tinyurl.com/27mrn6k Tocumen International Airport, Panama
  78. Amélie worked here :) http://tinyurl.com/2fqkhbg Café des Deux Moulins, Paris (Montmartre)
  79. hyperlocal news: main reason print-only newspapers will virtually go extinct http://tinyurl.com/2cbwmgc 超地方新聞 하이퍼 로칼 뉴스 ハイパーローカルニュース
  80. http://tinyurl.com/2djxmro Café Constant, Paris
  81. http://tinyurl.com/2f3eeah biggest luxury yacht on the planet, 535-foot Eclipse, left German dockyard Thur, delivery to Russian billionaire
  82. Happy hyperlocal holidays! http://tinyurl.com/3x3wcdc AOL’s Patch now bats 500 (but ugh, most are ugly), homey fun hyperlocal news websites
  83. crude oil market experiencing a “demand shock” http://tinyurl.com/28md7my Blame global economic recovery - price could jump to $100 a barrel
  84. light and its cousins: basic science American students don't internalize at an early age http://tinyurl.com/2f3oxwv
  85. A very pretty aerial view of Pittsburgh International Airport http://tinyurl.com/24b6956 looks like jewelry
  86. Cafe Au Petit Fer à Cheval http://tinyurl.com/25ky3mm a little horseshoe for luck
  87. Starting to smell like home. Love this feeling.
  88. Failed at attempt no. 3 pursuing "unexplored stovetop possibilities" http://tinyurl.com/38xr2hz Scrubbing pan. Baking real cookies later.
  89. name this creature http://tinyurl.com/33y43aj
  90. facebook format changed again. Can't figure out how to get to this album link http://tinyurl.com/lm48hq Before they get deleted, take a look
  91. the irresistibly cute Beijing pink alien! http://tinyurl.com/236arj8 Beijing Capital International Airport, 北京首都国际机场;
  92. little green alien tank story http://tinyurl.com/2fcwwht Ben Gurion International Airport,‎ Israel
  93. Kuwait Man http://tinyurl.com/2bwf7bt (not a Kuwaiti man - a cool aerial view over Kuwait International Airport)
  94. Mesmerizing aerial view http://tinyurl.com/2ajoc8x King Khalid international Airport, Saudi Arabia
  95. 羽田 (Haneda = feather field) http://tinyurl.com/29w8zy5 Tokyo International Airport
  96. 羽田 http://tinyurl.com/29w8zy5
  97. Singapore's Changi International Airport imagined as a vacuum cleaner http://tinyurl.com/2ex98ph
  98. onward http://tinyurl.com/2fr5zx8
  99. rail slide http://tinyurl.com/2352jrh
  100. http://tinyurl.com/26fxtmy Dear saints of the world, please don't be mad. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. I think you're all wonderful.
  101. blade http://tinyurl.com/2c3x67d Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport, North Korea
  102. Sometimes life calls for an e-cigarette http://tinyurl.com/248qwud (if you were a smoker, that is...)
  103. a beautiful touring bike ... http://tinyurl.com/2fa7jr3 2010 Victory Vision
  104. Empress SFO http://tinyurl.com/24a5jkn
  105. Mr O'Hare http://tinyurl.com/2g7fl2k Not only does he have an antenna, lightsabers, he has a tail, I swear!
  106. Monsieur CDG http://tinyurl.com/2bhnvm9 (Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, rather un-monsieur-like, looking more like Claw-Tank Ambush)
  107. "Mr. JKF" http://tinyurl.com/24lp9g6 (the airport imagined as a samurai warrier)
  108. somewhat satisfying satellite view comparison http://tinyurl.com/2495ukd Kennedy Space Center (KSC) vs. Johnson Space Center (JSC, Houston)
  109. updated slide show: http://tinyurl.com/3xvkpr9 Paris cafes, with lat long coordinates
  110. just started a (photo slide) series http://tinyurl.com/3xvkpr9 cafes of the world, with map coordinates