Weekend 214.0 (Almost)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) The scan is from The Art of the The Secret World of Arrietty. I can’t scan the entire book BUT will add the abandoned gazebo (not tea house) in Continue Reading →

Weekend 213.3 (bits and bobs)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) “What other commute can compete with the sights of the limestone Landwasser Viaduct and the Piz Bernina peak?” – MONOCLE, February 2012 (2) Kibun is NO Toast but he’s Continue Reading →

Weekend 213.0 (Arrietty)

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Winston Smith

My one sentence review of Arrietty. “Arrietty is adorable, diminutive, and special and the last scene features a tea house with stained glass windows.” I can’t draft anything that isn’t Continue Reading →

The Green Scarf Dispatch Company

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Still tweaking the design! (2) Pixar Animator Enrico Casarosa On The Inspiring Work Of Hayao Miyazaki (3) Top 10 Romantic Movies for Geeks (4) Pod Hotels Coming To An Continue Reading →

Weekend 212.1

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Fortune Cookie: “Appearance can be deceiving. Remember endurance makes gold.” (2) Happytime Pizza???? The Disney Feature Animation Bldg. includes a 1980s style arcade created by the studio’s set builders. Continue Reading →

Anime Download

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Animator Looks to Break Through: Pixar’s John Lasseter Aims to Help Japanese Maker of ‘Arrietty’ Reach Broader Group in The U.S. (WSJ) (2) Anime Queue: East of Eden // Continue Reading →

Serendipitous Woodblock

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Winston Smith

“It seems reasonable to suppose that people will possess some of the qualities of the buildings they are drawn to: to expect that if they are alive to the charm Continue Reading →

Weekend 205.0

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) A Colorful Countdown to Christmas: A collection of Advent calendar cards sparks up Germany’s holiday season (2) The Secret World of Arrietty by Studio Ghibli Playmobil on Flickr (3) Continue Reading →

Weekend 193.0 (Planes, Trains and Automobiles)

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Window of the World (2) FIAT Drive In (3) Ryōmō Line (3a) East Japan Railway Company (3b) Iwafune Station (3c) Tribute to Makoto Shinkai (Part III) (4) Tony Parsons Continue Reading →

Tuesday Night Anime

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Human Crossing (2) Historically correct disney princesses Aqua: I just cast a magic spell on you. One day when you’re in trouble, the light within you will lead you Continue Reading →

Limestone Roof

Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust.

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