PINEWIND
PINEWIND
PINEWIND
I'm a 30-something guy, originally from Europe, but now based in Japan/Tokyo. I enjoy art (both appreciating and creating), reading, stationery, various forms of note-taking and journaling, design in almost all of its forms, architecture, and occasionally going to karaoke (although I'm not very good at it).
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Last weekend, I finally saw the movie Perfect Days. I'd known about its existence for a long time, but never got around to watching it. Whenever I mentioned it in a conversation though, I heard nothing but praise. I also consider myself...
Recently, I'm going through a bit of an Avatar: The Last Airbender nostalgia phase. Usually, the interval between these individual phases is pretty long - I think my last ATLA phase was around three years ago. The "nostalgia surge"...
Preliminary remark: This post is not a "book review" in the strict sense. It's not my aim to rate how "good" or "bad" it is from an analytical standpoint. I'm merely collecting some thoughts here. Some of them might be review-like,...
Summer is the season of insects. Earlier this year, I saw fireflies for the first time in my life. Now, the cicadas are beginning to sing (or scream, depending on your stance towards them). Lately, I've been feeling the strange urge to...
I love taking notes, but one problem that I have is that that I start cherishing every notebook that I start. I can't seem to keep my notes messy. Eventually, I start structuring the notes, doing cleaner handwriting, adding a cover or...
Recently, I've been on a bit of a "literature trip." Reading books, listening or watching commentary on books, thinking about writing... It started with me re-listening to some old Shriekcast episodes, which made me remember how much I...
Last weekend, I went to the exhibition "The Creative Origins of Mamoru Hosoda" that's currently being held at Creative Museum Tokyo (until August 31st). The price was a bit high for my tastes at ¥2,500, but I was going with a friend and...
There's an upcoming exhibition at the Azabudai Hills Gallery about "The Monsters" by Kasing Lung. They've put up these big window stickers, and I've been walking past them every day when heading to work. I was surprised how much I liked...
Back in my early teens, I was a big fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 1 of the show had just finished airing in my home country, and in the US, Season 2 was about to start. Wanting to get more info about the new season was what...
General happeningsAn unremarkable week. I really got into Pokemon for some reason, especially Fakemon design. Many YouTube videos following the "[number] artists design Pokemon [insert stipulation here]" format were watched. I also found...
I like to drum along with my fingers when listening to music. But not in a "just tapping to the beat" kind of way. Instead, I pretend to play some imaginary instrument, probably one with keys ... so something like a piano or an...
General happeningsVery art-heavy week. I've been consistently doing more than my self-mandated daily sketch, which is good! I also gave myself some hand / wrist pain from drawing too much (or maybe too long with awkward hand placement /...
I rarely watch anime anymore, except for the occasional movie. However, as mentioned in one of my weeknotes from last month, I occasionally get bouts of nostalgia for shows that I watched in the past. The most recent one is Shin Sekai...
I a movie that I recently watched, the weather (a typhoon, to be precise) plays a key role for the progression of the plot. To foreshadow this, weather reports are used as background noise during establishing shots throughout the movie....
A gentle rocking The train glides through the rice fields World of blue and green