By Carrie on January 20, 2008
My checklist for Series 14. The Be@rbricks highlighted in bold are the ones I have. The following percentage is the assortment rate for each figure. Basic 14.58% Jellybean 8.33% Pattern 11.45% Flag 9.37% Horror – Saw 9.37% Love love love this Be@rbrick! SF – DrX 10.41% Cute 13.54% Animal 11.45% Artist Conrad Leach 4.16% Artist [...]
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By Carrie on January 14, 2008
Any country is A-OK in my books when their construction workers look like this. Japanese construction workers must be the best-dressed in the world!
Posted in Japan, Travel | Tagged Japan, Photo Moment |
By Carrie on January 1, 2008
I’ve been a huge fan of Juan Ariel Comia’s blog, Be@rbrick Love for the past year. I just love these cute little bears and he has the largest collection of anyone I know. Plus, he takes the most amazing photos of his Be@rbricks. To date, he holds over 400 of these cute collectibles, some highly [...]
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By Carrie on November 28, 2007
Spend a day walking around Harajuku and you’ll get more than you ever need for a gaggle of sights. Harajuku is well-known for its boutiques and bistros and famous for its Harajuku Kids and Cos-play-zoku aka The Costume Play Gang. A day spent here is a day in voyeur’s paradise.
Posted in Japan | Tagged Harajuku, Japan, Parks |
By Carrie on November 5, 2007
Crowds gathering just before the madness begins. Tokyo’s busiest station is called Shibuya. I like the sound of it. Whenever I think of Shibuya, I think of “Shazam!” Bolts of electric light in Shibuya’s on-going onslaught of ad campaigns have the magical ability to transport you into the future, just like the bolts of lightening in [...]
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By Carrie on October 2, 2007
Special guest hip-hop dancers on Japan Dance Delight put on an unbelievable show. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY5et2t2dn4]
Posted in Culture, Japan | Tagged Dance, Japan |
By Carrie on September 2, 2007
Photo: Danz in Tokyo “It doesn’t take long to be initiated into Tokyo’s madness: the city’s sheer level of energy – fuelled by consumer culture in hyper drive – rubs raw against ancient tradition. Sightseeing can either be a sensory assault that leaves you elated or an encounter with understatement that leaves you in awe; [...]
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By Carrie on July 27, 2007
Japanese women are renowned for their fashion-sense. So what gives? In my opinion, these women have the absolute worst fashion sense I’ve ever seen. They beat Bjork’s swan dress hands-down. Japan’s harajuku girls need to beat some style sense into the rest of the population! Thanks Beka, for sending me these pictures. I just had [...]
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