i had a blast at hershey park. I even snacked on the candy coated staff. how many people do you think have tasted this guy’s head?
Tag: travel
Visit to Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji Temple and a bamboo forest
Originally built in 766 Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji Temple was rebuilt a few times since then, most notably by Kocho Nishimura, a statue sculptor and restorer who himself became a Buddhist monk. Over 10 years stating in 1981 reconstruction was in full swing. The main project was the construction of the 1200 carved statues that now cover the hillsides. These are rakan, the followers of Buddha, created individually by everyday followers who made the pilgrimage to learn carving from Kocho Nishimura. you can see the individuality and even elements of personality in each carving.
There are many bamboo forests in Japan, many of the most famous are in the outskirts of Kyoto. This was one of the less popular ones, but none the less beautiful or majestic.
Incredible experience at Arashiyama Monkey Park
In the mountains above the outskirts of Kyoto rests the Monkey Park where i met some enchanting new friends. I got some incredible pictures and videos of some very food motivated primates. They had a great system where all the feeding happens though the bars and outside the feeding room, the monkeys were happy to walk among the visitors. I learned much about these the monkeys and met an adorable mother and child.
Shibuya Tokyo shopping & architecture.
The famous Shibya crossing is one of the busiest intersections in the world. It is surrounded by some incredible shopping and archictctte! What a wonderful day.
Getting Spherical!
I got to visit the sphere. it’s got some amazing tech.
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Back from Defcon 32 with knowledge swag but no voice
I had a great time this year. i went deep into the sticker game and spent WAY too much time playing with the badge. Playing with the badge allowed me to meet and work with some incredible people with whom we learned, laughed, and lamented the badge’s terrible supplied SD cards. This year i brought flyers to promote my phone adventure game and joined in #StickerLife with a supply of stickers of my own. unfortunately the printers gave me too many flyers, but not enough stickers.
My game did get some traction this year for the first time. Still no winners, but i did get this incredible voicemail from one of the players. I appreciated more ridiculous phone stuff. great job whoever you are! EDIT: i think i found you Foxbox!
The Badge had a lot of problems. only some of which were patched with updates. I excitedly made changes, but then the SD card would fail and be unable change back. currently mine is stuck as a Mario Game, which is not so terrible. i can finish the Defcon GameBoy game on an emulator.
Solar Eclipse 2024 – Paris TX!
Went all the way to Paris, TX just to find clouds! turned out to be perfect for a few shots with my iPhone. Shortly after first contact, the clouds disappeared. Here are my iPhone pictures, enjoy.
Local business got in on the fun and even more exciting, Banana Pudding Kettle Corn!
