I’m an American photographer living in Japan. I take photos and talk about them. Sometimes other stuff too, random bits from my brain and whatnot. More? Tumblr (3.0; @dbooster)http://dbooster.tumblr.com/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/782c90355af965f94388ad77108ce55a/tumblr_mn8zoi5vI61qz4upho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Choose wisely</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/yGT9EVpB9qs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/yGT9EVpB9qs/51140957426http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/51140957426Thu, 23 May 2013 19:55:30 +0900http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/51140957426<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2ff1efd8f29aba4fb0753b63a5d69471/tumblr_mn5qoiC3sm1qh3h8wo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Socialists!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/iDngNz3rqOw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/iDngNz3rqOw/51103603861http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/51103603861Thu, 23 May 2013 08:07:54 +0900http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/51103603861<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/A-yZNMWFqvM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/dgDKWdCIomE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/dgDKWdCIomE/51067735031http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/51067735031Wed, 22 May 2013 22:22:00 +0900http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/51067735031<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a0221804dd8b2eb23dd5f782a50691ba/tumblr_mn6j6oUVdw1qz4upho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Star of Spring in Japan</strong></p> <p>A close up of a weeping cherry blossom — yaeshidarezakura (八重枝垂桜) in Japanese. It’s a beauty.</p> <p>Incidentally, this photo has now become my most popular photo on Flickr. Over 400 favorites and nearly 20k views. Wow!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/ZSTfZs2BLoA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/ZSTfZs2BLoA/51042735824http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/51042735824Wed, 22 May 2013 12:04:00 +0900http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/51042735824<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0LP3Zs_V_BQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Yes, Wolf, I thank the Lord he destroyed our house and killed over 90 people.</p> <p>…</p> <p>Someone explain to me why CNN keeps this bozo employed.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/z3rUBh8DFx4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/z3rUBh8DFx4/51041286227http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/51041286227Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:03 +0900stupiditycnnhttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/51041286227<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vWwgrjjIMXA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Blowing In The Wind. Bob Dylan.</p> <p>I just put my boy to bed singing this. Do I win?</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/GOU2YAmQZCE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/GOU2YAmQZCE/50985861853http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50985861853Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:04 +0900bob dylanhttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50985861853<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8f592691d9b8fcba1acf4fbeb8ad9c49/tumblr_mn52h0ZEVb1qz4upho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Milk time yet, pop?</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/B6WnbnSv-x4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/B6WnbnSv-x4/50977107172http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50977107172Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:24 +0900http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50977107172<a href="http://lifehacker.com/am-i-brushing-my-teeth-correctly-504856570">Am I Brushing My Teeth Correctly?</a>: <blockquote> <p>It seems pretty straightforward: you brush your teeth in the morning and in the evening then you’re all set. It turns out it’s not exactly that simple. While brushing your teeth at least twice a day is the usual recommendation, how and when you do it isn’t as simple as you’d think.</p> </blockquote> <p>Some good advice. I think most of it is common sense, but this bit did surprise me:</p> <blockquote> <p>Don’t put too much pressure on your teeth, you need to brush all the way up to gums, but don’t do it too hard.</p> </blockquote> <p>I’ve actually been told that recently by my dentist, but it was never mentioned to me by anyone in the 30+ years previous.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/_DzB3NhU8C4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/_DzB3NhU8C4/50471283177http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50471283177Wed, 15 May 2013 12:11:22 +0900brushingteethhttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50471283177<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/29053392ef6d95d1bed55f2f26354800/tumblr_mmtkfkFq751qz4upho1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://minimalwallet.net/minimalwallet/one-star-leather-goods-minimalist-card-wallet-1" target="_blank">via</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/q4AaDOPh26w" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/q4AaDOPh26w/50470602243http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50470602243Wed, 15 May 2013 12:02:08 +0900minimalismwallethttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50470602243<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1cjidf3sy1qalbago1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p>Superman by bill sienkiewicz</p></blockquote><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/qRLnahYkZTI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/qRLnahYkZTI/50468466274http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50468466274Wed, 15 May 2013 11:34:40 +0900http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50468466274<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/485cd89904d83c416009598bdbeb2c65/tumblr_mmppuqmHs41qz4upho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>You lookin at me?</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/C-juRHkguZE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/C-juRHkguZE/50305828345http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50305828345Mon, 13 May 2013 10:08:50 +0900http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50305828345<a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/07/dont-ever-speak-to-the-fbi-w.html">Don't Ever Speak to the FBI Without a Tape Recorder Running and a Lawyer Present</a>: <p>File this under Potentially Useful Information for Situations I Will Probably Never Be In.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/9bHzV1Px4uk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/9bHzV1Px4uk/50252549414http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50252549414Sun, 12 May 2013 21:24:01 +0900FBIpolicelegal informationhttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50252549414<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ozBVguR5lrA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Just because it showed up in related videos after I watched those Jonathan Coulton songs.</p> <p>Related how exactly…? No matter; I enjoyed anyways.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/IzeZd0tcvfA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/IzeZd0tcvfA/50081792400http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50081792400Fri, 10 May 2013 19:52:00 +0900monty pythonhttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50081792400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/f-8hrKb8SAQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>As a new parent, I love this song.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/BQlEFixFj6o" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/BQlEFixFj6o/50081561888http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50081561888Fri, 10 May 2013 19:44:45 +0900jonathan coultonhttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50081561888<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-htGFyvkzDU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>You know it isn’t easy living here on Skullcrusher Mountain<br/> Maybe you could cut me just a little slack<br/> Would it kill you to be civil?<br/> I’ve been patient, I’ve been gracious<br/> And this mountain is covered with wolves<br/> Hear them howling, my hungry children<br/> Maybe you should stay and have another drink and think about me and you</p> </blockquote><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/mybmYe7CTyI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/mybmYe7CTyI/50081339529http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50081339529Fri, 10 May 2013 19:37:00 +0900skullcrusher mountainjonathan coultonhttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/50081339529<a href="http://www.techhive.com/article/2038191/nintendos-wii-u-may-miss-out-on-next-gen-ea-games.html#tk.rss_all">Nintendo's Wii U may miss out on next-gen EA games</a>: <p>The Wii U is looking more and more like the Gamecube everyday. Combine this with the 3DS which isn’t too hot, and… Nintendo you are in trouble.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/5b3rFbo-sNw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/5b3rFbo-sNw/49984495752http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/49984495752Thu, 09 May 2013 11:43:35 +0900nintendohttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/49984495752<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_48599615963" src="http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/48599615963/audio_player_iframe/dbooster/tumblr_mjonqjtItG1rq8563?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fdbooster%2F48599615963%2Ftumblr_mjonqjtItG1rq8563" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://the-slain.tumblr.com/post/45397156280/yoko-kanno-the-seatbelts-feat-mai-yamane-blue" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">the-slain</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts feat. Mai Yamane</strong> - <em>Blue</em></p></blockquote><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/zvoF93w6PI4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/zvoF93w6PI4/48599615963http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/48599615963Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:30:30 +0900http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/48599615963<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xdE1JCEKtg4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Gotta Knock a Little Harder, by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seatbelts_(band)" target="_blank">Seatbelts</a>. Amazing vocals by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Yamane" target="_blank">Mai Yamane</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/K3mJP2yZx3U" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/K3mJP2yZx3U/48599096309http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/48599096309Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:13:52 +0900seatbeltsgotta knock a little hardercowboy bebophttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/48599096309<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UVaS0SOLRTs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>From the same album, You Only Live Tomorrow, a mashup of Tomorrow Never Knows by the Beatles and You Only Live Twice by Nancy Sinatra.</p> <p>I’d never think of these two songs together, but it actually works. Kind of. Pretty wild.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/-1IKc9-RfL0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/-1IKc9-RfL0/48597980700http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/48597980700Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:42:08 +0900beatlesnancy sinatramashupshttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/48597980700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-ovEb3VKxgY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here, There, And Everywhere. A mashup of the Beatles original and the cover by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudine_Longet" target="_blank">Claudine Longet</a> from the mash-up album <a href="http://revolved.blogspot.jp/" target="_blank">Revolved</a>.</p> <p>Makes a nice duet.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~4/AAqylwUD3B0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProfoundRandomness/~3/AAqylwUD3B0/48597847771http://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/48597847771Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:38:42 +0900beatlesclaudine longethere there and everywheremashupshttp://dbooster.tumblr.com/post/48597847771