Gykogojin invasion of Kichijoji
Wed, 2010-04-28 13:00 | by Erin
New Dr. Martin Store 
There is a new Dr. Martin Shoe store in Kichijoji. Some Ska shoes for those who love em.
I had a pair back in the day. They were comfy and nice but,
New Sbarro
Grease cheese and more grease ....in Kichijoji. I was never a fan back in the USA there are just too many good places to get pizza or calzones, but here in Japan, while it is a little pricey it suffices when needed.
Another Starbucks
What can I say, Kichijoji is a place for lovers, and people who like over priced, supper sweet caffeine laced cocktails. With the closing of one Starbucks, in the same building as Yuzawaya, I guess some one thought we needed another. This place is a bit more swank then some of the others I have seen. I meant to take a pic on the into the office this morning, but forgot, maybe tomorrow.
There is a new Dr. Martin Shoe store in Kichijoji. Some Ska shoes for those who love em.
I had a pair back in the day. They were comfy and nice but,
New Sbarro
Grease cheese and more grease ....in Kichijoji. I was never a fan back in the USA there are just too many good places to get pizza or calzones, but here in Japan, while it is a little pricey it suffices when needed.
Another Starbucks
What can I say, Kichijoji is a place for lovers, and people who like over priced, supper sweet caffeine laced cocktails. With the closing of one Starbucks, in the same building as Yuzawaya, I guess some one thought we needed another. This place is a bit more swank then some of the others I have seen. I meant to take a pic on the into the office this morning, but forgot, maybe tomorrow.
Server Fire
Fri, 2010-04-23 13:00 | by Erin
My wife called me and said that she smelled something burning, coming from my home server so she shut it off. 
When I got home it was and when I turned the server back on fire literally shot out the back. I turned it off quickly and tried to figure out what was wrong.
Anna was very interested in some wires that lead from the case to one of the doors and started yanking on them. I was busy holding a drive in its bay with its cables attached to it, when the metal case door started to slide off the table almost on top of Anna. I grabbed the case door and saved the baby but dropped the drive and the SATA connectors snapped off. CRAP!
When I got home it was and when I turned the server back on fire literally shot out the back. I turned it off quickly and tried to figure out what was wrong.
I pulled open the case and it was caked with
dust. There was also a melted resistor on my video card that must have
caught some of the dust on fire. I cleaned it out and put in a new
video card, which went smooth as silk.
I also screwed
around with trying to rearrange some of the drives in the bays, and
replace the fans and add dust traps too them. That is where the trouble
started.
Anna was very interested in some wires that lead from the case to one of the doors and started yanking on them. I was busy holding a drive in its bay with its cables attached to it, when the metal case door started to slide off the table almost on top of Anna. I grabbed the case door and saved the baby but dropped the drive and the SATA connectors snapped off. CRAP!
That drive held
my main xen DOMU that allowed me to access the server without putting
the rest of the server on the internet. It was very customized and had
lots of little scripts that I used to manage and backup other servers
and do other things. I have a backup of it I thought, and I did, a list
of installed packages, most of the scripts, so I had it up and running
in a day or so later after buying another disk.
There
was only one problem I forgot to back up 2 files. My passwd and shadow
files. This is no big deal for me but there were others people who I do
not talk to so often who had accounts, so if your reading this and can
not connect to the ftp server anymore and want a account. Send me a
e-mail with through this contact form and let me know you want a
account again.
Hanami in Shibuya
Wed, 2010-04-21 13:00 | by Erin
Looking at flowers or lack there off. 
I am not really into the
whole hannami thing that happens every year. The cherry blossoms bloom
and you sit under the trees in a park and admire them, while getting
drunk, ussually.
I like to drink so it is a good time
for me if I can go. Plus it is a very big social event for most
Japanese especially here in Tokyo where the people out number the trees
1000 to 1. If you go too late in the afternoon it can be pretty messy.
It is best not to look at the ground but instead look up at the
flowers, you might see the results of someones over indulgance.
This
year I was unable to attend a single hannami event due to other
engagements and just generally being busy with work and family. I did
how ever manage to grab a 
shot of a few seasonal sites near my office.
shot of a few seasonal sites near my office. Beer Machine
Mon, 2010-04-19 13:00 | by Erin
Spotted this beer machine in Shibuya while on a stroll. You can still
find beer machines if you look for them in Tokyo but they are not as
common as they use to be. This one is fitted with what looks like
something that reads your drivers license. 