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Posted on 10.14.13 under aquaponics


Yes, we have bufo porn! When they do what they have to do to sustain the species, the smaller one rides the larger and the result is a miniature black pearl necklace that wetly glistens.

A lot of wildlife has been attracted to the system. And thrived in in the troughs.

Here is the result of bufo love. Tons of tadpoles…

After the netting went on, dragonflies were trapped inside. They sense water better than knowing when to escape. They would fly in front of the open screen door and ignore it, completely.

Dragonfly eggs are laid in the water. The larvae live in the water, eating mosquito eggs and larva. Then they crawl out of the water, dry out and fly out of the exo-skeleton, leaving the husk.


Kath and Bryson cleaned T1 or water hyacinth roots, guppies, snails, tadpoles, and bufos. Kath painted and just put in some rafts. Holes to be drilled at a later date when we know what we’re growing.

T2 is on the left. Most of the green is water hyacinth which is a temporary filter for the water. Here are the vegetable test plants.

Ong Choi and New Zealand lettuce, courtesy of Larry Yonashiro.


Tilapia as expressionistic painting.

View from the aisle between T3 and T4 to the nursery (still under construction).

Should be able to get a lot done in the 9 more days that Malcolm will be there.

back in 2001…

Posted on 10.09.13 under Blythe, Dustin Wong, Dustin Wong, Takako Minekawa

For some reason, I picked up an old issue of “Spoon,” a culture magazine with a young girl holding an Aibo on the cover. How old was this magazine? Why was it in the meeting room? I flipped though it and saw an announcement for a “Blythe Returns,” an exhibition. Wow, pretty old — this was just 6 months after CWC started designing and producing Blythe in Japan. I flipped through it some more and lo and behold found a photo of Takako Minekawa, Dustin Wong’s current music partner!

And it’s his birthday…

Very interesting…

Paradise Rock Club on 27 September 2013

Posted on 09.30.13 under Dodos, Dustin Wong, Dustin Wong, Takako Minekawa

Dustin Wong played the Paradise Rock Club in Boston on 27 September 2013 with the Dodos. Dustin is in the midst of a US tour with over 30 dates. It started in Chicago, went West for a bit then to the East Coast. He’s swinging south through Nashiville, Texas, to the West Coast where he will play a few dates with Takako Minekawa and circle back to Chicago to return to Tokyo.


With Grandma Gloria and Auntie Jan.

Auntie Jan reported: “Rob, Mom and I went into Boston and saw Dustin play last night. He seems to have a nice following. When we walked in, Mom noticed that there were no chairs and said ‘What? We have to stand?’. So, (Uncle) Rob asked for a chair for Mom. The Staff ended up bringing us up to the balcony section and got stools for Mom and I to sit on.”

Welcoming Autumn…

Posted on 09.22.13 under jeffrey Fulvimari, Junko Wong


Last sunset of summer as seen from the 38th floor of the Ebisu Mitsukoshi where we had a lovely dinner with Jeffrey Fulvimari after a live painting event.

“Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.” – Oscar Wilde
Jeffrey relaxes after his live painting gig, before going back to do signings.

With Junko Wong and the finished painting, which promptly sold.

One step closer

Posted on 09.13.13 under aquaponics

The insect netting came in and it’s up and over.



Troughs are still almost empty. The weed mat keeps the sun off the water to discourage algae growth.

Roots of control vegetables: New Zealand spinach, water spinach (Ong choy), and peppermint. They have been in for one week.

All powered — or underpowered at this point by:

We’re only at about 10% capacity for the fish.

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