Tokyo Disney

Had a great time at Disneyland yesterday. The rides were as I remembered, sedate. Pooh’s Hunny Hut was a hightlight and the Rumbling Mountain thing approaches a real roller coaster. Luckily we got to do it several times. The night parade was cool and much better than the day one. It was worrisome that it seemed to be starting to rain in the evening and the whole thing closed at 7 rather than the usual time. The buffet at Crystal Palace was decent and so much a rip off as would be expected of a Disney branded thing. Well, a bit of a rip-off, but no more than anywhere else in Tokyo. Got to have some caramel corn, but without the customary plastic bucket. It was only tinkerbell that we came across with it and “soda” popcorn seemed a bit too weird.

How to Change the World: Mac Reunion

Nice pix and videos from the Mac reunion courtesy of Guy Kawasaki:

On January 24, 1984 Apple introduced Macintosh. Many of us who worked in the Macintosh division are now asking, “Where did the time go?” The Division had a reunion at the home of Alain Rossman (software evangelist) and Joanna Hoffman (the division’s conscience and first marketing person) to celebrate this occasion, and these are pictures from the event.

via How to Change the World: Macintosh 25th Anniversary Reunion: Where Did Time Go?.

The Oldest Profession?

Lola – or Rora – to give her a slightly more Japanese pronunciation – is a beauty and she knows it.

Customers pay by the hour for her company. Usually they just want to stroke her, but as a special treat for favoured clients, she will lie back in a chair, close her eyes and pose for photographs.

Lola is a Persian cat who works at the Ja La La Cafe in Tokyo’s bustling Akihabara district.

BBC