Dirty Dozen +1 (Around the world...)

[mizanation]

later that night, i went to a party at jiji cafe with mr. and mrs. toyama.

we were waiting for a cab to pass by for about 5 minutes. finally one came. guess what? inside was teruya-san, the pimped out taxi driver! i took a picture of him a few weeks before because he was looking so fly. he was killing it with the burgandy polyester LA Gear jumpsuit! anyways, go back a few pages to see what i'm talking about.

we jumped in the cab and he took us to jiji cafe.

the man, the legend.

[mizanation]

inside it was PACKED. a band was playing a mixture of jazz and ska.

the sound guy was very cool. they were recording the concert that night.

afterwards, soul camp took over.

me with the toyama's. they own a handmade soap store called la cucina. i will take you guys there one of these days.

[mizanation]

after that, we went to unity, which is a famous club in okinawa city. it's been around for a long, long time.

it was a house music party that night.

[mizanation]

the next day, i went to an mma and kickboxing show. one of the fighters my friend manages didn't have a corner man so i cornered him and helped him warm up for his fight. unfortunately, he was up against a very strong fighter and lost by decision. oh well, shit happens. didn't take pictures and i wasn't wearing the jeans anyways.

the next day, i went to henza elementary school to teach english.

it was early, early, early in the morning (for me anyways) but the view was beautiful.

we went over a bridge.

there were people digging for clams or oysters.

today, i taught my first and second graders about halloween. i made a frankenstein mask and a witch mask for two of the kids. i'm the guy in the doraemon mask. we had a lot of fun!

[mizanation]

oh, and i almost forgot.

to selaviso, who won the little contest, here's what you're getting.

a few bottles of okinawan star sand. okinawa is famous for star sand which are actually the shells of little microscopic single-celled organisms. they really are shaped like little tiny stars!

i am also sending you a okinawan bingata bandana. it will add a little color to your jeans back pocket.

and finally, i am sending you a piece of the big rope. this will bring you good luck!

congrats and i hope you will enjoy these little gifts from okinawa.

[mizanation]

so, that's it.

thank you all for coming along with me while i discover my new home. i'm very proud and honored to have been a part of this awesome project. it was great to see how my fellow denim lovers live all over the world. it was also great to see many of you guys in person at the kick-off party in new york.

a special thanks goes out to gordon at BiG and to evisu for making this happen.

so, i will be shipping these jeans back to new york where the journey began. though i am sad to see them go, i trust that the people at evisu and blue in green will take good care of the jeans for us.

since many of you have asked, i will continue to blog my adventures at www.mizanation.com. nothing is up there yet, but i will let you guys know when i have things set up.

anyways, i can't believe we finally made it to the end. thanks again to my DD+1 family! we did it!!!

[40ozprophet]

incredible. totally wonderful Miz. I will look forward to reading more on your blog.

[liewbaysea]

wonderful job. i'm sad to see it's over.

[Broke_folk]

great adventures & great stories.

Thanks Miz for the wonderful journey.

[aho]

The end of an era! I'm sad to see this end but I look forward to your adventures on your blog, miz! One more year!!!!

[cheep]

looks like miz won the contest!

[denimdestroyedmylife]

miz pwned everyone ever

[Joe E Taleo]

Good job, guys. I enjoyed following the adventure!

[selaviso]

oh, and i almost forgot.

to selaviso, who won the little contest, here's what you're getting.

a few bottles of okinawan star sand. okinawa is famous for star sand which are actually the shells of little microscopic single-celled organisms. they really are shaped like little tiny stars!

i am also sending you a okinawan bingata bandana. it will add a little color to your jeans back pocket.

and finally, i am sending you a piece of the big rope. this will bring you good luck!

congrats and i hope you will enjoy these little gifts from okinawa.

thanks a lot miz! thanks for your generosity i cant wait to receive those items. and ill rock the bandana in dd+1's honor! thanks for letting us into your life once again miz.

[MindxMatters]

This thread has honestly got me teary eyed, I hate to see it end already. It's been excellent.

[darkanimal]

i noticed a bunch of old dudes in the back. they all looked pretty cool so i went over there and asked if i could take their picture. turns out, one of the guys there is the father of the guy who owns the izakaya. him and all his friends came out to support his son's little restaurant.

I thought everyone in Okinawa wears Julius ???

[chambo2008]

congrats....

[tweeds]

so, that's it.

thank you all for coming along with me while i discover my new home. i'm very proud and honored to have been a part of this awesome project. it was great to see how my fellow denim lovers live all over the world. it was also great to see many of you guys in person at the kick-off party in new york.

a special thanks goes out to gordon at BiG and to evisu for making this happen.

so, i will be shipping these jeans back to new york where the journey began. though i am sad to see them go, i trust that the people at evisu and blue in green will take good care of the jeans for us.

since many of you have asked, i will continue to blog my adventures at www.mizanation.com. nothing is up there yet, but i will let you guys know when i have things set up.

anyways, i can't believe we finally made it to the end. thanks again to my DD+1 family! we did it!!!

is it really over.....?

/tear

[tweeds]

once more,

and so it begins

[street assassin.]

Thanks miz. and everyone else who made this thread awesome to check everyday.

[Ahlvahroe]

the fact that this ended on a miz-monday makes it all the more special.

not just to mizanation but great job to all.

[red]

[Roflcopterpwnsyou]

^^^^^

This was an awesome post.

[beatle]

What a year !! It´s been so much fun.....

[plongin]

i honestly wish someone would consolidate all the photos of this journey and produce a commemorative picture book on what just went down over the last year.

I've really enjoyed reading this thread.

[lenn]

this has been the best world tour ever, i really wish i could've been a part of this one. the last post of miz made me sad.

[wesc]

and so.... what do i tune into now =/ its like when truman finally left the bubble.

in case i dont see ya, good afternoon good evening and good night =)

[selaviso]

i think we kill ourselves now.

[tweeds]

10 pics

dood.

you missed ryu-san. and diddy.

and headtowall.

wtfffff

what you trying to say?

this is a revolution!

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i know a lot of my pics got lost along the way