What are your jeans doing today?

[tg76]

my skulls had a busy week but no camera

packed out of school for the holidays

went caving

bbq at beach

went to auckland to see blondie and the pretenders and do some shopping

said goodbye to my german who is now stuck in la cause of snow in london

then it rained here so we got to work on kayak 3

striping wire to re use cause we are good like that

stitching the bottom

lining it all up

drill and stitch the sides

and merry christmas to me

[dimpra]

Well today i decided to take a short walk around the town, and here are some of the shots i've taken

[ah_long]

ice fishing.. too lazy to jig with a hand..

Eternal 811 inside the float suit

[wgmds]

my jeans were avoiding paint with my tag. just a single one while waiting for a train.

[Shangers]

Busy Week.

Monday early evening YouRen and his wife made the journey out to the Burbs to do a teanight. He needed some people to help him with tasting notes for his blog, and as I had a bunch of teas itching to be shared with friends he decided to bring his Oolongs while I supplied the Pu'ers.

When it gets cold, a ripe Pu'er hits the spot. 2005 LaoShuBing

Cleaning the leaves

Spent leaves show that they are much larger grade than some of the other Ripe Pu'ers. Not a big issue in regards to quality, as I have had some small leave Menghai's that are great. But these are still quite pretty out of the pot.

After dinner we decided to mix it up a bit and got into the bourbon I brought back for YouRen.

YouRen got a bit mischievous and decided to use a teacup to drink bourbon. Needless to say, as the night wore on, there were some mistakes on which was the bourbon and which was the Pu'er.

The wives were happy with their white wine and Chinese white liquor (Baijiu)

I had to head to Japan on Wednesday for a visa run. Forgot my camera at home, but the wife snapped some pics of the first snow in Shanghai for the year.

[Shangers]

Didn't want the Japan trip to be a total waste. These visa runs can provide a great an excuse to do the shopping. Exchange rates sucked this time, but I got the old lady's Christmas shopping done, and picked up a few goodies for myself as well.

Clockwise from left Burgus Plus belt from Hinoya (raw) after applying some Neatsfoot Oil, Sugar Cane Cotton Duck Tote, A pair of MF 7161s that have been sitting at my friend's home since May waiting for me, and a new MF Off-Duty CPO.

Saturday met up with You Ren again and decided to check out the new Gap in Shanghai. Almost all denim they are carrying are made with Cone Denim. Wondering if the local customers have some understanding of all the marketing they are putting into these.

A bit disappointed with the Gap, we headed to Take 5

Wanted a pic with Mars. Midnight CPO and Eternal contest jeans getting some love.

Last Night. Had a friend back in town from the US for Christmas. He's been gone for about a year and a half, but wanted to go back to our old faithful Japanese restaurant. We've been going there for about 7 years. All you can eat.

I got there early, and it was still empty.

Took some pics of their menu pics for comparison with their actual food.

However, by the time the food started arriving, there was a mad rush to eat, and I forgot about taking photos.

We got there early, and closed the place down. The only light on in the place was the one over our table. We got the hint, and called it a night.

Gonna be stuck in China for Christmas this year, so it was a good week meeting up with friends I haven't seen in awhile.

[riff]

Great shots Shangers! Holidays are always a good time for getting together with good friends!

So the past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity.

Multiple school concerts & plays - lots of sugar-laden nippers! Half a dozen charity dinners, and as many corporate holiday parties… Finally had the last one on Saturday night. Yay.

The snowy commutes

Shots from late evenings after events

Our little girl's class has been studying phases of the moon, so lot's of photos…

Went to the Ontario Science Centre to check out the "Mythical Creatures" exhibition.

The mermaid section was good!

Dragonz!!!!

[riff]

We took an evening to go to the Gardner Museum, to try our hand at pottery. Was a blast, and our creations will be fired over the holidays, and ready for us to glaze in the New Year.

We had lots of Bey Blade battles and sledding!

I've been driving past this place off the QEW for years, and finally made a trip out to take some photos.

The story behind this ship involves a wealthy guy who wanted to sail the Great Lakes but somehow went bankrupt. He docked his ship for the final time at Jordan Harbour and never returned. Originally this was a legal issue but then turned into a tourist attraction. A few years ago it caught on fire, leaving it looking ragged and burnt. The ice wasn't thick enough to walk out to it - maybe in January!

And of course, we decorated the tree…

Vacations… It's a dog's life!

Enjoy the holidays!

[Max Power]

Fantastic pictures again, riff.

Here's a little shameless plug for our Pike Brothers Tour. I went to Rotenburg, one great medieval city. If you're interested - read more in the related thread.

[FabGeek]

Riff those old ships are awesome! That'd make a great hdr image too!

[Megatron1505]

Great stuff Shangers, Riff and Max. I love seeing how everyone else does Christmas their way, in their country or area. So much variety to the festive season.

[dkatz]

Wow, wonderful stuff lately!

Much more from my last days with the The Flat Head 3001 World Tour jeans in the thread . Back in America now and the jeans have been passed off... just getting caught up on the past week and a half.

[roy6]

Damn you! That's the MISTER FREEDOM© Cabana Set from next season. Where 2 cop?

[dkatz]

^ don't worry, I picked up the MF teddy in the same material for you, buddy. I hope I got the right size!

[mikecch]

^ Can you proxy me the MF ducky?

The MF panda would be good too.

[dkatz]

sorry man, ducky's out. I did find some nice lavender turkeys for you though. Pant suit?

[mikecch]

^ Yes please

[roy6]

^ don't worry, I picked up the MF teddy in the same material for you, buddy. I hope I got the right size!

Holding out for MF vest/hotpant combo in same material. Size M, plz.

[dkatz]

send me back to Uganda with a sample/example and I'll see what i can do...

edit: seriously, I found some lavendar fabric with little turkeys all over it. A shirt made outta that is gonna be top priority when I return to the Dark Continent.

[mikecch]

^ What about with ducklings? Ducklings???

My Clipper's and I went to the shops today - some sweets from New Zealand (sup TG76)...not particularly good chocolate or anything, but they've got the sugar:fat ratio down pat (oh, and the packaging is cool):

Edit: Was waxing most of my belts this evening, here a funny pic (lol at 13oz runt on far right):

[k4727]

MUST SPREAD BUt DAMN

[Forbidden]

Today I went to the student district near my school. Honestly though, it is basically Korea Town there. Will try to get some stalker pics to prove my point later. After 4 hours of gruesome studying I met up with some friends in local bars. All places were surprisingly empty, probably because it is a Tuesday.

La Bomba

Laowai's, which literally means foreigner

Laowai's lets you play pool for free, so i come here sometimes with friends and hang out

Had a Tsingtao beer to relax. It says more than or equal 4.3% alcohol content. I highly doubt it though.

The way to travel in Beijing: electric scooters!

[billionaireboy]

La Bomba is a great place!

Studied at BLCU two years ago. These pictures are stroll down memory lane

[Forbidden]

Yes, they recently opened this new place called Laowai's. To me Laowai's is way better because of the free pool.

[-Z-]

here's some life i've been meaning to post but haven't found the time...

Cooking up dinner the other night...butternut squash gnocchi with a fresh salad.

Went back to the Holidazzle parade with the family this time, snapped some pics, most of which were boring...

been consumed by work lately...but when not slaving away at the 9-5...i've been here. Tunes, photo editing, and some VERY late nights getting ready for March 4th. still a long way to go, but I'm getting more excited with each passing day.

[ranonranonarat]

been a while -z-, hope you're doing well. cant wait to see the website come up. good luck with things and nice update!

[morse9443]

Z the image quality you're getting is unreal. very professional stuff my man.

[mikecch]

Lots of nice stuff lately...

Thought you Northern Hemisphere folks might appreciate some Australian sunshine - my Oni's and I went out to collect mail today:

Sorry for awkward fit pics, gf not here to do it for me.

My box is at the University of Melbourne - it's holiday time, and not so many people around.

The sun was out, and the sky very clear:

I found a handsome bird to stalk:

More of the University:

[mikecch]

Walked past my medical school - have not been here for a little while, but everything looks the same:

On the way to catch a tram home, walked pass my old residential college (it is a heritage listed building):

Christmas present from nice colleagues

[ah_long]

bday dinner.. snapped a couple of iphone pictures.. not the usual nice quality pics

gifts I got myself

dinner

grilled duck breast with miso sauce

Wagyu Beef .....

Volcano Roll

Rock n Roll