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Japan Day 1Big pup and I decided to visit Japan for an impromptu...

June 1, 2016, 5:42 am
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Japan Day 1

Big pup and I decided to visit Japan for an impromptu trip before I moved away to Seattle and started my new job.  Its a chance for us to have one last super big adventure.

Flight wasn’t so bad.  Found some sleeping pills in my duffle bag from my last trip so spent most of the flight passed out.  Woke up for meal service.  Chicken teriyaki with rice and this weird multi-grain salad:

Pretty delicious.  The photos don’t do it justice.

This was my first time flying through Narita airport.  A little older than Haneda, but not bad…  Had some trouble getting through with “my husband.”  I forgot that our marriage isn’t recognized here.  Or maybe they require a customs form for every adult.  Hmm.

Anyway.

Took the airport express train to Tokyo, then transferred to Akihabara.  Finally got to our hotel at 5pm.

It’s quite a bit bigger than I expected.  My last hotel room at Akihabara combined the shower and toilet into one…this at least breaks those apart.

Walked around for a bit exploring Akihabara.  Had some wonderful sushi, melon bread, and these cheese pastries.  Ended the evening at the Tokyo Station Pokemon Center.  Just a preview of the mega Pokemon center I’ll be taking big pup to.

Have an early morning tomorrow.  Bedtime.

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Time After Time - Caroline Baran

June 1, 2016, 4:21 pm
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Time After Time - Caroline Baran:

brandedbulltank:

Subspace: Time After Time.

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This pup can often find him surprised by how a particular song can reach you at the right time, and suddenly you ‘get it’. I had this experience with a cover of Cindy Lauper’s Time after Time. Hearing it made me shed a tear.

If you’re lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I’ll be waiting
Time after time

The song feels special because I know that there are times when I do get depressed and sad, the feeling can be close to being lost, and without direction and focus. While the feeling does pass, my Master is always been there for me, making sure that I’m looked after, that I’m healthy - ensuring that I’m supported and loved. It’s hard for him because there isn’t always a clear way of helping - and yet, he is always there for me. Always. That means so much for me. 

There are times where I don’t feel worthy of that kind of patience from him. I grateful for every day he does. As I believe that I’ve mentioned before, with the submissive head-space comes a feeling of unworthiness - in these instances one needs to have faith your Master has in you - let it be an anchor point.

 At the same time, I sincerely hope that I can be the same for him. A constant, supportive, loving presence in a long life together. That through every big and little change, through every time we rise up to our best, and for every time we stumble - we will always have eachother.

At a time where my view of the future is met by a lot of uncertainty, I know for sure that the one thing I’m most excited for is sharing the future with you - Master and his always loving, loyal and obedient pup.

Thank you, pup. I’m trying. Still learning new ways to make you happy after five years.

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Japanese souvenir shopping

June 1, 2016, 9:40 pm
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Where can I find a sexy kitten maid costume that would fit tank?! Ahhh!

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8% off tax free 5% visa card discount 20% exchange rate...

June 2, 2016, 12:51 am
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8% off tax free
5% visa card discount
20% exchange rate advantage

I deserve this.

Inspired by my friend @sugarray53, I was originally going to get the Sony 28mm f2 with the 16mm fisheye attachment. Affordable, compact, good reviews, and my shortest prime was the 55mm. This lens would fill a big (narrow) gap in my collection.

Got to play with it hands-on in Akihabara…where it was sitting next to this beast:

The Carl Zeiss 25mm f2 Batis.

Smaller, lighter, and prettier than the Sony lens. It uses an OLED range finder on the barrel and looks like the brain child offspring of Jonathan Ive and Dyson.

I played with it. Love at first shot.

The best sub-55mm lens I’ve ever used. I had to have it.

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Hey, Big fan of you and your pups. I'm actually a powerlifter in training as well and was wonder if I could get any helpful tips and/or advice about such from Tank. With that massive size and strength I'd love his input.

June 2, 2016, 2:08 am
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We’re all too busy to give free, personalized, coaching, but tank and I have each written very detailed and extensive posts about bodybuilding and powerlifting. It’s a really great place to start if you’re new.

Just follow the links in the main navigation of my blog.

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Japan Day 2Our biological clocks still running on Pacific...

June 3, 2016, 4:39 am
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Japan Day 2

Our biological clocks still running on Pacific Standard, we were wide awake at 2am.  Perfect time to cab over to the Tsukiji fish market to catch the famous tuna auctions, explore the vendor stalls, and eat at the secret sushi bar hidden inside the fish market.

I was very happy.  Something about the singing Japanese men auctioning off tuna resonates with me.

My secret sushi place within the market was apparently no longer a secret.  A line wrapped around the store with a sad sign saying they couldn’t accommodate any more customers.

Sushi shops surround the outer market, but we were very disappointed.  The uni was not fresh at all.  

So we tried cleansing our palates exploring the outer market, buying pieces of raw, fresh fish that caught our eye and eating it on the spot.

Mmm.  Whatever that was.

Went back to the hotel, napped, hit the SONY flagship store at Tokyo Center.  Absolutely gorgeous interactive displays, complete collection of SONY lenses, but oddly overpriced above MSRP.

We ended up going back to Akihabara where I bought my new lens.

Then lunch at an all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu restaurant.  Wagyuu beef for ~$20 USD.  I was in heaven.

Caught the Yamamote line for the the Mega Pokemon Center, where I spent a lot of time playing with my new lens.  Its perfect for dramatic, sharp, architecture shots, macros, and tight portraits.  It could easily become my primary lens.

Big pup bought a three-foot-tall Charmander plush.  No idea how we’ll get that thing home.

Ended the evening at a small Tokyo-suburb onsen.

I wanted to take big pup to Takaragawa or one of the big onsen resorts in Tokyo, but couldn’t because of his full-body tattoos.  Most onsen (and even public beaches) refuse access to people with tattoos because fo the possible association with Japanese mafia, the Yakuza.  Sigh.

This little onsen was cute though.  A very unique, Japanese experience.

We shared the bath with a dozen families winding down during the middle of the week.  I got to practice my Japanese with a couple (presumably) salary men, while some kids asked if big pup was a professional wrestler.

Big pup enjoyed himself, that makes me happy :)

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carnenchiladas:Sumo practice in Tokyo This was awesome

June 3, 2016, 5:00 pm
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What do you guys eat for breakfast while you're in Japan? I can't get enough of eating vicariously through your food adventures right now!

June 4, 2016, 10:07 pm
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Hi, pup!

Breakfast has been boring, small, and carb heavy. We usually grab a breakfast pastry from the many French bread stores in Akihabara station.

I’ve had a lot of trouble maintaining my high protein diet (even with the powder I pack) whenever I travel through Asia.

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Tokyo 🚄 Osaka Bullet train. It’s running faster than...

June 5, 2016, 7:02 pm
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My laptop battery died and I’m too cheap to buy a charger...

June 5, 2016, 7:02 pm
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My laptop battery died and I’m too cheap to buy a charger for it in Japan…so I’m going to be a little slow to update.

I’m the meantime, here are some special edition Krispy Kream donuts from Tokyo.

Top left going clockwise: green tea, green tea cake, mango, strawberry

Donuts in Japan are surprisingly less sweet than in America. These look delicious, but I was disappointed when I didn’t get heart palpitations from the sugary overload.

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brandedbulltank: June 5, 2015: “Daddy, you’re doing something...

June 5, 2016, 9:05 pm
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brandedbulltank:

June 5, 2015: “Daddy, you’re doing something and I’m not part of. Make me part of it!”

‘Curiously enough, the dolphins had long known about the impending destruction of the planet Earth and had made many attempts to alert mankind to the danger; but most of their communications were misinterpreted as amusing attempts to punch footballs or whistle for tidbits…”

Oh, Thor. Hitchhikers Guide “trilogy” is required reading for my pups.

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I love you pup! Thank you for serving me.

June 5, 2016, 10:53 pm
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It’s my pleasure to serve you, Master – every day and forever. Thank you for your gift of ownership.

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Kimono thrift shopping. All silk. $5. They wouldn’t let...

June 5, 2016, 11:35 pm
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Kimono thrift shopping. All silk. $5.

They wouldn’t let me try anything on because I’m a dude, so I’m telling them I’m shopping for my 180cm 135kg mom.

Plausible.

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Is your dick bigger then your masters?

June 5, 2016, 11:47 pm
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Heh, no. That’s like comparing an eggplant to a dill pickle.

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carnenchiladas: Meowth! I think this is our fourth Pokemon...

June 6, 2016, 2:35 am
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brandedbulltank: 6 June 2016: When Master says “Present!” Mine....

June 6, 2016, 8:43 pm
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Yikes. The noodlesandbeef haters are escalating their usual...

June 6, 2016, 9:41 pm
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Yikes. The noodlesandbeef haters are escalating their usual racist rhetoric into death threats.

Edit: Matt Bee runs the bear party “Bearracuda.” Full disclosure, I have written about his exclusion of black and asian bears in the past.

A friend forwarded this terrifying, racist comment from Matt Bee, the owner of Bearracuda. While I’m no stranger to the racist rhetoric I receive from anonymous trolls online, it’s really scary putting a face to it.

Any ideas on what to do?

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alphabeef: noodlesandbeef: Yikes. The noodlesandbeef haters...

June 7, 2016, 6:00 am
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alphabeef:

noodlesandbeef:

Yikes. The noodlesandbeef haters are escalating their usual racist rhetoric into death threats.

Edit: Matt Bee is the person who runs Bearracuda. Full disclosure, he might have something against me for writing about his exclusion of Black and Asian bears.

A friend forwarded this terrifying, racist comment from Matt Bee, the owner of Bearracuda. While I’m no stranger to the racist rhetoric I receive from anonymous trolls online, it’s really scary putting a face to it.

Any ideas on what to do?

I’m at a loss for words. Part of me is so angry that I can barely type, the other part wants to be with my Master to hold him in my arms and comfort him.

I’m white. I’ve never had to put up with being compared to an ape, a gorilla, or a monkey. It makes me sick when I see those comparisons made to our president or his family.

It makes me fucking livid to see that comparison made to my Master, who has been identified as black in the past because of his dark skin.  

And before you think “Oh, I’m sure he means it as a compliment because gorillas are buff,” 20 other people liked his comment. They weren’t liking it because they thought it was hilarious that a muscular guy hadn’t been shot dead. They were liking it because it was a burn. And a racist one at that.

This isn’t cute. This isn’t funny. This is wrong.

Thank you, alpha.

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brandedbulltank: noodlesandbeef: Yikes. The...

June 7, 2016, 9:00 am
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brandedbulltank:

noodlesandbeef:

Yikes. The noodlesandbeef haters are escalating their usual racist rhetoric into death threats.

Edit: Matt Bee is the person who runs Bearracuda. Full disclosure, he might have something against me for writing about his exclusion of Black and Asian bears.

For anyone wondering, we were staging this photograph:

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In the top photo you can see the camera standing atop a backpack.

I’m not angry about this, just disappointed. 

Why cast shade, when you can be a ray of light to those around you? What to we achieve when we cast pointless meanness out into the world, or get behind it for that matter?

I don’t know you Matt Bee, I’m willing to give you the benefit of the doubt and interpret your comment as referring to me, but I believe you are a better person than your comment presented you to be. 


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Edit: It took longer for the penny to drop on this one, as the gravity of these comments were lost on me as a white person from a different cultural background. 

The more I understand, the angrier I get. 

These comments are completely racist, hurtful and unacceptable - and you should be ashamed of yourself. You are an embarrassment to both yourself and to your company. You have no problem making bank on a community that espouses diversity and inclusivity yet in your day-to-day life you go around likening darker-skinned people to gorillas, to the accolades of your peers - you’re a fucking hypocrite - you’re all fucking hypocrites.

The colours of the goddamn Bear Flag are supposed to represent diversity of skintones within the community.

Take a hard fucking look at yourself, so next time you get behind a keyboard and have the urge to be a racist shitbag, you might just have the strength and the foresight to stop yourself.

It’s not even the comment itself that disgusts me the most, more that out there are twenty more people who like the comment. Do you live in a bubble where people just pat you on the back for being a racist dickweed?

Urg!

Thank you, tank.

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carnenchiladas: alphabeef: noodlesandbeef: Yikes. The...

June 7, 2016, 12:00 pm
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carnenchiladas:

alphabeef:

noodlesandbeef:

Yikes. The noodlesandbeef haters are escalating their usual racist rhetoric into death threats.

Edit: Matt Bee is the person who runs Bearracuda. Full disclosure, he might have something against me for writing about his exclusion of Black and Asian bears.

A friend forwarded this terrifying, racist comment from Matt Bee, the owner of Bearracuda. While I’m no stranger to the racist rhetoric I receive from anonymous trolls online, it’s really scary putting a face to it.

Any ideas on what to do?

I’m at a loss for words. Part of me is so angry that I can barely type, the other part wants to be with my Master to hold him in my arms and comfort him.

I’m white. I’ve never had to put up with being compared to an ape, a gorilla, or a monkey. It makes me sick when I see those comparisons made to our president or his family.

It makes me fucking livid to see that comparison made to my Master, who has been identified as black in the past because of his dark skin.  

And before you think “Oh, I’m sure he means it as a compliment because gorillas are buff,” 20 other people liked his comment. They weren’t liking it because they thought it was hilarious that a muscular guy hadn’t been shot dead. They were liking it because it was a burn. And a racist one at that.

This isn’t cute. This isn’t funny. This is wrong.

Basically everything Alpha said. But yeah, what kind of horrible human being can spew this kind of hate against another person, there is no way this was said as a compliment like a friend suggested (gorillas being big and strong), specially towards a person of color. There is no doubt this was a racist, ignorant comment towards Master Dylan. Specially when he mentions shooting and killing, that is being disgusting.

And I pity this person because there must be something very wrong inside him to feel this way and to feel he needs to say something as hateful as this. I pity him because he will never be as awesome, smart, caring, loving and loved by so many people like Master Dylan is.

And we will continue to live our lives the way we want to, and do whatever the fuck we want and nobody can tell us or make us do differently because, I and I am pretty sure everyone in our family feels the same, are very happy with how we are and live our lives.

So fuck the haters and fuck ignorant racist people, you can go fuck yourselves because we will continue to live our lives just the way we want to and be awesome while doing it!

Thank you, big pup :’)

Ah, I love my pups. Thank you for being so supportive. I wish there was something that could be done about these noodlesandbeef haters.

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