Hello everyone. It's been cold lately. How are you all doing?
Recently I went to the Parasitological Museum in Meguro and learned about the "life cycle of a parasite," and one sentence that stuck with me was, "Parasites have evolved to live an efficient life cycle." What an unexciting phrase, "efficient life cycle"... I spend my days doing pointless things like walking around town looking for strange things, so I don't think I'll ever become a parasite.
Well, in this issue of "Staff OK and Artistic Things," we will be introducing the photographs that Staff OK, who lives such an inefficient life, has taken through his many wasted efforts!
1. Bread...? Right?
I wonder how many different types of pandas there are in the city. I wonder if there are more individual differences than in wild pandas.
This creature resembled a panda and was in Suzu City, at the very tip of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. It was the most remote panda. There was nothing wrong with it when I looked at it from afar. But as I got closer to it, the sense of unease that I thought might just be my imagination grew stronger and stronger. I wondered why, what was strange, I couldn't put it into words, but the sense of unease was definitely there.
2. To a fierce dog
"To a vicious dog."
I wonder what happens next...
He became a "fierce dog."
Certified as a "vicious dog."
"To a fierce dog"...
It makes me imagine all sorts of things.
3. The welcoming mood reaches its peak
I've never seen a car wash with such a welcoming atmosphere. They're not satisfied with just the front, they've even written welcoming messages on the side pillars. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of excitement they'll have in this car wash. The quiet environment with almost nothing around is also a plus point.
4. No money
I think handwritten letters are the best tool for conveying feelings. I thought I might have never felt the writer's emotions so deeply. I guess I really have never felt that way...
5. No Money 2
A few weeks after receiving the previous message, here is No Money 2 in a different location. I wonder if it's the same author. This person is really good at writing. Graffiti is not okay, but I hope that one day he will use his talent for writing to shout out, "I have money!"
6. Exposed Corn
When I found it, the song "Sarashimono" by Hoshino Gen and PUNPEE replayed in my mind. What had they done to deserve being hung up like this and made a public spectacle... I couldn't tell from the silent cone whether it was a villainous cone or a mischievous cone.
7. Home Press
You can almost hear a voice calling out "Help me..." from this house. Why is the shape of the house the only thing on the side...? It reminds me of the pressed octopus crackers.
8. Her Name is Mei
Finally, we'd like to introduce you to a cat living in Totoro's world line.
I was so happy to find a cat for the first time in a while that I started talking to it, but it was suddenly sucked into the roots of a nearby tree. There was a scene like this in Totoro. I wonder if it lives here, what a lovely house.
Well, this time we discovered a variety of things around town. I'm sure you all have artistic things close to you. The world is still too interesting for me to become a parasite, so I'd like to continue walking around the city!