It's your turn now

September 4th, 2007 · 45 Comments

Dear regular readers, commenters, watchers and listeners,

Isn't it about time we got to know each other better? Now that you know what my family and I look like, I'd really like to you look like. Seriously. I mean it. I read all your comments but have no idea who the heck you are.

Links to photos in the comments, please. If you can't show your face in public because you're wanted by the authories or you're just too butt ugly, you can upload a photo via the contact page.

[tags]friends, request[/tags]

Categories: General

45 responses so far ↓

1 Matt // Sep 4, 2007 at 11:44 am

Just check out my site. There's a pic or 2 of me
2 Rich Pav // Sep 4, 2007 at 11:48 am

@Matt: I see three photos of you on your "about" page and they look like people who aren't even related to each other.
3 Justin // Sep 4, 2007 at 11:52 am

This is me, jetlagged and sick, in Tokyo last year.

http://flickr.com/photos/hikikomori/879502025/
4 Lon // Sep 4, 2007 at 12:01 pm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36126676@N00/1316745779/
5 Rich Pav // Sep 4, 2007 at 12:16 pm

@Lon: That's cheating!
6 Lon // Sep 4, 2007 at 12:48 pm

Sorry Rich, I'll look for something better
7 Alex // Sep 4, 2007 at 2:00 pm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58162136@N00/

About 2 years old though from my first trip to Japan. I've been back from Japan for a month now and still too lazy to put the new pictures up.
8 MIKE // Sep 4, 2007 at 2:05 pm

I am a regular although I've never left any comment. The first thing I do when I get to my office is check out your web site.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/khimmy/944841643/in/set-72157601086388416/
9 Rich Pav // Sep 4, 2007 at 2:49 pm

@Mike: I have to say, I'm always surprised when I hear from people like you–visits frequently but never leaves a comment. What surprises me most is that people like you are invariably really, really nice–like the rest who come here.
10 Rich Pav // Sep 4, 2007 at 2:57 pm

@Mike: Your daughter is adorable! I can tell she's your first because there are so many pictures.
11 mike // Sep 4, 2007 at 3:30 pm

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=218108946&size=o

ahoy
12 MIKE // Sep 4, 2007 at 4:33 pm

Thanks for the kind reply, Rich. And yes, she's my first.
13 maciej // Sep 4, 2007 at 9:34 pm

Rich – no fam pictures but you can find mine if you go on to http://www.athlinks.com and type maciej kurka.
14 Brad // Sep 4, 2007 at 10:00 pm

About to enjoy a Xmas Eve pudding on the train back to Sapporo after a day trip to Otaru w/ my significant other.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/89856529@N00/336828547/
15 Matt // Sep 4, 2007 at 10:12 pm

@Rich – The bottom picture is around 10 years old, that might be why. The top 2 are about 2 years old. I look about the same though. Never got that comment that none of my pics look like the same person
16 Ben // Sep 4, 2007 at 10:16 pm

Been following you since I started podcasting right after you did. You can see me and the wife on video here in Bangkok, sorry this one's in Spanish:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcgNX2bOOS8

Really hope to make it to Japan in the next 9 months… How's Tokyo in fall?
17 akira117 // Sep 4, 2007 at 11:54 pm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/akira117/sets/72057594079752272/

Later Rich!
18 akira117 // Sep 5, 2007 at 12:05 am

And If you have a Pownce account here I am: http://www.pownce.com/akira117/
19 Bennie // Sep 5, 2007 at 1:02 am

Hi Rich and the others! I made a yahoo/flickr account just for this… so it's almost completely empty. Oh, I'm the guy in the middle, with next to me my brother and sister (and Homer). Photo is taken in Antwerp, the city probably somewhat known in Japan because of the "Flanders no Inu"-story, right?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12681226@N06/1322260478/
20 Rich Pav // Sep 5, 2007 at 1:27 am

@Ben: No sabes que hablo espanol tal como hablo japones? El castellano fue mi especializacion en la universidad.

Autumn is the best time to visit Japan, provided you don't arrive while we're getting hit with a typhoon. Over the next few months is the best time to visit.
21 Rich Pav // Sep 5, 2007 at 1:31 am

@Brad: I thought you were holding up a jar of Grey Poupon mustard.
22 Lon // Sep 5, 2007 at 2:38 am

http://www.flickr.com/photos/visionfoo/1322987516/

(from the mid 90's)
23 Akira117 // Sep 5, 2007 at 5:07 am

lol look what I found by the RR tracks, south of were you were: http://i4.tinypic.com/42nspxf.jpg
I thought it was pretty cool
24 Ben // Sep 5, 2007 at 5:18 am

Gracias Rich, y no, no sabia que hablas español!
25 Ventura // Sep 5, 2007 at 6:15 am

In Tokyo 2005:
http://tinyurl.com/2go6hd

In Kyoto 2006:
http://tinyurl.com/29efpd
26 Rich Pav // Sep 5, 2007 at 10:58 am

@Ventura: Sorry you had so much trouble trying to post a comment. I'm not sure what happened, but I found your posts in the spam bin.

Are you planning on coming to Japan again sometime?
27 Chris // Sep 5, 2007 at 1:01 pm

Hi Rich,

Here's me:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phaedrusredux/1237437909/in/set-72157601671171873/

Top of Goryu-dake in Nagano a couple of weeks ago.
28 Rich Pav // Sep 5, 2007 at 1:53 pm

@Chris: Wow, I covet your Nikon D80. The color saturation and sharpness of your images is amazing. The look like professionally scanned 35mm slides.

Seriously, I'm going to start saving my money.
29 Chris // Sep 5, 2007 at 2:36 pm

Thanks Rich. I think it's the lens as much as anything – the Nikon 18-200VR is beautiful – expensive, but I'm hoping it's the last lens I ever need to buy..

You might want to take a look at the D40 as well – lighter, cheaper and the reviews say the quality is up there with the D80. If I were buying again I'd definitely give it some serious consideration, as the D80 is a bit heavy.
30 Rich Pav // Sep 5, 2007 at 2:53 pm

The D40 I'm pretty sure won't auto bracket exposures, which would mean no HDR photography. That lens is expensive, but it does the job of at least 3 or 4, and cuts down on how much you need to carry, including a tripod.
31 Chris // Sep 5, 2007 at 4:41 pm

Both good points. Just watch out for the exposure meter on the D80, it's kinda random..

Sorry to get so far off topic – love the blog, keep it up!
32 Alan // Sep 5, 2007 at 10:14 pm

Not recent, but looks like me.
http://flickr.com/photos/muggy/122491298/
33 tokyobilly // Sep 5, 2007 at 10:26 pm

really cool idea rich… i got picts and video of me on my site: http://www.tokyobilly.com
34 Carl // Sep 6, 2007 at 2:12 am

Rich I'm sure you remember my face but let me refreshen your memory. This is about a month ago, right before I went off to college, where I am now!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v511/mercenary_sora/n508061104_195513_2067.jpg
35 Rich Pav // Sep 6, 2007 at 10:01 am

Carl, study hard and stay way from the evils of women and booze. Just like I did.
36 bill chapman // Sep 6, 2007 at 1:13 pm

http://chapfam.net/
(but it is missing one son and his wife)
37 Kyle Eppard // Sep 7, 2007 at 3:50 am

This is me.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/drapelyk/1336900445/
38 Alexander // Sep 8, 2007 at 11:23 am

Hey Rich. I haven't commented since Spring semester, but I read every once in a while. I've been busy / on really slow internet, so I have cut back a lot on wasting time on the internets. I'm going to Japan on Monday. Maybe we can chill when I take a weekend trip to Tokyo. Here's a picture of me.
http://bp3.blogger.com/_SPu1gbJBUQA/Rt94UL3-jqI/AAAAAAAAAFE/xJpsW_blFFQ/s1600-h/DSCF2475+%28Medium%29.JPG
If you want to read my blog here it is. (Hint: It'll get more interesting when I am in Japan.)
http://soontar.blogspot.com/
39 fabio // Sep 8, 2007 at 10:47 pm

Myself, in yellow: 4004.it/fabio.jpg
(p.s. have you received the link for Blonde Redhead's files?)
Take care, bye!
40 Christopher // Sep 11, 2007 at 4:50 pm

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/31/57314909_c14469fdcb.jpg

Yay!
41 Alexander // Sep 11, 2007 at 6:01 pm

Here`s me:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexanderbot/sets/72157600317279786/
42 Alexander // Sep 11, 2007 at 6:02 pm

By the way, I`m not that Alexander up there. I`m Alexander 2 from comment 41.
43 Rich Pav // Sep 11, 2007 at 6:32 pm

@Alexander: That's it. I really have to get me a Nikon. If I end up having to prostitute myself to come up with the money, so be it.
44 Rich Pav // Sep 11, 2007 at 6:34 pm

@Christopher: You kind of look like me. I think it's the nose.
45 Onyx // Feb 7, 2009 at 12:26 am

Me, bored at work
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261/shinonyx/webwork.jpg

In Kuramae Tokyo last year
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261/shinonyx/imbiginJapan.jpg

I video i made with friends in Shibuya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pqX8zt0UAo