David LaSpina (@dbooster) - Proof of Brain

David LaSpina

Japan

David is an Italian-American expat lost in Japan. A photographer, father, lover of haiku, and eater of natto. Here, there, and everywhere.

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Spring, Officially By the traditional Japanese calendar, it’s already spring. 節分 (Setsubun) passed the other day, and with it came 立春 (Risshun), the official beginning of spring, even if the air…

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Movies & TV Shows

Gordon’s Alive! If you are like me, you grew up on the cheesy 1980 sci-fi film Flash Gordon . It was rushed into production to cash in on Star Wars , but it did somethi

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2 days ago

Who Are You, Really? Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let’s go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. As always, thanks to @abla

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My Hive Goals for 2 February 2026 Hello all! Another week and it’s time again to do another #myhivegoals

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What I've Been Watching I don't watch a lot of TV, but I do browse YouTube once or twice a day, add a few promising looking clips to my watch later list and then watch one or two of them before…

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5 days ago

Silver Hits a Snag Well — silver hit a bit of a snag, didn’t it? It topped out a little over $120 just a day ago, and while I was sleeping it took a tumble down to $79. As I write this, it’s…

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6 days ago

I Don’t Wanna Get Out of My Futon I just came across this song, and it felt uncomfortably accurate, like the singer had read my mind. I hope you got a chuckle at that. A quick culture note for context:…

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X-Men Elsewhen: The Road Not Taken For longtime X-Men readers, there’s always been a lingering question: what if John Byrne had stayed? X-Men Elsewhen is Byrne’s answer to that question—a quiet, personal…

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The Muppets, Again — Cautious Optimism Greetings and salutations Hivers. I just watched the trailer for the newest Muppets series. On one level, my reaction was immediate and cynical: here we go again .…

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Irony and Longing Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let’s go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. As always, thanks to @abla

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