Konichiwa (aka Sammy's in Japan!)

  image from Sweet Grass productions

My little brother, Sam, touched down in Hokkaido, Japan two nights ago.  He's there to work with friends and their company, SweetGrass Productions, on a snowboarding film sponsored by Patagonia.  Apparently Sweet Grass has been there for months and their teaser looks amazing:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KHd7i2bMRA&feature=player_embedded]  

In other, pales-in-contrast, traveling news, I'm headed to Brooklyn for my friend Lila's birthday this weekend.  Should be good times...