we got a lot to catch up on. on the 11th i spent the day with Rie and her lovely family. They brough me to Fukuoka for the day. we did a lot of siteseeing, and a little bit of shopping. We saw the Yahoo! Dome, and ate lunch at Hard Rock Cafe. It was […]
on saturday my host mom kumiko dressed me in a kimono. it took a long time and there were lots of layers and things to tie. then she and akira took me outside and we took lots of pictures. it was fun. but i don’t like most of them, and only posted a few. enjoy. […]
i got a Canon IXY Digital 60 (i think it’s equivalent to an SD450) after lots of soul searching and talking with friends i decided to stick with canon. i know we’ll have a long and happy life together. i nearly delayed a few more days*, but Amanda helped me make the plunge. her slogan […]
i was looking at some weather sites, trying to find one that told me what i wanted to hear about tomorrow’s weather, when i noticed this: these are images from the JAL website. i find the 1st and 4th pretty clear, but i’m not sure what distinguishes between needing a folding umbrella and a […]
chad and i frequent the 100 yen kaiten sushi place that i’ve mentioned (and photographed) before. thursday we went for lunch, and where we sat offered a different perspective on the sushi making process there: he’s making gunkan-maki here, but the same machine is used for nigiri sushi.
actually, ume is pronounced ooo-meh – but i still like the title. anyway, this weekend we went to Ayako’s home town of Saga to celebrate the plum festival called “ume matsuri”. this festival takes place at the nearby shrine that is up. we arrived in saga around 3 on saturday, and had missed that day’s […]
Okay, so look what you eat on Girls’ Day – Hina Sushi! I was dying. I didn’t want to eat them and left them for last. We also ate Chawanmuchi but that wasn’t as exciting looking so I didn’t take pics.
tuesday night chad and I travelled to Isahaya to see Deerhoof play. It was quite the adventure. I had read about the concert a week before on pitchfork and emailed the contact for the show. He told me that the show was sold out, but ended up getting us two tickets. Here are some highlights […]
Today is Girls’ day (click for more information). For girls’ day, people with daughters get hina dolls and put them on display. Even my tamagotchi has them on display. Hina Dolls are beautiful and expensive. And you don’t play with them. They’re just decorative. On Saturday we went to JUSCO to look at them. Some […]
before this weekend starts, let’s talk about last weekend. last weekend my host brother came in to visit from Tokyo. he’s 29 and married with a baby on the way. we hung out for a big in the afternoon, and then again in the evening after he came back from drinking with his friends. he […]