Thanks Tova. My husband took me out for a nice course dinner at Teppanyaki style place. He was going to take me to a toy camera shop, too but it was already closed. It was nice to dress up and go out with him. We haven't done the dress up thing for a while.
Beautiful dog! The last picture is especially gorgeous. I'm so sorry for your loss.
[quote who="Ravenblack" reply="13" id="1891904"] I don't think it's true in all estates. Estates that are older with more elderly people tend to be friendlier. I guess they stay at home more and thus are more likely to interact with neighbours than younger people and younger families, where likely they aren't around in the day, and when they get home they just want some time and rest. [/quote] Actually, I think people in the previous ge
I'm not a right winger but I only occasionally eat granola. I don't get involved in a lot of the political stuff because I'm not American and I don't see the reason to get myself all "het up" on stuff that doesn't have a direct impact on my daily life. The whole thing about "showing the truth to the other side" is not only boring to watch, it is pretty much an exercise in futility. Some points are interesting. Both sides of any political issue use the same tools and
I agree. Funny recap. Thanks for saving 97 minutes of my life. Sometimes the time we lose is more important than the ticket price.
[quote who="OckhamsRazor" comment="1"] Happy Birthday Units: 1 [/quote] This is a very nice unit! Many thanks! [e digicons]:D[/e] [e digicons]:grin:[/e] (party hat smiley needed!)
[quote who="Zoologist03" comment="1"] Otanjou-bi Omedetou Gozaimasu! ~Zoo [/quote] Great Japanese! ありがとう！[quote who="Boudica" comment="4"] Happy Birthday! Today is my oldest son's birthday too. Chocolate cake sounds like a yummy way to celebrate to me. [/quote] Cool! Us late September babies seem to be a bit of a rarity. Chocolate.... droolgrwhaouaghahghaaarrawargh
Pastry Units Eaten: 2 (ok... well improving anyway) vegetable units: 2 (um... ok?) meat/fish/tofu units: 3 caffiene units: 2 (or do I add 1 unit for each espresso shot added...) Actual caffeine units:4 (grande has two shots, plus extra shot.... 3x2... but divided with husband... so three... but he didn't really get to drink much because he was driving.... yeah... 4 sh
My birthday is in two minutes. I kind of wanted to have a large party, but then when I started to organize it, I realized that doing so was going to be full of disappointments and irritations so I wisely opted to have dinner with my husband only. That will be 98% guaranteed to be a really nice evening. The 2% is just in case of things like stepping on dog poo or twisting my ankle or getting salmonella. Remote possibilities as I only give it a 2%. Since it is 1 a.m. in the
You can get Torchwood on DVD now. A lot of the streaming stuff is blocked from Asian IP. I didn't have any luck with the US stations and Torchwood was available on BBC site but not from Japan. I can order stuff from iTunes USA and see it here if I have an American address for my credit card. Being Canadian, my address is Canadian so the card doesn't work. Last time I checked, I couldn't get Torchwood on iTunes Canada. i can't remember if I checked about He
Love Mohinder. He is very sexy. Ha ha about libido power. Figures Season 2 is just starting up here. I'm really looking forward to it. Some of my students whose parents have American-based credit cards have already seen Season 2. Canadian i-Tunes is horrible. Blah. About as much selection as Japan (ie not good). Have you seen Torchwood? It's on BBC America and also on i-Tunes. I really think you'd
Don't be surprised that some people don't know the language. I know some foreigners (native English speakers) who have been in Japan for 10 years or more and can still barely navigate a menu in a restaurant. I agree with you though, it is shameful. I'm not as fluent as I should be but I can get by kind of. Lots of people pull the "I don't speak (the local language) card" to get out of stuff. For more irony, I remember a conversation with an American who w
If there is not such a spelling, there should be! :)
I was thinking how blah this summer seemed. I had a lot of projects that I wanted to do this summer. I started a walk on Tokaido last year. It is the road that connected Kyoto to Edo (now Tokyo). I have two blogs for that trip even though it's still not complete. www.estelloproject.blogspot.com is the blog of a clay character I created. The first entries are of Es
I miss the mini-chocolate bars. I'm really looking forward to seeing those pics! This is going to seem really strange, but I totally forgot that I was going to Calgary and would be there during Hallowe'en. I'll be on the search for cool houses, too! My aunt's neighbor usually does an amazing job, complete with sound effects.
Thanks for this article. It makes a very lovely change of pace from all the political stuff going on. I miss Halloween. We finally have a bit of a break in the hot, humid weather here, but there are no Halloween decorations. Even finding a pumpkin to carve is hard and a mid size pumpkin costs $20 or over. I think I like Halloween decorations better than Christmas. Please post some pics of some of the neat houses.
I guess right now I am glad I'm not walking down your street. I might end up on your barbque! You have my vote. That sucks. It reminds me that my earthquake kit is only half finished and I really should get moving on that.
[quote who="lordkosc" comment="13"] I got to see this last week, and its not THAT bad, trust me go watch "the aquatic life of steve zissou" and THEN you will know what a bad movie is. [/quote] While this is probably very true, you'd have to pay me hundreds of thousands of tax-free dollars to even get me to buy a ticket to that flick. And that's not even saying I'd plant my behind in the seat.
[quote who="shadesofgrey" comment="10"] that is brilliant -- I'm going to have to remember that. Enthusiasm is the key! [/quote] Yes, enthusiasm is the key. However, and this is crucial, remember this 20 years later and mock the kids by saying, "And I can't believe you fell for that!" The first time you hear the mocking, it's not so funny, but after the next 10 or so, one starts to see the humor in it. This completes the child's training
I thought it was funny. But seriously, when my brother and sister and I were little and wanted something to do, my mom would think for a minute then say, "I know, let's vacuum the carpet!" She said it with such enthusiasm that we'd always cheer. Of course, we did grow out of it. Eventually.
He he. Just as long as it stays on the neighbor's side. Nature's gotta obey boundaries, right? ;) So far, the only munching has been on that one plant. The leaf is huge and hairy and the stems and stalk look pretty succulent. Luckily, my tomatoes and herbs on the balcony haven't had any problems like this. I saw another caterpillar on the leaf. This one is small and hairy. I looked it up and it looks like it might become a gypsy moth. I
Between my house and the neighbor's house there is a huge weed. It's almost next to our front door. It's about a meter tall with huge leaves about the size of dinner plates. We haven't pulled it because it's on the neighbor's side (although the space between our houses is only about 50 centimeters) but we don't know our neighbors that well. I'd like to pull it, but my husband says he wouldn't like people messing on his property, so we shouldn't either. Fair enoug
1. What is the strangest thing you ever ate? Squid guts. Once. Only once. It's called Shiokara. Nasty. I think I tried sea-cucumber (namako) once, too . 2. Describe yourself in six words. Creative, empathetic, observer, argumentative (
[quote who="foreverserenity" comment="22"] Bad cook at that place Tex! Not just the color but it looks unappetising! Momijiki - that looks tasty, I love Chinese and Japanese food! I've cooked with cucumber before, and I usually add it last minute so that it isn't soggy, it is really good in some dishes. [/quote] The place I went to has been in a lot of magazines and on some TV shows. Food is a really big topic here. There are at l
I don't think a lot of people forget. I'm not even American and I still think about it. My husband and I were talking about it. But we don't just remember at September 11th. I really hate it when people have to make a big deal of the anniversary of something when it's something that goes on all the time. Like love, we shouldn't need a special day to remember it. If we really need that day in order to remember, then I think something is wrong. The ot
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