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節分 (Setsubun)
Setsubun was Friday, and me, Yoko and a couple of my friends all trundled down to the local shrine for some good old-fashioned bean-throwing. My mom always made a big deal out of holidays and I had a great time when I was a kid and everything was magical. I'm not sure if Yuki felt the magic, exactly, but I had a good time, and we even got on TV.
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Shiba Moe
'Moe' describes something that English has no word for but really ought to- that squee feeling you get when you see something unbelievably cute. This picture about sums it up.
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Snow Day!
Woke up this morning to snow! After breakfast we bundled up and headed out. Right past the genius at the end of the street who was using his water hose to clear away the snow in front of his house and ensure only a sheet of pure ice would remain. (This is the same fascist who watches us from an upstairs window when we take out the cats to see if he ( Read more... ) -
Halloween 2011
I really like to go all out for Halloween when I get the chance, but it's amazing how sleep deprivation is directly connected to motivation in general. I did manage to drag a (sick) Soi to Shinjuku Park for the Tokyo Mother's Group Halloween party.
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Better
The plan seems to have worked!
I made sure she drank a lot, both sides, before I put her down, and refused to feed her for 4 more hours. While it hasn't been perfect, she's now sleeping MUCH better. We still have a long way to go, but I can start feeling like a real human again.
It's weird now that I have a baby- I've been inducted into the Mom Club ( Read more... ) -
Tough
Man, things have been rough lately ( Read more... ) -
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She is crying in her swing now. I've been trying to get her down for almost 3 hours. She's exhausted because she got up at 4:30 this morning and only napped like an hour after that, then had a couple of 20 minute naps during the day, and that was it. She is only getting about a third of the sleep she needs and I get even less. I hate this so much. ( Read more... ) -
A New Decade
Turned 30 yesterday. Soi had to work late and most of my friends have left Japan, so I was feeling pretty sorry for myself the night before. I was prepared to have the loneliest birthday ever. Cue weeping violin.
It didn't quite turn out that way. The day started out with me talking to my family and chatting with a good friend online. Got an awesome ( Read more... ) -
Typhoon
Ugh. Having a sick kid and being sick at the same time isn't the most pleasant way to spend a week ( Read more... ) -
Struggling
I found out that those gourds I keep seeing on people's walls are bottle gourds. They used to be hollowed out and used as sake containers, and you see that distinctive shape used for dishes and sweets sometimes. Turns out you can make cool lamps with them, too.
I always think best when I'm moving. One of the few problems I have with living in Tokyo ( Read more... )
