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Week 27: semi-maternity leave
I finished a lot of big projects in the last month, working more or less seven days a week (though not necessarily full days). Now most of my projects are wrapped up. I have more work lined up for the next few months but the pace will be much more mellow, and I can concentrate on getting more exercise and rest and getting the house ready for the ( Read more... ) -
Time is Tight
I have two tight deadlines remaining--the new MW book and a short story for a collection V is publishing. I wish they'd given me a little bit more breathing room--I'd be able to do better work, too ( Read more... ) -
Name that Party 2!
Here's another challenge for you... the literal translation would be the the "just argument" or "sound argument" party. (正論党)
No information as to their political leanings... it's just one party in a list of parties, so anything that sounds like a legitimate political party and bares some resemblance in meaning should be fine. -
Birthday Party 07
We had a really fun birthday party for both of our birthdays on Friday night. We managed to achieve an optimal blend of family, Japanese playgroup people, and yoachy musicians ( Read more... ) -
Kitchen Makeover
The new dishwasher and fridge are great. Ah, we can finally have ice cubes in our drinks! Just in time! And finally, we decided that the ugly Home Depot-style cabinets needed to be painted. Geo took care of it in an afternoon.
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Ode to Kirihito, World Traveler
Even though I'm not getting around as much these days, at least my work is!
Ode to Kirihito in Denmark, taken by benkun (on left) and a real Dane (on right).
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Feeling good... mostly
I've been meaning to post an entry lately about feeling super great and loving pregnancy. Unfortunately, I kept putting it off because I'm so busy these days, and as of yesterday I'm not feeling so hot again. But hopefully that's just a temporary thing ( Read more... )
