so while i've been writing all of this japanstuff, we've made it through summer 2005 - so here's thoughts on everything i could've said ( Read more... )

it has been done - i think it took longer to write about this trip than it did to plan and execute the whole thing, but at least its complete now - i appreciate all of the kind comments that you have all said, and for those of you who couldn't wait for this to finally end, your day is here...

( Ukiyo-E )

nearing the end, believe it or not - 1 or 2 more entries remain...a fair amount of recommended links within, so if you think you "May NEED A BATHROOM Break" before delving in (yeah, I'm looking at you, George - preemptive warrin' is one thing, but i guess we have to draw the line at preemptive urination), please do so...

( Temples )

another week closer to parentdom - word has it that our baby has flipped out of the breech position and is now upside-down in preparation for the upside-down world it will encounter for the next lifetime, so we're pretty happy & await tomorrow's ultrasound - in the meantime here's the first part of the letter T, which is taking some time to write ( Read more... )

a selfishly egocentric intro: i have never lived beyond the metro atlanta area in my life - my dad's side of the family lived 2.5 hours to the north in suches and my mom's side lived 2 hours south in opelika, alabama - my vacations consisted of the following destinations: daytona beach, florida; jekyll island, georgia; or gatlinburg, tennessee - ( Read more... )

at our baby shower last week, a few people said to us "you need to stop writing about japan and tell us a little about the pregnancy instead!" and what can i say, they're right! but i stubbornly swore that i'd get these diaries completed, which is ridiculous since i've been back for almost 3 months now and i'm still typing out these things ( Read more... )

i've been at work for about 5 hours now on a saturday night--yes, fun...and i'll be back here on sunday morning, in oh, about 8 hours or so...but who's to say nothing good can't come out of it? brace yourselves, lots of writing here on a myriad of different topics...

( Oba-Chan )

cranking out some more--strike while its hot, i guess...

( Live Music )

One of the great cities on this planet gets bombed, hurricane residue comes and goes from this city of mine, and yet all I say is "here's another letter of my Japanese encyclopedia." Only 2 entries, but they're two big ones so I thought it would probably be taxing enough for you to read as it is...

( Kaiseki Ryori )

yeah, who knows if i'll ever finish this thing at the rate i'm going, but at least i've gotten a few more out of the way--don't get me wrong, i do love writing this stuff, but in a painstaking effort to write everything i want down, i end up prolonging this thing by ages! its now been over a month since i got back into town, but this project can't ( Read more... )