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It’s tax time here
It’s tax time here in Japan. National, city, and metropolitan taxes are due on Friday. Do I have any of mine done? No. Last Friday, I went to our ward office to pick up forms but got so confused that I left with one form but no instructions. Trust me, you can’t do this two…
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When I’m not in
When I’m not in my office, I’m often at DigitalEve Japan events. Here I am with Satsuki at the registration desk of yesterday’s Photoshop workshop. The workshop was a great success from my point of view. I ran around and played classroom assistant while Cara Dailey did the teaching. She covered clipping paths, layers and…
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This is the most
This is the most loved room in our house–the office. There’s no denying that it is the hub of our home. I spend most of my waking hours here. Tod is normally found at his desk (pictured to the left) or tinkering with his computers in the rack. At parties, guests usually migrate to the…
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Maison Commode
A bathroom-inspired apartment building
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This is Brendan, the
This is Brendan, the crazy proprietor of Pizzakaya (he hates it when I call him that). Behind him are Zahid and Juri, two of my favorite Pizzakaya staff. Brendan’s trying to look less crazy than usual. He was featured in this February’s Journal, a publication of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. The article…
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Gaia is a wonderful
Gaia is a wonderful natural foods store. Ironically, we found it on our way to Kua Ai’na, a hamburger restaurant near Shin-Ochanomizu. Tod calls it the “deadhead yaoya” because of the music they play, but I think of it as another one of the “crazy food stores” we’ve enjoyed since our friends introduced us to…
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There’s not too much
There’s not too much to say about our new kitchen. There’s not too much of it! It’s a small galley with the fridge and a washer/dryer against the opposite wall. There’s not much room for excess, so our counters are bare and the extra appliances are in the pantry closet across the hall. I like…
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Yesterday we addressed some
Yesterday we addressed some lighting issues. The day we moved in, I tripped a breaker when I plugged in and turned on a lamp in the living room. When Tod moved the lamp to another outlet to test it, the lamp shorted out and exploded, severing the electric cable and singeing the brand new carpet.…
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Today is Hina Matsuri,
Today is Hina Matsuri, the Doll’s Festival. These beautiful dolls are the Imperial court of the Heian period (794-1192) and the day is celebrated to bless daughters. Displaying the dolls began in the Edo period (1603 – 1898) when courtly customs seeped out to the commoners. The elaborate displays I photographed were in a bank…
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Welcome to my living
Welcome to my living room. I think this might be one of my favorite rooms, ever. The photo doesn’t do it justice because I lack a wide angle lens for my digital camera. The room has southern exposure and a wall of glass curtained with horizontally striped cotton sheers (just out of sight on the…
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