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True Mongolian food is
True Mongolian food is mainly meat, milik and flour. These ingredients are most accessible to the nomadic tribes of Mongolia. Our dinner at Shilingol, a small restaurant in Sengoku, was mainly lamb and milk products. We started with a salty milk tea and fried bread, then dug into the only vegetable for the meal–shredded potatoes…
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I woke this morning
I woke this morning to the sound of helicopters. President Bush is in town. I imagine he’s staying at the Imperial guest house and coptering from place to place in the city. This morning, he visited Meiji Shrine and later today he meets with the Prime Minister. Later tonight, they are all going out to…
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The Duck! man came
The Duck! man came yesterday to estimate the cost of our move. I had requested an English-speaker since my Japanese is just not up to the challenge of contract details. Hanaki-san was very nice and he and I spoke in a mix of English and Japanese until Tod arrived. Tod’s Japanese is good enough that…
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One man’s junk is
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. This morning, I decided that there were tidbits in the house that I wasn’t willing to throw away or sell, yet I didn’t want to keep them. So I put them in a box, made a sign in Japanese that reads “Used things FREE. Please take whatever you…
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Yesterday in the Drawing
Yesterday in the Drawing on the Artist Within class, we drew analogs of emotions, states of being, and personal characteristics. Without using symbols or drawing real objects, how do you draw anger? Soft? Mean? Naive? Our purpose was to illustrate that there is a common “language of line.” For example, Peacefulness is often portrayed by…
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I can go for
I can go for days with nothing really interesting going on, then find myself in up to my ears in activity. This time it’s not my procrastination doing me in–it’s deadlines, work coming in from clients and a class on “Drawing on the Artist Within.” Tomorrow, it’s more of the same. Fun!
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Rattle. Rattttttttttllle. RRRaTTTTTtTTTtTTTTTtTtTle. Rattle.
Rattle. Rattttttttttllle. RRRaTTTTTtTTTtTTTTTtTtTle. Rattle. That was last night’s earthquake. It wasn’t centered here in Tokyo, but it was strong enough that all of our windows rattled loudly. Earthquakes are quite awe-inspiring. And they make me nervous.
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More online food options:
More online food options: Demae Kan shows only the restaurants that deliver to your address. Where we live now, we’ve access to Chinese, sushi, box lunches, Italian and pizza. In our new place, we lose the Italian, but pick up wine and “New York.” We tested out Demae Kan and had Chinese delivered last night.…
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Tod gave an interview
Tod gave an interview in Japanese. The reporter, Kumi Yamada from Mainichi’s MyCom web magazine, attended DigitalEve Japan’s awards event to gather information for an article she is writing about us. Tod was the only man in the room and he won a prize for his participation on the Technology Team, so he was a…
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I’ve just discovered that
I’ve just discovered that Queen’s Isetan, the big supermarket in our neighborhood, has online ordering and delivery. This is good news. I’ve grown fond of some of QI’s high quality items and our new apartment is about a 25 minute walk away. The nearest food shopping in our new neighborhood is Yunesuko; it’s a small…
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