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Long Covid – a review
Two Stars. Not a good show in any way: the director lacked a clear vision; cast was underrehearsed and low energy; and the tech was patchy. Even if you get free tickets, avoid this production. I have been “out of it” for the past few months in a slightly concerning way. But I think I…
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Tokyo Bay Meditation
Find calm depths even as the waves crash around you. This 12 minute guided meditation takes you on a tour of Tokyo Bay and your emotional landscape.
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Ishida Tetsuo and the Bird-Tailed Chisel
In the long-ago time when Edo was founded, there was a stone carver called Ishida Tetsuo. He came from a long line of quarrymen who lived on the Boso Peninsula, where stone was pulled from the mountains and turned into building blocks for the new capital city. He apprenticed with his father, who had left…
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Goodbye, Tilly Good Car
Tomorrow we say goodbye to Tilly, our 1999 Daihatsu Mira Gino. I have been emotional about this all week, because I anthropomorphise her. She is cute; she is stalwart. She loves to wait for us under the shade of trees. She is fearless on rocky roads. She delights in hooning – going a little too…
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Repurposing illustrations
I have a few clients who come back to me regularly(ish) for illustration and design work. I was excited yesterday to get a mail from one of them, asking if I had time right away to do some work on a short deadline for a corporate video animation. When we were discussing the details of…
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A New Canvas
I haven’t been writing much about our future house at 555, because everything has been very slow and the architect prefers that I don’t share his work too much. I didn’t feel comfortable writing about the design process that’s been going on since October. But lately the pace is picking up. The final drawings are…
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A Reflection on Sayonaras
Today I said goodbye to a friend from our neighborhood who is leaving for new adventures. She’s been a colorful character in our area for several years and as the only middle-aged white American women in this part of Chiba, we’ve become close and had each others backs for the unexpected events of country living. …
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Creative Business Struggles
I love being a creative person doing work for clients. But balancing my artistic temperament with business skills is a challenge. It has taken me many years to get mostly right, and I’m still working on it. Here are a couple of struggles I’ve faced, that you might feel, too. 1. Pride. I work hard…
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Partner yoga
One of my favorite yoga sessions to lead is partner yoga. A mix of assisted stretching, paired poses, and acroyoga is always fun and challenging for everyone. It’s a lighthearted way for our community to build trust, support, and compassion. Thank you, Toshiko, for grabbing these screenshots on your non-partnered side of the Zoom call.
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Racism doesn’t belong in Activism.
I don’t share them often in public, but I have opinions, political views, and strong ideas about how things could be better in the world. I am anti-conspiracy, pro-science, anti-racist, feminist, pro-LGBTQ+, and anti-consumerism. I believe there’s beauty in everything. I think we should be good to each other. It’s okay with me if you…
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