Tuesday, December 25, 2007



Well, on my side of the world, Christmas is nearly over! It was very traditionally Japanese Christmas in that I worked. And as evidenced above, I've also got a nasty cold! But worry not, I'm about to curl up with some hot chocolate and Prancer. Merry Christmas everyone! I love you very much and I'll see a lot of you very soon. Yes!

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Lauren decided it was time for a Christmas tree.

And lo, the Christmas A-Series Swinging Christmas Tree, Gold it was. She laughed in the face of the poor fool who bought into the B-Series Non-Swinging Silver. Ho ho ho, ha ha ha!


JOY. Now for the unpacking and assembly. Ooo, shiny! So shiny, in fact, that Lauren was distracted for a full twenty minutes before unpacking the remaining effects.


Whatever shall she do? So complicated! So many pieces! So much construction to be done! Vex, vex, vex.


But Hallelujah! Pictographical instructions!


After consultation of instructions and a few calls with a contractor, up went the A-Series Swinger...


...and HARK! The spirit of the season officially started in Japartment-land! There was much rejoicing.

But did it actually swing?


And yes, Lauren was listening to Genesis throughout the building of her A-Series Swinging Gold Christmas Tree. Who better than to get one in the Christmas mood than Phil Collins?

Monday, December 3, 2007

in the cold december rain

Just got in from Christmas shopping, and boy are my arms tired! Wait...that's not right.

Anyway, it was p-p-p-pouring last night and windy windy windy. Here' s what my balcony had to say about it:



I had it on that one spot so long because I was waiting for a train go by because the rain plus wind plus train noise was pretty cool but it didn't happen. Not sure why the lights in my neighborhood look so green either. Perhaps I'm residing in a radioactive area! Crap. It would explain the third eye I've been sporting lately. Huh? What? I'm going to bed.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon" has come up in my life thrice today, on unrelated occasions. That's gotta mean something.

Also, I've been having urges to read the Little House on the Prairie books.

And finally, I at last faced my fears of bumps and holes and tried some bubble tea. The tea part was delicious but those little balls of tapioca at the bottom still freak me the beep out.



Loving would be easy if your colors were like my tea - red gold and green, red gold and gree-he-he-een...