Meme: 100 Japanese Foods to Try

Sep 17 2008 • Food • 11 Comments

I don’t normally participate in memes but this one is now my personal check-list. I was looking over my calendar today and I realize how very little time I have left in Japan. It’s kind of stunning, really, to look at my surroundings and realize that this won’t be my life anymore. Last year, the [...]

Baskin Robbins: September Flavors

Sep 12 2008 • Snacks • 11 Comments

I imagine it’s warmer down south but so far, it’s really starting to feel like September. Alternating high and low temperatures, punctuated with bouts of rain, and the smell of wood-burning stoves being fired up. It’s almost to the point where ice cream will be last on my list of sweet treats. [...]

Mid-Series Review: Chi’s Sweet Home

Sep 09 2008 • Anime • 6 Comments

Although I’ve been a huge Chi’s Sweet Home fan since 2005, the anime has left me with mixed feelings so far. When it first started airing earlier this year, I was excited (for 3 minutes at a time) because the series was able to capture Chi’s mannerisms from the manga so precisely. The [...]

Japanese School Lunch: Week 13

Sep 06 2008 • Japanese School Lunch • 12 Comments

Please note that the American menu provided is from my middle school in the US. It is meant to serve as a comparison.
Note to self: must stretch stomach.
It amazes me each semester how much food the kids can eat. Even the elementary sized portions - as a teacher, you get the adult portion [...]

New Theme: Send Me On My Way

Sep 04 2008 • Web • 14 Comments

While watching old music videos earlier, I got nostalgic for ’90s music and went though a listening spree in my iTunes library. As soon as I heard Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root, it got stuck in my head (again). Over the course of several days, I tweaked the sketches of [...]