Archive for the 'Japan' Category

Health, Physicality, and Mind Space - not necessarily in that order

Friday, July 15th, 2005

Well, I haven’t blogged for awhile. If you’ve been reading Ed’s blog you know we’ve been insanely packing and dealing with all the paperwork that comes with leaving Japan. I’ve been going to work for half days and whipping through what I think may be the last of the paperwork. Now - cleaning, packing, cleaning, [...]

I was evil today :>

Wednesday, July 6th, 2005

We’ve been busy packing & preparing to leave (14 more days!!!), so I’ve been even worse at posting than I was to begin with! I am very ready to be done with this job, and it is showing in strange little ways.

Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes - Thoreau

Friday, June 24th, 2005

I had warned you all before that one of the reasons I hadn’t started a blog sooner was because I didn’t think you all wanted to hear me ranting. Well, today you get a rant.

Amaterasu - the webzine

Tuesday, June 21st, 2005

Last year, in a fit of needing to keep myself sane at work, I volunteered to be editor of the JET Women’s SIG magazine, Amaterasu.

Happy Father’s Day!

Sunday, June 19th, 2005

Happy Father’s Day to my Dad and all the other dad’s out there! As usual, I’m behind in sending out gifts. I usually (but not always) have them purchased by the date in question, but most times don’t send them off until after the date. This father’s day is no exception.

Virtual Häagen Dazs Japanese Classic Parfait

Saturday, June 18th, 2005

As promised, another ice cream adventure, The Virtual Häagen Dazs Japanese Classic Parfait! This has become my favourite ice cream here. Pricey, but well worth it, and I know I’m not going to be able to find it in Canada or Britain because it’s just too durn Japanese. Tea and beans in ice cream? O [...]

Friday in Kokura

Friday, June 17th, 2005

I have the promised “Virtual Häagen Dazs Japanese Classic Parfait” post written but need the technical expertise of the household alpha geek to show me how to post photos with it. So today you just get words.

7-11 - ice cream as a cultural experience

Monday, June 13th, 2005

My grrl friends out there know that I love ice cream. I’m pretty positive I inherited this trait from my mother, who has the same weakness. My favourite ice cream back in Canada was Haagen Dasz Triple Brownie Overload: chocolate ice cream with shards of dark chocolate, bitter roasted almond pieces, and chewy brownie bits. mmmmmm.


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