Day One of I Have Great Friends

Anyone who follows me closely on twitter will know that it was the Great Sooz Dennard‘s birthday this past Saturday. I’ve been trying to think of something to celebrate her birthday that doesn’t… Read More →

Iki Seaport Festival Teaser

I was going to type up a whole, picture heavy blog post about this, but now I am le tired. (It’s WAY past my bedtime.) So have a teaser, and hopefully I’ll get… Read More →

Adventures of Living on a Semi-Tropical Island

So, it’s no secret that I’m madly in love with my island. That’s because, most of the time, it looks like this: I mean, really, there’s a lot that people will endure for… Read More →

Finally

As my east coast friends prepare for Irene-aggedon, I’m attempting to sympathize considering this gorgeous Iki day. After yesterday’s crazy lightning storm, I was starting to despair of ever seeing the sun again.… Read More →

Island Yamakasa

Much has been made on the interwebs about the Hakata Yamakasa Festival, and understandably so–it sounds awesome. (I may have to go next year!) My lovely island, being relatively close to Fukuoka, has… Read More →

Summer!

So. I know I’ve been promising a “Crits for Water” recap. (I can tell you are all looking forward to it SO much .) But I had a busy day at work, and… Read More →

Japan-ified ID4

Before I start the Crits for Water recap, I thought I’d take a little break. Because today is the USA’s 235th birthday! (Even in Japan!) And I’m kinda patriotic. So, turns out July… Read More →

General Life and Crits for Water Things

If you don’t care about my life, scroll about halfway down the post for IMPORTANT CRITS FOR WATER GOODNESS. With all the Crits for Water Awesome, it’s been awhile since I’ve had a… Read More →

Yunamoto: A Study in Exposure

We got paid last Friday, which means that for the next week (until I spend too much), I am rolling in the money!  Woooooo!  Thus, I decided to use my money wisely and… Read More →

Nishiki-hama Time Lapse Sunset

Don’t ask me why the first several seconds are going crazy, because I have no answer.  I tried to fix it by uploading it several different ways, but it just turned out like… Read More →