I don't have much time to post. We need to leave within the hour and I still need to get in the shower.
Our plane leaves for Tokyo at 0945. Ready or not, here we come...
If I can, I'll post from Japan. If not, I'll see you in two weeks. ^-^
peace
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
It snowed again today...
This winter has been a lot different than the past few years. Not only did we get snow, but we got it four times! We've actually had snow on the ground for about a week now!
They predicted 6-8 inches of snow for this morning, changing to rain by late afternoon. We got at least 6 inches, I think. It was nice having real snow. It changes the world somehow. I had an errand to run, so I went for a walk. The air seemed stiller, the white world seemed more innocent, people slowed down and talk more... some grown men were playing a game of street football. Eventually, it did start to rain a little - more of a soft ice mist, actually. It was the kind of rain that was fun to walk in... tinkling like hundreds of small bells as it landed on my coat and hat. The whole thing had a magical feel to it.
It's now about 10pm and raining, but the snow still seems hardly touched. Still, I expect by the weekend that it'll all be gone and we'll be back to the normal Western Washington green. Ah, well. Green is a nice color too, eh.
9 more days till we leave for Japan. I think I'll sleep well on the plane... after I collapse from the exhaustion of getting ready.
peace
They predicted 6-8 inches of snow for this morning, changing to rain by late afternoon. We got at least 6 inches, I think. It was nice having real snow. It changes the world somehow. I had an errand to run, so I went for a walk. The air seemed stiller, the white world seemed more innocent, people slowed down and talk more... some grown men were playing a game of street football. Eventually, it did start to rain a little - more of a soft ice mist, actually. It was the kind of rain that was fun to walk in... tinkling like hundreds of small bells as it landed on my coat and hat. The whole thing had a magical feel to it.
It's now about 10pm and raining, but the snow still seems hardly touched. Still, I expect by the weekend that it'll all be gone and we'll be back to the normal Western Washington green. Ah, well. Green is a nice color too, eh.
9 more days till we leave for Japan. I think I'll sleep well on the plane... after I collapse from the exhaustion of getting ready.
peace
Sunday, January 04, 2004
It's cold!
I like winter... always have. The fact that it's snowed three times this week absolutely thrills me - but boy is it cold tonight! It's not the actual tempurature that's the problem. I lived through much colder when we lived in Anchorage, but here in the Puget Sound region we get a very wet cold, the kind where it only has to drop to the high 20s to chill a person to the bone. High 20s (farenheit) is what they are predicting for the high temperature tomorrow...
As you can see, I've been playing with the style sheets here learning how to insert pictures and such. It's my first experience using style sheets and there's still a lot to learn. In my case, the best way to learn is by doing. ^_^
12 days left until we leave for Japan. I hear they are having a very mild winter over there this year... Sounds nice.
peace
As you can see, I've been playing with the style sheets here learning how to insert pictures and such. It's my first experience using style sheets and there's still a lot to learn. In my case, the best way to learn is by doing. ^_^
12 days left until we leave for Japan. I hear they are having a very mild winter over there this year... Sounds nice.
peace
Friday, January 02, 2004
With the new year comes a new diary...
Happy New Year!
This year, I decided to replace my update Journal with a general diary... well, actually, two of them: one in English (this one) and one in my rather unskilled Japanese. I had thought for quite some time that I should have been translating the Journal entries into Japanese but now, on second thought, I've decided that the English diary and the Japanese diary are going to be seperate. Sometimes they'll say the same things, other times they'll be totally different. If you can read both languages, I'd be happy if you read both diaries.
Things to look for in the near future... update info for my website, of course, but also January is a big month for me and my oldest daughter, Eleanor (age 17). We're going to Japan for two weeks starting January 15th. We arrive in Tokyo at 5:00pm January 16th and come home January 29th. More on the trip details later...
I have to work in the morning and it's getting late. Till next time...
peace
This year, I decided to replace my update Journal with a general diary... well, actually, two of them: one in English (this one) and one in my rather unskilled Japanese. I had thought for quite some time that I should have been translating the Journal entries into Japanese but now, on second thought, I've decided that the English diary and the Japanese diary are going to be seperate. Sometimes they'll say the same things, other times they'll be totally different. If you can read both languages, I'd be happy if you read both diaries.
Things to look for in the near future... update info for my website, of course, but also January is a big month for me and my oldest daughter, Eleanor (age 17). We're going to Japan for two weeks starting January 15th. We arrive in Tokyo at 5:00pm January 16th and come home January 29th. More on the trip details later...
I have to work in the morning and it's getting late. Till next time...
peace
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