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Been a while, but this is no time to talk!
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!
Roy and Electra are at a 10-day silent meditation retreat from Dec 22, 2011 until Jan 2, 2012 and will not have internet or phones. Feel free to email or leave a voicemail to contact either of us if it is not an emergency, and we will respond when [...]
ただいま！
Sunday, August 16th, 2009We’re back in Sapporo! Good morning to all. Back to work.
Visiting Home: an updating schedule
Monday, July 27th, 2009Roy and Electra are coming home to the PacNW area from July 21 to Aug 14 this year! Here is their schedule:
Note: There was a mistake in days between July 29 and Aug 7. We have corrected it. Please double check!
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Date
Day
Location
Host
Plans
7-21
Tue
Sapporo → Taipei → Olympia/Tacoma
Eva Flight [...]
Dreams Can Come True
Friday, May 15th, 2009I know this is silly, but I love green and my whole life I’ve wanted green clothing. Wait, let me qualify that. I’ve wanted affordable green clothing.
Thanks to UniQlo, I can finally clothe myself entirely in green!
And there was much rejoicing!
Teriyaki sauce, and Portland
Friday, March 13th, 2009照り焼き sauce. Roy and I (Electra) finally looked it up. The “teri” in teriyaki means “shiny” or “shining.” The “yaki” means “cook/grill/heat over flame in some fashion.” I think this is because the sugar in teriyaki sauce will caramelize, making the meat etc. glisten. Of course, 照る the verb actually means [...]
2級 不合格 した
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009Roy and I have both received our results for the 日本語能力試験2級 (otherwise known as the JLPT 2) and we both failed. Roy did not pass by 7 points (233 out of 300), and I did not pass by 9 points (231 out out of 300). Passing requires 60% correct, or 240 points. There [...]
Presidential Inauguration
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009Electra says,
We are at our friends’ Jonna Lynn and Andy’s apartment in the building over, along with another friend, and we are watching the inauguration streaming live on the Senate page of the appropriate committee.
It’s 1:11am. The four of us (Jonna Lynn went to bed) are mostly planning to call in sick tomorrow. (Not Roy. [...]
in Japan for another 1.5 years.
Monday, December 22nd, 2008written by Electra
So, the rumor mill may be flying, perhaps accurately. I thought we should tell people here.
Roy and I, after talking to our friends here (some of whom are from Portland) and our friends and family back home, and watching the economic situation, and using financial calculators and payment plans, and comparing our work [...]
トランプ
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008written by Electra
Day before yesterday, Roy and I went to Tokyu Hands (a sort of hobby/ craft/ nongrocery-store goods store) to see if we could find poker chips of a suitable weight and size. Roy has been playing poker with a group of other ALTs and local friends for months now, so I figured [...]
Pizza online
Thursday, July 24th, 2008I just ordered pizza from an online form, and it will be delivered within half an hour. It cost about $25 for the whole order, which is a half-and-half pizza (1/2 is “Fresh Basil Italiana with peppered ham, basil, diced tomato, apple-wood smoked bacon, Italian style sausage, fresh mushrooms, green peppers, black pepper, [...]
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