Koko Love

portland food cart

2011-12-06T14:17:00.001-08:00

We had a food cart dinner the other night. I chose the vegetarian Indian food, which was pretty good. Just wish the food was a little warmer. Also the eating area seemed warm, but it really wasn't. I think food carts are great if you are on the go or if it's not winter. Gotta say all the carts looked pretty cute.

♥

2011-11-28T12:42:00.001-08:00

雨続くの巻

2011-11-22T21:22:00.001-08:00

ポートランドの清々しい秋はあっという間に終わってしまい、本格的に冬（雨期）に入った。雨が続くー。ここ数日はどしゃぶりが続いてて、外へ行きたくても、ためらってしまう。しかしこれに慣れて活発に動かないとココがかわいそう。なんとかココを防水防寒して頑張ろう！

Koko turned 8 months on 11/11/11

2011-11-12T21:39:00.001-08:00

Now that Portland is having cold and rainy days, I really wish we could be in a warm environment,

where koko can be naked all the time.

Chilling

2011-10-27T11:02:00.000-07:00

ポートランドでココを産むことができて本当に良かったなあと思う。特別な病院に行った訳でないけど、助産婦さんも看護婦さんもみんなすばらしかった。完全母乳をしたい私をフルサポートしてくれた。その後参加し出したnew moms groupを通じていろんなママ友に出会うことができた。全然バックグラウンドの違う女性たちがママになり、いとも簡単に共感しあうとこができる。

そして関心するのが布おむつ率の高さ！私は半々でやっているけど、彼女たちに比べたら全然エコでない。

あとオレゴン州では母乳の出ないママがほかのママから母乳をもらうことが違法でないため比較的良く耳にする。私も冷凍庫にたまった分をこの間ママ友にあげた。頑張ってる彼女のために少しでもお役にたてて嬉しかった。

ところでもうすぐハロウィーン！全然興味なかった行事だけど、ココのテントウ虫のコスチュームを昨夜着させてみたら、やっぱりかわいい！着させられてる方はまったくもって周りのテンションの高さが理解できない。そりゃそーだ。数年すれば自分からなりたいものを主張するんだろうけど想像できない。今はまだとってもベイビーでこの時間を大切にしなくちゃね、ココちゃん。

Sleep is good

2011-10-24T20:53:00.001-07:00

It's getting hard for koko to nap during the day. But if she doesn't, it'd be a meltdown time, which is not fun for anybody. I like seeing this sleeping face.

Hello Daddy

2011-10-19T20:58:00.000-07:00

Early this morning daddy left for NYC to play shows,

so it will be just me and koko for the next couple of days.

We are doing fine, although days feel longer.

So far koko's been known as a very sensitive / shy baby.

You would be very lucky if you get to see her smile like this, when you first meet her.

So we take things slowly. We went to her first swimming lesson a few weeks ago.

But it didn't last very long.

We decided to take more time and go to the pool when not many people are around.

At least she looks cute in her swim diaper.

7 months old koko

2011-10-17T21:53:00.000-07:00

Boy, she is a mini person now.

Koko is getting some solids ( bananas, pears, avocado, carrots, sweet potatoes etc).

Mama loves to feed her, it's fun. She really seems to enjoy our singing.

Daddy and koko play their pink guitar and sing together. it's fun.

we heart our koko bear.

koko is 1 month old

2011-04-12T17:24:00.000-07:00

It has been very exciting and challenging past 4 weeks. Koko turned 1 month old yesterday.
As a new mom, I've been struggling to feel normal. In fact, I had the baby blues. But I really realized we've been surrounded by great family members and friends. People just offer to help me and koko in any way they can. And I really really appreciate that.
As koko is getting so chubby (almost 11 pounds!), I started to feel alright about everything. But still everyday I get worried about little things, but I assume all new moms do that to some degree.
Today, koko and I walked to a nearby cafe. She was asleep, but I am sure she enjoyed the fresh air. Finally spring is here.

koko nina hall

2011-04-03T18:43:00.000-07:00

koko was born on march 11th at 11:15pm. she was 7 pounds and 3 ounces and 20 inch long.
so glad to finally meet you.

39 weeks

2011-03-08T21:26:00.000-08:00

Last week's ultrasound went really well. My amniotic fluid level went up a bit, and the baby was doing very well.
Yes, I have a huge belly, but I am not all that uncomfortable like I expected. But wow I could eat and I could eat all the time. Therefore, I did gain so much weight but that's something I try not to worry any more. Soon enough, my life will change, and I can't wait for it.

38 weeks!

2011-03-01T18:39:00.000-08:00

Since my baby's head is getting low, I have a lot more room in my upper stomach. Meaning that I could eat more, which is dangerous... I try to eat "healthy" sweets, such as this muffin. It's a vegan "smart muffin" from blacksheep bakery.

I've been drinking lots of raspberry leaf tea. I hear it's one of the natural baby inducers.

One of the "things to do" towards the end of pregnancy is to cook food and stock up! Lentil soup is great for that, i thought.

I cook rice very often, and I wash my rice several times before putting it in the rice cooker. According to some blog I read recently, instead of throwing the rice water, you could use for your plants. I think plants like the milky white water, and it's very eco friendly.

Got to see pretty sunset today.

It's already March, and I am just trying to be patient. These cute little friends are also waiting, too (these are wonderful baby gifts from deborah. Thank you!!).

Recently my totally "healthy pregnancy" went out the door. My amniotic fluid level is getting low, and I've been monitored very closely by excellent doctors. But our baby's growth is great, and she is very active. I am hopeful there is still a chance to have a natural birth:)

37 weeks and our anniversary

2011-02-22T18:50:00.000-08:00

Maybe because of our camera's wide angle lense, this photo is not really showing my true belly size. I know it's a lot bigger than that.

9 years ago today, we got married. It was on 2/22/2002 at 2:20pm.
We didn't even plan to choose such a memorable date. It was a pure coincidence.
Since this is the last anniversary before our baby joins our family, we went to a nice vegan Italian restaurant called Portobello.
Their vegan pizza was one of the best pizza we ever had! We are very satisfied with our meal.
We are supposed to have snowy weather for the next 2 days.

35 weeks today

2011-02-08T20:50:00.000-08:00

It was a beautiful sunny day in portland.
I got to do some walking, which was nice.
My belly is growing so much, and it's getting a bit uncomfortable to do things, like walking fast or going up and down the stairs.
Sleeping is also not an easy task now... but I am still enjoying my pregnancy.
It's only 5 weeks left..wow time flew by.

guardian angel

2011-01-09T11:55:00.000-08:00

I am 30 weeks and 5 days pregnant. Here is my belly and my guardian angel.
I really don't think we know what we are getting ourselves into.
Luckily childbirth class starts tomorrow, and I am sure we will freak out about the whole thing.

Besides the morning sickness part, my pregnancy has been enjoyable.
My belly is getting bigger and bigger everyday, it's kinda ridiculous that I have 9 more weeks to go, and the baby is supposed to double her weight! I am definitely sporting my "gathering nuts for winter" look..

happy year of rabbit

2011-01-01T21:11:00.000-08:00

A view from our kitchen window on 1/1/11 家の台所から見える元旦の冬空

Chilling with honeybunny ハニバニとリラックス

old Bay area photos 2

2010-12-28T23:19:00.000-08:00

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1: outside of bingo place in berkeley.
2: near my old work in west berkeley.
3: we used to do our laundry here.
4: across from the laundry place. liked that kitty face a lot.

Old bay area photo part 1

2010-12-28T23:05:00.000-08:00

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1: 4th of july fireworks from our window
2: we used to live in a tiny studio.
3: emeryville has a nice bay view. we used to go for a walk and see the sunset.
4: huge abandon building in west berkeley. wonder if it's still the same.
5: awesome Tilden park in berkeley.
6: sweet and bitter Bart ride.

Found some old photos from my external hard drive.
Made us miss our life in Bay area.. especially when we are getting just lots of rain in Portland!
We took the sunny weather for granted for sure.
Now I know how important it is to be in the sun.

it's rocking

2010-12-28T11:07:00.000-08:00

We received an early baby gift from in-law family (thank you dave & deborah!)
It's such a nice rocking chair, I can't wait to use it for my baby.
But for now, the chair is often being used by Jesse and Honeybunny.

our christmas dinner

2010-12-26T01:00:00.000-08:00

Menu:
Carrot ginger soup (it's very delicious and healthy! recipe here)
Salad (balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing)
Corn bread (thank you Trader Joe's!)
Green beans and veggie sausage
Grapefruit juice

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T14:06:00.000-08:00

We are having a relaxing christmas day.
Nothing is open so you might as well stay inside and take belly photos.
I've been wanting to document my belly growing,
but time flew by and now I am almost 29 weeks pregnant!

I've been reading and hearing about other moms' birth stories, and they are all so touching.
And I wonder how mine will be like.
Hope everyone is staying warm and having nice holidays...

holiday season

2010-12-17T22:39:00.000-08:00

I was at the French Bakery for my weekly croissant consumption.
They had santa croissant today. very cute.

Fall -> Winter

2010-12-09T23:36:00.000-08:00

We had a pretty nice fall weather for a little while.
I took the sunflower photo at my last walk. That was like beginning of Nov.

But now, it's been too cold and wet to walk outside..
A lot of grey and rainy days here in Portland. Oh boy..
At least I got our baby in my oven, getting ready to debut in 3 months.
Oh and I did have super yummy Lebanese food at Nicholas.

Prego report (things I started noticing lately):
- no matter what I do or eat, I am gaining weight.
- It's getting kinda hard to feel comfortable while sleeping.
- our baby girl has pretty powerful kicks, making her dad proud already.
- I am nesting all the time.

At the middle point

2010-10-26T23:07:00.000-07:00

I hit the halfway mark today. It is 20 more weeks to go!
Jesse and I went out for sushi (no raw fish) tonight to celebrate.

My mom sent me some package a while ago, and there was a good luck charm, and a belly warmer tie. She got those from a famous shrine, Suitengu. They are very traditional items to wish someone a safe delivery. Very very nice of my mom.

It's a girrrl-

2010-10-21T19:32:00.000-07:00

I went to have my 2nd ultrasound yesterday.
The baby was moving all over the place! oh and we found out if it's a boy or a girl...
It's a GIRL!
That is exactly what we were kind of hoping for (well, a boy would have been great, too).

Actually I always thought maybe I would have a boy, even though I wanted a girl.
So this was a great surprise!

maybe baby

2010-10-10T14:03:00.000-07:00

This summer felt so short, and I've been noticing that winter is just around the corner.. It's getting colder and wetter, and all i can do is cooking different kinds of soups.

I took this photo the end of June, about a week before I found out I was pregnant.
Yes, I am now almost 18 weeks pregnant. I had a solid 6 weeks of morning sickness this summer, and I didn't get to do any summer stuff.

But as soon as I came out of the morning sickness, fun things started to roll in. Ko, an old friend of mine from Japan came to stay, and then deerhoof crew was in town for 3 weeks. Satomi and Greg took us to Dirty Projectors show, and it was a great show.
Also touring Bands like Nymph and Clipd Beaks just stayed at our house. I made them some soups. I think soups are one of the best things you could offer to travelers.

I've been swimming and doing some prenatal yoga. My goal for this winter is to enjoy my pregnancy.
My due date is March 15th! We are really excited about meeting this new family member. We will find out if it's a boy or a girl soon !!!

happy 4th of july

2010-07-04T09:45:00.000-07:00

amusing amusement park

2010-06-25T17:30:00.000-07:00

memorial weekend fun

2010-06-01T21:36:00.000-07:00

These days in portland

2010-05-27T17:27:00.000-07:00

The dog above is not my dog, but thought he looked very handsome.
These were mostly taken last month, when the weather was nice and warm.
But right around the time my close friend from japan came to visit Portland last week, we went back to rainy weather...why?
She still had a good time, although she had some weird nightmares in our guestroom.
Why?

Primary colors

2010-04-08T22:49:00.000-07:00

These are some random photos of things I love;
primary colors
cool old buildings
kitty cats

Particularly this cat has been living at my neighbor's house in Japan for very long time. She was fully grown when I was like 10, which makes me believe she is at least 20-21 years old.. good job kuri-chan!

my mother

2010-04-02T21:47:00.000-07:00

Today I developed a roll of film. There are some photos from my trip to Japan last year.
My mom loves bowling and she plays like 5 games straight without any break. While playing 5 games, she also runs around to make sure we all have enough drinks and snacks.
Then after that, she could also sing karaoke for like 3 hours no problem. She could really drink a lot.
We had a good time :)

bike ride

2010-03-26T13:14:00.000-07:00

Today I:
biked around
did yoga
took some pictures
played drums
baked banana bread
discovered a wonderful taste of fennel.

love stare

2010-03-25T21:24:00.000-07:00

Sometimes our cat just stares at you for a long time.
We call it the love stare.

cute dolphins are precious

2010-03-12T11:44:00.000-08:00

One of my ultimate favorite films is called "The Big Blue" ("Le Grand Bleu"in French). It's about a man, a woman and dolphins (and their triangle relationship). Jesse makes fun of this film, but I love it.
When I was little, I took swimming lessons, and being in a water has always given me a special feeling. Also my ultimate goal in life is to swim with dolphins someday.
Anyway, last sunday I saw some of the academy awards on tv, hoping to catch funny alex boldwin. As I tuned in, they were showing the winner of the best documentary film, "The cove".
I must say I didn't know anything about this film or the story the film is focused on. It's about the cruel dolphin hunt that a small part of Japan traditionally continue to act. It looks like that people from the small town is upset and felt being misrepresented. I got to see this one soon. There is a controversy whether it's a cultural tradition or just a plain animal cruelty. My gut feeling says, 'screw cultural tradition, they are freaking cute dolphins!'

I am not proud of this, but I ate some raw whale meat at my sushi uncle's restaurant before. It was something my uncle specially served for me..I had to eat to be polite. I didn't want to ask where this meat came from and why Japan still fishes for whales.
I honestly feel disgusted that I ate it. And now this dolphin film made me not want to eat any fish meat for a while.

bright white

2010-03-07T15:14:00.000-08:00

spring is coming...

2010-02-28T14:58:00.000-08:00

I walked 2 blocks down to see this beauty of warm weather.
and there was a little creature, waiting to meet me on the tree.
これは桜なのかな？
明日はもう３月。小人のお人形さんが桜の花びらに混じって存在してました。
だれかがおいてったのね。かわいい。

christmas time

2009-12-24T22:51:00.000-08:00

Winter pdx

2009-12-21T22:02:00.000-08:00

We finally saw some blue sky today :)
Walked to a cafe near by for coffee.
They were projecting a big fire on a wall screen.

this baby

2009-12-06T20:56:00.000-08:00

Honeybunny does not feel so good right now... maybe it's time to take her to a vet.
はあー。ハニバニの調子が悪いと私も調子悪くなる。
獣医に連れてかなきゃと思いつつ、少し様子みて回復してくれるのを願ってしまう。
けっして安くない獣医科。。

first christmas tree ever-

2009-12-02T22:27:00.001-08:00

Our wonderful neighbor, Gene, helped us get this Big Christmas tree! ($12!)
This is actually my very first tree, and had no idea how it makes the whole room super nice and cozy.

more random photos

2009-11-18T00:23:00.000-08:00

from my recent trip : )

more photos on my flickr page..

Japan trip!

2009-11-12T20:25:00.000-08:00

It was a wonderful tour / family visit in Japan. We spent 1 month there.
got to tour with OneOne.. Their music made me happy every night.
We met so many nice people.
It was great to see a little corner of the wonderful underground music community in Japan.

After the tour, we spent some quality time with my family and friends.
A lot of drinking, and eating really great food... countless visits to convenience stores (konbini), muji and uniqlo.

Next time I would not wait over 2 years to see my family...

my wonderful grandma!

my home town (togane) is super mellow.

osaka!

my brother, shohei! very nerdy and cute.

by shohei horikawa, i love it!

US tour day 13

2009-09-13T17:57:00.000-07:00

It's been almost 2 weeks since we left for the tour. We are in just outside of Boston, playing a show on campus tonight. Feels pretty old to be surrounded by college students! but i don't have any paper to write, instead just blogging random tour stuff.
There has been some ups and downs but the last 2 shows in brooklyn was definitely fun.
Crossing the country is such a project! long drives..weird gas stations, and big truck drivers with their gigantic coffee mug.
We've been meeting some nice people on this tour..i wil write more details when i have more time. Tomorrow we have our day off! and are ready to sleep like 10 hours!

US tour soon...

2009-08-21T10:02:00.000-07:00

In less than 2 weeks from now, we will be leaving for 1 month US tour. 28 shows in 32 days. There will be some period where we will play for 13 days straight without day offs, which I've never done before. It will be an interesting test to see our physical and mental endurance. Also it will be a big laundry day on the day off after the 13 shows.
I always get stressed before the big tour, just feeling like there are tons of stuff to do. but also I really enjoy being at home and being in Portland. The summer here is so great, and it's like a liberal pleasant-ville.
Soon we will hit so-not-pleansantvilles in the middle and south part of US. But things are changing i believe. last time i was in Piggly Wiggly supermarket in Sewanee, TN, they had tofu! (they also had an awesome looking piggly wiggly t-shirt).
My top priority throughout the tour though, is to perform well. Hopefully some people come out to see us at these shows, and enjoy our music.

somebody had a birthday

2009-08-17T21:15:00.000-07:00

It was Jesse's birthday yesterday~ so he did just what he wanted.
We went to Trade Up music (both NE & SE stores!!) and he stared at equipment, which he loves to do. He didn't buy much, but it was fun for him.
Then we went to the Japanese restaurant called Bamboo, and he had a udon noodle and some veggie rolls. It was fancy dinner, and we can't go out anything soon, but really glad we did.
But the day didn't end it there. Our wonderful neighbors with their sweet kids made Jesse birthday cookies!!
They are the best!
FUN BIRTHDAY~

hot summer

2009-07-04T16:08:00.001-07:00

Out cat honey bunny needs to lose some weight. maybe..

Toronto

2009-07-02T19:52:00.000-07:00

We went to Toronto for a week, and played a few shows at NXNE.
It was really fun, and met nice people.
Also I learned something new:
Black squirrels and animal mummies.
I didn't know those two existed. Interesting!

yard progress

2009-06-12T14:26:00.000-07:00

2 years ago

Good exercise

no more lawn

We are so lucky to have awesome neighbors..now we have a communal garden!
Can't wait for the harvest season...

gene & jesse

2009-06-06T17:52:00.001-07:00

gene & jesse
Originally uploaded by shokokoko

holland

2009-06-04T21:21:00.001-07:00

holland
Originally uploaded by shokokoko

I loved the scenery in Europe, especially something like this pic. It was so dreamy, and relaxing.

Cozy

2009-03-16T20:34:00.000-07:00

I went to our living room, and saw this. Apparently the man needed to be very warm to work on the computer.
A cat is inside there too.

Forest Field is released today

2009-03-15T11:55:00.000-07:00

Today our new album "Forest Field" is released online for free!
It is here->http://www.experimentaldental.com/free/

今日３月１５日は私達の新しいアルバム Forest Fieldのリリースの日です。
私達のサイトから全曲無料ダウンロード可能です。
お暇な時に聞いてみてくれたらありがたいです。

Forest Field

2009-03-13T22:25:00.000-07:00

１５日に私達のウェブサイトから新アルバムをリリースする。今日マスタリングを終えたCDが家に届けられた。ミックスをマスタリングの人に送ってから１週間ぶりに聞いた新曲達はプロの手が加えられたので、ややシャープな音になっていた。それでもこのアルバムはジェシーと私しか演奏してないし、前作のような他のミュージシャンとのコラボレーションもなかったから、私達のそのまんまで出来上がったもの。
少しでも多くの人に聞いてもらえたらと、今回無料にすることにした。
ここ３ヶ月半このアルバムを終えることに力を注いできた。ジェシーは曲だけでなく、レコーディングについてもいろいろ学んで、今回自分たちでレコーディングすることが出来た。場所は家の地下室。試行錯誤の連続で、途中投げ出しそうになったりもした。。いやーほんと大変だった。
だから今こうして出来たアルバムはものすごいハイクオリティな音であるわけでもないし、万人ウケするはずもないけど、今の私達が出来るだけのことはやったといえるアルバムです。

Just received the package from the mastering place.
Our final mastered songs are here! It's exciting yet, scary..
It's scary because this is it.
I just listened to the songs while i was driving (Trader Joe's run). It feels strange that it's done.
We've spent so much time and energy for the past 3 months. It seemed endless.
The task to record ourselves was very hard, but also fun.
We tried to keep things simple, used less overdubs and noises.
Forest Field is the name of the album.
It will be released on our website for free after March 15th!

Back to PDX

2009-03-10T12:40:00.001-07:00

We are back from our trip to Sewanee, TN, which was located a hour and half hours south of Nashville. We had a show at University of South. It felt like a mini vacation. We had a great host, JJ, who took us round the campus, and fed us and drove us..what a nice person he was. I wrote more about the trip on our band blog page.

この旅の目的はナシュビルから１時間半南にある大学でのコンサートに招かれたのだけど、非常に興味深い旅だった。
街の名前はSewaneeといって、とても小さな大学街。大学は長い歴史をもっているらしい私立の大学。生徒の半数以上がマケインサポーターようで、かなりコンサバティブなところ、多分９９％は白人オンリーだと思う。。そしてクリスチャンな大学でもある。へんなところ来てしまった〜と最初はちょっとおじけた。この街はほんと孤立していて、生徒の９０％以上がキャンパス内の寮で暮らしてるらしい。
でもこの旅で救われたのはコンサート企画者で今回案内役になってくれた、ジェイジェイ君。気が利くし、ちょー計画的だし、日本人のようだった。聞いたら、両親は昔沖縄に住んでいて、親から日本人的要素を受け継いでるのかもとのこと。
そしてこんな保守的な田舎町でもジェイジェイ君のようなリベラルな人たちもいる。今回私達がお友達になった人だちはまさに貴重なその人達だった。
なんでも、プロフェッサーやスタッフの半数以上はオバマサポーターだったのこと。不思議な大学。。
しかし、帰りの旅は大変だった！ジェイジェイにナシュビル空港でお別れしたあと、私達の飛行機がキャンセル。しかたなく近くにホテルでぐだぐだ。次の日はナシュビルからデンバーへ問題なく飛べたわけだけど、デンバーからポートランドへの飛行機が５時間遅れたため、また空港内でぐだぐだ。そしてそのポートランドへの飛行機もなんかすごい揺れて怖かったー。飛行機は本当に苦手です。毎回すごい勇気を出して乗っているけど、いつ慣れるのかなってくらい毎回緊張。
とにかくなんとも興味深いウィークエンドトリップでした。

写真のリンク
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shokoko/sets/72157615002914601/

ナシュビル

2009-03-08T22:25:00.001-07:00

ただ今テネシー州ナシュビルの空港近くのホテルにいる。
悪天候のため、飛行機がキャンセルになった。うーん早く帰りたいけど帰れない。ホテルでポテトチップ食べたり映画みたりして、不健康な私。
明日は、大丈夫だといいな。

drummer's book

2009-03-01T12:16:00.000-08:00

Drinking too much coffee lately...because there are somethings i have
to do, but my mind is not ready for them most of the time, so i ask
coffee for help. But I am planning on reducing the amount, though.

My great friend, Kwo (wooden ghost) got me this book when we went up to Olympia. I really enjoy reading it, because they have so much basic yet very important info about being a drummer. And it has cute drawings, too. The person who wrote this book is in the band called Exlode Into Colors.

already friday

2009-02-27T18:45:00.000-08:00

We like to go to this mexican restaurant on Hawthorne st in SE Portland. I always order "brian bowl" with vegetables.
I like to thank brian for coming up with the dish. It's very filling and good.

It's already Friday... our new album is almost done. It would be so nice to get this done.

a long time ago

2009-02-26T00:00:00.000-08:00

I found some old photos, so i scanned them. I don't know the woman who's in the photo with baby me. I think she is someone who used to work at my dad's sport shop. Jesse is with his sister Jennifer. They were pretty damn cute.
I liked the sweater I was wearing.

sunny portland

2009-02-25T19:50:00.001-08:00

あーっと言う間にもうすぐ３月になる。なんてこった！
そんな私たちの家の近くにある、ちょっと怪しげにみえた回転寿司屋が火水曜日だけ全皿１ドル！っていうのをやっていた。
先週行ってみたら、そりゃーうちの伯父さん（お寿司屋さん）の作るお寿司でないし、日本のカッパ寿司よりバラエティ少ないけど、意外と悪くない。ので今夜も行ってきてしまった。やぱり１ドル寿司目当てでへんちょこな所にあるのに、すごい込んでた。そして１９皿も食べてしまった育ち盛りの私達です

I am waiting for spring to come

2009-02-18T00:23:00.000-08:00

Although I love living in Portland, there are two things I miss about Bay area.

Friends and warm weather!

I miss the days when I could just hop on Bart to see my friends in San Francisco.
But I am working on making new friends here now.

Playing music is allowing me to meet many new people here. I have some shows coming up and really excited to be a part of it.
Especially the one with Dragging an ox, who I think is just amazing, is going to be very fun.
Seeing him play always makes me happy to be in the same town, because i can catch his performance so easily.

ランダムな近況

2009-02-06T11:52:00.001-08:00

今朝起きたら久しぶりにポートランドの冬らしいどんよりとした曇り空だった。今年は快晴が多く、寒いけど去年より過ごしやすくなにより。

最近のランダムなニュース：

１）メキシカン料理を作った時に残ったスパニッシュライスをオムライスにしたら、すごくおいしかった。そして、まだ残ったスパニッシュライスをフェイクチキンを使って、チキンライスにしたら、これもおいしかった。

２）昨日の夜、ほぼ初めてマニュアル運転をジェシーとジェシーの妹に教えてもらった。いきなり「では出発してみようか」という、心の準備もないまま始まったレッスン。しかも夜の住宅街。昼間にだだっ広いところで、基本から習いたかったんだけど、まあ仕方ない。やってみたら思ったよりも難しくなかった。オートマを１０年運転してるのもあるのだろうけれど。でもサードギアまでしか出来なかったし、また出足の感覚がつかめなくて、スムーズに行かなかったけど、これからの練習あるのみ！

３）フェイスブックを始めたらこれまた意外と楽しい。友達募集中です。

４）まもなく３１歳になろうとしている最近、自分は旅好きなのだろうと気づいた。ただいつもバンドのツアーだから、きちんと旅を楽しめない。いつかピュアな旅に出てみたい。

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