So, yesterday the trip to the Renaissance Festival ended up in this GPS-spawned horror that led through winding, bumpy country roads. I hate those roads. I hate them because I have motion sickness like crazy, which is why I never venture onto roller coasters. There were hours of hell in which we went to a strange location coded as '0004' on the GPS ( Read more... )

Sakura Matsuri day! aflightoffancy and I went to DC to check out the Japanese street festival that's part of the annual cherry blossom festival. To be frank, I pretty much go there for the food stands. The have a whole bunch of stands dedicated to Japanese food, beer gardens, sake tasting, etc. I waded in for a bowl of sansai udon (noodle soup with vegetables) ( Read more... )

So, this morning, I made myself some ochazuke with my leftover white rice and one of those instant packets. For the uninitiated, ochazuke is a Japanese dish made from white rice with green tea poured over it, and bits of things like salmon, umeboshi, nori flakes, and crumbled rice cracker bits. It has a strong taste of saltiness and fish that I ( Read more... )

Oh, god, how can people stand looking at BPAL without wanting to buy everything in sight? I have just spent an obscene amount of time looking at everything and drooling indiscriminately at the descriptions of some of the scents. This is ridiculous. I am an adult woman, and I have willpower and common sense of my own. I do not need to spend my funds ( Read more... )

I have a few Achilles' heels, and among them are things that smell and things that taste. I can, quite easily, refrain from buying clothing or music or games, but so help me if I want a reed diffuser or soaps or something really delicious-looking. It's all gone then. I went to Waterford fair thinking that I wouldn't purchase much, and went away ( Read more... )