Arrived in Japan last night. It is great to be here, and great to see YOYO!!

Rough Japan schedule:

Jan 10-13 - YOYO's
Yoyo works, so I'll wander around on my own today and tomorrow and probably make an appearance at PASONA. On Saturday I will meet up with Ken.

Jan 13-19 - WAKANA's
On the 14th, I may meet up with K-san. Otherwise, I anticipate a week ( Read more... )

I've already written piecemeal about a lot of our plans for 2007, but here's a general outline.

HOME

Garden (which will involve major landscaping and hardscaping, fences, truck loads of soil, rock, gravel, etc, veggies, shrubs, fruit trees, perennials, etc.)

House: heat pump, furnace and duct work, insulation, roof, plumbing... and sun room?

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On the career front, K-senpai called me yesterday and asked me if I wanted to take a two-day simul job with her in TX at the end of January. This means another trip away from Geo when our time together over the next few months is already going to be limited; I'm going to Japan in mid-January for two weeks and he goes on tour in Germany for 5 weeks ( Read more... )

Geordie's going on tour in Germany next February-March, with Maggie's uncle's band. He'll be gone for 5 weeks. Maggie's uncle is some kind of big star in Germany or something, so sounds like Geo will be on German TV and stuff like that ( Read more... )

My Oh My Goddess comics arrived, more than 20 of them. So even though I haven't been translating anything in a while, now I can "work"--these are research materials for an upcoming project. Geordie has elected to also conduct research, on an unpaid basis. I have to agree, they're a pretty fun read. Rob, the editor I work with, also scored Geo a set ( Read more... )

Apple tasting is over! The weather over the weekend was sunny and beautiful, and the nursery was flooded with people. After working 4 busy days straight, it's a relief to stay ( Read more... )