Being back in Melbourne is pretty weird ( Read more... )

Matsutake mushrooms seen at Isetan department store in Tokyo.


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Typhoon Fitow hit Tokyo last night and made a lovely mess of things... With winds around 120km/h (80mph) and heavy rainfall, there were blackouts in many parts of Tokyo and sea/air transportation was suspended. The power of this one was only just below Typhoon Tokage, which hit in 2004 and was Japan's deadliest typhoon in 25 years ( Read more... )

So. Fucking. Hot ( Read more... )

Last Wednesday, Tim and I went to the National Art Centre in Roppongi to check out the Monet exhibition..

The gallery was an amazing building, it only opened this year - very swish.

( Amazing architecture )

This morning, I woke with my futon trembling beneath me. Half asleep, half dreaming, I rolled over and unconsciousness swept over me.

I don't know how much time passed before another grumble, another groan and again my futon trembled. I could hear clattering in the kitchen as spatulas and pots jangled in the sink, and I could hear a dull grumble ( Read more... )