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, I went to the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC. Dragged my mom and sister (and baby) along for the ride, as well. They drove me insane on the way there because they took way too long to get ready, brought too much stuff, and farted around halfway there by stopping at the dollar store for gift bags. I kept informing them that the Metro was going to ( Read more... )