The Rene Wing of Love

[rachelmanija]

This was the first day that I felt even minimally OK physically-- that is, my back still hurts and I can't walk a block or up a flight of stairs at a normal walking pace without getting short of breath and coughing for ten minutes-- so what I mean is, this is the first time since I got here that I've even felt more-or-less all right when I'm

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[eegatland]

I am so sorry you've been so under the weather for this trip! It does sound as though you've made the most of it--I hope you've been writing everything down as well as making the LJ posts. The descriptions are wonderful.

[rachelmanija]

LJ posts are my version of "writing everything down." What you see is mostly it, except for several pages of scribbled notes about flower symbolism for the characters in my manga. I have decided that since it's set in LA, jacaranda flowers will have the same symbolism that cherry petals do in Japan. (Impermanence; the beauty of brief lives; doomed tragic love affairs; doomed pretty boys; doomed pretty boys having doomed tragic love affairs with each other.)

[eegatland]

I'm not sure there's a Scottish equivalent that means quite all of that. Although I suppose thistles would do nicely if you took the metaphor to its obvious conclusion....

I meant to tell you before, but forgot, that when my 5-yr-old was learning to talk he called all lambs, sheep and rabbits by the same word, "rabba." His favorite toy for a long time was a lamb called "Rabba." It tried to bite his finger off TWICE--he had taken to sticking his finger under the thread that made its mouth, and then he'd tangle it up until his circulation was cut off and he woke up screaming. I finally sewed its mouth shut.

So you see... Lambs, rabbits, eels...all very similar.

[rachelmanija]

When I was the age your son was when he was attacked by Rabba, I had a (live) lop-eared rabbit which I named Jarabso. To this day, no one knows why.

[oracne]

What does genki mean?

[rachelmanija]

Happy and energetic. Perky. Lots of anime heroines (and a few heroes) are genki.

"Hello! How lovely to meet you! My name is Hazuki! Mom calls me Hazuki-chan! The kids at school call me Adzuki-chan! (Little Red Bean.) Have some Pocky! Would you like to see my manga?!"

[oracne]

Ah!

[sartorias]

One lovely day is better than none, but I sure wish you'd had more of these!

[minnow1212]

I'm glad you're feeling a bit better--the timing sucks, but hopefully the plane trip back will be easier.

I kind of want a stuffed eel now.

[tweedkitten]

YOU ROCK. i was just thinking i need a new pair of fun panties. did you get them out of a vending machine? ^_^ j/k

i'm really sorry about the trip.... but i can't say i'm not happy to have you back here in l.a. soon.

[thomasyan]

Bummer about the trip. Glad you're feeling better. Does this mean you're missing the Miyazaki museum, or that it wasn't very interesting?

[thomasyan]

Oops, should have clicked on "Post a new Comment", not "Reply to this".

[rachelmanija]

I did see the Miyazaki Museum, and it was pretty cool. I just forgot to write about it.