the jake and larry and ramen


the jake and larry and ramen
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Larry and The Jake in Tokyo for a week. The Jake taking a break from his summer in Mongolia and Larry looking for art and just having some fun.

yunatan and mookun


yunatan and mookun
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mu


mu
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morning!


morning!
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one-on-one

Got to Honbu Dojo about 7:00 and did some iai on my own for nearly an hour.
Salty showed up and we ran through ALL the kumitachi, including all the various ura and kage versions; too many to remember properly so we're going to have to write some cheat sheets, otherwise I'll end up teaching the wrong techniques to the wrong people and cause all kinds of problems.
After training for a couple of hours we headed down the street to the new yakiniku. Crazy Yoshida joined us later (way, WAY later) and we trash-talked until far too late.
Good to finally get in some decent training. Will have to do the same again next week.

fish in his new home


fish in his new home
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The goldfish from the matsuri still isn't dead, so Ton and I got on the bicycle and headed up to the pet store to get him a proper home. Dropped 3500 yen on a plastic tank, rocks, airpump, filter with bacteria, water cleaner, and fish food.

Also, in the tradition of naming her blue teddy bear Blue Bear, her little dog doll Dog, and her elephant Elephant, the fish's name is: Fish.

My daughter, so creative.

new dress from jiji and anna


new dress from jiji and anna
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Got this new dress in the mail from Jiji and Anna. Ton likes it so much she put it on immediately and won't take it off.

dont wake him!


dont wake him!
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Post-feeding Mo is fast asleep, and Ton is just DYING to stick a finger in his nose or something.

bro sis


bro sis
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A rare quite moment, taking a break on the couch. Shortly before Ton attempts to unscrew Mo's head from his body.