Kids' dentist
Originally uploaded by renfield
Best, most fun dentist evar. And all the staff are cuties!
no fever
I am winning this week-long battle against being sick! Many around me have succumbed to fever; first little Mo, then my secretary at work, my boss, HIS boss...every morning I have gone to the pharmacy and got my combination genki drink + over-the-counter cold medicine + vitamins. May be entirely placebo effect but I think it helped. The nightly shot of Nyquil certainly helped me sleep, too.
Hit rock bottom on Wednesday night; kind of felt like I was wrapped in a thick cotton towel. Everything felt fuzzy and soft, especially the inside of my head. But I've been feeling better since then and have managed to get through the week without breaking a fever.
If I can survive through the weekend I think I will be 100% by Monday!
Hit rock bottom on Wednesday night; kind of felt like I was wrapped in a thick cotton towel. Everything felt fuzzy and soft, especially the inside of my head. But I've been feeling better since then and have managed to get through the week without breaking a fever.
If I can survive through the weekend I think I will be 100% by Monday!
onsen weekend
For P's birthday, went with her and the grommets and jiji and baba to Myojinkan in Nagano. Raining on Saturday when we got up there, but didn't matter since we spent the afternoon lounging in the baths and eating.
Sunday the weather was perfect (hot actually) and we checked out Matsumoto Castle and the Annual Soba Festival held every year on the castle grounds.
Back to the onsen for another killer dinner and more bathing, then came home on Monday.
Highlights: view from the top of the castle, Nagano apples, Mookun walking around in slippers, grapes, apples, oyaki...food in general!
Some photos.
Sunday the weather was perfect (hot actually) and we checked out Matsumoto Castle and the Annual Soba Festival held every year on the castle grounds.
Back to the onsen for another killer dinner and more bathing, then came home on Monday.
Highlights: view from the top of the castle, Nagano apples, Mookun walking around in slippers, grapes, apples, oyaki...food in general!
Some photos.
3-day weekend!
Off to an onsen in Nagano for this rainy 3-day weekend. Jiji and Baba coming with so that will help with the grommets.
Also we'll see how my new Android phone does...battery maintenance is still a challenge. Lots of settings and customizations in process; having fun geeking out but I REALLY need to upgrade to the 2.x OS (coming in November according to the dude at the Docomo shop.)
We'll see how it goes for 6 months, and then I either go iPhone, upgrade to a new Android machine (supposedly a bunch more coming out early next year in Japan...FINALLY), or go iPod touch + pocket WiFi (not a bad option, actually, given how little I actually make phone calls.)
Also supposedly next year (once we go Outlook) work will support good.com software, which means I can dump the blackberry and just access work email, etc. via my smartphone of choice...dreams of single-device happiness finally coming closer to reality...supposedly...
Also we'll see how my new Android phone does...battery maintenance is still a challenge. Lots of settings and customizations in process; having fun geeking out but I REALLY need to upgrade to the 2.x OS (coming in November according to the dude at the Docomo shop.)
We'll see how it goes for 6 months, and then I either go iPhone, upgrade to a new Android machine (supposedly a bunch more coming out early next year in Japan...FINALLY), or go iPod touch + pocket WiFi (not a bad option, actually, given how little I actually make phone calls.)
Also supposedly next year (once we go Outlook) work will support good.com software, which means I can dump the blackberry and just access work email, etc. via my smartphone of choice...dreams of single-device happiness finally coming closer to reality...supposedly...
brick-laying!
Mirror Image
Mirror Image
Originally uploaded by Mari3922
Big Newman and little Kaito -- one of these gents is quite surprised to be seeing the other...
decisiveness
Finally motivated myself to get up at 5am (like I did consistently for months, until I went on vacation a few weeks ago and got fat-n-lazy), sat for a bit, then went on my "long" run, about 7 clicks.
I have been going back-and-forth about being uber-anal and recording everything I eat and all the exercises I do, replacing the battery in my pedometer and carrying it everywhere, loading up my iPod Touch with useful fitness tracking software...and basically not worrying too much.
On the one hand, it's extremely geeky-satisfying to have all the data, nutritional and caloric, so I really know if I ran off that chai latte or not.
Then again, one of the core PCP principles is to simply know what I want and need, intuitively. It's actually a very zen concept; intuitive understanding, as opposed to intellectual analysis ("I am allowed 325 more calories today") or emotional response ("Must. Have. Chocolate!")
So after tracking everything, every bite of food and every minute of exercise, I have stopped.
I am attempting to regain that awareness I had right after PCP, when I was very much in-tune with what I needed versus what I wanted. I discovered that the key to "will-power" is actually just understanding and separating what is necessary from what is merely wanted.
Yes, I still pigged out on pizza at lunch yesterday, and had a soy chai latte after lunch today. But I also got up and ran this morning, and had a truly sensible, delicious (and cheap, 480 yen!) lunch in the cafeteria. So it's all about balance.
I will start Kung Fu Body next week, and though I don't expect the miraculous changes I achieved on PCP, I do think it will give me the structure and routine I need to get back in better balance. Plus I really, REALLY miss my six-pack!
I have been going back-and-forth about being uber-anal and recording everything I eat and all the exercises I do, replacing the battery in my pedometer and carrying it everywhere, loading up my iPod Touch with useful fitness tracking software...and basically not worrying too much.
On the one hand, it's extremely geeky-satisfying to have all the data, nutritional and caloric, so I really know if I ran off that chai latte or not.
Then again, one of the core PCP principles is to simply know what I want and need, intuitively. It's actually a very zen concept; intuitive understanding, as opposed to intellectual analysis ("I am allowed 325 more calories today") or emotional response ("Must. Have. Chocolate!")
So after tracking everything, every bite of food and every minute of exercise, I have stopped.
I am attempting to regain that awareness I had right after PCP, when I was very much in-tune with what I needed versus what I wanted. I discovered that the key to "will-power" is actually just understanding and separating what is necessary from what is merely wanted.
Yes, I still pigged out on pizza at lunch yesterday, and had a soy chai latte after lunch today. But I also got up and ran this morning, and had a truly sensible, delicious (and cheap, 480 yen!) lunch in the cafeteria. So it's all about balance.
I will start Kung Fu Body next week, and though I don't expect the miraculous changes I achieved on PCP, I do think it will give me the structure and routine I need to get back in better balance. Plus I really, REALLY miss my six-pack!
o sola mio roofless hato tour bus
o sola mio roofless hato tour bus
Originally uploaded by renfield
o sola mio means look @ the sky! nice pun
the great cali family vacation 2010
Went to SF with the family, then I popped down to LA for the West Coast Taikai, then back up to the bay area for a night before coming home.
Kids are still jet-lagging; waking everyone up at 4:30am!
But a good time was had by all and the strong yen contributed to plenty of shopping (yeah Old Navy!) and too much eating (burritos and froyo!)
Many photos here and here.
Kids are still jet-lagging; waking everyone up at 4:30am!
But a good time was had by all and the strong yen contributed to plenty of shopping (yeah Old Navy!) and too much eating (burritos and froyo!)
Many photos here and here.
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