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fleetwood-mouse replied to your post: I cut my hair today (I am not a profes...
You did that yourself? It looks great!
Why yes I did! I think the sides could be a bit shorter, but I'm still really pleased. Thank you so much! > u<
lovelessneko replied to your post: I cut my hair today (I am not a profes...
but your face is full of adorable-ness!!
Awwwwwww you're too sweet. <33
fleetwood-mouse said: You know, I have never been to that Kinokuniya! I’ll get on that :) When I was a JET, my bus home was out of Tokyo Station so I would always schedule my travels for a little Maruzen window. Nostalgia.
G'morning! :) Then there's Junkudo in Ikebukuro, which is the biggest bookshop in Tokyo: ten floors in total, with foreign titles on the top floor. (Tokyo bookstores always have the foreign titles on the top floor. I guess they think we're used to traveling.) Been there?
I can't pronounce Ikebukuro. I always say いきびきくる。
fleetwood-mouse said: Maruzen is an oasis of happiness *sigh*
My vote for the best bookshop (for English and other European languages) in Tokyo goes to Kinokuniya Shinjuku South, but Maruzen near Tokyo Station will always remain my favourite. It was the first bookshop that I discovered in Tokyo, and that's where I crawled into quiet corners when the city got too much for me. That was before I found Yanaka Cemetery. ;)
fleetwood-mouse replied to your photo:
"Baby arugula with duck, walnuts, and blood...
Was it hard to make preserved lemons? I’d like to try…
I was very anxious at first, but it turned out to be super easy. There are various online articles that will tell you how, but here is my method:
Acquire a sack of Meyer lemons (I really recommend Meyer lemons for this; they have thinner skins that I think process faster), preferably so ripe they're about to go bad.
Cut the lemons in quarters length-wise without cutting through the stem, so that they're kinda hanging together by the stem part. This is not strictly necessary but is apparently the "traditional" way to do it. Save one or two for in case you need extra juice at the end.
Jam a tablespoon of salt inside each lemon.
Sprinkle a tablespoon of salt inside a clean, dry jar. (The articles will tell you to sterilize the jars, which you can do if it makes you feel better. I didn't because I flirt with danger, and also because I felt like I was shoving so much salt and acid inside this jar that nothing was gonna go bad.) Now cram the lemons in there. Really cram 'em. The juice should cover the lemons; if there isn't quite enough, juice the extra one or two lemons I told you to set aside. Sprinkle another tablespoon of salt on top, maybe, if you feel like it.
Put that sucker in the fridge and forget about it for two weeks, preferably a month or so.
fleetwood-mouse ha risposto al tuo post “Shitty evening yesterday with a splitting headache resulting in being...”
Glad to hear you're feeling better :)
Thank youu! ♥ I'd better do "oni wa soto" later! ;-)
This was the first time I'd participated, partly because of scheduling but also because the new system made it less intimidating. It was a lot of fun and I look forward to doing it again and understanding how it works!
That's great to hear! I hope everyone had a great time. I know I saw a lot of new faces in chat this past weekend. We are really looking forward to seeing you all the next weekend. And please remember the chat is open even outside of the official weekends, so feel free to drop by. There is usually always someone in the chatroom.
--UrbanHymnal
fleetwood-mouse replied to your post “Waiting to board my plane at Schipol, Amsterdam… NEARLY HOME thank the...”
KLM is my favorite western airline! Where is home for you, by the way?
Home is a relative notion for me :P Right now it's my parent's snowy house near Geneva!
jesuisbetejesuispatissiere replied to your post “Waiting to board my plane at Schipol, Amsterdam… NEARLY HOME thank the...”
Oh come on! Schipol is better than Charles de Gaulle! CdG is the worst! Wait no, Philadelphia is the worst, but in Europe it's CdG!
I've never been to Philadelphia - and yeah CDG is uglier but Schipol has been my worst airport experience so far. There's just something about the airport that just pushes all my buttons.
deaflock replied to your post “Waiting to board my plane at Schipol, Amsterdam… NEARLY HOME thank the...”
have a safe flight home!
Thank you dear! I have arrived safe and sound :D
Ten movie/TV characters
First of all, apologies for my late response(s). The start of the new year + the approaching end of Japan's academic year = mild chaos.
fleetwood-mouse tagged me for 10 favourite movie characters. This might be surprising, given my interest in … oh, all right! … obsession with Sherlock, but I'm not a big movie/TV person. Confession (but sit down first): I don't own a television set. Too many books to read, too many mountains to climb. If I really want to see something, I find it on the internet.
So:
1. BBC Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch)
2. Granada Holmes Sherlock (Jeremy Brett)
3. BBC Mycroft (Mark Gatiss)
4. Fiona (Kristin Scott Thomas) in Four Weddings and a Funeral, because I've always loved Thomas as an actress, and this movie, this role … ah. I do love me a touch of bitterness in the saccharine.
5. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) in TLOTR. Oh dear. When he pushes those double doors open …
6. Shirley Valentine (Pauline Collins), "an extraordinary woman trapped in an ordinary life". I love it when middle-aged women decide oh sod this for a lark.
7&8. Thelma and Louise (Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis). Surely no explanation is necessary?
9. BBC Mrs Hudson (Una Stubbs). Just put BBC Sherlock characters in all ten places. Grin.
10. San from Mononoke-hime. We're both barbarians.
I'm not going to tag others, but I'd love to hear from anyone I've chatted to, either in posts or messages. You know who you are. ;)
PS: fleetwood-mouse also had a very interesting post about "92 truths", but this is all you need to know about me: books, coffee, chocolate, hiking, more books. Grin x 2.
