maggie and milly and molly and may
went down to the beach (to play one day)
and maggie discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn’t remember her troubles,and
milly befriended a stranded star
whose rays five languid fingers were;
and molly was chased by a horrible thing
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:and
may came home with a smooth round...
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I have a feeling that this blog will turn into the-adventures-of-cooking-in-a-meagerly-stocked-apartment-on-a-student-budget-with-no-oven.
It is not a secret that I love food. When I was asked what I wanted to do for my 23rd birthday this year I could not think of anything better than eating very many kinds of stinky cheeses, but I imagined no one...
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When I was little I hated yogurt. Now, what I mean is that I hated those little Dannon things with the fruit on the bottom that they used to give kinds for lunch. Even then I had a distaste for things that did not taste like they should, like “all natural fruit flavours” and...
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So, after getting back to Tokyo after a great return home I found myself in a cold apartment with no food and no intention of going outside to procure any. This, of course, meant pizza!
The only only experience I had with Japanese pizza delivery was through Pizza Hut, which unlike the American version did...
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Happy New Year!
To celebrate, how about a list of complaints that you can expect from living in Tokyo?
A little too true: “My wallet is full of pointcards instead of cash.”
The video is of Japan’s complaint choir. These choirs are part of a sort of global project to turn all the energy spent by people...
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Published Hair oh so gorgeous hair: Cinnabuns!.
Published Rethinking Beyoncé: Video Gender Studies.
Published College Student Brings Mechanical Typewriter to Class.
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Do you see all of that beautiful marbling?
So recently on a fluke I picked up a pack of Iwate beef at my local supa (grocery). It was pretty expensive, 1000 yen for a few pieces of beef weighing less than a pound. I also picked up some regular beef for about 300 yen. I...
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According to the Japan times, 191 kanji may be added to the official joyo kanji list next year, which is of course music to the ears of Japanese learners everywhere!
On the other hand, there are also five kanji slated to be taken off of the list, including 勺 (shaku) to the dismay of shakuhachi...
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