Tokyo Revengers is not a show I was interested in watching until I heard about it's unique twist. A story about Japanese motorcycle hoodlums? Nah, not for me. However, bored one weekend in between anime seasons when all the shows I was watching were over, I gave the first episode a chance and basically binged … Continue reading Tokyo Revengers – Anime Fangirling
I made a Brompton handle for Blurple! Husband bought a handle for his and I decided to recreate it in colors appropriate for my bike.
UPDATE SEPTEMEMBER 20200 The café has relocated and is now in the walkway underneath the Hotel Mets. Its not far from the original location. ___ now back to the original post___ Husband and I noticed the Square Enix Café in Akihabara on one of our previous trips to Japan, back in 2015. That trip, the … Continue reading Square Enix Cafe
I became obsessed with Fire Force (炎炎ノ消防隊) on my last trip to Japan. There was a giant display at Anime Japan and I was immediately drawn to it.
I've posted before about my trials at Christmas. I'm grateful for all my friends and family who encouraged and helped me the past few years to overcome my depression, my lingering health issues, and generally made life awesome as a whole. I'm still not dead and getting better all the time. This year we spent … Continue reading 3rd Christmas Not Dead
I love the seemingly silly little cats, the maneki neko, that beckon you from store windows all over Japan. On my last trip to Japan, I took the opportunity to see a little more about their history. My husband and I finally visited the original shrine where they cats first came to be. The Myth … Continue reading Japan Travel: Maneki Neko shrine
I'm originally from Texas where, every summer, like clockwork, the noisy cicadas come out to play.
The Husband and I, while we like good food, do not consider ourselves very "foodie" type people. We don't eat out at fancy restaurants regularly and that even goes for our vacations. We like yummy, but not wallet busting, restaurants. For that reason, Go Go Curry is a staple any time we go to Japan. … Continue reading Go Go Curry! and Steins;Gate
I made another pair of gym style shorts! The pattern is lovely and works up so quickly, I had to! The original pattern called for Tana Lawn style fabric from Liberty of London. I had a meter in my stash I bought at Yuzawaya Hobby many, many moons ago and never used. The fabric is … Continue reading More shorts! I dub these the “Liberty shorts!”
Gashaphon are capsule toys you normally buy from vending machines. I found these crafty ones at Okadaya in Shinjuku.
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