Archive for May, 2004

Onsen Matsuri

Saturday, May 29th, 2004

We came home tonight to find our little village packed with cars, and filled with the muffled beating of drums. It is the Mimata Onsen Matsuri, the annual festival in this little corner of nowhere, and they celebrate, as always, with a spirited performance of Kagura. We took the opportunity to avoid cooking […]

All-You-Can-Eat #2

Tuesday, May 25th, 2004

Last Sunday morning, in the two hours before enjoying a brunch of fried eggs over hashed beef and potatoes, I completed my set task for the day. The task that I had set before me was a sad one, as I was replacing a recently lost friend. It was only two years ago […]

“You’ve Got Video”

Wednesday, May 12th, 2004

After a few weeks of wondering whether or not my new iSight camera was a complete waste of money, I finally got video conferencing to work on my computer. After a small adjustment to my internet service, I was able to get a video chat running between my Windows XP machine and the iMac […]