So my friends Betty and Liane have kind of gotten me into nail polish stuff. I’m not as into it as Betty, but it’s kinda cool. Of course, being a sign language interpreter means I can’t have a lot of fun, but I’m trying. Today I bought some stuff: Confetti “Debutante” (pictures here, I am [...]
Archive for October, 2011
Agencies
So I have collected the following additional possible rental agencies from the list I posted yesterday: http://www.tokyocityapartments.net/ – http://www.bamboo-house.com/en/index – http://tokyo.apartment-office.com/index.html – http://www.tokyorent.com/
Residences
Great big list…maybe more to look at? Guesthouses and rental apartments in Tokyo
Oak
I am starting to become very interested in Oak House: http://www.oakhouse.jp/eng/
Shimura
My #1 Sakura House choice is still Monzennakacho, because it’s within a mile from my friend’s house. But my #2 choice is Shimura Sanchome, because OH MY GOD THEY’RE HUGE. Seriously, like 1.5-2x the size of any other apartment in my price range. No furo (bath), but I’d live without it for the excess floor [...]
Packing
I don’t even know how to pack for a year in a country where I can’t easily shop for clothes. I’ll be bringing half my wardrobe. And what else do you bring? Toiletries…but do you need them? I can buy them there, right? How do you move for a year?
Weekly Quicklinks for October 8, 2011
Yamato Kotoba: The REAL Japanese Language Interesting history of language in Japan. The Maharajas’ Express rolls into 2012 with its new Royal Sojourn Journey Expensive train travel across Indina.
Visits
Asked my wife last night what she would want to see if she visited me in Japan. Her response: “Japan…and you!” I did get her to specify a little though, she wants to see Kyoto and “the old stuff.” I will probably drag her to Akihabara Electric Town anyway though!
PetLink Forgets Our Pet is Deceased
Boo died a couple of months back. Y’all know that. But his microchip company, PetLink, does not. Except…they do, as seen here. Yet they sent the following email just now: PetLink Reminder: Please Update Boo Boo’s Information Gee, thanks. I marked him lost in their system, and when we found his remains, I marked him [...]
Seeking Refund on Kindle Book
Just sent (approximately) the following to Amazon – accidentally dropped it from my paste buffer, but here’s the gist: I am absolutely livid that this book was sold. I realize I should have ordered the sample first, because I would have realized that 103 words (I counted) is a ridiculous length for a sample. But [...]