Back in the USSC (orvallis)

Just got back about an hour ago. Trip went without a hitch - the car made it ok. It is a good car so I'll be putting some work into it to make it better. Case is here with Belinda and all is right with the world - at least for a moment or two.

Oregon

Hi all. I'm in Oregon safe and enjoying the lovely weather. Actually, it's been quite pleasant. Yesterday I spent the day with Belinda, Dominique and her two kids. We went to the park and strolled downtown Vancouver Washington. Dominique will be coming down to Corvallis on Thursday with her kids again too.

Today, Belinda and I drove to Newport in the Justy. It was really fabulous weather until we got to Newport. There it was nothing but fog clouds wind and rain. What more could I have expected though. It was fun anyway. Returning at 10pm, I discovered that Liana too, lives in Corvallis now, just down the road abit off of Lilly... We went to the Beanery and then the Interzone for late night girl chat... and I discovered that Paul from the Avalon opened up a second movie theater, "the dark side". Definitely will have to be seeing him too. ...Saw Ivanne this morning, who kindly dropped off the key and kind of chatted. Anyone know a phone number for Roman?

drawing us drawing

drawing
Originally uploaded by selenahoy.

ian and i went to a DJ- and drawing- party in roppongi, and somebody sketched us drawing. i found this on a table and snagged it. it was fun, but i'm too old to stay out all night and take the first train home.

Greetings from Tokyo!

Greetings from Tokyo
Originally uploaded by nobi99.

No apologies for my poor collaging skills. I didn't take a class. I tried to give you a mish-mash of some scenes here - beautiful temples, ugly modern buildings, cherry blossoms, colorful trains, obnoxious birds, and of course, monkeys! (No, not us, the ones on the mountain.)

train wink

hey_guys. you can post directly from email via flickr! i am writing this with my phone.

Greetings from the Desert

Hi all. Having a wonder time in Palm Desert/Indio. Wish you were here - really, I need the help. Anyway, spend some time helping Steve and Chris and most of the time working on Kathy's place and a little car work on Selena's Stanza and Kathy's Del Sol. Ah, the joy of big brotherhood. Anyway, if I wasn't so lame on this blog thingy, I'd take a pix or two and post. Alas, this is also dial-up, so it might take forever anyway. Have fun everyone.

Lizard Season

Lizard Season
Originally uploaded by nobi99.

It's the season when we say "Look what the cat dragged in..." I look under the plant and find a dead leaf..but I look closer and the dead leaf has legs... Pudgy has been busy bringing home little lizards. We come across little lizard tails flipping around. Its owner has escaped the Pudge.

yoku moku

cake.JPG
Originally uploaded by selenahoy.

cassandra and ian share a delicious slice of maccha and an cake.

you people should post.

i also went to view the sakura. here's one of some in naruse. it's raining today, so probably ohanami time is over. 

It's cherry blossom viewing season. this is a lovely scene from an "ohanami" i went to today.  

Father & Son

050407_1248~01
Originally uploaded by nobi99.

Happy Birthday Arisa

Today is Arisa's Birthday. Apparently, it's also Buddha's Birthday. Happy Birthday to all.

kitchen things:

we got the gas oven working, and i made this ginger-banana bread, recipe for which i found online. it's yummy. 

mom broke the carafe for this little coffeemaker, so we substituted this teapot, which fits dandy. resourcefulness is the best policy, i always say. 

luggage disaster

luggage disaster
Originally uploaded by selenahoy.

we had this stuff delivered by takkyubin, which was lovely and fast. it was a total nightmare hauling all this stuff around.