the asakusa samba festival - another reason to keep my expectations low and my water intake high. not exactly the unbridled bacchanalia (i know bacchus was the roman god of wine and this is supposed to be all south american but anyway) i had my hopes up for...a little more like a mish mash carnivale on the ashphalt covered sahara without the cocaine and sexy trannies. typically my fault though, i rocked up late naively thinking i would get a good shot of the action - instead what i got for my laziness was a disk full of crappy photos, sweat wiped all over me and an impending urinary tract infection from all the poking and proding that i was recieving from the, slightly aggitated but trying not to show it, crowd. regardless, i would still recommend it, get there early, better yet get yourself geared up and get amoungst the feathers and bedazzles. inspirational enough to have me dusting off my lonely planet guide to brazil and pumping up the brazilian beats.
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Thursday, August 25, 2005
a stitch in time
with typhoon number, oh i don't know...three hundred and forty seven, sweeping through tokyo this weekend - i decided to batten down the hatches and feather my nest. these domesticated housey phases dont come round too often - think the last time i felt like this was in Feburary of 96, so i really took advantage of the home-loving rush and boy did i domicilate (pretty sure thats a word - atleast it fits with the image im trying to convey) i blew dust off the tops of things, i swished dirt away with my hand, i even scrubbed without rubber gloves got those suds right up under my nails...
and then things got a little crafty - as if the home making wasnt enough, i then scoured my freshly organised cupboards for something to transform. nah nothing much around so i braved the whistling wind for a few moments and landed in the 100 yen store and then my local olympic - and tadaa (my new favourite word) i transformed a plain pair of japanese school shoes into a less nasty model. although the gasp and look of terror recieved from zume when he caught sight of them, im not so sure they ARe less nasty - but relief and hugs when i mentioned that i made them for school and i am sure the kids would love them (zume is much too nice to always say what he means but his look said 'yest kuristo deanne you are not thinking of wearing them in public are you?')
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Monday, August 22, 2005
no. 9 reason
Sunday, August 21, 2005
no. 8 reason
why tokyo is the coolest place to live
and then when it turns out that the fortune you chose really sucks and gives you a sick feeling in the gut - you just tie it up, let the wind blow the bad fortune away and wander off
no. 7 reason
the thrill you get when you shake the barrel to get the stick that holds the key to your fortune at the omikuji place at asakusa's sensoji temple
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