Kill Bill Volume One
Oh my god. Ignorant me. I’ve been so busy I’m really crap at updating this damn blog.
Last night was the Bar Olympics at Spin. Shower Contest…mmm, wet people in the shower! I ended up getting ABSOLUTly smashed with the crew. I think I drank more last night that I did over the past two months. Oh well, good times.
Of course, this morning I’m greeted with rumors that something happened between me and Orion, the ultra beautiful new security guard. No kids, nothing happened. We shared a cab ’cause we live in the same direction. Get your minds out of the gutter!
I haven’t told you about my rice cooker. Zojirushi NS-ZAC18 10-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker. I’m in love with my rice cooker. It makes fierce steel cut oats, flawless rice and congee, and delicious brown rice. I love it so much that I want to write poetry about my rice cooker. In fact, here is a fun haiku:
Rice so hot and moist
Zojirushi you did good
ごはんたべろ
The last line is written in hiragana and says “gohan tabero”. Gohan means both rice and “a meal” in Japanese. Tabero is the forceful way to say “EAT!” Yes, Japanese lessons are purring along at a steady pace. My sensei is in Japan right now to visit her family. She has promised to bring me back a lesson book on how to do sumi-e painting. That’s the formal style of writing with brushes. OH MY GOD it’s hard! My good friend and chat buddy Tom (who speaks Japanese) was kind enough to visit Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights and bring me a brush pen and some good brushes along with some paper and ink. He’s a doll and I love him for that. But of course, when I try and paint it looks like a toddler who can’t stay in the lines.
Oh well, I’ve taken up the challenge of Japanese. Must see it through.
Kill Bill Vol. 1 is on DVD. I have a copy in my bag. I MUST get home to watch Sofie Fatale while she is translating for O-Ren Ishii. She’s one of the reasons I’m learning Japanese. FIERCE!
Can’t wait for Vol 2 this weekend.
Useful Japanese Phrase Of The Day:
はかないでください。このくつはあたらしいです。
hakanaide kudasai. kono kutsu wa atarashii desu.
please do not vomit. these shoes are new.