Well, it's almost midnight, so I'm wishing myself a Happy Birthday (tanjoubi omedetou in Japanese). Technically, it isn't my birthday for another twelve hours or so, with time zone differences, but who's counting? I'm 41 now, not a bad age to be, I don't think. In my melodramatic youth, I never expected to live past 20.
No exciting plans for the day- just work and maybe dinner out with the kids. I have a ceremony to manage on Tuesday morning, so I'll be fine tuning all the details and making sure it goes well. Sometime during the day, maybe I'll take a glance at my Kanji workbook.
Speaking of books and Japanese, I've been reading The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari). It is frequently recognized as the first novel. It is a story of court life, but so far it is a whole lot of playa drama! Pretty entertaining, but I'm only about a fourth of the way in, so I hope we get some war or something pretty soon. If the whole book is about the protaganist's wooing of the girlies, I might not finish it.
No exciting plans for the day- just work and maybe dinner out with the kids. I have a ceremony to manage on Tuesday morning, so I'll be fine tuning all the details and making sure it goes well. Sometime during the day, maybe I'll take a glance at my Kanji workbook.
Speaking of books and Japanese, I've been reading The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari). It is frequently recognized as the first novel. It is a story of court life, but so far it is a whole lot of playa drama! Pretty entertaining, but I'm only about a fourth of the way in, so I hope we get some war or something pretty soon. If the whole book is about the protaganist's wooing of the girlies, I might not finish it.
I took a break and read Confessions of a Yakuza. It was a very quick read, pleasant conversational style. The gentleman's 'territory' was in Asakusa and the book had a line drawing of the street that leads to Senso-ji temple. According to the storyteller, the street was lined with shops, as it definitely is today.
With any luck, I'll get to see it again this year (and take some better photos!). I'd like to go back to Japan in October, by myself, no kiddies with me. I'm afraid I'd return home to a total uprising since they all want to go, too!!
With any luck, I'll get to see it again this year (and take some better photos!). I'd like to go back to Japan in October, by myself, no kiddies with me. I'm afraid I'd return home to a total uprising since they all want to go, too!!
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