Or, most excellent debut live, Chapter 11!
The sassy and intelligent girl rock duo pose with stage manager HK after their first live at Shimokitazawa's Mosaic live house.
Maki is an awesome drummer who is all smiles. She's on the left.
Suzy is the one with the butterfly about to alight on her head. She's the rockin' singer/guitarist/songwriter.
Friday, May 04, 2007
Shimokita full moon
through the roof of Shimokitazawa Station, heading home after Chapter 11's live at Mosaic.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
seasons
Just like that, the sakura are gone, and everything is green again. Finally getting some pleasant days, nice weather like early summer in Seattle.
This morning was windy but sunny, a good Saturday to start off Golden Week. Then these clouds rolled in, bringing lightning, thunder and rain.
This morning was windy but sunny, a good Saturday to start off Golden Week. Then these clouds rolled in, bringing lightning, thunder and rain.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
the evil continues
The game: Each player of this game starts off with ten weird things or habits or little known facts about yourself. People who get tagged must write in a blog of their own ten weird things or habits or little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end you must choose six people to be tagged and list their names. No tag backs! (Thanks Courtney and one thing that is probably not a little-known fact about me any more is that I am a major procrastinator).
When I was little, I wanted to be a ballerina. As a grown-up, I still want to be a ballerina! (or, bizarrely, a shepherdess)
I can do the splits. I'm very bendy.
I dropped out of high school my junior year, but managed to graduate from college on time. Go Huskies.
When I was 17, I spent four months going to high school aboard a schooner, starting in the Caribbean and ending in Boston. I hoisted sails, took noon sites, said argghhh, and got a fabulous tan and toned biceps. One of my favorite memories: sailing into Gloucester and waving to my Grandmother and great-Uncle and Aunt as they stood on their front lawn on the water, waiting for my boat to come in. Before that, I spent three months living on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico, teaching kids at a BIA school, going to sweat lodges, making silver jewelry, hiking at White Sands, herding cattle on horseback and getting lost atop mesas. It was a great year.
The ocean scares me.
I could eat kabocha every day and never tire of it. Same goes for yogurt.
I don't like beer. I like red wine and bourbon on the rocks.
I enjoy singing in a chorale and hope to someday sing Mozart's "Requiem" again like I did in college. I am a second alto. I have also been known to do imitations of Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas.
The moment before I fall asleep and the second after I awake are two of my favorite times of day.
Conan O'Brien is my hero.
i tag: gina r, dan t, yuko m, beau m, mayumi o and mariana m.
When I was little, I wanted to be a ballerina. As a grown-up, I still want to be a ballerina! (or, bizarrely, a shepherdess)
I can do the splits. I'm very bendy.
I dropped out of high school my junior year, but managed to graduate from college on time. Go Huskies.
When I was 17, I spent four months going to high school aboard a schooner, starting in the Caribbean and ending in Boston. I hoisted sails, took noon sites, said argghhh, and got a fabulous tan and toned biceps. One of my favorite memories: sailing into Gloucester and waving to my Grandmother and great-Uncle and Aunt as they stood on their front lawn on the water, waiting for my boat to come in. Before that, I spent three months living on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico, teaching kids at a BIA school, going to sweat lodges, making silver jewelry, hiking at White Sands, herding cattle on horseback and getting lost atop mesas. It was a great year.
The ocean scares me.
I could eat kabocha every day and never tire of it. Same goes for yogurt.
I don't like beer. I like red wine and bourbon on the rocks.
I enjoy singing in a chorale and hope to someday sing Mozart's "Requiem" again like I did in college. I am a second alto. I have also been known to do imitations of Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas.
The moment before I fall asleep and the second after I awake are two of my favorite times of day.
Conan O'Brien is my hero.
i tag: gina r, dan t, yuko m, beau m, mayumi o and mariana m.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Shinonome sakura
The night before, a fierce rain and windstorm was screaming through Shinonome. The blossoms got pretty roughed up, wrinkly and beginning to turn brown at the edges, but there is still nothing like the sight of blooming sakura.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Silvie
I was in the States with the two family kitties when the scary news broke about canned pet food causing kidney failure in cats and dogs.
Thankfully, Silvie and Atomik are picky eaters and prefer katsuobushi and tuna to cat food, so they were out of danger.
Silvie did have to go to the vet for an unrelated procedure, and had this funny blue collar on when we brought her home.
She was totally cool about it but it freaked out Atomik.
Thankfully, Silvie and Atomik are picky eaters and prefer katsuobushi and tuna to cat food, so they were out of danger.
Silvie did have to go to the vet for an unrelated procedure, and had this funny blue collar on when we brought her home.
She was totally cool about it but it freaked out Atomik.
atomi
our beloved, three-legged, utterly unique Atomik.
He is the best thing to hug, weighs the same as a sack of potatoes, soft like velvet and sooo warm.
He likes to roll around in the driveway and is often covered in dust.
He is the best thing to hug, weighs the same as a sack of potatoes, soft like velvet and sooo warm.
He likes to roll around in the driveway and is often covered in dust.
parrot tulips
from a bouquet I took to Grandmom on my second-to-last day in DC.
they take my breath away!
they take my breath away!
Monday, March 26, 2007
god bless cancelled flights
because it meant I got to stay an extra day in the US, and mom and I got to hit up the National Gallery in downtown DC for a day of art appreciation.
this is an awesome, awesome town.
this is an awesome, awesome town.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
temple, tower
Akabanebashi has the Tokyo American Club, a Beemer dealer, the Russian Embassy, a couple of shrines/temples and, everywhere you look, Tokyo Tower.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
If you can't sleep, count sheep. Don't count endangered animals, because you will run out.
Mitch Hedberg, possibly the funniest man I have ever seen.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
possessed at the piano
Olga Kern competing at the 11th Van Cliburn International piano competition in 2001.
Amazing.
Amazing.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Last Sunday in Five Senses
Sleet gray sky downpour, later brilliant sunshine. Round, flat, smooth, shiny black stones.
Wind chimes.
Iced tea with licorice and peppermint.
Cedar, sage, sweet grass and sandalwood.
Heated stones resting in my palms and back. Circulation pumping. Expert hands easing out all the pressure lodged in my muscles. Drifting in and out of semi-consciousness, completely relaxed.
This was my Sunday afternoon at Aveda salon in Aoyama, enjoying the gift certificate from miss Ai that I got for Christmas. Highly, highly recommend their hot stone massage, and also having a sister who gets you Aveda gift certificates.
Wind chimes.
Iced tea with licorice and peppermint.
Cedar, sage, sweet grass and sandalwood.
Heated stones resting in my palms and back. Circulation pumping. Expert hands easing out all the pressure lodged in my muscles. Drifting in and out of semi-consciousness, completely relaxed.
This was my Sunday afternoon at Aveda salon in Aoyama, enjoying the gift certificate from miss Ai that I got for Christmas. Highly, highly recommend their hot stone massage, and also having a sister who gets you Aveda gift certificates.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Radiohead Night
Radiohead inspires a lot of passion from their fans. Not surprising since they *rock*.
SuperDeluxe hosted the fifth Radiohead Night, which I mentioned in thorough detail in a previous post. In addition to interviews, live video footage and a short documentary, a five-piece band called OAS played some covers.
WOW. I love Radiohead because their songs are so textured and moody and have amazing beats, and didn't think that a cover band could do them justice. But these dudes were channeling Radiohead. They were right on.
Setlist was Knives Out, Airbag, Paranoid Android, Wolf at the Door, Creep, and a bit from a new song.
Can't wait to see the real thing in concert some day.
SuperDeluxe hosted the fifth Radiohead Night, which I mentioned in thorough detail in a previous post. In addition to interviews, live video footage and a short documentary, a five-piece band called OAS played some covers.
WOW. I love Radiohead because their songs are so textured and moody and have amazing beats, and didn't think that a cover band could do them justice. But these dudes were channeling Radiohead. They were right on.
Setlist was Knives Out, Airbag, Paranoid Android, Wolf at the Door, Creep, and a bit from a new song.
Can't wait to see the real thing in concert some day.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Sunday, February 04, 2007
MetPods
Good chemistry is hard to find. The three Metropolis podpeople have certainly got it; just listen to the weekly Metpod.
The MetPod trio, Jordon, Suzy and Kong, along with guest Ninapod, met for a Higashi Shinjuku yakiniku dinner at Kouei, a longtime Uchida family favorite. Tonchan was where we really wanted to go, for the BEST samgyeopsal with endless sunny lettuce, goma leaves, garlic cloves, kimchi, sliced onions and red pepper to go with it (yes, you will stink afterwards, but you will be stinky and happy), but the line of people waiting out the back door was around 20 people too long, so we headed next door to Kouei. And you can do a lot worse than Kouei.
It was a really fun evening, with lots of smoky grilling and rounds of beer and shochu, and we ended by toasting with a bottle of Makkoli.
The MetPod trio, Jordon, Suzy and Kong, along with guest Ninapod, met for a Higashi Shinjuku yakiniku dinner at Kouei, a longtime Uchida family favorite. Tonchan was where we really wanted to go, for the BEST samgyeopsal with endless sunny lettuce, goma leaves, garlic cloves, kimchi, sliced onions and red pepper to go with it (yes, you will stink afterwards, but you will be stinky and happy), but the line of people waiting out the back door was around 20 people too long, so we headed next door to Kouei. And you can do a lot worse than Kouei.
It was a really fun evening, with lots of smoky grilling and rounds of beer and shochu, and we ended by toasting with a bottle of Makkoli.
walking home
What's the point of making the last train if you are going to fall asleep and miss your stop?
Thank goodness I was only one stop away from home when I came to my senses. Still, I had to backtrack 20 minutes at one am on Sunday morning in the cold.
But it was actually a really nice stroll. It felt good to walk off the makkoli, while cars and trucks zoomed by on the highway, and the wind made crazy patterns on the bay. A couple of midnight joggers passed by. It cleared my head and I slept like a baby!
Thank goodness I was only one stop away from home when I came to my senses. Still, I had to backtrack 20 minutes at one am on Sunday morning in the cold.
But it was actually a really nice stroll. It felt good to walk off the makkoli, while cars and trucks zoomed by on the highway, and the wind made crazy patterns on the bay. A couple of midnight joggers passed by. It cleared my head and I slept like a baby!
Thursday, February 01, 2007
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