off with their heads

It's the time of year when the rice fields are bearing fruit and farmers do their best to keep critters from eating their precious crop by putting up the best scarecrows EVER.

Call me macabre, but I just love these impaled heads. 
They're simple, pragmatic, and dotted in a sea of green; just stinking cool.

This one's my favorite.  It's got mange.

How to Eat a Hanbaagaa

1. Admire the generous amount of lettuce.

2. Notice that these particular french fries come with a tool.

3.  Use said tool.

4. Smile like a goof.  Hesitate for a moment before dipping your fry.  Repeat.

a year later

It's sort of hard to believe but it's been a year.  A year ago that I took this video riding the train with some apprehension, doing my best to see into my future and what would be my new life in Japan.  I would've never predicted the kindness of strangers and the otherworldly beauty of some of the places I seen.  I also would've never predicted having the support of so many on my adventures.  Thanks.

Anyone there...?

Hot dang, it's been a long while.

Getting hitched makes for a busy summer, but I'm back and planning to make more regular appearances on this ol' blog.  Let's get to it, shall we.  Today on my way home from work I stopped by the supermarket and did my regular perusal of the candy aisle and came home with this:

It's a new Happy Kitchen kit called sofuto kukki or soft cookie.  Look for a new video soon.  Alright, I'm off to get some shut eye.  おやすみなさい Oyasuminasai


p.s. - Please feel free to leave comments - I love hearing from the black depths.  Blogging can be a lonely pursuit and sometimes all it takes is a thoughtful comment to reinvigorate a thumb twiddling blogger.