Our nephews Yosuke and Yusuke are visiting from Japan, along with my sister-in-law. We're having lots of fun together. Chiyo's almost 8 weeks old!
I got hit with the flu last Tuesday. I can pinpoint the moment it happened, so I know it's the flu and not a cold. For 5 days it was pretty brutal, but all things considered it could have been much worse (for example, unlike some folks with the flu, I was not on life support or dead). The worst of it was the unbelievable pain in my lungs and chest. Then for a couple of days I woke up feeling a little bit better. This morning, though, I can barely stand up.
I don't know why I'm feeling so dizzy. I stepped on the scale and found that I'd lost several pounds. I feel nausea with accompanying waves of overwhelming anxiety. I'm shaking like a mad person and feel absolutely horrible throughout my entire body - and a little scared that this might be more than just the flu.
Anyone have these sorts of symptoms with the flu? I'm in an area rampant with both the seasonal and swine flu variations, with verified cases of both, so it could be either of them (or either of them with something else). I've got a doctor's appointment for tomorrow - anything I should ask him about that I can't think of right now? I've checked online for symptoms and they vary WILDLY so I'm wondering if anyone has info to share.
Please keep your fingers crossed for me... I'm working on a freelance assignment and while dealing with this flu I've still been able to indulge in the joys of a home office, but I can't afford to be flattened down sick right now. I hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and can get the vaccine for both flu versions this year! Wash your hands and cough in your sleeves!
xo
"My love for Albertine had been but a transitory form of my devotion to youth."
Marcel Proust
若葉薫るようなコスモスも
満開のコスモスも
夕日に照らされるコスモスも
月のコスモスも・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・、良いけれど
誰にも相手されなくなったコスモスが私は好き
一昨年か昨年はハイキーで撮っていたので、今年は真っ暗に。
Thanks to Mr. Wang from MT, last week I received a package of masking tape samples which are limited editions only to be sold in their very own new shop near Waseda University in Tokyo.
Kamoi's beautiful washi paper made masking tapes are getting so popular, many end user inspiration just keep coming in as evident from MT's web site. These new patterns and sizes you see here gives a hint about MT's development, more applications built-in to the tapes, like labels, wallpaper, wrapping paper and Xmas versions.
Check out MT's blog and you'll see how the shop looks like, can't wait to be there next year. If you can imagine it, Kamoi can make it, so don't be shy to send mail to them to suggest new product ideas.
What's the oldest article of clothing you own? Bonus points if you show us a photo!
If by this you mean the oldest piece of clothing that is mine and worn by me (not antique clothing), then it would have to be my giant blue sweatshirt from high school - it's a Coconut Joe sweatshirt.
It's the only piece I have left. I would have had more but I had a zen-like purging of my closet not long ago, getting rid of cheating boyfriend's concert shirts and other assorted items from decades ago. Never mind that it's all just crap taking up space, who needs to look at stuff and be reminded of how shitty people can be?
Considering I was wearing maternity clothes right up until a few years ago (and my kids are no longer babies) then it's pretty embarrassing to even admit having saved this ancient stuff in the first place. I have new clothes now, I've lost a huge amount of weight, and I'm happy to rid my house of bad juju from people who do not wish you well. And in this new house my closet is a walk-in and HUUUUGE, so no need to have anything bouncing around in there that I don't want to see. Even my storage areas are happy places :)
何ゆえ彼らは岩を抱くのか
同じ時を生きてみないと分からないのかもしれない
最大の樹は、縄文杉の胴回りを超えている
最近、落書き帳なのに堅苦しくなり過ぎたﾅ・・・
格調高くも無いのに高くしてﾓｼｬｰﾅｲ
ガス抜きしよう。
鼻血メイク中のアホ面女子大生とか
色々あるんだけどそれはアウトｶﾅ（；^ω^）
にしても正規カメラマンというだけで、こんなに撮影しやすいものだとは思わなかったなー・・・
変なところ撮られても皆にこやかなんだもの。
