TOUCHING BASE

Hey everyone,

I’m back again with some info tidbits for your reading pleasure. It has been over a months since my last update so I’ll let the cream rise to the top and not bore you with the details. Let’s roll…


May 14 > Now!

- Checked out the two-day Thai Festival at Yoyogi Park: tonnes of people, food stalls, artisans, musicians and general good vibes.

- Secured national health care insurance for next to nothing (whew, you just never know!).

- Attended DesignFesta, a super-ginormous arts fair/convention where anyone can rent a space and display/hock their wares. It took place in Odaiba at Tokyo Big Site, which is just really, really big and angular. It was crazy, creative fun and I hope to have my own booth their in December.

- Checked out one of Tokyo’s big 3 festivals, the Sanja Matsuri in Asakusa, where people carry huge shrines on their shoulders in the streets and the Yakuza can display their body tattoos. Madness, but worth a peak, even in the sweltering heat.

- Auditioned for another TV show (Cool Japan!)… and got it! I’ll be sending autographed pictures out for X-mas to whomever wants one, so please send me your addresses – COD only!

- Casually celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. (And it just keeps getting better!!) I LOVE YOU HANNAH!

- Saw the DaVinci Code and was less than impressed (itz a rental in my opinion…)

- Continued co-hosting Waku-Waku ABC, the cable English-Japanese instructional show I landed a while back.

- Caught a sold-out, standing room only baseball game at the Tokyo Dome and ate possibly the worst cheez-dog on the planet!

- Scored a free TV from some American dude who was moving to Bangkok, so now we can watch soccer like the rest of the world. (GO JAPAN!)

- Started working at an English conversation café 2x/week for pocket money, but it’s chill and fun.

- Got paid to go to Yomiuriland Amusement Park to experience a Japanese haunted house for that new TV show I’ll be on (see earlier entry re: autographs!).

- Unleashed my new foto-only Blog, www.brokenfotografy.blogspot.com (if you haven’t already been then finish reading and go – thank you!).

- Landed a part-time job at a used bookstore cataloguing their inventory (more pocket money!), AND

- Was unfortunately absent from my good friend Rob’s wedding. Now that must have been some party. Enjoy eachother!

So as you can see, I have been keeping myself occupied. Of course there are still days when I do nothing but sleep late, surf the Web and bike around. So I am living a balanced life, in a crazy town, that is getting progressively hotter and more humid. It’s now the rainy season soon to be followed by Typhoons or Monsoons or something. Can’t wait. Gonna buy me a new Speedo n some soap-on-a-roap n shower in the streets!

I hope that you are all happy and doing well. I know that Montreal and Toronto should be expecting summer any day now, so enjoy the cafes, street fests and cold beers or just get out in the sun n have some fun. Those of you in California, well, don’t let the smog or wild fires get you down. Catch a wave, drain a can n gear up for July 4th. Everyone else, wherever you may be, amusez-vous bien (it’s French for have fun!).

Later!


Hugs, kisz, n best wishz…


S.