things that stay, things that come with

this sea lion caves sticker stays. so does the library microfiche cabinet to which it's adhered.

all of this comes with as packing material. a slow loris,

a doofy koala,

a FORGERY,

a purple sky,

and a stained glass arrieta.

little rilakkuma is NOT packing material and will be joining us in the car.

one day i'll have posts that aren't about moving/selling a house. one day....

postcards from jens!!!

jens just finished a whirlwind trip to hong kong, seoul and parts of japan. today i got some postcards!!

the stamps are super cute too! MIFFY!!!!!

and while it is nowhere near as exciting as jens' vacation, today i took a picture of a ladybug's butt.

idk.  you get mooned by an insect and see if you don't think it's funny.

idk

my brain is mush. 

the neighborhood cat is driving my kitties crazy. goofy old thing.

my face is now full of beans.

so hey. so hey. i'm using pages from old science yearbooks from the 70s as packing material. here are two accidental collages from that.

also, this was in one of those books. i mean, wheeeee! fun at the beach with my red balloon! wheee

eeeeee heeeee heeee!! yaaaay!!!

um, what?

back to packing and cleaning.

it will never get old

one day this week we had some sushi and curry

cubed rainbow roll,

smoked salmon, chicken katsu rolls

and blurry curry to be exact.

i'm procrastinating

so have two pictures from the land of no packing tape. sigh.

omfg

send help and/or a new tape dispenser 

and/or a plate of sandwiches.

tempura dogs

we had tempura dogs this morning. why? idk, choose your own answer 1) i have a lot of tempura batter/panko that i need to use up before we move 2) hate myself/want to die 3) they are delicious 4) cubs home opener tonight.

(answers: 1, 3, 4)

want to make them yourself? k. dry off some hot dogs (batter sticks better), dip them in tempura batter and then panko them.

fry in 350 f/177 c oil, 1 min each side. (so, like, 4 min total.)

drain on paper towels, put on bun with garnish. we had cabbage, ginger and wasabi mayo.

mangez, etc. oishii desu ne! darn fuckin tootin.

what day is it even

all i know is that this had better be the last time that i ever see this fucking lilac bush bloom ever again,

that fuji was smooshy,

that i got a copy of granta 127,

and that eating sloppy as hell ichigo sandwiches can kinda make your day better.

early sunday morning

spring and the cat

we're nearing the end of sakura season in these parts. our rainier cherry and damson plum have or are starting to flower/ed.

it creates a pretty nice view, if i say so myself.

the crab apple trees are also starting to bloom. maybe i'll take some pictures of them. who knows.

peel has been driving me insane this spring. she has decided that this is the year that she wants to go outside. (she is 16. 16 and nuts.)

we have had to compromise. there is no way in hell she is ever going to be an outdoor cat.