ok, so the pink fixes certainly haven't been coming weekly (not even monthly) but today's pink fix was certainly worth waiting for.
Darin just sent me this email:
I saw this weird ass logo on a bus yesterday, so I took a keitai pic so I could look it up - boy am I glad I did!!!
http://mammastar.com/e-menu.htm
I borrowed this image of their website - I hope they don't mind!! Dude the star has stubble! Only in Japan. Click on the link above to read some hella funny Engrish!
Thanks for all your help ladies! I think I am going to leave Tina (that's what we call my laptop) here in Tokes. It's kinda heavy anyway and the last thing I really want is to lug an extra 2 killos around on holiday. Now we are three hours away from leaving our house, then we get on a bus that will take us to Narita Airport and that takes 2 hours. We then wait 2 hours at the airport and then fly direct to NYC, which takes 14 hours crossing 14 time zones. I have my comfy yoga pants to wear on the plane, a refreshing facial spritz and some colourful sock knitting. CAN'T WAIT!!
ok. I seriously gotta go finish packing now!!!
I leave you with a pretty pink pic of Joy's gloomy bears. Thanks Joy and see you next week!!
ps Darin left a comment on pinku yesterday:
Katherine says noone will like my jokes, but I made a page of a couple
knitting related ideas I had yesterday: www.bendall.biz/stinku.html
Just for the record I did find it funny.
The first lucky lady today is Erin. Check out her new pink vespa!!! She's also trying to think of a name for her lovely pink ride....all suggestions welcome! I think she definitely needs a name from the 50s like Laverne, Frenchy, or Rizzo!!
The second lucky lady is me coz there are only two sleeps until we leave on a jet plane!! I can't wait to go to Teva's book launch in Manhattan next week. Joy has organized a big group of NYC knitting gals to come and I can't wait to meet everyone. I just checked the weekend weather forecast for NYC and it says 72 degrees and thunderstorms. I learnt from living in the States a few years ago that anything above 70 is good news (you know I come from the land of celcius and semi-tropical weather - Brisbane is about to hit winter and the daytime temps are still not below 20 degrees celcius). I like thunderstorms too, but hopefully we'll get some fine weather too. I might even be able to wear my merino wool shrug (i.e. if I block and seam it over the next two days). If anyone has any suggestions of MUST visit yarn stores, thrift stores, etc, in the NYC area then please send 'em my way. I especially like reconstructed clothing lately.
SWAP UPDATE: Have you sent out your package?? Mine was sent off today - I bought and made all of the goodies a while ago, but I just never got around to putting it all together. Anyway, if you haven't do your best to try and get your swap packages out sooner rather than later. I was lucky to receive an unexpected package (she's not my swap partner) full of colourful, fun hair clips from the very talented Lucy in Melbourne. Thanks so much!!! Photo to come.
Last but not least, I leave you with a picture Darin took today of a little doggie near our local 7-11. I think it is just so funny. We'd love nothing more than to have a dog come live with us, but dogs and cats are not allowed according to our apartment lease!!
Melinda in Kobe sent me some really great pink photos that she took recently. Thank you so much! I really have to start taking more pink photos - pink makes you feel good. Here are my favourite two - Enjoy!!
I like a man that's confident enough to embrace pink in his life!
ps How fantastic was the Veronica Mars Season One finale (there's a great write-up in Salon) - I cried and hid my eyes quite a bit - I never said I wasn't a whimp! My friend Claire totally guessed who killed Lily after re-watching last week's episode - she's so clever like that. You know Claire - if you had a blog, I'd like totally link you right now!!!
I had a meeting at work this morning and all I could think about were the brightly coloured striped knee-high socks that I want to start knitting. I finally turned the heel on Darin's 2nd sock, so I am on the home stretch - thank goodness. Is there anything better than listening to music and knitting a sock on the train??!!
So Claire and I made it to the When Masters Were Young Film Series put on by the Japan Foundation on Sunday. We did the double feature and saw Insect Woman and the Tokyo Wanderer. I definitely enjoyed the Tokyo Wanderer more basically because it was a lot more fun - it was colourful, entertaining, had a great theme song, and Japan in the 60s looked fabulous (signage masters). Now the Insect Woman did grow on me (I particularly liked Imamura's use of stills throughout the film), but even though it was described as a serious comedy, it's hard to get past scenes where a father sucks pus out of his daughter's wound (for a reason that I have yet to understand), and other scenes of.......well it's hard to describe, but I'll use Claire's exact words because they really describe it perfectly.......scenes of tit sucking incest. She also described these scenes as social realism, but I like the first description better. I think I'll just leave it at that.
Whew...well I am going to leave you with some fabulous pink fixes that Stacey sent to me - they are so great - thank you for making my day a little pinker!!!
ladies at the Denver Zoo
dreamy wall of pink yarn
Fatima to Stacey (pink flower swap)
Stacey says, 'These dogs were outside a little shop called The Barkery on Balboa
Island in Newport Beach, California. One of them was named Taco-Bella!'
Stacey to Fatima (pink flower swap)
ps Hope you all had a nice Easter! I have been thinking about another swap - do you all have any ideas?? - at the moment I am leaning towards a swap of pink hair ornaments (bobby pins, barettes, hair ties, etc) What do you think?
Pink that is...Wow, the pink fixes are flowing in (well, two this week anyway). Today's pink fix was sent all the way from New York by my friend Angie (hi Angie - see you real soon!!). It is really cute and I love that she cut it out of the New York Times and sent it to me via snail mail (how much does everyone love old school mail now that everyone emails). I am ashamed though because the two main things I get in the mail are bills and things I've bought online (I blame it on living in Japan :P).
Anyway, here is some pink to brighten up your Thursday or possibly Friday!! (click on pic to make it bigger!!)
Nothing very exciting to report today. I am about to turn the heel of Darin's 2nd sock, and soon I should be able to finish the mohair shrug project that has been languishing in my WIP basket for a while. Then I can start on some fun spring projects which will include Iris from Rowan 35 using the kettle-dyed merino from Uruguay (yum!) and those knee-high mulit-striped socks (from SNB1) using the cascade fixation that the nipper sent me in my first ever swap I think more than a year ago now.... You know living in Japan I could buy a pair in a second, but it just wouldn't be the same, would it??!!
Spring officially started on Monday AND the weather was great, but the weather has turned cold again. Very depressing. The cherry blossoms are going to be about 10 days later than last year. I am just thinking that this annoying rain better not be a part of the Spring/Summer weather coming up. I must admit it does annoy me when people walk around with umbrellas in crowded Tokyo when it is raining HARDLY at all. I mean seriously - you would have a hard time even getting damp.
Some exciting events coming up over the next few weeks:
The Japan Foundation Film Series Part II: When Master's were young - 1960s - I have my eye on The Insect Woman and The Tokyo Wanderer.
Kawasaki's annual Fertility Festival to be held on April 2/3 this year
Of course, MASSIVE Hanami parties all over Japan probably from around April 2 (the sakura are due to be in full bloom around April 7).
And another CLOTHING swap (woohoo):
Back by popular demand, bursting closets and an urge for spring cleaning is the second "Your Clothes Friend" clothing swap! Too many clothes and too little room? Tired of wearing the same thing to work every week? Want to donate clothes and money to a good cause but are unsure of where to go? Come and swap with me! Bring your clean clothes that you no longer want to the cafe, add them to the pile of treasures and feel free to try on and take as many items there as you like!
The last event in December generated several bags of clothing for donation and every one of the 65 women went home with something new for their wardrobe. Remember, as Coco Chanel said, "The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you!" If you don't like something in
your closet, don't hestitate to bring it along to the swap!
All season items will be accepted but should be in clean, functional condition.
Sunday, April 17th at Cozmos Cafe in Shibuya from 3-6pm. Entrance is 2,000 yen, including one drink and a 500 yen bar list will be available. A map for Cozmos can be found here: http://www.cozmoscafe.com/
Remaining clothing will be donated to the Salvation Army, Saalaa Women's shelter, and Goonj (a charity based in India). Money raised from the door will go to Oxfam Japan, HELP (a Tokyo based
women's shelter), and the Red Cross (tsunami victims).
And to finish off, a pink fix sent in by Jenna - Spring in San Mateo! Thanks Jenna!
To the best of my knowledge, this is not a sakura (cherry blossom) tree but an ume tree (plum blossom). Darin took this picture of this crazy tree near our house - seems kind of impossible don't you think.
BTW, thanks for all your very kind comments about the keepsake shawl. It's so pretty I don't know where to keep it. I think I will fold it up in tissue paper or something - at the moment it is draped over our sofa.
Brought to us by the very talented Tyler Ensrude, is this very disturbing picture of a Japanese man with a pink hat, pink gloves, and handbag carrying a pink doll! Please note this is the first pinku entry brought to you from my brand spanking new (well slightly used actually) 15-inch G4 powerbook. Am very excited to have a new toy!!
Well, then I have a BIG surprise for you!! You love surprises, right??!! Ok - so the deal is that Keith, one of the co-founders of the fabulous Fred Flare contacted me and said that he loved the idea of the Secret Pink Earring Swap soooo much that he wants to send another, that's right, another pair of earrings to every girl who participated in the swap (38 girls in total) - no strings attached. How absolutely bloody fantastic!! I don't usually swear (online), but this is soo exciting and a truly generous thought. Beware of visiting Fred, because their stuff is SOOO cute that you may just find yourself typing in those credit card numbers before you know it!!! Their summer sale is also on right now!! I'm in love with their My Little Pony tee - how cute!!
So, if you don't mind your mailing address to be sent to Fred Flare, drop me a line. I will not pass on your name and mailing address until I have heard from you. They have promised that your contact details will not be passed on or kept for marketing purposes! I will also send out a group email to everyone that participated in case they don't see this post.
To give you a little pink boost this week, I have a pink fix to share with you submitted by the fabulously talented Martine at Frangipani!!! Thanks dear!
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