Pet Peave

I ain't joking, I really want a pet!!!!!! Should I get the crazy cross lab/beagle from the dog shelter? Or the lab puppy from the hardware store pet shop? Maybe the frenchie from the good pet shop? Jeez, there's a fatal problem with every option. Alas, we will get a cockatiel! Chick should come end of September so we are arranging the cage and studying up on how to be bird parents.

LARKS IN THE PARK

oala!

Who needs a recipe when it's just as easy to mix any number of canned foods vaguely Mexican into a frying pan, stir it up into a nice slop, and add garlic?

Sock Anxiety

Yes, that's right. You are looking at an enormous number of the same brand and size of new socks. After a long and arduous sock quest spanning decades, I have found these to be the toughest and most comfy. 25 bucks a pair but they last way way long. I will now proceed to throw away all the other socks in my drawer and never have sock anxiety again!

I went to doc's today and got the news. After 24 weeks, the virus has disappeared and become undetectable in the blood. Congrats on that big fat piece of luck. It was a little late in doing so, so doc wants to extend the treatment from one year to a year and a half in order to ensure any hiding critters are gone, so I guess I'll be putting up with the meds a bit longer, but who cares! There is a chance the virus could come back after the treatment is done, and there is some liver damage that won't go away but knock on wood, its looking like the main worry is gone!!

Blueberry Letter

More Pics! Munch is not all scary. I saw the paintings at a museum.

Below are friends at a cherry blossom picnic, and a little mysterious picture I took: what happened to the girl in the shoes?

The Cherry Blossoms fall like snow. Cherry Blossoms have many cultural meanings.

Strawberry Letter 23

Hmmm...Well, Mom is a blog entry junkie and she needs a fix.

For the lighter side. Let's watch our fearless leader tell them how it is:



See if you can catch the thing about waffles.



Other than that news is that I'm finally up and riding my bike so my blood sugar is way down. Also, it's embarrasing, but I had a bit of a relapse with ciggarettes but on Kerry's advice I got this new med called Chantix which has got me off of them. I've gone a step up on the health front.

Here is a picture of my students and me on the Child Labor Awareness March in Osaka organized by 'Free the Children' a groups started by a 12 year old in Canada. This year was the best turn out. About 15 from my school.