The gorgeous view of Mt. Rainier from Bainbridge Island, WA

I spent the weekend eating a lot of great food, enjoying beautiful weather, and staying on a island that felt like living in a postcard. Oh, and I went to Pike Place Market in Seattle, and to this cute yarn store call the Churchmouse. ( I had to restrain myself from buying anything)
I am kicking myself for not taking more photos!

Pictures just because

I love living in Oregon, and one of the reasons I love it here so much is the fruit in the summertime! The neighborhood Farmer's Market is always full of fresh fruit, veggies , and other produce and meats.
Fresh Blueberries!

Rainier Cherries!

A cat who doesn't look evil for the first time in his life.

This heel is going to kill me!

So I finally get to the last row of my first ever Sherman heel. What do i do with the extra stitches at both ends, and what do i do with my left and right wraps??

I tried to wing it and did a series of crazed k2togs and such, and ended up with huge holey stitches where the wraps were. Help!

I'm back!

I flew back home to Oregon yesterday, and at this moment I am typing from my bedroom rather than the 24 hour computer lab in Waseda University. I am thoroughly jetlagged and tired, and I have a mountain of stuff to unpack and sort through. >_<

The motivation to maintain this blog has waned over the year, mostly because I really didn't want to make the 40 trek to school and back just to us e the computer.

However, now that I have broadband wireless at home, I really have no excuse, do I?

Happy 4th of July to those of you from the USA out there. I love BBQ, and no BBQ more than the pork spareribs my mom makes!

-Jun

More pictures!

If there is one thing I love about being in Japan, It's all the beautiful things that I get to see on a daily basis. After living in Oregon for 14+ years of my life, not that Oregon is lacking of beautiful things to see, it's still nice to see different sights that I can't see elsewhere.

1st pic: By the river near my house in Shinjuku

2nd pic: the stormy view of Sado Island

3rd and 4th pics: Himeji Castle!