More Japanese Shopping

My sister and I went on a Japanese shopping spree right here in Southeastern Michigan last Saturday. We started out at Koyama Shoten up in Livonia. I had been there before, but Piper hadn't. It is a pretty good store with lots of confounding packaging. After Koyama, we headed up to Mirai and One World Market in Novi. The Novi stores were yet undiscovered by us, and we were pleasantly surprised. Mirai is full of magazines on topics that I could not begin to describe. Thankfully they sell things I can understand, and appreciate. Cell phone charms and Hello Kitty for example. I am sucker for cute cell phone charms. Just about everything small and electronic has a charm tied to it. It is beyond my husband's comprehension. I also love Japanese pens and pencils and those were in no short supply.

One World Market is essentially just a Japanese grocery store with limited housewares. I found a lovely tea mug. I also found sprouts! They come in a small square container with the roots still connected so they last longer than cut sprouts - fantastic!

I'm Wireless

Welcome to the 21st century! I am composing this post from my living room (where there are no Ethernet jack). I am so ridiculously excited to sit wherever I want to surf the web. I feel so free! I can now sit in my living room and use the internet while I watch TV. It is the ultimate in sensory overload and I love it! More on this later...

It Was Better Online...

I just bought Paolo Nutini's album and I love it! The funny thing is that I found a live performance of "Last Request" on YouTube.com that I like way better than the version on the CD. Go figure...

I've been Pouncing!

Ever since I read this post on Betz White's blog, I have been Pouncing away on Etsy. I found all kinds of cool stuff. I bought a really cool pop-art Weimaraner watercolor by the same artist that painted two other ones I already own. I also found a lady who makes funky custom dog collars, so one of those is on it's way as well. I will post a pic of Norm in his new collar once it comes. I might even post a pic of the watercolor once I find a good frame for it. I have to go - there are lots more uncovered treasures out there!

Seven Lucky Gods

I got a new charm for my cell phone, and just in time too since my old one just broke last week. My brother-in-law works for a Japanese company and he was given the charm as a gift from a visiting colleague. He isn't much for cell phone charms, but he knew I would like it. Yea!

Bonus Time!

I got my annual raise at work today and it was much above the average amount. That makes me very happy! On top of that I received a bonus, which also makes me very happy. I am feeling really good about moving to a new department at work - it has made such a difference in my happiness. I am not nearly as bored as I used to be. Hooray for bonus time (not just at Clinique)!

Laptop Lunches

I am posting to this Flickr group now. I have been making Laptop Lunches for a while now, but I finally got my act together and put the camera in the kitchen so I remember to take pics of them. I guess this demonstrates that I am still in to lunch packing. It turns out to not be such a transient obsession after all. Maybe I need to rethink the blog name.