give your meat

chicken katsu @ umaya

2009-07-10T12:19:00.001+09:00

chicken katsu @ umaya
Originally uploaded by renfield

one little monkey...

2009-07-10T10:22:00.001+09:00

one little monkey...
Originally uploaded by renfield

...jumping on the bed.

breakfast onigiri, with panda

2009-07-10T08:25:00.001+09:00

breakfast onigiri, with panda
Originally uploaded by renfield

napping, brushing

2009-07-10T07:23:00.001+09:00

napping, brushing
Originally uploaded by renfield

where is my neck?!

2009-07-10T06:47:00.001+09:00

where is my neck?!
Originally uploaded by renfield

torturing mo

2009-07-10T06:44:00.002+09:00

torturing mo
Originally uploaded by renfield
She likes to nibble on frozen chicken sticks. Frozen. Her hands get cold holding the frozen chicken stick. So she puts her cold fingers on Mookun. He does not like it. She finds it massively entertaining.

band-aid

2009-07-09T08:44:00.003+09:00

Took this photo with my old cell because ton won't let me use my current cell for some reason.
Actually when I tried to take another photo of her on the way to school with my current cell, she had a complete meltdown and I carried her to school crying and sniffling like a two-year old.

Anyway the story is: she had a bug bite or something a week ago and she kept scratching it so it just wasn't healing. Asked her if she wanted a band-aid and of course she said yes, but we didn't have any small ones so she got a regular fullsize. Now she looks like a recovering boxer.

dojo

2009-07-07T10:12:00.000+09:00

Managed to get to the dojo for the first time in what semed like basically forever.
They had the air-con running full blast so it was surprisingly cool and comfortable.
And fairly empty.
Trained on my own for an hour -- ran through all 20 basic kata plus some other bits and bobs, and a few basics. Was a bit sloppy of course but generally felt pretty good. My left shoulder blade was sore from a picking-up-tonchan incident over the weekend, and I think that helped because I wasn't muscling through much; had to relax or it hurt.
After training, Salty came by and we headed out for some dinner and late-night bitch-moan.

at school

2009-07-07T08:34:00.002+09:00

at school
Originally uploaded by renfield
Have been walking Ton to school recently, as P uses the babyMo stroller with the Ton-stand to pick her up in the evening. Usually she doesn't want to walk down the hill from the apartment. She starts by saying "I'm tired" but when that doesn't work she goes to the old stand-by: "It's dangerous with cars on the road. You better carry me."
Smart girl. So I carry her until we get to the flat back street, and then she walks, holding my hand. As her current fascination with bugs continues, she points out all the bugs on the ground and flying in the air, stopping to pick up the occasional piece of rubber or random detritus.
If I've forgotten her Calpis, we'll hit the AM/PM to stock up before heading up to school -- have discovered that if bribed with a cup of Calpis after lunch, she almost always finishes her bento.

smilin no-neck

2009-07-06T07:51:00.002+09:00

smilin no-neck
Originally uploaded by renfield
I am The Neckless Wonder. I am the smiling Mookun. Fear my stinky diaper.

loungin

2009-07-06T07:48:00.002+09:00

loungin
Originally uploaded by renfield
Mookun kickin' it lounge-style in his fly bodysuit, propped on his fav pillows, checkin' the scene.

big sis holding mo

2009-07-05T18:06:00.002+09:00

big sis holding mo
Originally uploaded by renfield
TonSis holds BabyMo as one watches The Backyardigans DVD and the other screams "I WANT MILK!"

kua aina

2009-07-05T13:55:00.002+09:00

kua aina
Originally uploaded by renfield
Quality Hawaiian burger with Uncle Jorge in Omesando.

lifesize gundam

2009-07-05T12:31:00.002+09:00

lifesize gundam
Originally uploaded by renfield
Tough to gauge the scale on this badboy. Easily 5 stories high. Pretty sure it waved at me, or at least winked...

goddamn! gundamn!

2009-07-05T12:23:00.002+09:00

goddamn! gundamn!
Originally uploaded by renfield
Me and the Ton met Uncle Jorge in Shinagawa, took the Yamanote to Shinbashi, and got on the Yurikamome monorail to Odaiba.
We followed the geek crowd to a muddy field and there rising from the mist and humidity: a 1:1 scale Gundam.
Damn.

do not feed the animals!

2009-07-04T19:09:00.002+09:00

do not feed the animals!
Originally uploaded by renfield
Uncle Jorge's fine fish feast.

climbing on uncle jorge

2009-07-04T18:55:00.002+09:00

climbing on uncle jorge
Originally uploaded by renfield
Dinner with Uncle Jorge at Uokatsu in the Jyuban. Most excellent fishes.

subway

2009-07-04T15:06:00.002+09:00

subway
Originally uploaded by renfield
Off on a walkabout.

@ dry cleaners

2009-07-04T10:25:00.002+09:00

@ dry cleaners
Originally uploaded by renfield
Typical Saturday morning trip to the dry cleaners. This time put Mo's rental stroller to work.

maguro unagi don

2009-07-03T11:58:00.002+09:00

maguro unagi don
Originally uploaded by renfield
Quality lunch. Buried beneath the rice: ikura, tamago, ebi...and topped with a raw quail's egg in the shell.
So. Good.

peace!

2009-07-03T08:24:00.002+09:00

peace!
Originally uploaded by renfield
She is getting much better at holding up only two fingers.

formal mookun

2009-07-01T19:41:00.002+09:00

Mookun
Originally uploaded by renfield
Fat Little No-Neck. Formal photo taken at Suitengu Shrine after the traditional 1-month blessing.
Attempted to take a family photo but Tonchan was having nothing of it.
Barely managed to wake up Mookun for the photo.
The kimono was from grandma, the bib and hat provided by the photo studio.
And no, I do not know what he has to wear a dorky bib and hat.
But I DO know this photo will serve most excellently to some day embarrass him immensely.

"no photo!"

2009-07-01T08:19:00.002+09:00

"no photo!"
Originally uploaded by renfield

The hot, wet season is upon us. And so come the bugs. Recently Ton has discovered bugs. She has discovered that she does not like them. And she is amazingly good at spotting them; ants, flies, mosquitos...she can spot an insect meters away and is none-too-thrilled about their existence.
And with good reason: woke up this morning and she had several bites on her legs. Didn't want the anti-itch muhi treatment, which doesn't seem to work for her anyway. Didn't want any skin cream or lotion, which at least has a placebo effect. Did not mind P's ancient Japanese ninja treatment: soapy water.
But what she really, really wanted was band-aids. Lots of them. You can see a couple on her left leg and there are more on her right. I also had to re-apply one three times to get it just right. She likes stickers, but she LOVES band-aids.
Also can't find her pink sunglasses (they must be hiding with her watch, various hair bands and ribbons, an old wallet of mine, and who knows what else) so she sported her alternative shades today.
And was in no mood for photos from the papparazzi. I took this shot and she got all huffy: "No Papa! No photo!"

holding hands with big and little cheapie

2009-06-29T15:58:00.002+09:00

holding hands with big and little cheapie
Originally uploaded by renfield

Yesterday spent the day with Tai and the Cheapies. Met for awesome Dimsum and stuffed our selves silly, then got lost attempting to avoid the rain by navigating to the downstairs Starbucks. Tai and Ton ran and screamed and played, Mo napped heavily in the ergo carrier.

Finally took a taxi home as the rain wouldn't stop, then took a loooooong late nap and woke just in time for dinner.

ton nails tai on the nose

2009-06-28T13:23:00.001+09:00

ton nails tai on the nose
Originally uploaded by renfield