green tea and alphabet cookies
green tea and alphabet cookies join me in the sun, my room being the world of windows that it is~ my tired legs are cleany washed after a ride in the hills. something i try so hard not to take for granted, even on days like today when my body says "no. go home jefferson...take a nap." but i rode and rode, thankful for the sun. spent my morning with a man named dave from allstate insurance...damage assesment on my plasticky, rickety car. if i felt it safe to drive, i would take the money and buy something meaningful for myself. a piece of recording equipment. or perhaps a trip to thailand. it has been far too long since i've travelled. i miss those places i've never been. though i am rather in love with my home, the world calls out, infinitely seductive.
Posted by jeff at April 14, 2003 05:00 PM
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You didn't like your car and now it's dead. This is god telling you buy something you want to drive. With a CD player, god willing. A Subaru, perhaps. What does that mean in Japanese? Is it someone's name? Only Mie knows.
Posted by: Christian Kiefer at April 14, 2003 10:37 PM
Dear Christian,
Subaru is Japanese name of a star cluster, the Pleiades.
Subaru is also a famous song name in Japan which every Japanese knows.
Subaru is also a brand name of my SW. I named her "Mie's super special vehicle No. 2." Where is No. 1? Well, she is quietly sitting and waiting for me to take her to the road in Osaka.
I miss my super special no.1 and Subaru, the star.
Have a good night, and I hope to see you soon.
Posted by: Mie at April 15, 2003 12:23 AM
I like the fact that Subaru and the Pleiades are the same. Things should have more names. That's a compelling reason to learn a different language in itself. I also like that you, Mie, know the English name Pleiades, which speaks volumes about you, and about the fact that I, sadly, did not know the Japanese name for the same star cluster. You are marvelous.
Posted by: Christian Kiefer at April 16, 2003 02:45 PM
