Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Sorry for the quietness around here lately. I’m working on a Secret Project, but it’s taking up all my time. However, there are a few things of note to mention.
One, if you venture down to Portland you absolutely must grab dinner at Murata. We had shogun-nabe (a giant Japanese hot pot full of seafood and other goodies — heavenly!) and to-die-for amaebi nigiri.
Two, have tickets to see Howard Shore conduct his Lord of the Rings Symphony at Benaroya Hall on Friday. Related, but not exactly pertinent, came away from Portland with a copy of Ian Brodie’s Lord of the Rings: A Location Guidebook (as well as more mundane items like Rough Guide to Sydney and Fodor’s New Zealand). Planning, planning, planning.
Three, well, I guess there is no three. So instead here’s a reworked excerpt from something I wrote back in 2002:
I tiptoed into the kitchen, trying to get a glimpse of whatever he’d bought, but he was onto me.
“No fair peeking.”
“Are you sure you don’t need any help? You’re not doing this alone, are you?”
“Honestly, Tara, I’m on top of it. This is fun for me.”
Comments
i’m jealous of your friday plans… not to mention your travel plans. sheesh.
What perfect timing. I’m off to Portland in a few weeks. :)
Secret Project. Hmm.
It amazes me how much I miss everybody, even though it feels like it was almost naught but a blink and a blur.
Yuki, I have missed being under the kind and gentle tutelage of the master. When will you return to us?
can i expect a visitor to the land of the long white cloud?