Princess Mononoke (or as I first knew it, Mononoke Hime) will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the first movie I saw in Japan without English subtitles, where I could somewhat follow what was going on. It was also one of the first animation films I saw that had two centralContinueContinue reading “Trivial Things: Hayao Miyazaki”
Category Archives: Musings
Tsumaranai Mono (aka Trivial Things)
You can tell a lot about a person by convincing them to let you into their home and look around for awhile. Oof, did that sound weird-creepy? That was weird-creepy. Let me start over. I’m not a particularly material girl (I don’t hold onto a lot of stuff, Marie Kondo would be very bored here)ContinueContinue reading “Tsumaranai Mono (aka Trivial Things)”
Touristy Things
Until quite recently, I hated tours. With a passion. How can that be, you ask? There is so much to learn, and the knowledge of the guides is right there at your disposal. Why not let them open up that world for you, show you what you didn’t even know to explore? Oh, let meContinueContinue reading “Touristy Things”
My Favorite Mask-Takes
I’ve done a couple of safe-cations in our current pandemic climate, and hope to do a few more over the next year or so (yes, I’m prepared to safe-cation for as long as it takes). So inevitably, I am going to be out there, wearing my mask and encountering other people wearing their masks. AndContinueContinue reading “My Favorite Mask-Takes”
Packing Jujitsu
I’ve had the great fortune of doing a lot of traveling throughout my brief existence on this planet, which has come with the necessary step of packing for said travel. One of my greatest pleasures in life is looking at the same task from different angles. Packing is one of those areas that I’ve enjoyedContinueContinue reading “Packing Jujitsu”
Have Hearing Loss, Will Travel
Deaf people can do anything hearing people can do, except hear.Dr. I. King Jordan I grew up not being bothered too much with the world around me; the more exciting stuff was going on in my head. I trusted that, if it was ever really important, my sister and parents would steer me in theContinueContinue reading “Have Hearing Loss, Will Travel”
Road Trip Rituals: New Jersey
Over the River and Through the Woods I’m pretty sure this is why it started. You know “it”: that tickle in the gut when you see a picture of a sunset, the lightness of being when you hear a foreign language, the weight in your chest whenever you hear a plane flying above you orContinueContinue reading “Road Trip Rituals: New Jersey”
Let us go then, you and I
That old adage about it not being about the destination but the journey, that’s me. Wandering is where my joy lives. Unplanned, spontaneous, ambling, twisting, serendipitous journeys are my definition of a day well spent … or a week … or an extra few days because I’ve missed my flight due to being distracted byContinueContinue reading “Let us go then, you and I”
Muttering Retreats 