Only a few more days until the girls come back. Thank God. The joys of limitless free time have continuously diminished to the point that I am actually looking forward to waking up at 6:30 again every morning to take care of two irritable kids. And when I go for a run I almost want [...]
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2011 Movie round-up, part III
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2012 | 2 Comments »
2011 movie round-up continues
Posted in Uncategorized on January 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
As a man without a family for a few more weeks, I am reacquainting myself with the novel concept of free time. In addition to several personal- and home-improvement projects, I am trying to watching as many of the quality films released in 2011 as I can. After reading so many Top 10 Movies of [...]
Home Alone-fest 2011
Posted in Uncategorized on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
An update on my effort to get through all the (good) cinema of 2011 while unencumbered by wife and kids; the rest of the films I was able to watch this weekend: Poetry: This is a foreign film about an old woman struggling to write her first poem, which is probably the kind of story [...]
Cooking for one
Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So all the girls are still out in Hawaii and will be flying from there to Japan tomorrow. I’m by myself in California for the next four days. Like I expected, it has been a relaxing few days without them, but like clockwork, after about 48 hours I’ve begun to miss the screaming, diaper-changing, and [...]
R.E.M. R.I.P.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
When I was 13 I spent three weeks in Australia. It was an exciting and scary trip, and I carried a walkmen with me just about everywhere I went. I only listed to two things: “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult and R.E.M.’s Automatic for the People. When I came home I was [...]
Epic birthday party
Posted in Uncategorized on September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So Karina turned three last Saturday. Every year her parties seem to be getting bigger and bigger, to the point that we had some 80 or so guests this time. On top of that, there’s Kazumi’s stress of putting on a party commensurate with the love she feels for her daughter. That’s not easy. It [...]
“I’m angry at you”
Posted in Uncategorized on August 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So this afternoon I was driving Karina home from school when she requested I put on the CD with “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” Unfortunately for her (but fortunately for me), I didn’t have that CD in the car. I told her I didn’t have it, and tried playing another of her favorite songs. (Note: that [...]
Tiger Mom emerges victorious
Posted in Uncategorized on August 13, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Karina just finished her fourth (of five) two-week swimming lessons for the summer. In June, I signed her up for Level I classes across the board. This seemed like a reasonable decision, since I was told that Level II was developed for five-year-olds. But Kazumi took that as a challenge, and every two weeks has [...]
Riona eats Cheerios
Posted in Uncategorized on August 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is the kind of thing that is exciting for parents and maybe relatives, but nobody else. Still, Kazumi wants me to post it.
Karina at the mic
Posted in Uncategorized on August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So while Kazumi was up in LA all day having lunch and a massage with friends, I took the kids to the Children’s Museum in La Habra. One of their rooms has a faux recording studio, stage with microphone, and an extensive wardrobe selection. Somewhat surprisingly, this is Karina’s favorite room, and she spent a [...]
