Back-home bathroom

We went to CoCo Curry. I was warned about the spice levels. I like spicy food, but I ordered 4 out of 20. It wasn’t too spicy, but it did hurt to eat

Last shower in Japan

Evidently this place has been in a lot of movies and anime. Not sure which but I think I saw that it was in Lost In Translation. I saw that when it came out, but if they were ever here I don’t remember it

We’re staying in a traditional Japanese machiya house in Kyoto. It’s kind of like an AirBNB or a vacation condo

Are you traveling? Did you wish you brought a chip clip?

You can’t come to Kyoto without going to Fushimi Inari Taisha or Kyomizudera (Actually I’ve been to Kyoto six times and this is the first time I went to Kyomizudera)

If you go to Kyoto, you are kind of obligated to see a few things. Arashiyama, Kinkakuji, Nijo-jo

The bathroom in Kyoto is very elaborate

The bathroom in the Nara APA is so small, the mirror goes into the shower

Nara bathroom. It’s the smallest we’ve seen so far

Now wherever I go, I can’t help noticing how big I am

We spent about an hour in Osaka. We’re not staying there. We’ve moved on to Nara. (Osaka is skippable)

Why we left Kinosaki Onsen: We planned on spending 2 days in Kinosaki Onsen, so we took a 5-hour train ride across Japan to get there. The idea of the place is that you get a yukata-style robe at your hotel and you wear it all over town while you go to the seven hot spring bathhouses. /1

I’ve been trying to go to Himeji castle for 25 years. I wasn’t going to leave Japan until I did. I finally succeeded

Kobe bathroom #2. Psych! The sink in the second hotel room is not in the bathroom

Hubs makes fun of me for arranging all my socks by the day number of the vacation. And he doesn’t even put right or left on his socks. I don’t how he remembers which foot they go on

Kobe bathroom #1

We went to Kin no Yu onsen in Arima Onsen. We were naked in there

Kanazawa is one of the prettiest towns in Japan. At least the tourist areas that are filled with tree-lined streets and not just grey concrete rectangles as far as the eye can see, which sadly is most of Japan

So… Every single other name was taken?

Kenroku-en Garden, the name of which means “Garden of the six sublimities.” Frankly I think they’re selling themselves short. I counted at least seven sublimities

Bathroom. Kanazawa edition

Go to the top of the Asakusa Culture Information Center. It’s free

Our hotel room doesn’t have a view of Shibuya Scramble (that would have cost extra) but it does have a view of the building with Shibuya Sky

Hubs and I at teamLab Planets

Hotel bathroom lighting

Happy Derby Day! They discontinued the Makers Mark premixed mint julep, but this is good too

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Just in time for Halloween, I’m recreating some of my most popular pics from that other place

Just in time for Halloween, I’m recreating some of my most popular pics from that other place

Just in time for Halloween, I’m recreating some of my most popular pics from that other place

Hubs and I went to the new Buccee’s in Richmond, KY. And we’ll, that’s something I don’t need to do again

Before and after

I’ve lost 45 pounds in the last 6 months, so I can once again fit into the leather jockstrap. I also bought the elastic one for when I was fat(ter). Happy Jocktober! #FCF

Sunday morning bathroom pic

It’s a rainy day at the beach. Not sure what we’re going to do

Vacation starts today

Because I also smell like the monkeys and the elephants, Hubs took me to Hofbräuhaus

When I was in college, I went to the library to read all the old issues of the Daily Kent Stater between April and early May 1970 when it abruptly and without warning stop publishing for the year. Just to see what it was like. Anyhow, happy Star Wars day

They don’t make this anymore. And yes I know it’s watered down bourbon. But it’s very smooth and it’s an excellent way to get drunk off your ass

That mirror I cleaned in November, somehow it’s dirty again

People of BlueSky! Let’s get to know each other better. What’s your all-time favorite TV show? Quote share your answer in gif form

I love snow. I get that most people don’t. I used to live in northern Ohio, so I know what it’s like to have to deal with snow every day between December and March, and I remember that getting tiresome. We don’t get that much in northern Kentucky, and I miss it.

Post somebody you’ve been told you look like who you definitely don’t look like.

I made a T-shirt for my brother for Christmas with fabric markers

Hubs and I had Japanese food in Cold Spring (featuring an up-nostril view of my long-healed broken nose)

Pic from the last place your passport was stamped. I still plan to gay marry Mister Donut

Your last saved celebrity picture is your therapist (He would inevitably have to have a stern conversation with me about therapeutic boundaries). Quote yours

The Christmas decorating is done