the day started early at the fish marketok
Tokyo,
Kanto,
Japan
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
what! crawled?!?! where does she need to go?
tim:s been narrating our day as the captain. pretty funny. yes sushi!!
before i forget, i told tim about your trip to the synagogue. when we were at one of the temples/shrines, they have small talisman:s for good fortune, health and happiness, etc. we spoke of getting one for sedona and he said she should have one for above her crib and then she:d have a cross, a star of david and a buddhist charm and have several bases covered :) `interesting things`. thanks a lot for that to worry and ponder for two weeks!! could you just tell me so i don:t have to obsess about it, not that you:ve said that much? whatever he says or does is not going to ruin our trip.
we started out for the fish market at 5am. it was really a site! it was like the stockmarket for fish. tim and i stayed in the area, walked around, had some coffee, took the subway to where he was to meet for sword lesson. we:re getting pretty good at this subway thing!! changing lines at different stations, figuring it out, etc. you have to go up and down flights of stairs when you change lines so our legs are really tired. the guy that gave the lesson was the person who did all the sword choreography for one of the kill bill movies and was in it also for a short time. they were impressed with tim:s ability. asked him a lot of questions. was really surprised when tim mentioned the name of the founder of one kind of martial art the guy had done. guess it:s rather obscure and was surprised that someone, especially not japanese, knew who it was. he got to use a sword for a while. we have a tape of him doing a killing scene with a sword. he did great. the best of anyone! not just the mom talking here, everyone else was saying the same thng, so you need to tell sedona that he can really be her protector and fight off the bad guys! we ate lunch at a noodle shop, took the subway to senjuku temple. tim was really looking forward to going there. there is a temple to the 47 ronin. ronin are masterless samurai. it:s a true story, been made into an opera, a book about it, amovie,etc.
from there we took subway to tokyo tower and went up in it. what a view, but it was cloudy so gin, no mt fuji again. we then took the subway back to ryokan and ate dinner across he street. it doesn:t sound like a whole lot but we haven:t stopped since we got up at 4a.m.
i think i forgot to tell you yesterday we wnet to the sony bldg and saw stuff not even released on the market yet.tomorrow we go to the town of nikko for the day. we will se ieasuy tokogawa:s grave, the original carving of the hear no evil, see no evil speeak no evil monkey carving. we:ll be gone all day with lotss of walking so i better get to bed. i couldn:t get to sleep last nite, so i:ve only had two hours sleep!
i:ll try to email tomrrow night, i don:t know when we:ll get back from nikko.
give girlie butt a kiss and hug from us. we miss her very much. she::s part of the trip because she has something to say about most everything!
take care of each other. let me know what:s been going on there and if you are ok.
love mom.
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Ok well things were ok until dad could not get the loan for the apartment he really liked. It is 3000 dollars for the first and last months rent. He tried to take a loan from tim's truck i guess for collateral. he did that and he would not take the truck, he has the money just not that much at one time. but could not get the loan with our mortgage. hes pretty upset about it. The jet skis are not worth that much. I feel very bad for him. I was wondering if there was a way that you could get the 3000 dollars or put the car in my name so he could do it for both cars or something to get the money. the apartment will be gone by the time u get back. Dad has gotten a lot of money over the yeaers and put it into the house and vacations just as you have. but he does not have money like you do from his mom. He's put into a bad situation and if you could do anything i'd really appreciate it. I will write more later, but I wanted to put that in so you could see it if I do not get the next post in by the time you read this. Please do not be upset at me for asking you for a way to get this done while you are in Japan, he didnt want me to mention it to you while you were there because he wants you both to enjoy your time, but I do not want him to lose out on this great opportunity because you are both in Japan, you wanted this divorce and to split up, which I agree with you 100% but i do not think dad should have to suffer as much consequence, especially when he paid earl off to move. He owes tim 2300 dollars from Christmas still because he could not afford presents please dont let him be stuck in this situation. i love you both so much and will post again later!
That is so cool he got to meet an instructor who helped coordinate the moves in Kill Bill, that is a huge movie, it actually has David Carradiene in it, the guy who recently was killed from Erotica Affixiation, weird I know. Tim was the best in the class, I can actually believe that he has always scared me when we do sword fights, he is quick and has 'killed' me quickly. That is so cool!!! So a stockmarket for fish? That will be interesting to talk about when you get home.. And its amazing how much Tim knows about Japanese history, I am sure they were truly amazed at the graves for Ronin??, the self-trained samurai? What was the noodle place like? Dad turned Sedona upside down sitting in the chair with him, she actually laughed and enjoyed it, it scared me first , but it doesnt seem to hurt or scare her, and its not long enough for blood to rush to her head. It is quite funny when she laughs upside down. She has slept a lot today, and I felt sick for about half the day, nausea and yesterday had an earache, something i have not had in a long time. she's starting to get cranky now, dad and I are watching Marley and Me, its a cute movie. When do you leave Tokyo, what type of place is the next one you are staying at? Sedona has asked me many questions about the updates and such, and thinks having the bases covered is a good idea. She said that it was 'captain thinking' on your part. I am almost done with my paper on Judaism for class, I need to find some outside sources to put into the paper, it's just weird because I have to have them, but do not need them because I have learned about their 'basic beliefs and concept of the divine' , so kind of pointless to look up the same thing, but oh well. We start Islam this week, I have had trouble sleeping recently and am just tired all the day it seems like. Class has become very hard to concentrate, so I'm glad we just watched a movie on Muhammad today. About dad, he has been good , cranky today because of the apartment, he is in a very sticky situation. There is a lot to do when you come home about the house and such. A LOT. This is not going to be easy by any means, on either of you. The apartment thing I have no idea what to do or tell him. he's going to lose the apartment probably and that sucks because he truly likes it a lot. He's getting the short end of the stick probably because it will most likely affect both your credit for the house. There is no way either of you could afford the bills and payments on your own, there would be no money left for anything, probably not even food, and that's a sucky way to live by putting all your money into a house and bills. But it is your decision. I know you are having a great time!!! I love reading your posts I check a few times a day to see if you have put any new ones up. I joined a blog called cafemom , it is nice networking with other moms and asking questios,etc. Well I am going to go watch the movie, keep me updated and if you have any opinions on what I should do here, im all ears, or if you have a solution to the apartment dillema. Love you and have more and more fun!! Tell tim the captain says she is awaiting her presents patiently. and to get your butts moving on the expedition!! She said that the commercial cannot speak vicariously for her anywhere as good as her uncle tim. We miss you! Love always, Kate and Sedona