Greenroome
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The Yuki mushi are out in numbers again today. So beautiful. They just drift around like pieces of ash. Not all of them have a white fluffy back though. Two different species? Or stages of development? Any entomologists out there?
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Definitely not sarcastic.
Barbed taunts from across countless miles, Thursday? You cad. I'll face you mono a mono this winter in a downhill sprint to settle this. Emerge from the shadows and name your course, you pesky upstart! By the time I'm finished with you, you'll be 'Yesterday'!
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If we get as many snowflakes as Yuki Mushi, we're in for a treat. After bike rides I've been picking those little suckers out of my teeth, nose, hair. I find that doing monster wheelies helps keep them out of your eyes a bit.
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Sarcastic? Never. 'Tis the lowest from of wit.
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By the way, congratulations on your 1000th post SJForums! Your contributions are always appreciated and we hope to see you around here a lot in the future.
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Originally Posted By: oblivionAnd is that a mouse on his shoulder?
Looks more like an Ezorisu to me - in attack mode.
I saw some incredible Ezorisu moves up on Mount Moiwa the other day - a border dispute, by the looks. You could take those moves straight onto the dance floor!
On a more serious note, Trolley Dollies already have one of the highest rates of miscarriage, apparently caused by the radiation on airplanes. Sad to think they'll now be getting zapped more, even if it is a low dose each time. -
Originally Posted By: Joe The PlumberHey, I'm famous!
A plumber you say? Got your ticket handy? -
mmMMMmm... I just capped off a perfect day's walking through the amazing golds and reds in the mountains with some delicious Hokkaido Snowbrand Camambert on crackers.
Cheese - truly food of the Gods.
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Goodness me! I didn't see you there, Mini Me. Now don't you go saying that naughty word I said before. Bad man.
Yes, Brumm Brumm is a very good name.
Brrrruuuuuuuuuummm!!! BRRUUUUM! BRUUUMMM!! Fantastic! Push the digger over here! Give it a good push! That's...... AAH!! The digger smashed into face! I think I'm bleeding! Man that hurts! Oh well, at least my face already looked as rough as an ____.
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Every single time I log in I regret not calling myself 'Anus Face'
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Originally Posted By: coldcatFor Japan I prefer orange or yellow, because low visibility days are relatively commom, and because of the 'nighta'.
Last year I tried Gold colored and they also worked well in low visibility.
Thanks Coldcat. I'm goggle shopping too. Which of those tints would alter the natural colours of the landscape the least? Obviously vis is priority one, but I hate feeling like I'm on Mars. -
Bravo Panhead! You've really captured the essence there.
For me: Doing my best to make the bean-counters at Kamori Ski Company regret selling me a season pass that allows me to shred Sapporo Teine on work days and Rusutsu on my days off, for only 70,000 yen.
I just can't wait. Last weekend I rode my bike up to Sapporo Teine just to gawk at the lifts and grassy slopes. I've already mentally mapped some tree runs!
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Nice try, but no. Okay, here's the skinny (pun intended) - a couple of weeks ago a breakthrough 'banana diet' was featured on daytime TV. My investigations (during paid lessons
) have established that it involves eating a banana and a glass of water for breakfast. I've corroborated the story with three students so I'm pretty sure about this. Result - bare banana stand.Tonight I noticed that Tokyu have thoughtfully placed a basket of dried banana chips in the middle of the bare banana stand. Nice touch...
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Sounds like a perfect opportunity to truly get to know yourself. Sounds wanccy I know, but if you're successful you'll never be bored again. Climb a mountain and observe, consider and digest. Stay for hours. Go whenever your lady's at work. Ask yourself questions. Any questions. Answer as yourself, or someone else, or as an animal/plant. Contemplate flight, what's underground, geology, burrows, abandoned nests, winter food.
Re-create historical events in your mind's eye. Choose actual pieces of ground where people walked, fell, hunted whatever 1000 years ago. What would you have done? What seasonal/weather challenges would you have had to deal with. Choose your cover/lookout/store/bed. Build the story each day in the same spot. Time to move? Why? Where? What's better? What's worse?
Don't be embarrassed. It's only you.
Trust me. It takes a long time, but it works.
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No, the monkeys are innocent this time. Anyone else?
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Originally Posted By: GreenroomeHere's an important one: Where the hell have all the bananas gone? There's usually a huge selection to choose from but for a couple of days the banana section has been bare.
Of course there's a perfectly good notice explaining the situation, but my Japanese is light years from perfectly good. I did a bit of monkey-shrugging and eyebrow work at another disappointed punter but he wasn't forthcoming.
Okay, only a few minutes left before I close this one folks. I now have the answer. Any last minute takers? Why are there no (or very few) bananas in supermarkets across Sapporo (and maybe other towns)? -
Originally Posted By: MantasBasically it not an issue of being 'green' or not being 'green' anymore. Its an issue of weather you care about our kids future of not.
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Toyu?
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Cost issues aside, I far prefer gas. But my first gas bill for three weeks for two people using gas for (reasonably short) showers only was 6000 yen. That's twice my electricity bill for the same period.
Not big figures, it's true. Just out of interest.
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By the sounds of it, most of you guys use oil heaters. Am I gonna go broke using my (brand new) gas heater? I thought it was a plus when I took the joint. Gas is cheap in Aus. I got a little electric blower unit. Use that instead? I don't dig the kero stink.
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They don't have man-made snow or nighta, and they don't groom the whole hill apparently. I haven't been there but plenty of people I've spoken to say it's their favourite hill in Hokkaido. Plus a day pass is only 2800 yen and they encourage you to hit the trees.
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I'm not often lured by advertising but I did step inside Parco earlier this year after seeing their huge banners saying 'Golden Shower Sale' during Golden Week.
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I should add that I would never think badly of anyone who did go for fake snow or the nighta, because they might be doing some other green thing in their life that I'm not. It's all about balance.
Getting warmer. Winter is cancelled.
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Not meant to post links here, but if you do a search on Yuki Mushi, there are some blog sites with pics.
We had eight thousand gazillion dragon flies about a month ago in Sapporo this year. It was quite incredible. I live only 100 metres from a mountain though, so I might see more than others.