Day 6: A Picture Again?! And a little jingle

Helloes! On a Nerd note I'm absolutely DYING for Final Fantasy XII: Versus to finally make it's release. I've literally been waiting for it for the last 3 years! And I just found out that Square Enix is finally giving it %100 for production. It still won't be out until 2013, but that's ok because if I put aside $5 a month till it comes out I'll have more than enough money to freaking Pre-order the crap out of it!

Today is day 6 of my 30 day (cut my eyes out with a spoon) challenge: A picture of somewhere you've been.

Though tempted to post a picture of my bathroom I decided to give you guys a little eye candy.

This is the shrine in Towada Japan, it's near Towada lake which is a huge volcanic crater that filled with the coldest most delicious water ever. I've never been there in the winter, but this was the best picture the internet would give me (like I've said before I borrow internet and computer away from my apartment). The caretakers of the shrine have a cute little welch corgie, which made my sister really happy. Good Gracious I miss all the festivals! Towada's summer festival is where I got my first taste of Heaven Black Sesame ice cream. *sooo goooooood*



And here is the video I said I'd post for Dazee's song. I look totally awesome mid-blink. Haaa~ (-_-)"

Dazee's song from Angharad on Vimeo.

Tomorrow I'm going to do a Cheesy Challenge instead of a 30 day one. It'll be a nice break from freaking out when asked to post a picture of something.

Japan: the site of Earth's temper tantrum

I don't know if everyone heard it on the news.
Charlie Sheen may have crowded it out unless you're an avid news listener/watcher.
Japan got hit by a Tsunami and then several earthquakes. I was told twitter was the best place for news. But, I had a hard time figuring it out and I can't read kanji, or quickly enough to keep up with the updates from the 82bazillion people who 'tweeted'.

Here's what I could gather: In the wee hours of our morning (I got a txt @ 1:35AM) an 8.8 magnitude quake hit in the water just off the coast a little north of Sendai. Then a 7.1 farther east of the first not long later. Not even an our ago a 6.6 was off the coast of the Akita and Aomori prefectures. For those of you who don't know me very well, I used to live in the Aomori prefecture of Japan. As you can imagine, when a earthquake is off shore a tsunami is the result. Seems something like 1,000 people are presumed dead. (here's the link)

Frighteningly for me I still have friends over there and family in Hawaii and California. Two places that the after shocks of the Tsunami wave were bound to hit. For a horrifying hour or two I thought the majority of everyone close to me was going to get wiped off the earth.
At the risk of sounding corny and speaking christianese (bleh) Thank GOD everyone is ok! I won't have to beg my husband for travel money to go to funerals. I still get to tease my Jonatan, and make my Kai laugh, and think deep thoughts with my Norie. There's only one person I haven't heard from; Masako.
Hopefully Des will have heard from her and I'll get a little text chime to let me know all is right with my little world.

Thinking of that involuntarily brings little shudders of how I'd feel if it wasn't. My heart goes out to the Japanese people who have lost loved ones: children, spouses, parents, grandparents and friends. I'll pray for them; give the red cross some money.
Ya know. I kind of wish I was there. Maybe I could do something to help. Maybe not. *laughs*

Peace and Solace to the Japanese, and those of us pulling for them spiritually and emotionally. ~Ashes