Don’t Panic!

Happy Towel Day 2011!  Still enjoying the novelty (some pun intended) of being Americans celebrating a British author while living on Okinawa!  And while no babblefish were harmed in our Towel Day 2011 celebrations, we did have fish for dinner.  We may have to watch “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” this weekend while we’re stuck inside due to an impending typhoon.  As the infamous book says, “Don’t Panic!”  “Hitchhiker’s” make everything better, right?

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Café Barvale

Today I ate lunch at a sweet little Italian café in Naha called, “Café Barvale,” with Steph and a group of her friends.  I was incredibly impressed that the owner even has “blood orange juice” on the menu!  We had blood orange juice all the time while we were in Italy!

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Mission Complete – Dollhouse

Last week we finished watching the TV series Dollhouse.  “The show revolves around a corporation running numerous underground establishments (known as "Dollhouses") across the globe which program individuals referred to as Actives (or Dolls) with temporary personalities and skills. Wealthy clients hire Actives from Dollhouses at great expense for various purposes. The series primarily follows the Active known as Echo, played by Eliza Dushku (who also served as producer), on her journey towards self-awareness.” (Wikipedia)

The show was really good and it is sad it only lasted two seasons. 

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And now from something completely different…

Pictured above would be as best as I can describe it, beer infused with chocolate.  We saw it in the grocery store a few weeks back and I decided it might be something different to try.  Plus, it is from Sapporo and Sapporo is awesome!

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Jesse & Ana–Part I

Our friends Jesse & Ana came to visit us from Waterloo, IA a few weeks ago.  In the six days that they were with us, we showed them a good portion of our beautiful island.  And I’m so happy to say that it only rained one day while they were here during our sometimes-temperamental springtime.  Here’s a brief overview of the busy week.

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