Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 10:09AM | 2 Comments 
The typhoon is now only a tropical storm that is well north of Okinawa. Needless to say it was an exciting night. We lost power multiple times through the evening and had both the building shake through most of the evening and the front door both sound and look like it was going to blow in.
As for damage it looks fairly minimum around our area.
Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 9:01PM | 1 Comment Just thought I’ve give a quick update, as you can see from the picture to the left Typhoon Songda is closing in on Okinawa and we are currently at TCCOR 1C.
“TCCOR 1 Caution: Destructive winds of 50 knots or greater are anticipated within 12 hours. Actual winds are 34-49 knots.”
1 Knot = 1.15077945 mph
However, with the last weather update it is only a category 2 typhoon. Which means I’ve had worst normal thunderstorms in NE. Yes there will be wind, currently aprox. 44 mph, and rain, predicted 10ins over the course of the weekend, but nothing both we and Okinawa cannot handle. I will post another update in the morning when we get up letting everyone know everything is ok.
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 7:38PM | Post a Comment 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?
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 8:20PM | 2 Comments 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!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 7:26PM | Post a Comment 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.
