Ganked shamelessly from sasha_khan.

...but only because he locks his journal and it's pretty funny.

I figured I'd get some chicken breasts going for onigiri for this weekend and now the entire house reeks of teriyaki....

To dos and stuff.

Laundry is done.
Clean sheets and towels have been deployed.
Onigiri is made for Saturday. (I had just enough rice in the house to make a containerful).
Kitchen implements have been de-riced and are in the drying rack.
Sewing implements are no longer strewn around the living room.
New striped kosode has been pressed.

gcmadtown81 called a little while ago. He was in Salt Lake City and due to overbooking on the bus, he's going to be getting into Oakland a little later than expected tomorrow. No worries, he gets here when he gets here.

My new kawahori sensu arrived from the nice folks at kofudo_JAPAN.
I love the description from the auction:
"This was made about 40 years ago." (It's in near mint condition and came gift boxed with descriptive cards I can't read because they're in Japanese. I have no reason to doubt the seller's claim of age.)
"This is SENSU which makes us reminded of summer and has a very invigorating and cool impression." (That's what drew me to it in the first place.)
"And, the SENSU of such a shape is called "KAWAHORI".  It is very traditional.
This is very beautiful SENSU.
This is the very good SENSU made seriously." (Having tried to make sensu very, very badly, this is a beaut!)

I also love the following from the seller's "About Us" blurb:
"We are deficient in English capability and have difference in the culture of your country. 
 Therefore, I may sometimes make you trouble. Beforehand, I appreciate your perseverance for good business." I've dealt with this seller before. kofudo_JAPAN has never "made me trouble." While the typical syntax-disconnect is the inevitable result of the dissimilarities between our two languages,  I've never had trouble understanding any of their communications. They furnish detailed photographs and descriptions on their auction and store pages, they process Paypal payments and they ship with blinding speed. Even if I choose SAL, which is the slower, cheaper option, I have gotten my merchandise within two weeks. So if you're browsing eBay for fans, tea ceremony items or other Japanese antiques, this seller is a pleasure to do business with.