Monday night follies
Oct. 31st, 2011 06:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gurdymonkeyNipponophiles, there's a nice article on Slate interviewing Dr. Donald Keene. I could've done with less description of the lunch and more conversation with the Professor, because this man has done so much over his career to bring Japanese literature and culture to those of us who can't read Japanese.
The Nice Young Samurai from An Tir made this for Halloween. I have no idea what he plans to wear for Twelfth Night, but I know it will be wonderful.
Got forwarded some email questions on how to make junihitoe today. (I dislike this term as it wasn't what they called in in period, but we're stuck with it). Timely, given that I'm working on a new kasane, though. Hopefully I've convinced her that doing it in stages is the smart way to keep from going insane and budget for that much fabric. It was about 5 years from my informal outfit to the complete karaginu mo for me.
Criterion Collection has released Kuroneko on DVD. My copy shipped today. A
And I just won this Taisho period book on medieval Japanese clothing on eBay. I have awesome shopping karma.
No trick or treaters though. I never get them because I don't think they know about the side door. Besides, if they did, they'd have to get past Shelob who continues suspending architectural projects from the porch light. Just as well - I've finally learned not to bother buying candy.
The Nice Young Samurai from An Tir made this for Halloween. I have no idea what he plans to wear for Twelfth Night, but I know it will be wonderful.
Got forwarded some email questions on how to make junihitoe today. (I dislike this term as it wasn't what they called in in period, but we're stuck with it). Timely, given that I'm working on a new kasane, though. Hopefully I've convinced her that doing it in stages is the smart way to keep from going insane and budget for that much fabric. It was about 5 years from my informal outfit to the complete karaginu mo for me.
Criterion Collection has released Kuroneko on DVD. My copy shipped today. A
And I just won this Taisho period book on medieval Japanese clothing on eBay. I have awesome shopping karma.
No trick or treaters though. I never get them because I don't think they know about the side door. Besides, if they did, they'd have to get past Shelob who continues suspending architectural projects from the porch light. Just as well - I've finally learned not to bother buying candy.
