Whew!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Kappa
One of the more interesting mythological creatures of Japanese folklore.
The most notable feature of the kappa, however, is the water-filled depressions atop their heads. These cavities are surrounded by scraggly hair, and this type of bobbed hair style is named okappa-atama for the creatures. The kappa derive their incredible strength from these liquid-filled holes, and anyone confronted with one may exploit this weakness by simply getting the kappa to spill the water from its head. The kappa possesses a deep sense of etiquette, so one trusted method is to appeal to this, for a kappa cannot help but return a deep bow, even if it means losing its head-water in the process. Once depleted, the kappa is seriously weakened and may even die. Other tales say that this water allows kappa to move about on land, and once emptied, the creatures are immobilized. Stubborn children are encouraged to follow the custom of bowing on the grounds that it is a defense against kappa.
(A neat interpretation of the Kappa)
The most notable feature of the kappa, however, is the water-filled depressions atop their heads. These cavities are surrounded by scraggly hair, and this type of bobbed hair style is named okappa-atama for the creatures. The kappa derive their incredible strength from these liquid-filled holes, and anyone confronted with one may exploit this weakness by simply getting the kappa to spill the water from its head. The kappa possesses a deep sense of etiquette, so one trusted method is to appeal to this, for a kappa cannot help but return a deep bow, even if it means losing its head-water in the process. Once depleted, the kappa is seriously weakened and may even die. Other tales say that this water allows kappa to move about on land, and once emptied, the creatures are immobilized. Stubborn children are encouraged to follow the custom of bowing on the grounds that it is a defense against kappa.
(A neat interpretation of the Kappa)
Wordle junk
This was my first attempt ..oh there shall be more.
We can thank Rachael for letting this cat out of the bag.
We can thank Rachael for letting this cat out of the bag.
Monday, July 21, 2008
High Rollers!
So my little sister has been on the Fresh meat team for the Rose city rollers, and she has practiced really hard and was first draft pick to the High Rollers!
Congrats Heidi-go-seek!
Congrats Heidi-go-seek!
slackerslackerslackerslacker!
Yes indeed I have been a slacker. *gasp*
And I now realized that I haven't even been caught up enough to talk about the kiddo's birthday and a few fun events that have gone on in our family adventures.
Let's see Kiddo's b-day was great she had all her good buddies show up and they had a fantastic time of bowling and rocking out to My neighbor Totoro on the screen. A BIG HUGE thank you to Grand Central for making that event as stress free as possible!
(Hard to see but the Bowling alley put a Happy birthday on the screen for her)
(Birthday girl)
(Before we got told "not" to be on the ball machine)
(Cake time)
(the god family)
And I now realized that I haven't even been caught up enough to talk about the kiddo's birthday and a few fun events that have gone on in our family adventures.
Let's see Kiddo's b-day was great she had all her good buddies show up and they had a fantastic time of bowling and rocking out to My neighbor Totoro on the screen. A BIG HUGE thank you to Grand Central for making that event as stress free as possible!
(Hard to see but the Bowling alley put a Happy birthday on the screen for her)
(Birthday girl)
(Before we got told "not" to be on the ball machine)
(Cake time)
(the god family)
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