Long Distance From China to America (Surviving the Distance)
This week’s guest post is from Alexis, about her long distance relationship. She writes: I’m so grateful to get to write a guest post on Grace’s site because she was the FIRST site I looked at on the...
View ArticleComic: Cooking Chicken Boobs
Honestly, at this point, I can’t tell if Ryosuke calls chicken breasts “chicken boobs” on purpose, or on accident. Either way, it’s really funny. And oddly cute. He makes a mean chicken stir-fry. The...
View ArticleVideo: Exploring a Japanese “Recycle Shop” (Thrift Shop)
So I’m trying to get serious about this whole video-blogging thing because after 2 years of blogging, I’m ready to try something new. AND LOOK. I FINALLY LEARNED HOW TO ADD MUSIC ON MY VIDEOS. Be proud...
View ArticleComic: “It’s not going to help you get motivation”
I just turned in the PDF for my book last night! I should be approved in about 24 hours – then I can order (and check proofs). If the proofs are ok, I can start printing/shipping the book to all you...
View ArticleTop 6 Takoyaki Restaurants in Osaka
My husband and I recently ate our way through Osaka, dining several times a day on Takoyaki (because, why not?) Takoyaki is one of Osaka’s “iconic foods” – in English, we say it is fried octopus balls,...
View ArticleComic: Taking Videos of the Fireworks
But in all seriousness, why do so many people record/take pictures of fireworks? I mean, of course I do it from time-to-time… but after like the third time I took a video, I realized I was kind of just...
View ArticleComic: “Apparently that ‘kills the battery'”
So one of our good friends came over for dinner last night. He also studied abroad (same time as Ryosuke) at my university. I always ask Ryosuke “what are the weird things I do because I’m American” –...
View ArticleComic: Wipe your Feet!
Last week, Ryosuke and I were in a video with the vloggers “Rachel and Jun” – where we talked about the 4 odd things about being married to Japanese men. Of course, I wanted to write a whole post about...
View ArticleVideo: “It wasn’t that big” (Exploring Osaka, Japan) [もっと大きいかと, 大阪？]
Ryosuke and I went to Osaka recently. And, of course, I was trying to get Ryosuke to help me come up with a title for this video – because I’ve spent all afternoon editing it… and all he could come up...
View ArticleComic: What to do during an Earthquake in Japan
Yesterday afternoon, there was a 5.6 magnitude earthquake right next to Tokyo. I was working at my desk – the shaking was bad enough to knock a book over and send a couple pens rolling off my desk. It...
View ArticleComic: Wasabi Roulette
Sometimes we like to spend our evenings (as mature adults) playing “Wasabi Roulette” (because we’re mature adults, and all). Wasabi Roulette is a fantastically awful food game, where you cook takoyaki...
View ArticleDear World, “He’s good-looking, for an Asian guy” is not a compliment. It’s...
To be honest, I wasn’t even sure I was going to write this post. It’s been sitting in my “daft” box for about six months now. With the lull in activity since I finished my book, I figured it was now or...
View ArticleComic: Sweet Potato Cake
It sounds weird, but I’m super-addicted to sweet potato cakes and sweets. They’re either severed as a dark purple or custard yellow – in anything from ice cream to tiny cakes at the bakery. They’ve...
View ArticleComic: Texas Snowman
Last year for Christmas, I got Ryosuke a “Texas snowman,” which is basically just a snow globe filled with water and a plastic hat, fake carrot, and fake coal buttons floating in the water. Get it?...
View ArticleComic: The Coffee Prank
And this is why we can’t have nice things. We do (occasionally) try to be mature, responsible married adults. But it’s much more fun to mess with the other person. The post Comic: The Coffee Prank...
View ArticleConversations with Strangers in Tokyo: My fiancé got an abortion and moved...
For a population of 13 million, living in Tokyo as a 外人(gaijin/foreigner) can be downright lonely. Even me – with the friends I made while studying abroad, the colleagues I work with, and the people...
View ArticleVideo: How I Draw my Comics
Back during my honeymoon, I started drawing comics as a “buffer” from normal blog posts. Except now I like doing comics more than writing. And I have also started doing videos. So I guess my blog has...
View ArticleComic: Why do people WANT to eat Squid Ink? (McDonald/Burger King’s “Black...
Squid ink is not aappetizing But then again, that (like everything else on this blog) is my own, personal opinion. On September 18th, Burger King unveiled their “Black Burger” with black cheese, black...
View ArticleComic: “Helping” Ryosuke with his daily work-out
Ryosuke, being a freakish super-human, can do push-ups with me sitting on his back. It’s kinda sexy. And by kinda, I mean really, really sexy. The post Comic: “Helping” Ryosuke with his daily work-out...
View ArticleYou can pre-order “My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy: The Comic Book” on...
I am thrilled to announce that “My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy: The Comic Book” is finally up on Amazon.com. Click here if you want to preorder My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy: The Comic...
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