My Little Lover – り・ぼん (2006)

I love this song! Here are they lyrics in Japanese:

退屈な日々に悩まされてる
大切な仕事まかされるけど

依存することで 紛らわしたり
打ち明けられない孤独に涙

寂しさ薄める衝動買いで 手に入れたものたち
積み重なって 色あせていく 流されてく

数えきれぬ星 冬の空に 浮かび上がる
眠れぬまま その輝きが ココロの中 光伸びる
ルラ 赤いリボン 冬の街に 輝きだす
もしもここに 願い事さえ 叶うならば
想いのまま 目を閉じて

優しい気持ちで 素直になっても
わかり合えること 難しいけど

前向き人生 恐れ知らずに
素晴らしい日々が 繰り返されると

どこか信じて 日々を紡いで がむしゃらに生きてた
乗り越えられない 壁はないとか あり得ないのに

赤く滲んでる 夢の続き なぞったなら
あなたをまだ 強く感じる 花のように 香り放つ
ルラ 赤いりぼん 冬の空に ほどけなくて
そして弱さ 受け入れるため あなたもまた 旅をしてる きっとまだ

空のもっと先 宙に泳ぐ流れ星は
風をするりとすり抜けても 曖昧なウィンド 放り出される
見えなくなる頃 記憶少し薄れていく
だけど好きなあなたの笑みは きっとずっと思い出される

そしてまた 出会えるから

Second-day Curry

Curry Rice

Photo info: SONY SLT-A77V, 35mm, f/2, 1/80 sec, ISO320

Curry is always better on the second day. The flavors have time to really develop… it’s so yummy! And in case you are wondering, third-day curry is even more tasty. Unfortunately we finished off this pot of curry in two nights, so there will be no third-day curry goodness this time.

Snow Day!

I can’t remember the last time the kids’ school day was canceled, but the sudden cold front and icy conditions have caused the local school districts to tell the kids to stay home. Bay is disappointed because that means that they won’t have the make-up day off later in the year. Anyways, my office building is closed but most of us are set up to work from home, so that’s what we’re doing.

Icy DeckPhoto info: SONY SLT-A77V, 16mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec, ISO320

Here’s a photo from the deck. You can see Lani scooting out to do her business. She came right back into the house after she was done!

Here in Austin, we are not used to the cold/icy conditions so even a light amount of snow or ice will cause the schools to be delayed. I guess it just doesn’t happen enough for there to be resources in place to clear the roads of the ice. Oh, and in a couple of days, the temperature will be back in the 70s, but then another cold front is expected. Oh, Texas winter!