Hiromi Usagi!

I hang out with Kaori today. It has been over 1 year since I saw her last time in Chicago, but it seems that we caught up very quickly. We had a great lunch at Tempura restaurant, and this cute cafe ran by a cute woman. I asked her to make double espresso over ice which is not on menu, but it was delicious. It is located in a hidden place and the interior is very nice like someone’s house. We sat on a couch and talked a lot.

When Kaori came to Chicago, she cried so many time because of mean immigration officers, overwhelming city, and bathroom flood. Now it is very funny and we laughed. She loves Paper Source, a store full of papers and paper related goods. She wants to go there again. There are so many new roads and new names of cities, which confused me a little. Today was super hot. I heard it got 37 degree, which is human body temparture, right? We were under the airconditioner, but inside of her car was dangerously hot when we came back to the car.

The cafe is called Doux–Calm in French, I heard. I am sure that I will be back there sometime soon. I cooked a dinner for my family. Chinese style spicy, but not too spicy eggplant..It was good, I thought. Tomorrow, I hope I will finish re-organizing my room. My parents’ dogs are cute! One of them is super friendly and ADDish–haha–, and another one is very cautious, sensitive and patient. It is funny how they interact each other.

Despite a lot of caffeine, I am getting sleepy. I go to bed early and get up early, which is very good, but it might be a temporary thing. I did yoga by myself, but not a whole hour. It is challenging doing that by myself, but I know it is helpful. I am feeling good today and healthy with no stress.

I saw a preview of the movie, Sayuri based on the novel, memoir of geisha, on tv. Zan Zi Yi plays Sayuri, and everyone speaks English. Casting is like a Hong Kong movie (Gong Li, Michelle Yoh)/ Last Samurai (Ken Watanabe), and I felt a little bit weird about it, but I want to see it still. The book was good, I thought. I should go to see the latest Miyazaki movie which is still played at a movie theater, kind of like Logan sqr one. Has it released in the U.S. yet? I love his movies. I usually don’t like anime, but his movies are exception. Maybe next week, I will go to see it.

That cute cafe becomes my favorite!