Last night in keeping with the season I made a sakura cheesecake in class today. It’s actually 2 types of cheesecake; the first one is enclosed inside the second, and has pickled sakura flower petals mixed in along with some sakura liqueur (kind of strong, but very good!). This cake also has NO FLOUR in it. At all. Just a spoonful of corn starch.
Starting this upcoming fall, I will be enjoying a considerably warmer climate studying as a graduate student in the MFA Program for Asian Performance.
I AM SO READY.
Today was the first day of Tokyo Writer’s Salon’s Spring Beachside Retreat. I had been meaning to attend one of the group’s meetings for the longest time, but this time I decided to just take the plunge and have at it. It seemed like a good time to take a holiday from the stresses of the everyday and dedicate 48 hours of my time solely to the passion of writing.
Best decision I’ve made in a long time.
Today I learned how to make a seasonal mochi, sakuramochi. We made two styles, Kanto and Kansai. Each time I learn how to make one of these, I’m surprised at how easy they are.
I have decided that 2014 is the year. This is the year where I finally make the changes I’ve been talking about making. This is the year when I (finally) finish my project.
To help me with this, I have decided to take on the challenge of Camp NaNoWriMo. Unlike the traditional November version, participants may set their own word count goals that suit them best. Some have set their sights for lower, but more manageable numbers, others aspire to overachieve. I will be one of the latter.
By the end of April, I aim to completely finish the first draft of my novel, which I estimate to be at least 100,000 words. So I set my goal for 150.
150,000 words in 30 days. Here goes nothing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUKOmo0OabA
Saw this today! It’s based more on the novel than the Studio Ghibli movie, but it was still enjoyable. Might be a bit hard to follow if you haven’t at least seen the anime film though. Still a cute, cheery film!
Panda Samurai 