{"id":30,"date":"2008-06-14T23:53:55","date_gmt":"2008-06-14T14:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/triplefstudio.com\/yokoso\/2008\/06\/14\/starting-to-get-to-the-details\/"},"modified":"2008-06-14T23:53:55","modified_gmt":"2008-06-14T14:53:55","slug":"starting-to-get-to-the-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.triplefstudio.com\/yokoso\/2008\/06\/14\/starting-to-get-to-the-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting to get to the details"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a Saturday off! Thursday my boss told me to take Saturday off. Can I argue with that? This time I quickly said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153OK\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and took today off. Well, I mean, it IS the weekend after all. I got to catch up with a few people in the morning and then sleep a little bit more. It was so nice to sleep in. Having a two day weekend is kind of like what a three day weekend feels like. I still have all day tomorrow!<\/p>\n

First of all, I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t anywhere near the 7.0 earthquake in northern Japan. Don’t worry about me there.<\/p>\n

The couch arrived with no complications. It is bigger in the apartment than it was in the store. It is fine \u00e2\u20ac\u201c no problem there. It is rather modern. Low and square. It fits the apartment. Some might find the apartment a little cold but I like it. Just need to get some black and white photos on the wall to dress it up a little bit.<\/p>\n

As for my monitor and printing \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I can happily say that my 23 inch Apple monitor is so darn close to the color test card that I really don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to update the color profile. Yeah! We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see how the black and white come out but I suspect they should be good.<\/p>\n

Today was spent looking for more things I think I need in the apartment. First and foremost on the list were toiletries. I needed shampoo, toothpaste, and shaving cream. I have determined that I have very extreme brand loyalty. If I find something I like I just don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t deviate. At all. I brought two brand new tubs of Sebastian Molding Mud with me so I wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t run out. Unfortunately L\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Occitane in Japan does not sell shaving cream. Arm and Hammer do not seem to be present in the dental market here. And you can forget the usual shampoo. I think I shopped for about 1 hour in a specialty store just trying to find the things that I buy without even a thought in the US. Try to find deodorant in Japan. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think I have!<\/p>\n

I got a little seat for my shower \/ tub. Very Japanese. On the weekends I can take a leisurely shower sitting as if I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m at an onsen. It is really quite effective. If I did that on weekdays I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d never make the train. I also got a humidity gauge and thermometer for my office. It gets hot in here and so I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m trying to determine if I should turn on the AC. I bought lots of little things to help organize the office (mail sorter, coin boxes, bookends, \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6) I added coffee mugs and some placemats and coasters to the kitchen. And I finally bought another light! It is very simple. An aluminum ring with a white globe. Muji of course. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll buy one more light for the guest room. I need to decide what to get. Hopefully tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed for me!<\/p>\n

Well, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m out of energy. Maybe more tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had a Saturday off! Thursday my boss told me to take Saturday off. Can I argue with that? This time I quickly said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153OK\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and took today off. Well, I mean, it IS the weekend after all. I got to catch up with a few people in the morning and then sleep a little … <\/p>\n

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