Month: June 2024

Hi! It’s me! Lily!!!

I’m feeling lots better today!!! I still hurt a little but I can walk pretty well and even went down the stairs without help!  (though I took it really slow).  Yay!!!

Liz’s recital is this weekend, so we’re practicing that a lot.  I can sit on a piano and use the pedal, so I’m alright.  I might not be able to fit into my high heels, but Liz says she doesn’t care about that, and I can go out barefoot for all she cares.  I won’t do that, but some sensible shoes probably aren’t a horrible idea.  Liz already talked to her teacher to make sure she knows, so everyone’s fine.  We’re not doing too difficult a piece (for me, anyway), so everything’s good. Liz is just happy to be able to play with me.

When she became my best friend, neither of us knew I could play.  She always secretly wanted a friend she could play with, but that never worked out.  And then we went to Orlando, and I found out I could play piano!!!  She was secretly (though not so secret now because she told me later) really happy about that.  I guess I understand.  There’s something intimate about playing music with or for someone.  I hope maybe someday Jack learns how to play an instrument (he was in his band in high school but he never really broke out, he was always comfortable just playing second trombone in brass section).  I won’t love him any less if he doesn’t, but still.  It would be nice to be able to play with him.

Well, in other ways.  BLUSH

Anyway…

Ever get that feeling that something big’s about to happen but you don’t know what, when, or why?  Maybe it’s this passport that’s always between my floppy bits – I feel it all the time and it always reminds me something weird’s going on.  Why would I be able to enter, say, Japan without having to check in with customs?  It’s not like I’m going to hop a dingy and boat twelve thousand miles and end up washing up on Enoshima…

Right?

Right?

I hope not.  That’d be weird even for me.

But there’s gotta be a reason Mrs. X got me that passport.  It’s a lot of trust, both by her, but by the US and whatever governments I end up showing this passport to.  I mean, I guess I could smuggle stuff.  I won’t, but I could.  What’d stop me until they found out? 

Again… I won’t.  I WON’T.  I know you read this Mrs. X!!!

That reminds me, I found out what “Budgie Smuggler” means in Australian lately.  Hahaha!!!

I guess I should go.  We practiced a lot and I should get some sleep.

Love you all!!! ❤️

Hi! It’s me! Lily!!!

I heard from Haruna today.  She’s doing alright.  She decided she wants to actually go to school.  Good for her, no, seriously.  So now she’s attending a cram school so she can pass the entrance exams.  She doesn’t know which college she wants to go to yet, but she didn’t get a great education because she was spending all her time singing and dancing, so she has a lot to catch up on.

But she seems happy, and that’s the important thing.

I saw that Suzuka did a commercial, she sent it to me.  It’s funny!  Basically her in a very skimpy swimsuit looking longingly at a popsicle.  Umm…  well, I guess that’s Japan for you.  And, to be fair, it did look like a delicious popsicle.

Japan loves sweet treats and swimsuits.

It’s funnier because I know Suzuka.  That’s, kind of…. not really who she is.  She’s a pretty modest girl when you get to know her.  But I guess if you’re a gravure model you have to throw that modesty to the side, trim some hair where you wouldn’t normally trim, and get to getting.

I haven’t given an update on the friends I don’t usually talk about, so…

Let’s see.  We’ll start with the aidols.  They all graduated, and they’re heading to college now.  Ai got into a pretty good one, but a couple of the other aidols didn’t.  So they got into their second choice school.  They’re a little bummed that they’re not going to college together, but they’re happy they at least got in, so there’s that.

Miki and group are steadily learning all the stuff that they want to learn.  Miki can play guitar decently now, a couple of the idols can play drums, and… one of them took up piano.  I mean, she seriously took up piano.  She can’t play anything really complex yet, but she’s not bad.  Except for the pianist (that’s a hard instrument and she’s focusing entirely on that), they’re all learning more than one instrument.  I think Miki said they’re learning one rock instrument and one band instrument.  Miki’s also learning clarinet.  She says it’s fun and makes her a good kisser.

… I don’t want to know.  haha!!!

I’m pretty sure that was a hypothetical statement.  Pretty sure.   At least it’d better be. She’s an idol for Kami’s sake.

Let’s see… Rebecca and friends.  Rebecca actually is getting into animal husbandry.  She loves the horses.  Her friend is letting her take care of the horses in exchange for learning how to ride, and she’s having a blast.  I never thought Rebecca would adapt so well to Texas life, but she’s coming into her own now.  She’s going to attend Texas State in Dallas.  I think she wants to be a veterinarian.

I think it was a good move for her.

And Rebecca’s old friends – well, the three of them are heading off to college now.  Yu is heading off to Stanford last I heard, Britni, well…  she got into Oxford (which is no surprise at all, girl’s a genius), and Chelsi, well, she’s sticking around in SoCal so she can surf a lot.  I guess she’s going to USC or something like that.  Not an awful choice, really.  Not where I’d want to go but I completely understand.

Emiko and family are doing their thing.  Aika and Mika are young women now, and they’re getting into a bit of trouble with boys.  Thankfully it’s young woman kinds of trouble and not older teenager kinds of trouble.  I guess they caught Aika kissing a boy.  Oops!!!  Emiko got so mad she’s talking about shipping her back to Japan to stay with Ai.  I doubt she will, but that boy is persona non grata now.  I guess I get it, girl’s like 12 or so, that’s way too young.  Mika’s not as interested, not only is she younger, but she’s a little more studious,. and I guess boys get in the way.

And I forgot to mention, with all the hubbub about the accident…  David’s at his camp now.  I hope he’s staying out of trouble.

Let’s see…  I have so many friends… I probably forgot one or two.  Aww. Oh yeah, Allison.  I haven’t heard from her lately, I guess she’s really busy with all her new friends.  Hope she’s alright.

Anyway, I should go to bed now.  The storms are mostly gone… now it’s just HOT.  I hope I can run again soon.

Love you all!!! ❤️

Hi! It’s me! Lily!!!

I went to the doctor today, and I’m doing lots better, he said I’m healing fine.  They used one of those low-voltage electronic thingies that’s supposed to help with healing.  It’s not really pleasant but it doesn’t hurt, just kind of tingles and makes my muscles move on their own.

That guy was arraigned, and there’s a court date now.  I’m not sure if I have to testify or not, but I guess I’ll find out.  It’s pretty quick, so not like I have to worry about being in Japan or anything.

I seem to end up in court a lot.  I wonder if that’s a part of my “karen magnet” property.

My lycoris radiata sculpture is a little subtly different.  It’s glowing a little brighter, and the pulses seem to be getting a little more irregular.  I wonder why that is.  It’s still as beautiful as ever, but it feels like it’s, well, a little antsy about something.

Usually I wouldn’t, umm…. what’s that word…  anthropomorphize things like that, but…  it really does feel that way.  Like there’s something it’s made for and it’s getting impatient.

Anyway…

Love you all!!! ❤️

Hi! It’s me! Lily!!!

I’m sleeping by myself for the night.  I actually miss Liz. I mean, I know the girls and I make piles all the time, but this time it was just me and Liz for a few days… and it was nice to spend all that time with her.  And it was so nice of her to take care of me.  I mean she didn’t have to… but she wanted to.

I’m still a little sore but I don’t need the cane anymore, at least for short trips like to the bathroom.  going downstairs is still a little bit of a challenge, but Sabby lets me lean on her and it works out alright.

The guy bailed out, apparently, but he’s in a world of hurt.  He got arraigned for DUI (third offense), vehicular assault, criminal negligence, driving without insurance, driving on a suspended license…  he’s pretty much going to have the book thrown at him.

He hasn’t attempted to contact me.  That’s good.  I hope he doesn’t.  I won’t mind talking with him, because I think I do have something important to say to him, but it needs to be on my terms.  He’s done enough damage, I think.

I took Mrs. X’s advice, and I have a little waterproof pocket I can put my passport in.  It’s not stuck to me just yet, but it hangs around my neck, and I even wear it into the shower.  It’s attached to a little choker collar and looks like it’s a necklace…  and if I stick it between my floppy bits no one knows different.  I even added a couple of charms.  Mrs. X never told me why it’s so important, I’m guessing it’s so that it doesn’t get stolen, or something.  Maybe she’ll tell me more about it someday.  She’s really kind of a mysterious woman.  Joe’s not her bodyguard anymore, but she still has them.

They’re moving the shop over to the new building.  Sabby hired some contractors this time to do the work of building the stage, etc (business was good enough we had it stashed away) and it’s going to be a little bigger and a lot better, with more state of the art sound and lighting and stuff.  But we’re still aiming for that slightly grungy live house look.  I haven’t had a chance to see what they’re doing, I hope it turns out like Sabby and I envision.

I’m sure it’ll work out.

Crystal and her band want to do the inaugural concert.  We told her that she needs to sell a bunch of tickets first, and if she manages, then they can do a concert.  I guess they were out yesterday afternoon busking and selling tickets…  they’re pretty involved.  That’s cool.  Crystal needs people around her that are as driven as she is.

Anyway…  enough of that, I guess.

Father’s day is coming up.  I need to figure out something to do for Dave.  It’s another last, coming up…

Love you all!!! ❤️

Hi! It’s me! Lily!!!

It’s June!!!

I don’t have anything special to say about June.  Or today, actually.  It was just another day.  Crystal’s band did come over to rehearse a bit, they’re getting to be really good.  They’re starting to write their own music, and Crystal’s really good with the lyrics.

Otherwise… I’m just going to go to bed.  I’m tired.

Love you all!!! ❤️