Now that work has finally let up a bit, it is time to start getting some of Sara’s videos online. I sent a copy of this DVD to my family several months ago but now everyone can see it. More videos coming soon.
I am going to try my best to do one of these videos (or at least post new pictures) of Sara every month. She changes so much every day! This video is from the DVD I sent my family last month and I am working on this months video right now. I hope you enjoy!
I made this slideshow from the pictures I took of the new baby between August 16th and August 24th. She has her beautiful eyes closed in most of them but if course I still think she is adorable. Then again I am a bit biased I guess.
On Monday August 17th I became a father. This is up there with my wedding as one of the happiest moments of my life. I am still a bit overwhelmed but I want to write my thoughts down before I forget any details.
First of all the fact that I am writing this right now is a bit unexpected. I thought I still had some time. Misako’s due date was September 4th. But like myself (who was 3 weeks early) the newest member of our family couldn’t wait.
A lot of people look at cooking games like “Cooking Mama” and wonder how such a thing could even get made. But living in Japan for the last few years a find myself asking the question, “Why aren’t there more of them?”
Well, I had a wedding party in America and it was a bit different than the one in Japan. A bit more crazy, a lot more dancing, and far more of my side of the family. And when we get together we like to dance. My Mom and Dad can dance well. My brother can dance cool. I can’t dance at all really. But get my brother and I together and you will get the Tambodance! And this time someone got it on film.
My wife’s friend Mayumi Naka was a guest at our wedding and she took some beautiful pictures during the ceremony and reception. We asked her for copies of the pictures and not only did she give us a CD the pictures but she also put up a really nice website. I will put up more pictures later, but for now please enjoy these.
As you already know, a week from today I am getting married. So yes, as it turns out even geeky gamers can find love. Of course that doesn’t stop me from continuing to be that geeky gamer. My wedding invitation proves this. Be warned that it is more than a bit silly and lame, but it’s also, I hope, kind of cute.
With my wedding coming soon I decided to try a new fitness program made for the Nintendo Wii. It’s called Wii Fit and it is basically a white balance bard that you stand on and do various exercises with.
Click here to see a video of Wii Fit in action
Anyway, I also decided to write my impressions on a daily basis. So far it is leading to weight loss and I am very pleased with it. You can read al about it by clicking on the link below.
Other than writing for 4cr I have a full time job as an English teacher. This year I switched to teaching elementary school. The kids are great but it is an exhausting job. Anyway, recently I decided to do a lesson about family structure. To teach English words like Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, etc.
As with a lot of lessons I do with first graders, I have to make it as interesting as possible or I can’t hold their attention for more than about 7 seconds. Kids this age love video games. Especially Mario games, so when teaching the word “brother” I decided to use a word they already know from the game “Super Mario brothers. However as it turned out, the one who got the lesson was me. Here’s what happened: