I missed the snow that fell in the Tokyo area about a month ago, so last week marked the first time this year that I saw snow on the ground. Associations with snow have always been nice for me — snow days and school cancellations, heavy slumber, and warm foods. I suppose I will now add “trains” to my list of associations.
Springtime is awakening, and that means feeling the freedom of not having to wear slippers (however cute they may be, they’re also getting a bit tattered) around the house and being able to eat fresh, chilled foods with elegant gusto. I am going to be traveling up north to Hokkaido soon, so the springtime will probably seem even nicer and even more refreshing after a brief tangle in the cold.
I was feeling melancholy a couple of days ago, so I perhaps shouldn’t have watched The Deer Hunter, but I did anyway. Christopher Walken and John Cazale are two of my favorite actors. They wore fur hats in some parts of the film, and I don’t like real fur, but I liked the way those hats looked and the furry wilderness of the hats juxtaposed to their tuxedos.
I also bought flowers yesterday in my post-The Deer Hunter blueness. I have never really been a flower person, but I think I’m becoming one. As soon as I got home and arranged flowers around the apartment, I started to feel a bit lighter and happier.
The big trip has finally come to an end. I’m still attempting to recover from my night spent at the Hong Kong airport, and I am still trying to unpack. Each encounter with packing and unpacking always leads to lots of cleaning and moving things around and a flurry of awkward and repetitive movements. Hence, I tripped flat on my face on two sets of stairs in a span of two days.
Much thanks to Sophie for letting me stay with her in Kunming and showing me around. It was a great trip, and my belly is full from all the lovely sights I was able to see.
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