sjrozan

Seiichiro, my friend Maki (we used to play basketball together when she lived in NY) and I went to the famous Tokyo fish market this morning. Seiichiro turns out to be an expert on fish (who knew?) and explained what was what and how you ate it. Some HUGE tunas -- hundreds of pounds, thousands of dollars, highest sushi grade! At least, that's what I was told they were saying... You had to be careful not to get run over by the carts they drive to transport the fish. They drive them fast and they take an attitude that says if you don't work here you're invisible. One fishseller let us watch while he sliced up a tuna bigger than I am, and then suggested I could take a nap on his cutting board.

Later we went to a park donated to the city by the emperor, to a new and very futuristic development in the harbor, and to the temple at Akasuka -- all in what is reported to be the biggest typhoon to hit Japan in 100 years. More umbrellas lying in trash cans (in NY they'd be in gutters, but this is Japan) than you can imagine. Sideways rain and wind so strong Maki was almost pushed down the stairs we were trying to go up. (Had a little trouble myself, but Maki's one of the few people I know than whom I am bigger.) Everybody's soaked. At least it's warm. Now to go eat some fish for dinner.

sjrozan I'm a writer, at work on my 11th book. This blog is a record of random and less-random thoughts. If you want to know more about me, check my website, linked here. I also had a blog going from spring through late fall 2004 about the publishing process for my 9th book, ABSENT FRIENDS. That blog's called "Progress" and you can find the link here. I won't make any more entries but I'm leaving it up in case anyone's interested; the process is more or less the same from book to book.
:: JOURNAL HOME :: SUBSCRIBE TO THIS JOURNAL :: MY WEBSITE :: MY PHOTOS :: SIX-WORD STORIES :: KEITH SNYDER :: WILLIAM GIBSON :: DAVID CORBETT :: ERIC STONE :: LAURIE KING :: NEVER TOO LATE BASKETBALL :: NEVER TOO LATE BASKETBALL BLOG :: ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS :: WRITING WORKSHOP IN ASSISI :: TALKING POINTS :: VELVETEEN RABBI :: MUSEUM OF CHINESE IN AMERICA :: MY SISTER'S ORGANIC FARM :: NATURE CONSERVANCY :: THE URBAN NATURALIST :: FOR THE BIRDS :: BIRD CINEMA :: THE JEW AND THE CARROT :: TANEYA'S HAVING A BABY :: EMAIL ::
Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (0)		2003-08-09 7:32 PM My first typhoon Seiichiro, my friend Maki (we used to play basketball together when she lived in NY) and I went to the famous Tokyo fish market this morning. Seiichiro turns out to be an expert on fish (who knew?) and explained what was what and how you ate it. Some HUGE tunas -- hundreds of pounds, thousands of dollars, highest sushi grade! At least, that's what I was told they were saying... You had to be careful not to get run over by the carts they drive to transport the fish. They drive them fast and they take an attitude that says if you don't work here you're invisible. One fishseller let us watch while he sliced up a tuna bigger than I am, and then suggested I could take a nap on his cutting board. Later we went to a park donated to the city by the emperor, to a new and very futuristic development in the harbor, and to the temple at Akasuka -- all in what is reported to be the biggest typhoon to hit Japan in 100 years. More umbrellas lying in trash cans (in NY they'd be in gutters, but this is Japan) than you can imagine. Sideways rain and wind so strong Maki was almost pushed down the stairs we were trying to go up. (Had a little trouble myself, but Maki's one of the few people I know than whom I am bigger.) Everybody's soaked. At least it's warm. Now to go eat some fish for dinner. Read/Post Comments (0) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top