hanabi:

western-aristocracy:

Hatley Castle, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada

WAIT WHY DOES CANADA GET CASTLES

I ALSO WANT TO KNOW THIS, I WILL BE TAKING THIS UP WITH MY FRIEND NATHAN, WHO IS CANADIAN

hanabi:

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS (source) Can I submit this to Awkward Family Photos?

(I am enjoying myself tracking the POTUS Asia trip)

(I am enjoying myself tracking Hanako’s tracking of everything cute Obama does)

She & Him - “Untitled [Swing Low, Sweet Chariot]”

So Miss Hanako prefers Joan Baez’s version of Swing Low but I can’t help preferring this one. I dig understatement sometimes.

These are sticky notes. I can’t believe I left Japan without them and it is a matter of time before I get them into my life. Attn esp miss Hanako.

in Japanese: フルーツメモ[KUDAMEMO]: もぎたての、ステーショナリー

hanabi:

waddiwasi:

My new goal in life is to learn this dance.

It’s funny that after three years of mori, watching this video really only makes me think, “what a TERRIBLE WAY to teach a dance.” Where’s the repetition? The person facing backwards so that the kids remember to do things in the right direction and with the right arms? Why is it in English I know it’s a video but COME ON MILEY

To Hanako’s very astute observations I would like to add: WHY is Miley in such a HURRY doing the diagonal thing and what the HELL kind of pantsLEGGINGS!?! is she wearing please FIRE whomever thought they were a good idea, because everyone is lookin’ slammin’ in they cool bright colors and puffy tennis shoes until chickface comes in in MAROON and BLACK with that stripe mess.

ps: this is mori. Hanako & I work there.

hanabi:

um, hi there japan, what are you doing with all my money?

My dear Hanako turns the AZN dial up to eleven. Also I LOVE OWLS

hanabi:

梅雨 (rainy season) = sticky, humid, sweaty, gloomy, wet, unfriendly, mosquito-rampant, sometimes ugly tokyo— and then i realize that it would all be made better if i got just ONE RAINBOW out of this. i haven’t seen one yet, but i’m holding out hope.

I love this girl.