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Transcription by Anonymous:
Happy New Year to everyone [heart] Thank you for being supportive and bringing blogging alive [flower] - uh, my humble attempt at a monkey! [monkey]
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I've been reading other blogs and feel like I should, like many others, somehow summarize my year and make some profound comment. I do enjoy New Year's as a time to acknowledge the passage of time. I reflect on 2003 and create hopes for 2004. But it's more of a blur or a vague fuzzy feeling...nothing I could satisfactorily put into writing.
However, in my fuzzy reflection, I do feel profoundly grateful. If I were in Tokyo, I'd visit the local shrine with my parents, ring the bell to make my mark, and clap my hands to the shrine and say, "thank you." Since I'm here, at home with Dav and the cats, I feel like saying thank you to ...hmm, how should I put it: you, the camera, air, cyberspace, the world? I dunno. I just feel like doing a little ritual and may as well share it with you.
In the video you probably can't hear very well. I'm saying (as far as I remember):
Akemashite Omedeto gozaimasu. Happy New Year. I hope you continue to enjoy Kokochi. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
Thanks Dav for taking the pics and video!
Happy New Year babe!
Posted by: MJ | 01/02/2004 at 10:47 AM
happy new year from england.
Posted by: tom | 01/02/2004 at 04:23 PM
Happy new year to Mie and Dav!
Posted by: gen | 01/02/2004 at 04:42 PM
I've received a nice overview of 2004, year of the monkey, and it read very interesting. In this sense - may this year bring happiness and only good things :)
Posted by: mademoiselle a. | 01/03/2004 at 05:07 AM
oh great, I keep repeating myself. Excuse that, please, my head seems to lodge at two places these days.
Posted by: mademoiselle a. | 01/03/2004 at 05:09 AM
Any chance of editing my previous comment to remove my email address. Have to try to keep the spam away! Thanks.
Posted by: tom | 01/03/2004 at 07:01 AM
your humble monkey is wonderful - have you ever read any of lynda barry's work or seen her comics? MONKEYs! but not lots, just in very special times, like yours. try One! Hundred! Demons!
Posted by: jean | 01/03/2004 at 10:59 AM
mademoiselle a., I took care of your email link. Happy New Year :)
Posted by: Dav | 01/04/2004 at 05:39 AM
much love and many wishes for a great year to you sis!!! xoxo
Posted by: kitten | 01/04/2004 at 06:22 AM
I found your site from Aku Aku, and I'm really enjoying it. I'm an American in Japan, it's so interesting to read a blog from a Japanese in America. The pen thing is great, such a nice personal touch. I'll be back soon. Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!
Posted by: Karla | 01/04/2004 at 08:20 PM
Dav, I did not say anything about my email link, that was a "Tom" right after my last comment :) I just excused for my recent repeating of things...
Posted by: mademoiselle a. | 01/04/2004 at 10:37 PM
mdm a., doh!
Posted by: dav | 01/05/2004 at 12:59 AM
Happy New Year Mie.. Tracey
Posted by: Tracey | 01/07/2004 at 05:33 PM
sorry i'm bit late, but wanted to say happy new year, mie!
there's an event Blox with nbp and mieko should be there.
i'm looking forward to the very first event in 2004.
Posted by: R | 01/08/2004 at 04:47 PM