BeSparkly

HOORAY!  \(^-^)/  すごい！

One little blue flower bloomed today!!  The package said 90 days and sure enough, that’s exactly how long it took.  This concludes the story of my spring flowers, though I will probably post a pic when more of them are blooming. 

嬉しいです、花を遂に咲きました!

 Day 92 ~ *me so happy*

I’ve added a Links page to my blog, so check it out!  You can click on the link to the right –> or click here: Sparkly Links Page.

I don’t know why I didn’t have a links section before… (^-^;)

Don’t get excited, the yellow flower is from a neighboring plant…. *sigh*

The flowers that WILL bloom on the Chinese Forget-Me-Nots will be blue.  It says it takes 90 days so… I BELIEVE!  I BELIEVE!

Day 85

The moon is orange tonight ~ 今夜,月はオレンジ色です。

how pretty…  きれいですね…

Today I took the D.C. Segway Tour! It was a blast - even though I totally wiped out and fell on my head (^^;) - but let’s not talk about that! Let’s talk about the wonderful pink helmet that saved me!! I am now a Helmet Activist, or whatever people who support the use of helmets are called.
Segwayの調子がおかしかったので、Segwayの調子を見ながら走行していると、わき見運転状態になり車止めに接触、そしてSegwayから放り出され頭から落ちてしまいました。 (^^;)・・・　　でも、ピンクのヘルメットさんありがとう！おかげさまで大事には至りませんでした。

The Segway is easy to use once you get the hang of it and is totally a lot of fun. I recommend everyone to hop on one (with proper instruction AND a helmet) if given the chance. Don’t be afraid of it! I got right back up on the Segway and whirled around the rest of the tour as if I hadn’t fallen on my pride - er, head - same thing. (^-^)v
Segwayは最初は難しいですが、すぐに慣れとても楽しいです。これは皆さんにお勧めです！（もちろんヘルメットを忘れないようにね。）

Helmets are sparkly*

I finally got the last CD I was waiting for so I could make my BeSparkly Summer Mix 2007 CD ~ so I can groove while I drive (I love driving). I’m all about sampling music to see if I like it, but if I like a song, I buy it (or the CD).
すべての曲は自分の購入したCDから作りました。

Please support your favorite artists and purchase their music ~ even if you have to pay international shipping charges - Kime! - at $9 a pop. Why didn’t I just buy all his CDs when I was in Japan?! Because it’s more fun to have it arrive from Japan when I’m at home.

Playlist:

1. AAA - That’s Right (Japanese)
2. Kimeru - With You (Japanese)
3. Bananarama - Look on the Floor Club Mix (UK)
4. Goldfrapp - Lovely 2 C U (UK)
5. Goldfrapp - Strict Machine (UK)
6. YUKI - 裸の太陽 (Japanese)
7. 1976 - 摩登少年 (Chinese)
8. Belanova - Nino (Spanish)
9. Belanova - Tus Ojos (Spanish)
10. Kato Kazuki - Bokura no Mirai (Japanese)
11. Tatu - Cosmos (Russian/English)
12. Kimeru - Chain of Mind (Japanese)
13. Kimeru - Color (Japanese)
14. SOUL’d OUT - Alive (Japanese)
15. Kelly Osborne - One Word (English)
16. Enya - Caribbean Blue (English)

Kime is my summer favorite, taking three slots on the CD! (*^-^*)

(and for all of you who don’t keep up with Japanese pop stars like I do, Kime (key-may) is the shortened version of Kimeru)

Yay! Tania recommended my article about GAIN on sk*rt ~ check it out and register at sk*rt to click the “Love It” button so it can be popular.  I feel all sparkly now *giggles*

Go here: http://www.sk-rt.com/story.php?title=GAIN-Select-Shop-Tokyo
 私の書いたGAINの記事がここに掲載されました。

And, a Japanese version of the article is coming soon! 

I am starting to believe that no flowers will bloom on my Chinese Forget-Me-Nots ~ *cries*

Day 78

As for BeSparkly, there are some things happening behind the scenes, so fun stuff is coming, but I can’t tell you when yet.  Also, I created this little character known as the Sparkle Bee.  Cute, ne?  It’s shaped like a heart.  Awwww. 

So today I decided to eat the Japanese Kit Kats I got from my software engineer and I have to say they are simply delicious.  The green one is melon flavored and literally tastes like honeydew melon in chocolate.  YUM! 

KitKatはプログラマーからいただきました.
ごちそうさまでした！  (^-^)

The strawberry is good too, but I’m not a huge strawberry fan - but let’s be honest, I’m a huge chocolate fan, so the strawberry Kit Kat is awesome too.

My new business cards are in!  I designed them myself.  The Japanese part in the upper right corner says my name and “creator - owner.”

I love them!  And now I can totally pimp the site that I got them from.  Overnight Prints rocks!  I like them because you can do your own designs and you don’t have to order 1000 cards a pop - and they are priced well no matter the size of your order.  http://www.overnightprints.com/

little JULES creator, Tania, turned me on to Overnight Prints.  Thanks Tania!!

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~ because everyone deserves to sparkle ~