Of Good Roommates and Shrines
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jedishampooAnd I don't mean the type of shrines I saw in Japan-- of which I saw many. I mean Saiyuki shrines, Howl's Moving Castle shrines, that sort of thing.
It's good to have a roommate who understands fannish obsessions. Sometimes our fandoms coincide, often they don't, but at least we always understand where the other is coming from. Seriously; we have a 2200-sq.ft. house that looks like a toy, book and DVD store. :) So for my birthday, my roomie![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sharpeslass took me out for sushi, is making MEAT BUNS today (vegetarian), and got me lots of Saiyuki fun things.
Pics of some of my b-day presents and shrines under the cut:
The "Saiyuki Shrine" in our front room. Manga in two languages, doujinshi, prayer beads, busts, artbooks, action figures, you name it. Today I acquired the Sanzo and Hakkai statuettes, some adorable chibi pins, a shitajiki, the little lacquered box, and more:
Close-up of those adorably bishounen and slender Hakkai and Sanzo figures. She actually purchased Gojyo, 'cause, well, he's Sanzo's boyfriend (heh), but the seller was apparently confused. Still, I don't mind a little Hakkai/Sanzo and the Jeep on his hand is awfully cute:
The Howl's Moving Castle Shrine. Today's addition is the 1000-piece puzzle from the Ghibli Museum, but my favorite is still the light-up Calcifer's fireplace (on the little shelf). Don't I have a nice roommate, who lets me put stuff like this in the front room?
And just for randomness, the Hornblower Shrine. The signed pic is from a co-worker whose son was in a movie with Ioan Gruffudd, the hat is fromscaryfangirl, and the Fenton glass is a lifetime collection (I know there are other Fenton fanatics on my flist, right?):
And of course there's a Star Wars shrine, but it's a little... messy (meaning, overpacked) right now, so I was ashamed to show it. :)
Happy Mother's Day, everyone who is a mommy here!
It's good to have a roommate who understands fannish obsessions. Sometimes our fandoms coincide, often they don't, but at least we always understand where the other is coming from. Seriously; we have a 2200-sq.ft. house that looks like a toy, book and DVD store. :) So for my birthday, my roomie
sharpeslass took me out for sushi, is making MEAT BUNS today (vegetarian), and got me lots of Saiyuki fun things. Pics of some of my b-day presents and shrines under the cut:
The "Saiyuki Shrine" in our front room. Manga in two languages, doujinshi, prayer beads, busts, artbooks, action figures, you name it. Today I acquired the Sanzo and Hakkai statuettes, some adorable chibi pins, a shitajiki, the little lacquered box, and more:
Close-up of those adorably bishounen and slender Hakkai and Sanzo figures. She actually purchased Gojyo, 'cause, well, he's Sanzo's boyfriend (heh), but the seller was apparently confused. Still, I don't mind a little Hakkai/Sanzo and the Jeep on his hand is awfully cute:
The Howl's Moving Castle Shrine. Today's addition is the 1000-piece puzzle from the Ghibli Museum, but my favorite is still the light-up Calcifer's fireplace (on the little shelf). Don't I have a nice roommate, who lets me put stuff like this in the front room?
And just for randomness, the Hornblower Shrine. The signed pic is from a co-worker whose son was in a movie with Ioan Gruffudd, the hat is from
scaryfangirl, and the Fenton glass is a lifetime collection (I know there are other Fenton fanatics on my flist, right?):And of course there's a Star Wars shrine, but it's a little... messy (meaning, overpacked) right now, so I was ashamed to show it. :)
Happy Mother's Day, everyone who is a mommy here!
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Date: 2008-05-11 07:49 pm (UTC)I'm intrigued with the idea of vegetarian meat buns.
And it was nice of someone to wish me a happy mother's day (since things are very quiet on that front here at home).
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Date: 2008-05-11 08:16 pm (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 2008-05-12 09:37 pm (UTC)The roomie in question here--- I used a basic meat bun recipe, but for the filling substituted "veggie crumbles" for the pork and cut the cooking time. They were a little saltier than the originals, because the tofu crumbles are also soy-based, but otherwise pretty darned close. Now I just need a real steamer so that I don't have to cook them three at a time over a wok. ( ;
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Date: 2008-05-12 04:02 am (UTC)The vegetarian meat buns were TASTY, too.
Thanks!
Happy Birthday to You!
Date: 2008-05-11 09:31 pm (UTC)Re: Happy Birthday to You!
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Date: 2008-05-11 09:37 pm (UTC)Happy Birthday and many-many best wishes! Yay!
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Date: 2008-05-12 05:29 pm (UTC)Thank you!!
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Date: 2008-05-11 11:49 pm (UTC)Have a lovely day my dear, you deserve it!
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Date: 2008-05-12 09:02 am (UTC)AND WHERE'S GOJOY?! You can't leave the poor Houshi alone with Hakkai, that perv. Buy another 'Gojyo' XD
And you didn't tell me ._o so I have to wish you something now. After your birthday.
.*wishing you something*.
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Date: 2008-05-12 05:40 pm (UTC)Thanks for your wishes!