Recent content by LaMedicine

Hmm.....no District of Columbia? No, it's not a state, I know, but it is independent from other states, isn't it? :p

What I've often noticed is that men post on PR threads because they see the thread in the New Posts list, and jump into the discussion without realizing the thread is in PR. When that's pointed out to them, although most apologize and leave quietly, some get their hackles up and turn...

The train station several minutes' walk from where my grandparents' home once was. It was built in 1950. The branch of our family that remained in town to carry on the family business of a Shochu (Japanese spirit) distillery still runs the distillery out of this town.

Taken from the window of the plane when I flew to my family's old hometown for a relative's wedding 3 weeks ago. On the way to Kagoshima. Mt. Fuji. On the way back to Tokyo. Rain clouds below.

Harp, nice to hear from you. How are you doing? Sorry, I didn't notice your post until today. :p I'm surviving, busy with work. Well, I'm having lots of fun, whatever I do :) 2020 summer Olympic Games will be coming in 6 years, so there's probably a lot of opportunities for expats in the next...

Yes.

Hiroo Onoda died at the ripe old age of 91 yesterday. RIP.

Torn and tattered, but still in my possesion.

I did. :) Even though TV footage was in B/W, there were plenty of color photos immediately after, in the newspapers (yes, we had them delivered every day then) and magzines like Life and Time and all which all printed special editions, so I think a lot of us would have projected the colors onto...

9th grade, Jr.High, in Chevy Chase MD. The actual shots were fired during lunch break, but we didn't know then. 5th period after lunch was Science class by Miss Simmons. She was strict about us in our seats five mins before chime, and would enter the classroom on the first stroke of the chime...

The OP's a Brit, so her measurments are in centimeters, not inches. 90-60-90 translates to 36-24-36 in the US. Wow. I don't think you'll really change much. It's more likely that the muscles will help hold the body parts up that tend to sag with age, and make you look perkier if anything...

If that's the case, then it'd be easier to think in the same terms as matching a jacket to other clothing items, rather than think in terms of "suit" jackets. You can get lots of use from them.

Is she trying to make the jacket and the bottom look like they're the original pair? If so, that's just about impossible unless the fabric and design match. However, if you match a solid color jacket with a plaid or print skirt or pants, or vice versa, it can be done, though it will be a...

I suppose the author may mean a kimono-like robe, but at any rate, the word "kimono" (着物) itself is Japanese, so either the author knew nothing about kimonos, or was under a total misconception that we wore flannel robes all the time whether at home, or going out :eusa_doh: :p Besides, since...

I beg to differ. There are no authentic kimonos--as in Japanese traditional wear-- made of flannelette, unless this is referring to kimono style PJs. Plus, authentic kimono fabrics are approximately 14"(female)-16"(male) wide. Of course, the western conception of kimonos has always been warped...