Corner View---Mystery with a Mustached Man

In the lobby of the theater.

When the woman at the register asks which movie I am here to see, I pause and begin to say,
"Eat, Pray...", until I realize I ought to say it the way it appears on the poster....

たべて、祈って、愛をして

Tabete, Inotte, Ai o shite

Saying the whole title took an effort; I was aware of the words traveling out of their original language, into the translation, and away from my immediate connection to them.

I got my ticket.

Took a few photos in the lobby, of a mustached man. Decided this would be my Corner View post.

I don't know who the mustached man is yet; haven't read anything about the movie, though a year ago (or was it 2 or 3?) I bought the book at JFK Airport and read it on the plane back to Japan from NY.

The story interests me---of a woman who questions her life and goes around the world to meditate, taste new foods, and deepen her connection to love.

So far there is only one other person in the theater. I rarely go to see movies in Japan. Both because of the 1800 yen ticket price (around $20 for general admission) and because I never seem to have that chunk of time in between all the other things.

The theater is a meditation in itself. The hum of the mechanical equipment, the blank screen, and the crinkling of a bag of something that the woman some rows behind is ...
some one coughs.

What about the mysterious incredible mustache?

Ooh, there's the bell. The movie will begin...while the curtain is being opened, you can find other mysteries of the mustacheーーー starting with the great chef and beautiful host for this week's Corner View, Cate

Subliminal PS, nothing to do with the mustache; one split second scene in the movie, Eat Pray Love, Julia Roberts unrolls a yoga mat in her (hotel?) room, it's a plain blue mat. You hardly even notice the scene occured, it was that momentary...It would have been a great moment to have a blue Tomare Yoga mat unroll in it's place! Just something to note if you see it. I won't give away any more details...but if you read the book or saw the movie, let me know if it makes you want to buy a plane ticket (or a yoga mat)!

ai♡ kawarazu
JGY

one for the road

Tomare French Toast



for Otli:)

and to all,

A toast to....
fall
spring
whatever season
you are in


The TOAST stops here
ai♡kawarazu
JGY

PS to French Toast and Prelude to Humor

Thank you for your maple syrup* comments to my French Toast post.

*I've been reading Shakespeare poems ,
and was amused by his use of the adjective "honey" in place of "sweet",
as in

"If thou wilt deign this favor, for thy meed,
A thousand honey secrets shalt though know"

Is she using Shakespeare for her humor post? You laugh.
It's ok, laughter is the fool's best friend (that's my original or is it not? anyway, it's not Shakespeare as far as I know).

so, I'm trying out this new material, and I find that when I am trying to be humorous its not so funny and when I'm not trying it is. I asked my daughter if she had any suggestions for what to do this weeks CV on, I told her the theme is humor, and she said "just take a picture of yourself".
How is that for respect?

... back to Shakespeare, it's a funny premise, this poem "Venus and Adonis", you know the goddess of Love, also called Aphrodite falls for the young God Adonis, and she enters the poem to seduce him, but Adonis, he is only after the hunt and not interested in her advances. It's a wild boar that he is hunting. And one thing is, I won't tell you the ending if you don't already know. But there is a good scene where she flies away from the drama of it all on silver doves...

Here is a Steven Wright joke a pass on that a friend told me, and don't forget, the best kinds of friends are the ones who make you laugh....

"I went into this restaurant that serves you breakfast at any time, so I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance."



...talking about humor, starting with Theresa at Corner View.

jane, ian, bonnie, esti, sophie, caitlin, joyce, kim, kaylovesvintage, trinsch, c.t., ritva, francesca, state of bliss, denise, cabrizette, isabelle, amber, janis, kari, jgy, skymring, elizabeth, allison, lise, cate, otli, ida, dorte, nicola, vanessa, b, kristina, sophie, mcgillicutty, sunnymama, juanita, inna, daan, ibb, jodi, gillian

pienduzz, kelleyn, ninja, guusje, di, sammi, theresa, cherry b, juliette, mulot, helene, shokoofeh, cole, inner toddler, lucylaine, lynn, skywriting, anna, dorit, kenza, conny, l´atelier, kamana, anne marie, rosamaría, marinik, elisabelle, victoria, the yellow door paperie, tikjewit, juniper, annabel, andrea, valerie, merel, soisses, angie, mlle paradis, cacahuete, wander chow, barbara, emily, tally, nadine, matilda, don, flowtops, susanna, katy, castor, tani

ai ♡kawarazu
JGY

7

God created the world in six days. On the seventh she

Made French Toast.

Seven Photos:

When I asked her “Ya, how many more minutes?”

She answered:

There is no ”how many minutes" to French Toast

Happy Wednesday, Happy Corner View. Start with Theresa for more on "7"...

ai♡kawarazu

JGY

The night is
another story.
Have you seen
that thickening
sliver
of
golden
moon
against the
velvet
sky?


ai♡ kawarazu
JGY

Corner View--School

The school year in Japan starts in April, so back to school has a different 'beginning' then where I grew up when it began in September. .. Y.'s back to school... Time doesn't stop, whenever it begins, and as you can see, I will find any opportunity I can to get a "Tomare" into a picture-- maybe a secret yearning for time to at least slow down.

happy september, and happy back-to-corner view, hi to all, starting with the wonderful inspiration and bringer together of lives around the world, Jane in Spain




ai♡kawarazu JGY

Sorosoro (2)

more tomare moments
photos by Y

in front of Louis Vuitton, what else would you do?

Sorosoro

In Japanese, "sorosoro" means it's about time I...
for example, if you are out and you need to start heading home, a signal is to say "sorosoro"...and the rest is implied (i.e., that it's time to go and you don't need to give any reasons, just by that word it's understood by the context). So that word comes to mind for me now, as it's September already, and if I'm going to post any photos from the summer, then 'sorosoro', it's about time I...do it!

So many highlights, the summer was like a full circle, travelling to US with the full moon out the window of the plane, reflected on the wing, to meeting the deer, to going to NY, visiting with friends and family, visiting some museums, to meeting Natsumi, spending time at the beach...to going to a dance workshop at Kripalu, to meeting the deer again,
to flying back to Japan with the new moon...

Above:
a yellow cab, taken by Yasu

Next: two views of Bryant Park, also taken by Yasu:
Since I am posting so far 'after the fact', the mood of today is reflected in which images I choose...