日中のお出かけはとてもつらいです。
混んでる駐車場なんて、それはもうまさにオーブンの中で焼かれる七面鳥の気持ち。
Going out during the day is tough.
If you walk in the packed parking lot, that's basically what a turkey feels in the oven.
May 31, 2015
In The Oven
夏本番です。とうとう温度計が100度（摂氏約37.8度）を超える時期がやってきてしまいました。
日中のお出かけはとてもつらいです。
混んでる駐車場なんて、それはもうまさにオーブンの中で焼かれる七面鳥の気持ち。
Summer time, for real. The time has come that the thermometer goes triple digits.
Going out during the day is tough.
If you walk in the packed parking lot, that's basically what a turkey feels in the oven.
日中のお出かけはとてもつらいです。
混んでる駐車場なんて、それはもうまさにオーブンの中で焼かれる七面鳥の気持ち。
Going out during the day is tough.
If you walk in the packed parking lot, that's basically what a turkey feels in the oven.
May 30, 2015
Movie: Once
久しぶりに人にお勧めしたくなる映画を見ました。
ちょっと古いんだけど「Once ダブリンの街角で」という2006年の映画。
何年も付き合っていた恋人に浮気されて、傷心でダブリンの街角で弾き語りをする男性と、道で雑誌や花を売ったりして生計をたてているチェコ出身の女性が、音楽を通して親しくなる、とてもプラトニックな話です。
何がいいって、音楽がとても良かったです。
とってもインディーな、ハンディカムで撮ったんですか、な感じな低予算映画にもかかわらず、どうもメインテーマ曲はアカデミー賞受賞していたらしいです。何で今まで知らなかったんだろう、この映画。
予告編はこちら。
It's been a while since I watched a movie worth mentioning.
I just watched "Once."
A broken-hearted busker meets a street vendor girl in a Dublin street corner and gets to know each other through music. Very platonic.
What was so good about this movie was the music. The music had the perfect tone for the movie, and I just like watching people play and sing for real.
It is a very indie movie with low budget and the texture is almost documentary film like quality, but it just works that way.
I can watch the guitar store scene over and over. The song won an Oscar. How come I did not know anything about this movie until now.
ちょっと古いんだけど「Once ダブリンの街角で」という2006年の映画。
何がいいって、音楽がとても良かったです。
とってもインディーな、ハンディカムで撮ったんですか、な感じな低予算映画にもかかわらず、どうもメインテーマ曲はアカデミー賞受賞していたらしいです。何で今まで知らなかったんだろう、この映画。
予告編はこちら。
I just watched "Once."
A broken-hearted busker meets a street vendor girl in a Dublin street corner and gets to know each other through music. Very platonic.
What was so good about this movie was the music. The music had the perfect tone for the movie, and I just like watching people play and sing for real.
It is a very indie movie with low budget and the texture is almost documentary film like quality, but it just works that way.
I can watch the guitar store scene over and over. The song won an Oscar. How come I did not know anything about this movie until now.
May 20, 2015
Do It Right: Attempt to Make a Moulage
ワンピースを作る予定だったし、試作品を作ってはみたんだけど、フィットがイマイチ。
試作品No.2を作ってもやっぱりイマイチ。
問題は、私の上半身の体型が、型紙とあっていないので、どこを詰めてどこを緩めるのかで試行錯誤。
やんなっちゃったのでワンピースはしばらく延期して、自分の体の寸法からパターンを起こしてみることにしました。
洋裁学校に通うのは無理なので、ビデオコースを購入して勉強中。
I was making New Look 6184. I made a muslin and the bodice fit was terrible. So I made a muslin #2. Again, the bodice fit is still not right.
I know it's my non-standard rectangular bodice shape, which has square shoulder? narrow shoulder? and non-existent waist. (The skirt is a simple straight skirt so I just need to slim down the hip a bit.)
I got tired of tweaking the pattern, tracing and slashing so many times, so I have decided to make a sloper.
I have purchased Suzy Furrer's Craftsy course when it was on sale and watched it before. Now is the time to actually do it. Let's do it right.
The course starts from making a moulage first. I drafted my moulage but my side was too long.
I measured a few times and had MOTH measured me too but my measurement is right.
In the discussion, Suzy was recommending other people having the same issue to just shorten the side so I will do the same. Let's see what happens.
試作品No.2を作ってもやっぱりイマイチ。
問題は、私の上半身の体型が、型紙とあっていないので、どこを詰めてどこを緩めるのかで試行錯誤。
やんなっちゃったのでワンピースはしばらく延期して、自分の体の寸法からパターンを起こしてみることにしました。
洋裁学校に通うのは無理なので、ビデオコースを購入して勉強中。
I know it's my non-standard rectangular bodice shape, which has square shoulder? narrow shoulder? and non-existent waist. (The skirt is a simple straight skirt so I just need to slim down the hip a bit.)
I got tired of tweaking the pattern, tracing and slashing so many times, so I have decided to make a sloper.
I have purchased Suzy Furrer's Craftsy course when it was on sale and watched it before. Now is the time to actually do it. Let's do it right.
The course starts from making a moulage first. I drafted my moulage but my side was too long.
I measured a few times and had MOTH measured me too but my measurement is right.
In the discussion, Suzy was recommending other people having the same issue to just shorten the side so I will do the same. Let's see what happens.
May 18, 2015
Matt's Wild Cherry
「マットのワイルドチェリー」という名のプチトマトを育てています。
「ワイルド」といういうだけあって、育ち方が非常にワイルドです。
花壇に植えた２株のプチトマトが、まるで緑の壁のようになってしまっております。枝が伸びまくって花壇の外まで雪崩落ちているし、後ろにあるやしの木の枝を支柱代わりにして育っているので、もうやしの木はてっぺんの葉っぱしか見えません。
おく～のほうに色づいたトマト発見。
The Man of the House grew a few Matt's Wild Cherry seeds during the winter. Two of the seedlings were planted in this peninsula part of the raised flower bed. Just two. They have grown to be green wall of wild creature. There were strawberries next to them too but can't even see them any more.
The plants really grow wild. Its stems, despite my effort of getting rid of the suckers (I'm a sucker police) grow everywhere. There is a fan palm behind it and the stems are just growing around the palm tree using the palm tree as a support. You can barely see the very top of the fan palm.
I plead MOTH to cut off the cascading part of the stems but oh no, he's so babying these tomato plants.
「ワイルド」といういうだけあって、育ち方が非常にワイルドです。
花壇に植えた２株のプチトマトが、まるで緑の壁のようになってしまっております。枝が伸びまくって花壇の外まで雪崩落ちているし、後ろにあるやしの木の枝を支柱代わりにして育っているので、もうやしの木はてっぺんの葉っぱしか見えません。
The plants really grow wild. Its stems, despite my effort of getting rid of the suckers (I'm a sucker police) grow everywhere. There is a fan palm behind it and the stems are just growing around the palm tree using the palm tree as a support. You can barely see the very top of the fan palm.
I plead MOTH to cut off the cascading part of the stems but oh no, he's so babying these tomato plants.
May 17, 2015
Next Project: New Look 6184
次の裁縫プロジェクトはワンピース。
My next sewing project is New Look 6184. I will make a view D, which has square neck line and straight skirt.
May 16, 2015
10 Pound Weight Loss Challenge
先週から、減量宣言中。目標は１０ポンド（４．５キロ）。
実は私の体重、最高値を記録してしまい、もうはけるジーパンは２本ぐらいしかないし（ストレッチデニム）、ぴったり目の前ボタンシャツはもうはちきれそうになっている始末で、減量宣言となったわけです。
宣言しないとやらないからね。
一応７月までに減量するのが目標です。
とりあえず、活動派ではないので沢山運動して減量する作戦ではなく、食べる量を減らして減量する作戦です。
運動して減量しても、運動やめて元に戻っちゃったらなんだしね。
ここ数年、なんとなくわかってはいたんだけど、やっぱり私、食べる量がアメリカナイズされてしまって、それがやっぱり肥えてる一番の理由なんだと思うの（加齢もあるけど）。
減量作戦第１弾としてやっぱりカロリーを数えることからはじめてみたんだけど、いかに自分が食べ過ぎていたかはっきりくっきりわかってしまってびっくりです。
モチベーションあげるためにオット以外にも減量宣言を公表しているんだけど、全国的に肥満なこの国の人には私の減量の必要性をわかってもらえません。モチベーションあがるどころか、あれ、私、減量しなくてもいいんじゃないか？と思わされる。
今年の畑はなすが良く取れます。
ししとうも取れました。１０個に１個は辛いっていうけど、まだ辛いのにあたらない。
My weight has broken my record weight recently and I have started my 10 pound weight loss challenge. I'm not going to call it a diet because it has to be a sustainable lifestyle change. I only have a couple pairs of jeans that I can fit and my fitted button down shirts are about to burst. Yes, the time has come.
In order to motivate myself, and to put myself in check, I do tell people that I am on my mission to lose 10 pounds. However, the standard weight in this country has changed so much that people just don't understand my need to lose weight.
Yes, it is what Jillian may call "vanity weight," the weight that you want to lose even though you are already in the normal BMI. I am not overweight in BMI standard, but that's not the point. I am overweight for my body, and I feel so bloated and flabby. Don't get me wrong, even if I reach my target weight, I will still be within normal BMI.
I have known it for a few years now that my portion size has gotten bigger and bigger. The other day, I ate a whole burrito at Chipotle. I can eat a foot long Subway, too, if I want to. 10 years ago, a Whopper felt ginormous.
So as my first step to a sustainable and healthy weight loss, I have started counting calories and restricting caloric intake. I am not an athletic person so losing weight by exercising more wouldn't last. But counting calories is a big eye opener. I have been eating just too much for my size and activity level.
I don't know how successful I will be. My goal is to lose 10 pounds by July. We shall see.
実は私の体重、最高値を記録してしまい、もうはけるジーパンは２本ぐらいしかないし（ストレッチデニム）、ぴったり目の前ボタンシャツはもうはちきれそうになっている始末で、減量宣言となったわけです。
宣言しないとやらないからね。
一応７月までに減量するのが目標です。
とりあえず、活動派ではないので沢山運動して減量する作戦ではなく、食べる量を減らして減量する作戦です。
運動して減量しても、運動やめて元に戻っちゃったらなんだしね。
ここ数年、なんとなくわかってはいたんだけど、やっぱり私、食べる量がアメリカナイズされてしまって、それがやっぱり肥えてる一番の理由なんだと思うの（加齢もあるけど）。
減量作戦第１弾としてやっぱりカロリーを数えることからはじめてみたんだけど、いかに自分が食べ過ぎていたかはっきりくっきりわかってしまってびっくりです。
モチベーションあげるためにオット以外にも減量宣言を公表しているんだけど、全国的に肥満なこの国の人には私の減量の必要性をわかってもらえません。モチベーションあがるどころか、あれ、私、減量しなくてもいいんじゃないか？と思わされる。
今年の畑はなすが良く取れます。
ししとうも取れました。１０個に１個は辛いっていうけど、まだ辛いのにあたらない。
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| Eggplants, banana peppers, and shishito peppers from the garden. |
In order to motivate myself, and to put myself in check, I do tell people that I am on my mission to lose 10 pounds. However, the standard weight in this country has changed so much that people just don't understand my need to lose weight.
Yes, it is what Jillian may call "vanity weight," the weight that you want to lose even though you are already in the normal BMI. I am not overweight in BMI standard, but that's not the point. I am overweight for my body, and I feel so bloated and flabby. Don't get me wrong, even if I reach my target weight, I will still be within normal BMI.
I have known it for a few years now that my portion size has gotten bigger and bigger. The other day, I ate a whole burrito at Chipotle. I can eat a foot long Subway, too, if I want to. 10 years ago, a Whopper felt ginormous.
So as my first step to a sustainable and healthy weight loss, I have started counting calories and restricting caloric intake. I am not an athletic person so losing weight by exercising more wouldn't last. But counting calories is a big eye opener. I have been eating just too much for my size and activity level.
I don't know how successful I will be. My goal is to lose 10 pounds by July. We shall see.
May 7, 2015
Wasabi Pickles
昨日なすとバナナペッパーを収穫しました。
わさび漬けの素を使って浅漬けにしました。
ちなみにメインはなんちゃってエビナシゴレンです。目玉焼きの下には花壇で取れたバジルもいます。エビせんつき。
Harvested some eggplants and banana peppers.
Using the instant pickle mix, made some wasabi flavored pickles.
The main was Japanese nasi goreng with shrimp. There are some chopped basil from the garden underneath the eggs too.
ちなみにメインはなんちゃってエビナシゴレンです。目玉焼きの下には花壇で取れたバジルもいます。エビせんつき。
Using the instant pickle mix, made some wasabi flavored pickles.
The main was Japanese nasi goreng with shrimp. There are some chopped basil from the garden underneath the eggs too.
May 6, 2015
May 5, 2015
Key Chain? Key Fob? Wrist Strap?
鍵をつけたりする用のストラップを作りました。
小銭入れとカードホルダーと３点セットでもらわれていきました。
I don't know what you call it: key fob? key chain? wrist key fob? Anyway, I made one.
Combined with a tiny zipper pouch and the card holder, they were given away as a set.
Combined with a tiny zipper pouch and the card holder, they were given away as a set.
May 4, 2015
Card Holder
あ、ゴールデンウィークなのね。いいわね。
小銭入れと同じラミネートされた布で、カード入れを作りました。
開くとこんな感じ。
小銭入れと並べるとこんな感じ。
Golden Week, huh? Nice.
Using the same laminated fabric as the tiny zipper pouch, I made a card holder.
I used this tutorial and changed the button & hair elastic closure to wrap around elastic method.
小銭入れと同じラミネートされた布で、カード入れを作りました。
Using the same laminated fabric as the tiny zipper pouch, I made a card holder.
I used this tutorial and changed the button & hair elastic closure to wrap around elastic method.
May 3, 2015
Tiny Zipper Pouch
去年日本で買ったラミネート生地で小銭い入れを作りました。
片面は外側にシンプルなポケット、裏側にはファスナーつきのポケットをつけてみました。
微妙にファスナーがよれてるとこには目をつぶる。
二つのファスナーの方向が逆なのにも目をつぶる。
Using this mat finish laminated fabric I bought in Japan last year, I made a tiny zipper pouch.
One side has a slip pocket. The other side has a smaller zipper pocket.
Yup, the zipper pocket zipper is wonky.
Yup, one zipper goes one way and the other zipper goes the other.
First time? using a laminated fabric. I like the fact that it does not have to be stabilized and the raw edges do not ravel. But it's hard to press: too low of the temperature, it won't press, and to hot, risk of melting.
I don't have a teflon foot, so just used the scotch tape method. Worked well enough.
I think I have been in this crafty sewing spiral too long and need to get out...
片面は外側にシンプルなポケット、裏側にはファスナーつきのポケットをつけてみました。
微妙にファスナーがよれてるとこには目をつぶる。
二つのファスナーの方向が逆なのにも目をつぶる。
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| Close enough pattern matching? |
One side has a slip pocket. The other side has a smaller zipper pocket.
Yup, the zipper pocket zipper is wonky.
Yup, one zipper goes one way and the other zipper goes the other.
First time? using a laminated fabric. I like the fact that it does not have to be stabilized and the raw edges do not ravel. But it's hard to press: too low of the temperature, it won't press, and to hot, risk of melting.
I don't have a teflon foot, so just used the scotch tape method. Worked well enough.
I think I have been in this crafty sewing spiral too long and need to get out...
May 2, 2015
Pickled Carrots
先日収穫したにんじんを浅漬けにしました。
冷凍しておいた残り物のカレーと、やっぱり冷凍しておいた残り物のジャスミンライスの横に添えたら、ほら、福神漬けみたいじゃない。浅漬けだから甘くないけど、カレーとあわせても全然いけるよ。
Made some "asazuke" with our last carrots.
When I chopped the pickled carrots and put it on the side of my left over curry and left over jasmine rice, well, it is just like "fukujinzuke." It's not sweet like real fukujinzuke, but picked carrots did go well with curry & rice.
冷凍しておいた残り物のカレーと、やっぱり冷凍しておいた残り物のジャスミンライスの横に添えたら、ほら、福神漬けみたいじゃない。浅漬けだから甘くないけど、カレーとあわせても全然いけるよ。
When I chopped the pickled carrots and put it on the side of my left over curry and left over jasmine rice, well, it is just like "fukujinzuke." It's not sweet like real fukujinzuke, but picked carrots did go well with curry & rice.
May 1, 2015
Recycled Kimono Zipper Pouch
前回作ったポーチよりも一回り小さいポーチを作りました。
携帯が入るサイズ、と思ってつくったんだけど、最近の携帯は大きくなってること忘れてたわ。
私のiPhone５は余裕で入るけど、６plusは微妙にファスナーにひっかかるかな。
While I had all the materials still spread out on my table, I made another zipper pouch. A bit smaller than the last one. I'm not too happy about the kimono fabric versus gray accent fabric ratio but this will have to do since I am seriously getting bored with the repeats of projects.
I am going to make a business card holder with this fabric for one last project. I am planning to give the card holder and a pouch to a co-league of Man of the House. I made her the business card holder a few years ago and she supposedly uses it as a wallet every day. MOTH was saying that the card holder is getting a bit tattered. Isn't that nice that someone actually uses the stuff that I made?
携帯が入るサイズ、と思ってつくったんだけど、最近の携帯は大きくなってること忘れてたわ。
私のiPhone５は余裕で入るけど、６plusは微妙にファスナーにひっかかるかな。
I am going to make a business card holder with this fabric for one last project. I am planning to give the card holder and a pouch to a co-league of Man of the House. I made her the business card holder a few years ago and she supposedly uses it as a wallet every day. MOTH was saying that the card holder is getting a bit tattered. Isn't that nice that someone actually uses the stuff that I made?
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