2016年03月14日
Bunnies Binkying
Hello, all!
Recently I've been planning a visit by two old friends to Japan. One has been here many times before, but the other friend has never before left America! The trip has become a little strange, though: it's full of rabbits!
You see, in Hiroshima my friends and I will stay at a small guest house called "Lappy," which features a leporine logo and a real rabbit mascot. Then, the very next day, we'll stop by Takehara and visit Ōkunoshima, where you can be stampeded by rabbits!
All this reminds me of the pet rabbit another friend had while we both lived in Korea. Named Faraday (after a famous scientist—my friend studied physics), and called "Farah" for short ("Farah" means "joy" in Arabic—my friend grew up in Northern Africa), this rabbit had a very strong personality. Whenever I visited, she would sit in the corner and shoot me dirty looks. She wasn't afraid of me; she just decided she didn't like me. But when I wasn't there, she was apparently crazy. My friends shot a video of her doing some very strange random leaps on the bed. Apparently she did this all the time!
It turns out this behavior is called "binkying," and it means the rabbits are very, very happy and content. (I guess Farah was happy because I wasn't there!) Here's another binkying video, in case you can't get enough adorable bunny contortionist acts:
Actually, I binky, too. Sometimes if I'm very, very happy and no one's watching, I kind of shake my hands very quickly and smile grotesquely. Whenever I sing the "shake, shake your hands" song with my students, I like to pretend I'm binkying!
How do you binky to express your joy?
—Matthew
Recently I've been planning a visit by two old friends to Japan. One has been here many times before, but the other friend has never before left America! The trip has become a little strange, though: it's full of rabbits!
You see, in Hiroshima my friends and I will stay at a small guest house called "Lappy," which features a leporine logo and a real rabbit mascot. Then, the very next day, we'll stop by Takehara and visit Ōkunoshima, where you can be stampeded by rabbits!
All this reminds me of the pet rabbit another friend had while we both lived in Korea. Named Faraday (after a famous scientist—my friend studied physics), and called "Farah" for short ("Farah" means "joy" in Arabic—my friend grew up in Northern Africa), this rabbit had a very strong personality. Whenever I visited, she would sit in the corner and shoot me dirty looks. She wasn't afraid of me; she just decided she didn't like me. But when I wasn't there, she was apparently crazy. My friends shot a video of her doing some very strange random leaps on the bed. Apparently she did this all the time!
It turns out this behavior is called "binkying," and it means the rabbits are very, very happy and content. (I guess Farah was happy because I wasn't there!) Here's another binkying video, in case you can't get enough adorable bunny contortionist acts:
Actually, I binky, too. Sometimes if I'm very, very happy and no one's watching, I kind of shake my hands very quickly and smile grotesquely. Whenever I sing the "shake, shake your hands" song with my students, I like to pretend I'm binkying!
How do you binky to express your joy?
—Matthew
2016年03月14日
Old Coin Biscuits
I wanted something a little sweet, but not chocolate or cake. I found this little bag of cookies at the grocery story. Coin sized cookies, with an explanation on the back of the bag about what coins they were. A dessert that is also educational!
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2016年03月14日
Scenic photos and making a furry friend.
Last weekend I drove around for most of the day on Monday. I found a small ocean side park in Imabari. There, relaxing under a bush, was the cat in the picture above. He wasn't concerned with me getting closer, and as I left he began to follow me. He climbed onto a bench and let me pet him for a minute before I took this picture.
Unfortunately, I'm allergic to cats, so I couldn't take hime home.
Anyway, I spent part of the day practicing some scenic landscape photography. Here are some samples. Please enjoy!
