This summer I took a little road trip, actually train trip, across the US. Our first stop after leaving LA was Tucson, Arizona.
I’d like to share a very cool bookstore with you that I found on Tucson’s historic 4th Avenue.
Everyone knows, I love me a bookstore and this one grabbed my attention from the getgo.
One thing I love about the Kindle is that you can read your own writing – and other personal documents – on it for free (it’s the narcissist in me!). The Kindle screen is much nicer on the eyes than the computer or event the iPad, and I can take it to bed with me. Since joining a critique group a few weeks ago, this is a great way to read my fellow writers work without having to sit in front of the screen.
This picture has no relation to the post, it’s just adorable. (It’s my Sunny Dog).
The Kindle tools page’s explanation of sending documents to your Kindle – and the fees associated with it – is overly complicated and confusing. Here is the short and sweet version of sending documents to your Kindle at no cost.
You can also transfer personal documents to your Kindle at no charge using the USB that comes with the Kindle (detach the end piece of your charger and you are left with a USB cable).
If you don’t have access to Wi-Fi and use 3G, or if you email documents to the address “name”@kindle.com (omitting the ‘free’), you will be charged $0.15 per MB, and $0.99 per MB when travelling outside of the country where your Kindle is registered. To avoid being bitten by these costs, you can set a maximum charge limit via your Manage Your Kindle Page. Scroll down to the “Your Personal Document Charge Limit” section, enter your preferred maximum charge value, and click “Update limit”.
Happy July 4th everyone! Enjoy some sun, fireworks and maybe a beer or two.
Is there anything he can’t tackle with chopsticks? To be continued…
I confess to immaturity.
Featuring I love Primark socks, old skool sweets, handwritten letter,
Courtesy of a dear friend.
Today’s post combines my two loves: Japan & women’s fiction.
Have read:
Tokyo Fiancée, Amélie Nothomb, Alison Anderson (translator)
I read this when I was a Tokyo fiancee myself. Love, love, LOVE!! Interesting insight into being a European female in Japan, as well as the challenges and delights of a cross – cultural relationship. Both experiences offer deep insights into Japanese culture in the bubble era. Nothomb has sharp observations and divine commentary.
Midori by Moonlight, Wendy Nelson Tokunaga
Against her parents will, Midori follows her American boyfriend to San Francisco to get married. Her hopes for the future are high, but when the rotten Kevin runs back to his ex at the engagement party and her plans are shattered and her American dream is a bit nightmarish. Midori is a fun main character and the reader finds themselves rooting for her as she attempts to get her life back on track – including getting a green card, leaving her job at a hostess bar and following her passion of baking. Though the book is not set in Japan it is full of Japan related references and observations, and Japan Town in San Francisco facilitates this. A great read. Warning: Wendy’s descriptions of Midori’s cake are so ‘delicious’ you’ll be looking for a sugar fix afterwards!
Turning Japanese, Cathy Yardley
The half-Japanese, half-Italian American Lisa gets an internship at a manga publishers in Tokyo. She leaves her hard working boyfriend for a year and experiences living with a Japanese host family and the grueling work ethics of Japanese society. The book was interesting for me since Lisa truly realises so much about herself and her own culture by being away from it – something I myself experienced during my time living in Japan. The writing is okay but a little on the fluffy side for me. Mistakes like ‘mushi-mushi’ instead of ‘moshi-moshi’ and K-Tei instead of Keitai might annoy any readers familiar with Japanese language and culture. Some tighter editing would have given this book a better rating.
Japan related non-fiction reviews coming soon:
A Year in Japan, Kate T. Williamson
At Home in Japan, Rebecca Otowa
Memoirs of an American Housewife in Japan, Pauline Hager
Is there anything he won’t eat with chopsticks? To be continued…
Have you met this handsome litte boy?
He fills our lives with joy ♬
See the full set from the very talented Lucia & Isabella Photography here.
