{"id":304,"date":"2016-11-17T02:07:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T02:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?p=304"},"modified":"2016-11-17T02:07:45","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T02:07:45","slug":"october-2016-manna-from-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2016\/11\/october-2016-manna-from-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2016 &#8211; Manna from Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My friend Mandy and I traded care packages from America and Japan.  Check out what she sent me and see me fail to draw Pikachu.<\/p>\n<p>Mandy\u3068\u3044\u3046\u53cb\u9054\u3068\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u3068\u65e5\u672c\u306b\u5c0f\u5305\u3092\u4ea4\u63db\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u9001\u3089\u308c\u305f\u7269\u3068\u79c1\u306e\u30d4\u30ab\u30c1\u30e5\u30a6\u306e\u7d75\u306e\u5931\u6557\u3092\u898b\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044.<\/p>\n<h2>Only the Finest Imported Junk Food<\/h2>\n<p>My friend Mandy in Japan and I got to talking one day and we decided to send each other junk food that was not available in our respective countries.  I sent her candy, Halloween stickers, and one of those <a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2015\/06\/may-2015-coloring-3\/\">coloring books<\/a> with on-line capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u3042\u306e\u65e5\u65e5\u672c\u306b\u4f4f\u3093\u3067\u3044\u308bMandy\u3068\u3044\u3046\u53cb\u9054\u3068\u8a71\u3057\u3066\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u56fd\u306b\u8cb7\u3048\u306a\u3044\u304a\u83d3\u5b50\u3092\u9001\u3063\u3066\u6c7a\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u79c1\u306f\u30b9\u30a4\u30fc\u30c4\u3068\u30cf\u30ed\u30a6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b9\u30c6\u30c3\u30ab\u30fc\u3068\u30aa\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u6027\u80fd\u304c\u3042\u308b\u5857\u308a\u7d75\u672c\u3092\u9001\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-08-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"mandys-package-from-japan-08\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-312\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-08-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-08-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-08-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-08.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mandy sent me a box full of fun stuff that was decorated with her cool doodles.<\/p>\n<p>Mandy\u306f\u7d75\u3092\u63cf\u304b\u308c\u305f\u7bb1\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u697d\u3057\u3044\u7269\u3092\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u9001\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-01-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"mandys-package-from-japan-01\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-01-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-01-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-01-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-01-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-02-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"mandys-package-from-japan-02\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-306\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-02-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-02-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-02-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-02-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inside was a dizzying array of Japanese snack foods and a duck\/computer duster. The honey and kinako (soy powder) candies were my favorite treat.<\/p>\n<p>\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u304a\u83d3\u5b50\u3068\u9d28\u306e\u30c0\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f.  \u304d\u306a\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3061\u307f\u3064\u306e\u304a\u83d3\u5b50\u304c\u4e00\u756a\u7f8e\u5473\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-03-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"mandys-package-from-japan-03\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-307\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-03-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-03-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-03-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-03-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-04-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"mandys-package-from-japan-04\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-308\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-04-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-04-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-04-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-04-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-06-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"mandys-package-from-japan-06\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-310\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-06-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-06-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-06-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-06-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My favorite item, though, was this ring of flashcards.  Before I switched to a flashcard program on my smart phone, I made hundreds of these little flashcards for Japanese grammar, vocabulary, and kanji.  Mandy has re-purposed the cards into an excuse to draw she calls &#8220;Doodle-a-Day.&#8221;  I have two of her masterworks in this package which, there is no doubt, will be worth a fortune someday.<\/p>\n<p>\u8a9e\u5f59\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u304c\u756a\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3057\u305f.  \u30b9\u30de\u30db\u3092\u4f7f\u3046\u524d\u5358\u8a9e\u3068\u304b\u6f22\u5b57\u3068\u304b\u6587\u6cd5\u306b\u306f\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u8a9e\u5f59\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u3092\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u4f7f\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f.  Mandy\u306f\u5c0f\u3055\u3044\u7d75\u3092\u63cf\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059.  \u3053\u306e\u3059\u3070\u3089\u3057\u3044\u7d75\u3092\u4e8c\u679a\u3082\u3089\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-05-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"mandys-package-from-japan-05\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-309\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-05-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-05-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-05-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-05-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-07-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"mandys-package-from-japan-07\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-311\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-07-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-07-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-07-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mandys-package-from-japan-07-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks Mandy!<\/p>\n<p>Mandy\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046!<\/p>\n<h2>My Pikachu Has Scoliosis<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/scoliosis-pikachu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/scoliosis-pikachu-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"scoliosis-pikachu\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-316\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/scoliosis-pikachu-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/scoliosis-pikachu-84x150.jpg 84w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/scoliosis-pikachu-768x1365.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/scoliosis-pikachu-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend Mandy and I traded care packages from America and Japan. Check out what she sent me and see me fail to draw Pikachu. Mandy\u3068\u3044\u3046\u53cb\u9054\u3068\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u3068\u65e5\u672c\u306b\u5c0f\u5305\u3092\u4ea4\u63db\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f. \u9001\u3089\u308c\u305f\u7269\u3068\u79c1\u306e\u30d4\u30ab\u30c1\u30e5\u30a6\u306e\u7d75\u306e\u5931\u6557\u3092\u898b\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044. Only the Finest Imported Junk Food My friend Mandy in Japan and I got to talking one day and we decided to send each other junk food that&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2016\/11\/october-2016-manna-from-japan\/\" class=\"read-more\" title=\"October 2016 &#8211; Manna from Japan\"><span>Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text sr-only\">October 2016 &#8211; Manna from Japan<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions\/319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}