Non Piece: Tsuji Nozomi's official blog ~a fan translation~

☆夜ご飯☆ / ☆Dinner☆

2009-05-31T19:55:00.000-07:00

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It's dinner for two tonight, just me and Noa

Our dinner looked like this~~

BUM BUM!

First was

Bite-size spam nigiri~~

Which were really adorable, with these pig-san kamaboko (steamed fish paste)~~

And...

since it was pretty cool today, because of the rain,

to warm ourselves back up, we had...

Oden (various ingredients, simmered in a light broth)

for dinner too~~

Noa also ate quite a lot, which was really great

......But,

I definitely made way too much oden...

Every time I cook oden, no matter how much I mean to make, somehow I always end up with way more, you see...

*Always*...

There are just so many ingredients that go into it and everything...

What about you guys, how does it go for you~~?

Please let me know if you know any good techniques or anything, okay~~?

Noa and I did our best eating the oden tonight, but...

It seems we'll be having leftovers for lunch tomorrow~

I'm so full

Gochisousama deshita~~

Well, now that our tummies are nice and full, it's bathtiiiiiime~

Off we goes~~
[note: for extra cuteness, it's 'ittekimapu' rather than 'ittekimasu' here]

☆雨だったね…☆ / ☆It was raining...☆

2009-05-31T16:05:00.000-07:00

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Just when we were about to go out for a walk...

Rain............

It's *pouring* out there~~~~~

And it wasn't even raining at all until just now~

I guess that means we'll spend the day hanging out at home today~~

So I put Noa-tan in the baby sling for her nap

She fell asleep really quickly again today~

Even when it seems like she just will *not* fall asleep, she'll conk right out if I just put her in the baby sling and move around vigorously

Like dancing to Morning Musume songs, for example~

Now she's sleeping peacefully in the futon~~

So Mommy is able to get some relaxing in now too~~

Oh!

But I should take this opportunity to get dinner started

Noa's daddy won't be home for a bit, starting today, since he's doing work out of town, so it's just going to be me and Noa for dinner...

What should we have, I wonder~

Time for a quick check with the refrigerator!

☆お昼ご飯☆ / ☆Lunch☆

2009-05-31T14:30:00.000-07:00

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Here's what lunch looked like today~~

Fried spam, scrambled eggs, asparagus sautéed in butter, etc. etc....

Along with leftovers from yesterday, too~

We ate a ton~~

Gochisousama deshita~~

Well,

now that our tummies are full, I think we'll go for a walk, and then it'll be naptime for Noa-tan~

Alright then...

we're off~~
[note: for extra cuteness, she writes 'ittekimapu' instead of 'ittekimasu' ("I'm/we're off")]

.........

☆BOYS and Ribbon☆

2009-05-31T12:17:00.000-07:00

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BOYS and Ribbon's

second installment

is available for preorder

up through today~!

Today, I had Noa-tan try on some of the BOYS and Ribbon clothing

First up is...TA-DA!

From the front, it looks like this~~

It comes in various other colors too

And next we have this~

A strawberry-patterned dress

& leggings

This also comes in three colors

And then next up is this...

hoodie

The back of this one is crazy adorable~~

TA-DA!

Doncha think?

Here's how it looks on~~

It's got the BOYS and Ribbon logo embroidered on it

Adorable, huh?

And there's a ton more different clothes besides these, so make sure to check them out~~

This second installment will be available

starting June 5th

at Ito Yokadou and Akachan Honpo stores

Definitely check it out, okay?

Thanks so much!

And for more about the special preorder that ends today, we can take a look at the blog post two before this one...

C'mon~

☆焼売レシピ☆ / ☆Shuumai Recipe☆

2009-05-31T08:30:00.000-07:00

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Everyone,

Good morning!

Okay, so,

last night for dinner I made

Toufu & shrimp shuumai (a kind of dumpling)

The recipe for this dish was sent in by one of the viewers of Kizuna Shokudou

To the person who contributed the recipe, thank you very much!

And now, I would like to introduce this recipe for toufu & shrimp shuumai to all of you~~

First,

you take shrimp

and pound and mash them until it looks something like this~~

Then,

take some firm ("cotton") toufu and press and drain it to remove the excess liquid,

and then mix together the drained toufu and mashed shrimp

At this point, add in

salt and pepper

soy sauce

sesame oil

potato starch

and mix it all together

Then

slice the shuumai skins into thin strips

Like this~

Once you've done that, form bite-sized balls out of the toufu and shrimp mixture you made earlier,

and coat these with the sliced-up skins

After that, you steam them~~

At our house, we put a layer of cabbage on the bottom and steam the shuumai on top of that~~

Then afterwards you can eat the cabbage, too, y'see~~

And when they're all done...

TA-DA!

they look like this~~

This is a really simple, delicious, and crazy healthy dish, so I absolutely recommend it!!

You guys

should definitely try making it sometime~~

And that's all

for the toufu & shrimp shuumai recipe

~~

Well,

I've got the day off again today

I wonder what to do~

☆♪予約♪☆ / ☆♪Ordering♪☆

2009-05-30T23:00:00.000-07:00

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Everyone,

last Friday, we began taking preorders -- exclusively online -- for

the second installment of the BOYS and Ribbon clothing line

It seems that an incredible number of people have put in orders already

Thank you all so very much!

Quantities are limited,

so this internet preorder opportunity will only be available until May 31st

That is, until tomorrow

http://www.ntv7.jp/tsuji/

If you haven't yet taken a look, head on over to this page

Don't waste any time~~

And,

starting June 5th,

the clothes will be available for purchase at Akachan Honpo and Ito Yokado stores!!

I hope you're all looking forward to it~~

And by the way,

this second installment features clothing for both girls and boys

and will come in sizes for children approx. through years of age~~

I'm quite proud of these products,

so please do check them out, okay~~

Thank you so much, and I look forward to your support!

☆杉浦家の夜ご飯☆ / ☆Dinner for the Sugiura Family☆

2009-05-30T21:02:00.000-07:00

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Tonight's dinner looked like this~~

TA-DA!

First was

avocado sashimi~~

For this, a little garlic soy sauce,

or, sesame oil with a pinch of salt,

makes it taste just delicious~!

And there was

Moyashi (sprouts) & toufu & pork with ponzu sauce~~
[note: I wonder if this was the recipe she used (the photos are so similar...)]

I recommend eating it with yuzu (a kind of citrus fruit) ponzu~!

By the way,

all you have to do is pile up the sprouts, toufu, and pork (in that order) and steam it

Once it's cooked through, sprinkle on some green onion, and you're done!

It's mad simple and mad healthy, so you should definitely give it a try!!

And we had

Hokke (a kind of mackerel)

With its nice layer of fat, it was exquisitely delicious~~

And you gotta make sure to get your calcium, too, y'know~~

Hokke is my absolute favorite kind of fish~~

We also had

a dish with absolutely no meat whatsoever
[note: that is, (as far as I understand the word) no meat from any land mammal -- poultry and seafood don't count as "meat" (お肉)]

Toufu & shrimp shuumai (a kind of dumpling)

I introduced these a bit ago on Kizuna Shokudou~~

These shuumai have absolutely no meat at all, but they're so satisfying that it totally doesn't seem like it

They're really healthy shuumai~

They're crazy delicious

Noa's daddy gave them rave reviews too~~

And so,

today, or maybe tomorrow,

I'll post the recipe, okay~~

So stay tuned~

And there was

rice & miso soup

also~~

Man~, and I didn't use cooking oil in any of the dishes today, so everything was crazy healthy

We enjoyed a truly delicious meal

Gochisousama deshita~~

Well~, now it's bathtiiiiiime~

Gots to get all nice and clean~

Alrighty then...

Off I goes~~

☆歯磨き絵本☆ / ☆A Teeth-Brushing Book☆

2009-05-30T18:45:00.000-07:00

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I bought a picture book for Noa-tan just a little bit ago

It was *this* picture book~

Let's Brush Our Teeth!

is the title~~

In it, Bear-san brushes his teeth...

Chimpanzee brushes his teeth...

Shark brushes his teeth

It's got all kinds of animals brushing their teeth~~

And what's more, this book...

TA-DA!

...has the animals' heads sticking out all three-dimensional, like a pop-up book~~!

And that's not all!

To make it so that you can brush the animals' teeth...

TA-DA!

...it even comes with this little toothbrush!

Isn't that *awesome*?

Picture books these days are less like actual books and more like toys!

I was very impressed

And

I gave it to Noa-tan right away

She was totally fascinated

Which was great

Then, thinking to get started on dinner, I happened to take my eyes off her for a couple of minutes...

...............

and she ended up ripping it...

Really, now...

But I guess when things stick out, you do end up wanting to pull on them, huh...

Sorry~

Alright, well, I'll read these to you before your nap, then, okay?

[note: from top-left, the titles can be rendered "Hide-and-Seek with Pao-chan", "Natsu Matsuri ("Summer Festival") with Pao-chan", and "A Fun Picnic with Pao-chan"]

The Pao-chan Series

Noa loves animal books~~

And picture books are so important, y'know?

I really want to keep reading lots and lots of stuff to her~~

But anyway,

I've *really* gotta get started on dinner now

☆２人ボーダー☆ / ☆A Striped Twosome☆

2009-05-30T16:45:00.000-07:00

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Today,

Noa-tan is actually wearing a striped outfit too~~

Mommy's are black, and Noa-san's are orange

Stripes for mommy and daughter~~

It's a little embarrassing, but this striped mother-daughter pair is going to get stuff for dinner now

By the way, when this picture was taken...Noa-san was fast asleep

She gets even heavier when she's sleeping, y'know...

You can't really tell from the picture, but my arms have gone all weak and trembly...

Which is why you can see Daddy's hand in there too

Neither of us have work today, so we all went out shopping together!!

We're spending a nice, relaxing day off~~

And then, Noa-san woke up from her nap~~

And,

here's what Noa-tan's whole outfit looks like~~

The bottoms she's wearing are shorts
[note: literally, 'haa-pan' -- "ha(lf)-pan(ts)"]

Dressed like this, she really looks like a boy

She's also really tan from playing in the park so much...

Well~

it's good for her, so whatever~

And pretty soon her hair will get longer...

and I'll be able to pull it back, which will make her look more like a girl, I think~

I'm looking forward to it~

Well,

now it's time for us to head home and for me to get dinner started~~

What can we be having~?

Incidentally,

what are you guys having for dinner tonight~~?

☆私服HbG尽くし☆ / ☆HbG from Head to Toe☆

2009-05-30T13:45:00.000-07:00

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My outfit for today looks like thiiiiiis

Not Carolina-chan, but Cameron-kun
[note: both are HbG mascot characters (and, despite the '-kun' suffix that Tsuji uses for Cameron, both bears are girls)]

I love this dress 'cause it flares out at the bottom

And

the striped hoodie is also from HbG

On the back it's got a pink Cameron-kun

So cute!!

I really love the design of this hoodie, what with the ruffles it has on the hood and all

And it comes in a bunch of other styles besides black, too

And, and, of course, my bag is also...

from HbG

~~

My earrings

...well, they're not, but otherwise,

today's outfit is 100% HbG stuff!!

I love HbG!!大好きッッ

Well,

I'm gonna go out and do my bestest again today!!

☆アイーン☆ / ☆Ai~in☆

2009-05-29T21:50:00.000-07:00

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Since I had such an early day today, I took a little rest in my dressing room

Resting all alone there in the corner...

And then,

once I was feeling rejuvenated, I sprang into action

...............

Can you see tiiiiny little Tsuji-chan back there~?

I'm making the shape of the character 大 ("big")

Then,

balancing in a Y-shape

I wonder if you guys can see it...

It's probably too small, huh...

I'm sorry

But, like...

I know this might be kind-of annoying, but please bear with me here to the end...

And, and, next was...

Ai~in!

Can you tell from the picture, I wonder...

You really can't, can you...

For the record, I'm making the 'Ai~in!' face and everything, too
[note: that is, in addition to the pose]

There's just no way you can tell that from this picture, though...

Sorry!

What's that?

You want to see my 'Ai~in!' face?

Well then, I guess I have no choice...

but to show it to you!!

Ai~in!

Got my jaw jutting out nicely

I hadn't done the 'Ai~in!' face in such a long time~~

Have I still got it~???

I used to do it all the time, but...

Actually, way back when, we sang that 'Ai~in Dance no Uta' ["Ai~in Dance Song"] song with Shimura Ken-san~~

A song where the chorus was nothing but the word "Ai~in"..................

.........Impressive, huh?

The choreography was crazy hard too...
[note: here, "hard" is the English word in katakana ('haado')]

Wow, that really takes me back...

There's no way I could sing or dance it now...

Well, but...

Ai~in sure has a lot of memories for me...

And these days, Noa can 'Ai~in!' too

I love making the 'Ai~in!' face together with her~~

Aww, I really wanna hear 'Ai~in Dance no Uta' again now...

I'm gonna look around for it for a bit~~

☆ポツン…☆ / ☆All Alone...☆

2009-05-29T19:55:00.000-07:00

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Torii-sensei secretly took this photo of me...

I'm all alone...

☆懐かしい場所☆ / ☆Somewhere Nostalgic☆

2009-05-29T15:18:00.000-07:00

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Today,

Non is here on location at the preschool she attended over 15 years ago!!

TA-DA!

Here's the classroom~~!

Wow...I haven't been here since preschool graduation

So nostalgic...

The place hasn't changed a bit...which makes me really happy...

and...really just blows me away

But apparently the teachers that I had back then all left this spring...
[note: I'm assuming this means at the end of the school year, as that typically occurs around March in Japanese schools]

I was kinda disappointed to hear that...

However!

when I went into the staff room(?)...
[note: she sticks a question mark after 'shokuinshitsu' (職員室 -- "staff room"), possibly because she's not sure if that's the right word (and admittedly, 教員室 'kyouinshitsu' "teachers' lounge" might be better)]

my preschool teachers~~~~

were all there!

The principal and

Tomoko-sensei and

Asakura-sensei

~!

I hadn't seen them in over 15 years~~

But they hadn't changed at all...they were just the same...

The same cheerful, kind teachers

Asakura-sensei, on the left there, is pregnant -- months along now~!

She's due next month

Congratulations!

I hope your baby is born healthy and strong~!

And

I ended up borrowing one of the preschool uniforms to try on

Yay!

The uniform did look like it'd be pretty tight, but somehow I managed to get it on alright

It'd been SUPER long since I'd last worn one of these...

Such a crazy refreshing experience, and it made me just mad happy

And I also

got a picture with the kids who are currently attending the preschool~~

I played with everyone a whole bunch today~~

They're all such sweet, energetic, adorable kids...

Feels like I got ahold of the fountain of youth~~

Man~, being able to come back to my old preschool today

has filled me with such joy~~

If I get another chance, I'd really love to come and visit again~~

Teachers, kiddies,

thank you all so much for today!

Well,

now I'm going to be heading out to yet another location

I'm going to really give it my all!!

Okay!

Time to move out~~~~

Let's GO!

☆移動中☆ / ☆En Route☆

2009-05-29T11:23:00.000-07:00

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We finished at the first location, and now we're heading out to the next~~

My makeup artist Gou-kun,

stylist Torii-sensei,

manager Mr. N,

and me, Tsuji Nozomi

Being en route like this is a chance to relax~

And there'll be some waiting time once we're there, too -- which means even more relaxing~

Riding in the car makes me so sleepy, y'know...

I'm going to spend the time until we get there just resting and taking it easy

It's looking like today's posts are going to be kinda short, but there'll be more of them, I think

So please do peek in from time to time~~

I look forward to seeing you~

☆Good morning☆

2009-05-29T06:01:00.000-07:00

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Everyone,

Good morning!

Today I had to get up at a little after 5 AM

I'm really sleepy, but I'm heading off to work!

But when I stepped outside...

............it was raining

No! Nooo! Rain really sucks, y'know...

But today I'm going to a place steeped in nostalgia~

So I'm super psyched and am really gonna give it my all

I can't wait~

Off I goes~
[note: for extra, extra cutenesss here, she writes 'ittekimapuu' instead of 'ittekimasu']

☆スタジオ裏☆ / ☆Backstage at the Studio☆

2009-05-28T23:51:00.000-07:00

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The outfit I wore today on Kizuna Shokudou looked like this~~

A sweatshirt from

HbG

~!!

But this one doesn't have Cameron...it's got their new

Carolina-chan

character~!

Isn't she just adorable?

Because this is a new product, I'm not sure if it's in stores yet, but

anyone who's interested should definitely check it out, okay~

And

here's a shot of me and Ishizuka-san, who's on the show with me today~~

We're eating these huge ohagi (sweet mochi coated in a sweet topping) together~~

So tasty!

And here's a shot out by the Kizuna Shokudou entrance~~

Hello and welcome~

Welcome to Kizuna Shokudou~~

And

here's one of me astride the bicycle at the entrance~~~

Gonna do my best~!

And, and,

I shall now take you behind the scenes on the set of Kizuna Shokudou~~~

TA-DA!

Lots of cameras

This is pretty much what it looks like backstage~~

Well, so~ that's basically it for my behind-the-scenes presentation of the studio~~

Time to go give it my all, y'know~
[note: here, she once again uses 'be sa' of Hokkaido/Touhoku-ben (Standard Japanese: 'da ne')]

Toodles~~

☆お揃いなのッッ☆ / ☆We Match!!☆

2009-05-28T22:00:00.000-07:00

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Today I'm doing Kizuna Shokudou

Right now I'm getting my hair and makeup done

Our little band of three is together again today

Me & Hakase & Torii-sensei

~!

And

Hakase did my hair up all curly

And, and,

Non and Torii-sensei

have matching wallets!!

TA-DA!

It's the Kiki & Lala wallet I showed you guys in an earlier post

Non's is pink

and Torii-sensei's is yellow

~!!

So kyuuuute~

They're from HbG~

They're adorable and so convenient to use

Well, that's all!

This has been a presentation of our matching wallets!!

Alright, time to go out there and do my best on the shoooooow~

☆お昼ご飯＆私服☆ / ☆Lunch & My Outfit☆

2009-05-28T15:15:00.000-07:00

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Today for lunch, our family...

TA-DA!

went to Tsurutontan~~~

Yay!

Here's a shot outside the entrance~~

It'd been so crazy long since the last time we were here!!

And by the way, the outfit I'm wearing

is from a shop in Spain-zaka in Shibuya~

And

the dish I ordered today was...

you guessed it...

TA-DA!

Gyuusuji (beef tendon) curry udon

with extra beef tendon, aburakasu (deep-fried pieces of cow intestine), and cheese as toppings~~

Itadakimaaaaaasu!

So gooood~

Tsurutontan's curry udon really is crazy tasty

And today I challenged myself to try something new

TA-DA!

Chilled spicy tantanmen
[note: according to Wikipedia, 'tantanmen' is a "Japanese version of [Chinese] dan dan noodles. Ramen in a reddish, spicy chilli and sesame soup, usually containing minced pork, garnished with chopped scallion and chili and occasionally topped with the likes of spinach"]

This!! was delicious beyond my wildest imagination

It was refreshingly hot and spicy...

I might be in real danger with this one

I might end up just as obsessed with it as I am with gyuusuji curry

Man~...I ate such a mad lot...

Probably ate way too much...

And, and, *also*~

here it is~

Dessert!

Vanilla & annindoufu

ice cream

Itadakimaaaaasu!

Ahh...this is happiness~~

A wonderful dessert to follow spicy curry udon and tantanmen

Delicious and refreshing

Man~...I ate a *mad* lot this afternoon

It was crazy tasty~~

And I'm crazy happy

Gochisousama deshita~~

Oh, but whither now my diet...............
[note: here she uses a kind-of old-fashioned/literary construction ('izuko he' rather than modern 'doko he') meaning "to where"/"to what place"]

My belt is...

s-s-s-so tight...

But I'm gonna suck it up and head out to my meeting now

☆パ～チィ～☆ / ☆Par~ty~☆

2009-05-28T12:00:00.000-07:00

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Everyone,

Good morning!

We're having a rainy day today, huh...

And

last night, Rakuten hosted this little party,
[note: Rakuten (楽天) is a huge online shopping company (now diversified into several other internet and other areas as well); apparently the "party" was a promotional sort of get-together, as all the food served can be bought through Rakuten]

and, having been invited, I attended~~

And I was able to get a picture of me and Mikitani-san, the president of Rakuten

Thank you so much!

And Ogawa Makoto-chan was there last night too~
[note: Mako posts about this event here]

Mako's so cute!!

I really love her

And it seems that she reads Non Piece everyday, even!

I was so happy to hear that

Thanks!

And we all took a picture together~~

Umamiya Anna-san was also there~~
[note: and Umamiya-san posts (including another group photo) about it here; also, one of the other attendees, Ochi Chieko, posts with a photo of her and Tsuji]

She's a mom too, with many years more experience than me

She's so beautiful and sweet and I really admire her a lot

And we enjoyed a very delicious dinner last night

First was...

TA-DA!

and then,

TA-DA!

TA-DA!

This meat...

was so tender it practically melted the moment it touched your tongue

It was crazy delicious~

And you can buy it online, from Rakuken~!

Along with all kinds of other stuff

You guys should definitely check them out~

And for dessert, we had this incredible dish~~

Isn't it cute?

This dessert is made with red wine

I gobbled it right up, and actually ended up getting a bit tipsy...

It was my first time experiencing the taste of red wine, but I found it quite delicious~~

Thank you so very much for inviting me to such a truly incredible event

I appreciate everything that the people of Rakuten have done, and will undoubtedly continue to do, for the Sugiura family,

and I look forward to our continued relationship~~
[note: much of this post, and these two preceding lines in particular, involve certain somewhat standardized respectful phrases appropriate for this sort of occasion (these tend to be a bit harder to render in English, but I've tried to do my best)]

Thank you!!

☆新ミニモニ。☆ / ☆New Minimoni☆

2009-05-27T22:06:00.000-07:00

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I got an e-mail from Tsunku♂ the other day

In it, he said...

wh-wh-wh-what?!

...that

Minimoni

is going to be reborn as a new Minimoni, with all new members

That was sure a surprise!

For old times' sake, I think I'll do this once more...

Minimoni desu!
[note: "This is Minimoni"/"We are Minimoni"]

So nostalgic!

And it'll be inherited by our new kouhai, y'know?

This makes me so happy

And I'm really looking forward to it!

Well,

whoever is chosen to be in this new Minimoni,

I want you to do your best, okay~

And I hope all of you out there will please, please lend them your support~~

☆マニキュア☆ / ☆Painting My Nails☆

2009-05-27T16:50:00.000-07:00

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I did my nails!

I used pink polish and a lamé finish
[note: you can find these nail products here]

to paint them!!

Kyuuute~~
[note: the word is 'kawayusu,' a slang term shortened from 'kawayui' (which derives from 'kawaii' -- "adorable, cute" -- and an older version of the same word, 'kawayushi') plus 'ssu' (from 'desu')]

☆お昼ご飯＆私服☆ / ☆Lunch & My Outfit☆

2009-05-27T14:01:00.000-07:00

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Lunch at the Sugiura home today looked like this~~

Using just some stuff we had in the fridge, I whipped up a little

Soboro (a seasoned ground meat dish), and

Tsuji-chan's kyuuri no oshinko (pickled cucumbers), and

Yakizakana (grilled/broiled fish)

I thought I took a picture of it, but it seems to have gotten deleted...

Sorry...

And,

rice, and suimono (clear soup) with shiitake and wakame (a kind of seaweed)

and, well...that's basically it~~

It was really delicious~~

Gochisousama deshita~~

And

Tsuji-chan's outfit for today looks like thiiiis~

A long T-shirt, from...

HbG

~!

This long tee has Cameron embroidered on it

It's adorable, and crazy comfy~~

Well,

it's a really nice day again today, so we're going.........

for a waaaalk~~

Bye-bye!!

☆祝!!①歳半☆ / ☆Let's Celebrate!! A Year and a Half☆

2009-05-27T10:20:00.000-07:00

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Everyone,

Good morning!

After I got home from work yesterday,

we had a little party to celebrate Noa-tan turning one-and-a-half!!

[note: it reads, "Noa -- congratulations on turning one-and-a-half years old"]

Her daddy bought this cheesecake

and we stuck in some candles, lit them,

and had our little celebration!!

Because I had to work yesterday, I wasn't able to really make a proper meal, but...

before going to work I did make a couple of really simple dishes:

gyuusuji nikomi (stewed beef tendon) and

chicken karaage (deep-fried chicken bits)!!

And Noa's daddy made mentaiko itame (spicy pollock roe stirfry) with carrot and shirataki (thin, translucent konjac noodles)

And we also had...

TA-DA!

Sushi!!

Oh, sushi is so tasty!
[note: the line is 'o-sushi wa umashi,' which has a fun sort of flow and almost rhyming feel to it; it also uses an antiquated adjective inflection ('umashi' instead of 'umai' -- "tasty"), which is why I put in "Oh" there at the beginning (and it doesn't hurt that this mirrors the sound of the original)]

And it'd been ages since I'd last had any~

And when we put everything all together,

our dinner looked like this~~

The three of us raised our glasses in a toast...

and enjoyed a delicious meal together as a family

Once again...Noa-tan,

you're now one and a half years old!

Congratulations!!

And I'm so grateful that you were born nice and healthy

And, and...

I want you to keep growing up really big and strong, okay~!

And I truly...

I truly thank you...for bringing me such happiness, always

I love you!!

............

Well then,

let's go out there and give it our bestest again today~!

☆おしまい×②☆ / ☆Alright, That's a Wrap!☆

2009-05-26T20:20:00.000-07:00

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Work is now finished!

Today I came down here to film an episode of this TV show~~

Daikaizou Gekiteki Before-After
[note: a home renovation type documentary/variety show on ABC (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation); the title (大改造!!劇的ビフォーアフター) translates to something like "A Major Remodel!! Dramatic Before-and-After," although the official English designation seems to be "That'S a DRAMATIC CHANGE!"]

is the show that we filmed~~

And the outfit I wore on it looked like this~~

I was in blue today, which is pretty rare for me

Rojita

is where I got this outfit~~

And it seems that Noa-tan was crazy well-behaved while we were filming

She was a really good girl, and didn't even cry once

And so as her reward.........

lots and lots of hugs~!!

I'm so glad that she behaved so well~~

Such a good girl!

And today

I had the chance to work with someone who's very much my sempai at this whole mom business

Hori Chiemi-san
[note: she's one of the show's "regular panelists"]

She gave me lots of advice, and really doted on Noa

Thank you so much!

And, and,

Tsuji-chan's own personal outfit for today looked like this~~

A long skirt

It's from a shop on the 7th floor of Shibuya 109

You should definitely check it out~~

And today, Torii-sensei's friend's stylist gave *these*
[note: I think that "Torii-sensei's friend's stylist" (the stylist of one of Torii-sensei's friends) is the proper way to interpret this construction ('Torii-sensei no tomodachi no sutairisuto-san'), but there may also be the possibility that it's actually "Torii-sensei's stylist friend" (Torii-sensei's friend, who is a stylist) instead]

to Non and Noa

Scrunchies

They're so cute!!

Thank you!

We'll treasure them and use them well~~

Well,

thanks for all your hard work today, everybody~~...

I'm already back at home now, just hanging out...

I want to relax and take it easy here with my family for a while~~

Bye-bye~!

☆こちら現場です☆ / ☆Here on the Job☆

2009-05-26T17:50:00.000-07:00

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I'm getting my hair and makeup done right now

Today Noa-tan is here in the dressing room with me!!

And she's being such a good little girl!

So Mommy's gonna go film her TV show now

I'm gonna do my best~~~!

Off I goes!

Bye-bye!

☆お昼ご飯☆ / ☆Lunch☆

2009-05-26T14:20:00.000-07:00

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Lunch today looked like this~~

Cooooold soumen

~

My plan is to lose weight by eating soba, udon, and soumen

Each day I'll eat just one out of these guys!

...is what I was thinking...

And so today for lunch I had soumen

And yesterday I had udon, 'cause it has fewer calories than soba, although I made it into curry udon, which...

made that sorta meaningless...

And today I made a point of having soumen, because it's nice and light, but...

I also took these little guys, which I really love....................................

and put them in too....................................

A-a-a-agedama (tempura batter bits)..................

A-a-a-and what's more,

it was the entire bag of them...

............I ate the whole bag…………

Whaaaaaaaat~

What have I doooooooooooone~

............... :)

Completely meaningless...

Ohh...this is no good...

Turns out I just love fattening foods...

Last night, too, I ate a Garigari-kun before going to bed...
[note: Garigari-kun is the name of a popular brand of popsicle]

............I regret that

Meh, that's nothing new, though...and it's not like there's anything I can do about what I've already eaten

At least it was delicious

Gochisousama deshita~~

I'll try again, starting tomorrow

Yeah...same old story...

But I'm going to do my best!!

Well anyway,

I've got a meeting to go to today, and after that, I'll be filming a television program~~

Gots to be heading out now~

...............And

I just tripped and fell
[note: or as it's said in some dialects, "I ate it!" XD]

Well, that's embarrassing............

Bye-bye!

☆♪祝♪☆ / ☆♪Congratulations♪☆

2009-05-26T11:30:00.000-07:00

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Everyone,

Good morning!

Wh-wh-wh-what?!

Today, my daughter Noa-tan turns one year and six months old~

A round of applause! Yay~!
[note: the word she uses here is 'pachipachi' -- an onomatopoeic word for clapping; either a description of what Tsuji is doing or like a flashing 'Applause' sign letting you know what to do]

She's one and a half already, wow...

It sure was tough, though, a year and a half ago...

............Labor

really hurt~~~

I no longer remember the pain itself, only the fact that it hurt so crazy much

But that experience a year and a half ago was an incredibly difficult one...

an incredibly painful one...

Now I've got Noa, though,

and she's crazy adorable,

don't you think?

There are pain-free delivery methods now,

but I would still recommend choosing normal, vaginal birth

But of course,

even without experiencing the pain of labor, those 10 long months after becoming a bride... involve their fair share of difficulties, y'know?
[note: it seems probable that "bride" (新婦 'shinpu') here is actually a typo for "pregnant woman" (妊婦 'ninpu')]

But that particular pain can only be experienced at that time, and I think that pushing through and overcoming it really makes you stronger!!

So all you expectant mommies out there,

remember that afterwards you'll get to meet your adorable, adorable little babies, so hang in there!!

My own little one, who weighed 2730 grams [~6lbs 3oz] a year and a half ago, is now

12 kg [~26lbs 7oz]

She's growing up so fast, growing up big and strong

These days she's been getting up to a lot of mischief, and has also started suddenly coming down with fevers and stuff...

Things are difficult in different ways than they were before,

but this is just one more important sort of growth and development

It's really fun, and I'm crazy happy

I made it through the tough period of time that was pregnancy,

and the painful experience that was labor,

and I truly feel so very happy to have given birth

And I think that this experience, more than anything else, has really helped me grow and mature

I'm sure there will be many more difficult things to come, but I want to try and take those

difficulties and turn them into

fun experiences, and in so doing, to overcome them

Moms are strong!

I'm going to do my best!

Noa-tan,

congratulations on turning one-and-a-half!

And

I'd like to congratulate

your daddy and me too!

Let's the three of us continue to give it our best, together!

Noa,

Daddy,

I love you!!!

Thank you for always bringing me such happiness and joy

☆終わりッッ☆ / ☆Finished!!☆

2009-05-25T21:30:00.000-07:00

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Today's work is now finished!!

I was down here shooting an episode of...

TA-DA!

Gekkou Ongakudan
[note: a late night music/talk show on TBS; the name (月光音楽団) means something like "Moonlight Music Group"]

today!!

And

I actually changed back out of the outfit I wore on the show before taking a photo of it...

so I hope you'll forgive me for doing it like this...

I wore this long dress

It's from

Rojita

y'see~~

And once again, my bow

was a giant white one

My earrings

were tiny white flowers...

Actually, my stylist Torii-sensei wasn't working today, so I was left in charge of the outfit
[note: the subject of the second clause (that is, the person who's "in charge of the outfit") is not explicitly stated -- I went with "I" (i.e. Tsuji), but there are other possibilities (Hakase & Mr. N, the two of them plus Tsuji, someone else?); I'm also a little iffy on the exact scope of this verb, whether Tsuji (or whoever) was left in charge of actually picking out what to wear, or just in making sure it all got transported there and back]

And so in her place, my manager Mr. N and my makeup artist Hakase

worked really hard to put everything away for me afterwards~~

Thank you guys!

And I got to indulge in lots of girl talk today, which was crazy fun~~

Once I know the air date of this episode of Gekkou Ongakudan, I'll post and let you knoooow~

So stay tuned, okay~

Today, once again,

thanks for all your hard work, everyone~~

☆アハッ☆ / ☆Ha-HA!☆

2009-05-25T18:50:00.000-07:00

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Hair and makeup complete!

Alright then!

I'm off to start filmiiiiiing~~

Gotsta do my best!

☆私服☆ / ☆My Outfit☆

2009-05-25T16:10:00.000-07:00

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My outfit for today looks like this~~

TA-DA!

The T-shirt is from

Shiny Glamorous

and the skirt is from

onespo

~!

The bow there on the chest was added by yours truly~~

I love doing my own adaptations and modifications~~

And my earrings are~

these ones!

They were 300 yen at 109-2!!
[note: 109-2 is the name of the second of the Shibuya 109 department stores]

And on my wrist...

I'm wearing this scrunchie

This was also from 109-2

And...the bag I'm using today is~~...

TA-DA!

from HbG

~!

They're located on the second floor of the Shibuya Marui Jam building, so definitely check 'em out~!

Well, I've got a job to get to now~~

So off I go~
[note: she ends this sentence with 'be sa'...which is apparently Hokkaidou-ben (and Tohoku-ben) for 'da ne'; I guess her husband's trips up north are expanding their dialectual repertoire, or something :P]

Bye-bye!!

☆部屋着＆お昼ご飯☆ / ☆Loungewear & Lunch☆

2009-05-25T13:42:00.000-07:00

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Everyone,

Good morning!

...although, it's actually afternoon already, huh...

Incidentally, this outfit which I've been wearing around the house today

is from "Boys and Ribbon"

~!

It's recently become one of my absolute faves, 'cause it's just so comfy~~

And now,

here's what today's lunch looked like~~

TA-DA!

Curry udon

The helping of curry udon for Noa's daddy..................

ended up being pretty humungo...
[note: literally, it was "quite 'volume-y'" ('boryuumii' -- also a made-up word, but one which is probably slightly less silly sounding in Japanese, where 'boryuumu ga aru' ("has volume") means something like "large"/"hefty"/"substantial")]

Aha...ahahahahaha...

And

I started cooking the curry this morning...

I put in consommé and corn to make it nice and creamy...

along with

carrots, onion, potatoes, and chicken, to make it nice and chunky~~

I also

added boiled eggs...

All done~!!

We enjoyed a crazy delicious lunch~~

Gochisousama deshita~~

I know that earlier I said, 'I'm gonna go on a soba diet!'

...but...

a bunch of you left comments informing me that udon actually has fewer calories than soba, which is why...

today I decided to have udon!!

I'd always thought that soba had less calories

So that was a surprise

Thanks so much for letting me know, you guys!

......But……

even though I went with the lower calorie udon,

the fact that it was udon with *curry* probably negates that...

It was so rich and thiiiiick~
[note: this is in Kansai-ben]

Well, whatever

It was delicious, so, y'know, I'm okay with that

As for the diet, well, I can start that tomorrow, y'know? Tomorrow~!

...although at this rate it'll be hard for me to ever get started, huh...

Well, but...

I'll work hard to do it by the time summer starts

This is still only May

There's still the rainy season after this

So, sometime before this summer, at the very least

That's my goal!

A tiny bikiniiiii~
[note: literally, a "triangle bikini" (that is, the normal kind, where the bottom is one, and the top is two, triangles (more or less))]

☆今日のノア☆ / ☆Noa Today☆

2009-05-24T19:15:00.000-07:00

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Since it was raining today,

Noa-tan

wore her raincoat when we went out

This is...

a Kitty-chan raincoat~!

Isn't it just adorable?

And with our boots on and everything...

we head out~~~

...Although as I'm writing this, we're already back home

We did a lot of walking around

These days Noa-tan is a such good girl about holding Mommy's hand and walking along, so it's a total cinch

She's really growing up so fast

Able to do things one day that she couldn't do the day before...

Able to talk more and more...

It's an absolute blast

and

I'm going to treasure every single day

☆私服☆ / ☆My Outfit☆

2009-05-24T14:10:00.000-07:00

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My outfit today looks like this~~

The dress is from

onespo,

the belt is from

LIZ LISA Doll,

and the leggings are from

a shop on Spain-zaka in Shibuya
[note: 'Supeinzaka' (translatable to something like "Spain Hill" or "Spanish Slope") is apparently the nickname of a somewhat trendy street in Shibuya's Udagawa district which has lots of little shops and restaurants]

y'see~~

And my earrings are...

big, star-shaped ones~~

Torii-sensei gave them to me~~

They're one of my absolute favorite pairs~~

And today,

for the first time in a long time, I painted my nails~~

I decided to do them in Kiki & Lala colors...
[note: that is, Little Twin Stars, from Sanrio (Kiki and Lala are the names of the two kids); Tsuji's new bag, wallet, and mirror (as of May 11th) have a Kiki & Lala design]

that is, blue and pink!!

With lamé on top
[note: in this case "lamé"=="glitter" (possibly Tsuji used something like this on top of plain colored nail polish)]

So cute!!

It's been crazy long since I last did my nails~~

Just a little nail polish changes my whole mood, and gets me all hyped up

Heeheehee

Well,

now that my excitement levels are , I'm gonna go out there and do my best again today!!

Wow, it's that late already, huh...

Well, we'll head out, and hopefully I can get Noa-tan to sleep on the way~~~!!

Bye-bye~~