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Coming hot off the heals of the potato party, take a look at my sweet potato excitement. Boo!! That’s right. 3 types, all transported from Kiko’s Island of Tanegashima to here in Kagawa. (I live in Chunan-cho, but you guys know that, right?) 
Now enjoy the view and look how cool I am picking my sweet potatoes. (and yes… I already know that no one likes to comment on my farming because you are all jealous.)
This entry was actually entitled "Update on Kiko" but she didn’t like the photo I was going to upload. She promised I could post one tomorrow, so expect an update tomorrow. She looks… umm… big. But cute…
Anyways… yes, it’s the Potato Party. Remember how Kiko used to work at one of my schools? Well they invited us back for a Potato Party. The actual translation was "The Honourable Potato Party"… but well… umm… that’s stupid.
Now what do you do at a potato party you ask?
Well, first you take cut-up sweet potato, put them on Ritz crackers with whip cream, add some more whip cream and sprinkle liberally with chocolate chips and sprinkles
Then what do you do? (Do you really have to ask?) You have a potato quiz, sing the potato song and talk about potatoes. (He is pointing at a sign that says "Potato Quiz" by the way.
You’re jealous right? And why shouldn’t you be.
Wow! I just spent the last 30 minutes trying to write a little article about this entry, but there is nothing on the net about it! I’m a little shocked, but I will fill you in.
On October 10th I was asked to take part in the Konpira Festival. Konpira is a shrine (Shinto=Shrine, Buddhist=Temple) located in Kotohira, a town right next to mine.
The cool thing about this festival is that it re-enacts a procession from the Heian Period (794-1185AD) in Japan complete with dress. (Guess who was the star attraction?) You can check me out in my gear below.
Or you can take a look at all the pictures here.
At any rate, basically the deal is on October 10th (October is known as the month when the gods aren’t around… keep reading) we take the God out of the shrine and take him down the mountain to hang out in a Japanese-inn (Ryokan). The next day, we drag him back up the mountain and put him back home.
That’s fine and all.. the problem is that Konpira is famous for having something like 800 steps and is located at the top of the mountain. Also, the God lives in a portable shrine (omikoshi or something) (or whatever… those crazy asians) which literally weighs 1 tonne. Combine that with the fact that we have to take all his stuff as well and it makes for exciting times.
My team was in charge of the big Japanese-drum (Taiko). 
Suffice it to say it was ridiculously heavy.
Enjoy. It was a lot of fun. They don’t know for sure, but rumor is I’m the first foreigner to take part in the event (its been going on for hundreds of years.) neat.
i usually try and keep this homepage about davidandkiko (hence the name.)
That being said, I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to share this with you.
What the hell is that all about??? Apparently Unicef Paris decided to use the Smurfs in a poster to teach children about the horror of war. I’m 25 and this poster still traumatizes me. Holy crap. Smurfette is lying dead off to the side!!!
that is all.
Here are the facts:
David
Kiko
Voting has begun. Look to the right of your screen (perhaps it is near the bottom now.)
Vote!
Do you know difficult it would be for me to update this site daily? Not that I don’t have the chance.. (I do!) – I check it everyday… It’s more of the fact that I don’t have enough stuff to write about.
How many times can you look at a picture of some vegetable we have grown, or how big Kiko has gotten? 
That being said… expect (more) regular updates coming soon. The last few months have been busy with the site re-design, but both Kiko and I have decided to focus more on writing stuff. That being said, when the baby comes expect more baby pictures than you will ever want to look at.
In the meantime, look at this crazy huge Sweet Potato I grew. Are you jealous? (and admire the beautiful model…) (yes… I am sweet.)
hey hey hey.
Just going to put a bunch of random stuff here because I have a few pictures that I’ve been meaning to put up. To be honest, things are getting quite hectic with the arrival of the baby. Expect more baby announcements soon. (not MORE babies, more announcements…)
It seems like I never really got davidandkiko.com 3.0 out the door, but that’s ok, 4.0 is on the way. It will be ready before the baby and will look a lot nicer, be easier to update, and hopefuly a little more fun. Surprisingly we still have tons of traffic, just not as much interaction as we used to… 🙂 That’s ok, this site is both for Kiko and I, and for when you feel like seeing what we are up to (not that that has to be regular at all!)
As well as the upcoming site-overhaul I have finally managed to upload some pictures from our trip to Tanegashima. Take a look –> HERE <–.
In the meantime, let’s look at some pics I have stored up. First off, when I was in Tanegashima we went to this stooooopidly small and crappy shoe store called Footpark. Low and behold, what did they have their? Shoes. tons of them. But what else? The best pair of Pumas I have ever seen. no joke, I really really really want one.
Tell me that isn’t cool? …. I am accepting gifts.
I forgot to mention that we will be putting up pics of all the baby stuff we have got and bought. We have spent almost $1000 on baby shit and that is us being super thrifty and begging as much stuff as we could get. Apparently babies in Japan sleep on baby futons which cost a billion dollars. The only explanation I got was that since babies sleep all the time, they need to sleep well. wtf?
This is another picture that I’ve been meaning to put up for the longest time. A few weeks ago Kiko, I, and a whole bunch of JETs (new and old) went bowling. It was a lot of fun… you also get to see my good friends Nikki and Jim.
Super swell.
I hope you are all learning how to play Shogi. I need someone to play online with me, so get to work!! (they have a cool picture on that link, so look at it!)
That is all.
Love David & kiko.
ps. Take a look at my new soccer team (formerly known as the Sanuki Udons. We are working on a new name…!)
We just got back from Tanegashima where we celebrated Kiko’s Dads kanreki (60th birthday) and relaxed for a week.
We will be posting a ton of pictures of Tanegashima, our nieces and new baby nephew and Kiko’s family. Should be good! In the meantime, look at me in all my surfing glory. (I am also bruised to shit and my breasts hurt.
) But it was worth it…. (ie: I stood up for maybe 15 seconds.)
That’s me with Hina and Kana, our nieces. They are so cute! 
Maybe when I get back to Kagawa I will write a rant about how gross Japanese Pizza is with its corn and octopus toppings. For now I will just leave you with a picture. Apple and Cheese Pizza.
Ruke…I am your father.
