…when friends come to visit.
Happy Wednesday! I’ve just realized how very few days there are left in the month of February. Is it just me, or has this all seemed to be going by very fast!? My goal is still to finish my current work in progress this month, well before my agent heads out to the Bologna Book Faire in March. Unfortunately, around two o’clock this morning, some internal spring went boing, and I was wiiide awake, and remained so. This is not good. I’m going to do what I can — no sense in panicking — but my routine is definitely out the window today. And possibly also my spelling/typing skillz.
The plush Totoro on my bookshelf is making me ridiculously happy today. If you don’t know about Totoro (Totori? Totoris? What are they when they’re plural? Or is there only one? I need to find an English translation of the book), I suggest you grab the Hayao Miyazaki/ Studio Ghibli video this weekend. It’s not just the gorgeous animations of the Japanese countryside, the sweet and amusing adventures of the little Japanese family and the happy, bouncy theme song — it’s not just that, but it’s that and more. I still can’t explain why (となりのトトロ)Tonari no Totoro makes me happy, it… just… does.
And on that note, I shall attempt some work!
Is he NOT the cutest… um… Cat/Raccoon/Bird/Forest Spirit/Thingy ever???
Me. Wove. Totoro.