somewhere on my way to the Torrance farmer's market i lost another Hello Kitty towel. i noticed it somewhere in the first mile but didn't have time to retrace my steps and couldn't be completely sure if i had indeed brought two towels. one i hold in my left hand along with my camera. the other is for wiping sweat off my brow. but never mind about that. i wanted to get to the farmer's market before it closed in case Anna, the singer from tuesday, was there. she wasn't but there was an interesting harp player. i bought a few plums and persimmons at the market and headed for Mitsuwa Market to check on a flight to Osaka. EVA Airlines has a good deal if you leave before the 6th of november and return before the 7th of december. i made a reservation with Kyoko at the JTB (Japan Travel Bureau) office inside the Mitsuwa marketplace. i did a little grocery shopping before heading to the Teriyaki Inn for some chicken teriyaki to go. i thought i had it timed perfect with the bus but i was wrong and/or the bus was late. and being late caused me to miss my connecting bus by 30 seconds. so, i decided just to walk home. about 15 minutes from home (4 hours after having lost the towel), i happen to look across Hawthorne Boulevard ( major street) and i think i see something . . . i took this photo in between hundreds of cars racing in both directions. you don't want to know how i crossed the street.
can you see it?
my lost Hello Kitty towel (from Saitama. Hello Kitty is standing on a soccer ball so this was probably for the World Cup in 2002 held at Saitama Stadium).
images from saturday morning thru my walk to Mitsuwa Market
almost the same colors as the next photo
perhaps driven by an Irishman?
live from the Torrance farmer's market
not that there is anything wrong with this . . . puppy in the pouch of one guy while his longtime companion talks to the harpist
make your own caption
and you thought we didn't have our own Horseshoe Pitching Club in Torrance
i am still checking online to see if this hearse was for real
Kevin, Keith, Kirk, Ken ?
you would not believe who the guy in the blue t-shirt is. (in case you can't see the arrows). i have seen him regularly on the 232 bus which runs up and down PCH from LAX to Long Beach. about a week ago another passenger told me to look his name up online. unbelievable.
