Broken Poppo

This morning I got to the office and the little one was broken... BROKEN I TELL YOU!!!




"Hey dude, you cool?"
No no... not that kind of broken, but he was a mess. Actually he was in such a mess that these photos aren't even from this morning, but another time when he was that other kind of broken. Ninapod does it too sometimes so it must run in the family.

Why was Poppo a mess? He was shampoo'd with just water and not his usual disinfectant shampoo (¥1,500 per 350 ml bottle, FYI)... This causes him to become bright pink and feverish all over. He was itching all over and had bloody scratch marks on his head, back, and chin areas.

I immediately made a bath and dunked him in it, and lathered him up twice in the special disinfectant shampoo (appx ¥250 a lather). Now he's got the Bathtime Blues but at least he's back to being a whitey and not in pain. Emotional pain, yes maybe (he'll get over it), but not the physical kind.

I once heard from someone that it's really hard for parents when their kids have persistent skin problems. I have no idea who I heard this from, but I AGREE.

Poor Poppo. I try to be your Mom, Dad, Godparent, Grandparent, best friend etc... but I don't think I'm ever doing enough for you.

MOM?

I babysat for three cutie pies near the office last week. Two of them are twins and the youngest one, four years old, is already officially the Family Princess. Anyway, the littlest one said to me... "Miss Ai, my mom says you are her substitute while she is gone today. So, while you are substituting for her, can I call you Mom?"

.....OKAY! (melting heart sound)

Can we call you Mom too?



OK :)

Next GNO

...Will on a private cruise around Tokyo Bay.



Join us!

Lightening over east Tokyo

Bringing in the autumn rain.

Notes from the last GNO

1. Eat a full meal before beginning.

2. Christian LaCroix heels are good during the event, but for before and after: Pumas.

3. Get a boy assistant who can take photos.

It took me a full week to recover from this last GNO. My position was Event Organizer and organizing the venue, the caterer, the Vodka university, and the girls got a little crazy. By some stroke of luck I received a half dozen "last night was so fun" mails from girls the following day so it seemed to be just crazy on my end, not theirs (I hope). I was lucky because nothing horrible happened, but next time I'll have to be more available in case things get even crazier.