Happy New Year's!

Melissa: 
Holy Hell we are behind! Well, let's count it as a much needed New Year's Break.

Happy New Year's! 

And yes, that is my bra. Whatevers. So for New Year's the PNW girls went and watched fireworks at the Space Needle. 

Yes, that is a tiny Christmas Tree on top

We then spend the evening at our friend's apartment downtown. Continuing on.

For those who don't know, I'm Japanese (Holy Shit, Wha!?) Actually I'm half-Japanese, and fourth generation (yonsei). In Japanese we call this "Fucking American" because it doesn't count for much. Nonetheless, I still celebrate New Year's every year with my family. 

In Japan, New Year's or Oshogatsu is a big deal. Maybe bigger than Christmas (obviously we're heathens). But you're supposed to cook all day on New Year's Eve, having toshi koshi soba that night (you have noodles that represent long life, then some sort of green veg to represent wealth), and you drink like all good Japanese should. The next day you wake up bright and early, like all good Japanese do after drinking, and spend the day with the family. My family switches it up, and we cook all day on New Year's Day, and eat around 4 and pass out around 6. Nonetheless, it's my favorite holiday! 

For Harmony

Every year we make all Kappa Maki, Futo Maki, Inari Zushi, some sort of Teriyaki, and tempura. (Look this up yourself, you lazy person). Tempura is what I'm making in that picture. That has been my job since I was 9 years old. Standing in front of a hot pot of oil and frying shit. And by god, I'm good. 

So hopefully you had a good New Year's, and hopeful, we all have a good year! It's Year of the Dragon, bitches, so only good things will come to the Quad this year! So be it! 

Akemashite omedetou!