Last night we cooked up our first batch of somen noodles of the year. There is nothing that brings to mind the sweat and heat of a Japanese summer like ice cold somen noodles dipped in tsuyu and onions. I guess the sounds of cicadas are just around the corner.
I recently ordered a really good digital book called “Anaheim Vacationland”, which outlines in detail the hotels/motels and motor lodges that sprang up around Disneyland back when it first opened. The pictures and postcards are great, and especially good is the promotional text in the advertisements, bragging about “free Hi-Fi” and “color televisions in almost every room”. The “Inn of Tomorrow” was an especially fond memory of my childhood. We never stayed there as far as I can remember, but seeing the strangely lit exterior is a memory I can recall clearly to this day. The book is great, and I was able to download it to my iPad through the Kindle application. I’m on a bit of a Googie kick recently, I guess.
Tonight after work I’m going to catch a couple beers at the “tach” with some of the inspectors before heading home. Kuniko is at baking class tonight, so it’ll be a quiet evening around Casa de Fredricks.
