January

January felt like a slow, cold month. Tokyo became a ghost town over the new year's holiday, and I think people were spending the rest of the month indoors, recovering.

Yet the month somehow flew by. Arthur paid me a visit for a long weekend, and Tim dropped by on a business trip. I also managed to squeeze in a poker night and road trips to Nikko and Hakuba. The electric blanket and hot carpet are now in daily use.

Sunny, Parm, myself and some folks that we randomly met at Juban Stand.

Weny's goodbye party, before her trip to India.

Poker night. I think Gustav (knees showing) was winning at that point, but we took him down.

Driving by signage from the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.