Recently, my host Qoozz died. I was able to change to CatsNine for hosting and restore everything, but the bulk of my site is database-based. Unfortunately, those databases were never (and will never be) recovered, so I am currently working off of a backup from July 2008. This means all changes in the past 4 months (including changes, corrections, entries, and updates) are gone.

Fortunately, most of these were cross-posted elsewhere and it will just take me quite a while to restore it manually.

Meanwhile, I went ahead and updated WordPress to 2.6 and changed the layout. I also changed the infrastructure of the site so that I won’t have “caged, i-frame” layouts and will now only have a php based, database driven site.

In the future look for:
*updated/restored entries
*updated/restored reviews (restaurant, book, etc)
*restored portfolio
*updated/restored resources (& indexed, alphabetized, and jquery table display format)
*updated/restored bento entries

Here is the first installment of ‘Resources’ (not yet posted as a separate page).
Below are images of all the books specific to Bento that I have.

CLICK ‘READ THE REST’ AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
to see larger pictures and descriptions of each book.
To translate Japanese words, use this site: http://www.rikai.com/perl/Home.pl

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‘Resources’ Section
Hey all,

I just recently had an epiphany as a result of a few of my friends commenting on my bento. SINCE I’m so passionate (yet a rookie) about Bento, I plan to make a ‘resources’ section of my site.

Of course, this will not be JUST for Bento, I’ll also have site and probably some Japanese language resources, but the starting will be BENTO. Right now, It’ll probably be a compliation of some pages from my many bento books and some awesome bento links on the web. ^_^

so look out!
I started taking pictures of two books, and I’ll continue.
I will also announce updates through my blog (especially since this new section will not be created until the next layout).

Portfolio Update

Hey, ppl have been telling me to update the graphic art section of my site, and I did! Well, kinda. I added a ‘website portfolio’ section (which is only 1/2 completed). And I will add graphic art soon (most avail @ discojing.deviantart.com ) but I don’t know how integrating graphic art into this site will work. Right now I’m keeping the same layout that I had since version 2 and just changing colors and featured images. I really dont want to overhaul my site just for graphic art viewing purposes, though i guess, like my bio, that I could make a seperate page.

Though I haven’t updated my journal layout in ages (and how can I? This SUPER cute awesome Pancake layout took me a while to make and it matches the current layout anyways!)
I FINALLY was able to pry my MySQL databases from Hostaga (slightly lost during the host transition ^_^) so I could get my WordPress archives back!

I also updated the Art, Profile, and Site sections like crazy. No more blank pages! Except graphic art and fiction…. >_<.

From Site > About > This Version:

For a while, I have been looking for some sort of vector image that I could make a site out of, without having to hand-make it myself. I have a fascination with cute little pieces of food that happen to have faces on them, and I several items of stationary that are like this.

I made Journal Hiatus, Coming Soon, and Background for Poetry Section Images.

I am using a $1,796.50 check as a mouse pad right now.

Before that, I was using a $80.25 book.
I updated all of the journal entries from my Livejournal because I recently linked a Live Journal plug-in, so that when I post here, it will post on my Live Journal. BUT I wanted to transfer my old LJ journals here so that I’d have a pseudo complete journal. Now all that is left is to transfer b2 posts from like 4+ years!! I’m trying to get it so that I have only ONE journal I have to update, but the posts I put on here and crosspost to LJ, which feeds to FB, don’t feed to FB. Only ORIGINAL LJ posts feed to FB. So, maybe I can find a way to feed this journal to FB and then all will be good.

–nevermind! it just took a while for it to show up on facebook! all is good now~

I did a Winter Break Site Layout, but the opening page is　ちょっとクリスマスみたい, so I might change it. Because, now it is after Christmas.