Salutations, ô mes gens! J'ai l'honneur de vous annoncer que je romprai mon exil japinion dans une semaine, le temps d'un retour aux sources dans le Saint-Royaume (aka le Val-de-Marne, pour ceux qui suivent) pour une onctueuse dizaine de jours qui s'annoncent...

I feel like it's Christmas : I got free tickets to "Nihon no Omokage" (日本の面影, Vestige of Japan, translated as "Out of the East" in English), an amazing play written by Taichi Yamada about the life of Koizumi Yakumo, aka Lafcadio Hearn, my hero, my idole...

This Sunday, as it was part of my New Year good resolutions, I went to say hello to the bust of my great, great idol : I give you Mr. Lafcadio Hearn. If afterlife exists, this guy is in my top-ten list of the people I want an appointment with when I arrive....