Danger! Danger!

2020-Jul-04, Saturday 15:19
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On Friday [instagram.com profile] sashagee and I went shopping in Andersonville mostly because all my knives are super dull and I need to fix that, but also so we could look at some of the shops around there and get donuts at Dollop Diner. While out, we walked into Five Elements so I could finally get some new chopsticks to replace the old ones that I've had for a decade with the lacquer flaking off, and as I was in there, the shop clerk excitedly said that he liked my mask--plain black with ("danger") written on it--and asked me if I knew what it meant. I said "danger," we chatted a bit, and then when [instagram.com profile] sashagee and I were done looking around and went up to the counter, he handed me this:

2020-07-03 - Five elements calligraphy
Left is Japanese, right is Chinese.

Apparently most customers get one with something like "beauty" or "dreams," but he said this was the most appropriate choice for me. Emoji Kirby smile