Mochitsuki!

This morning, we woke up very early (esp. for a Saturday!) and drove to San Jose to take part in a Japanese new year custom called mochitsuki, which involves steaming rice, pounding into a paste, and then forming it into little disc-shaped rolls to be eaten on New Year's Day. It was a lot of fun to see everybody, share a traditional custom, and beat the hell out of some unsuspecting rice. Good times.

Here's me, showing some rice who's boss.



This one shows our friends pounding their mochi...and yes, in case you wondered, the double entendres were pretty much an all-day event.





We got to see our good friends, drank sake, took out some aggression on some rice, and went home with way too many mochi. What's not to love?