Pumpkins from pumpkin carving at my apartment with Debbie, Martin, Yuko and Keiko. I got these pumpkins from some nice old ladies by the side of the road up in the mountains of Gunma. Martin was the architect of the creative one on the left, and I was the master of the more childish gimpy one on the right. On the left is "Jessica", named after my sister since it was her birthday. On the right, "Jasper", named for Debs' old friend who also had a birthday that day. Jasper is now rotting on my porch and Jessica is somewhere in town. Where did she end up?