それは "I am still alive!" と言う意味です。And now I've missed the entire month of June, too. -_-;
I seriously, honestly intend to post tonight, and later in the week, about Japanese thimbles (yubinuki), which have kinda captured my heart for a few weeks.
Aren't they pretty? (click image to visit creator's site)
Also, I am backdating this post to July 8th, which was Quex Day. ^x^