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The Week #201
by James- π
Golden week continued this week, which meant a 4-day weekend. I gotta say, it was nice to have 4-days off in a row. The weather was fantastic the entire time as well (too warm for this point of the year, a tend that continues unabated). We kept a rather low profile most of the time.
We rode our bikes to the local kids log cabin and played with Leo for a couple of hours. Life has been so busy with primary school starting and work and being an adult generally that in the moment I was able to really appreciate just being and hanging out. - π Part of this just hanging out and being has been including Leo more in what we're doing around the house. Teaching him the essentials of cooking and practicing his knife skills. We all made Japanese curry and miso soup. I think getting him more involved in the kitchen will be both a good thing for him and a way to bond. My dad and I cooked together growing up and it's one of our goto topics β what have you been cookin' recently?
- π« School still remains a challenge, but he went every day this week without a meltdown. School lunch is going well and he seems to be eating a greater variety of foods. At home he's even started trying to practice with regular chopsticks. After school Leo's doing his homework so he doesn't have to do it at home and can dive into Zelda.
- π‘οΈ Speaking of Zelda, we got Leo a Zelda shirt a couple weeks back with the idea that he'd be able to advertise to his classmates that he likes Zelda automatically and maybe make some Zelda-friends. He's seen a couple of kids around with Zelda shirts and he talked with one! Not quite Zelda-friends yet, but I reckon they will be before we know it. The plan is working.
- ππ» Protector of Takao, fellow Gaijin, and runner Derek Wessman (π) made a post on his blog. I quite enjoy his posts, but this one stood out to me. It reminded me of how I used to blog "back in the day". Here's a thing that happened over a period of time with some photos interspersed. So much of my blog is micro-posts (checkins and runs) or "The Week" I don't leave the time to let a story like that build up. Maybe I should try?
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Golden week continued this week, which meant a 4-day weekend. I gotta say, it was nice to have 4-days off in a row. The weather was fantastic the entire time as well (too warm for this point of the year, a tend that continues unabated). We kept a rather low profile most of the time.
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π What I learned from taking a train across the US
by JamesHereβs how US train travel went from excellent to mediocre.
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π I traded in my MacBook and now Iβm a desktop convert
by JamesBut once the puzzle of ports and peripherals was mostly sorted out, I appreciated how intentional desktop life is. Laptops are great, but their portability made it hard for me to separate work from home.
I have separate laptops for work and home that solve most of this. But having a dedicated place to do personal computing that isn't my home office is appealing. It's mostly the dining table or the sofa these days.- Tagged with
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Checkin to Pokemon Center Yokohama (γγ±γ’γ³γ»γ³γΏγΌγ¨γ³γγ)
Back again for a final friend. -
by JamesMorning Run
Different route than usual. Picked the wrong side of the street almost the entire way. Next time it will be a shade run.4.6km
30.7min
54m climbed
168.9avg bpm
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Checkin to ζΉεε°ε ¬ε
Beautiful day in Kanagawa -
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Siphon coffee and a churros after playing at a local log house. -
by JamesMorning Run
Goal is to always end at the bench 7-11.5.0km
32.4min
29.6m climbed
159.4avg bpm
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Checkin to Starbucks
Coffee and the latest issue of 2600. -
by JamesLunch Run
Couldnβt use rain as an excuse to not get it.4.6km
30.6min
25.4m climbed
165.6avg bpm
