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Checkin to Saza Coffee (γ΅γΆγ³γΌγγΌ)
Friday latte and letting the Ginza line clear out a bit. -
The Week #299
by James- π I went to Kamakura to visit the Patagonia store. Our plan was to drop off some of our worn clothes/jackets in their recycling bin and maybe pick up a backpack. But they had worn wear up front and when we asked where the the box was, she saw what we had and asked us if we were sure we couldn't wear that anymore, and she handed us flyer that had the QR codes to get started on the buy-back process. As it happens via the post, I took the clothes for a tour of Kamakura, but glad that she living the company's values.
I couldn't decide at the shop (and ordered later) a replacement for my refugio . After 10 - 11 years, it's starting to show its age (though still usable β I'll probably try to sell it with everything else). I landed on Blackhole Micro 22L in Noble Gray. It's cool because it can be turned from a backpack, into a messenger bag, or a regular carry bag and it opens flat. I wish they offered the green color in Japan tho... - π With the end of the school year, Leo is bringing home his work that's been stored at school. Standard parent talk, but I'm a fan of his art β I think he's already surpassed my drawing abilities. This piece of a double decker bus surprised me because he never mentioned drawing summer memories or anything. He also drew the 3 of us at the front of the bus, which is where we sat on our way to the London Zoo.
British Double Decker Bus - The Last Quiet Thing really resonated with me. Highly recommend you read it. I had never thought about how our smart phones are todo lists that write themselves and how the wording of screen time (which is supposed to help you understand / use your phone less) is worded such that it's all your fault, not that of the device. Switching back to my Casio away from my Apple Watch never felt better.
- π I went to Kamakura to visit the Patagonia store. Our plan was to drop off some of our worn clothes/jackets in their recycling bin and maybe pick up a backpack. But they had worn wear up front and when we asked where the the box was, she saw what we had and asked us if we were sure we couldn't wear that anymore, and she handed us flyer that had the QR codes to get started on the buy-back process. As it happens via the post, I took the clothes for a tour of Kamakura, but glad that she living the company's values.
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Checkin to Blue Bottle Coffee
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The Week #298
by James- β° In almost 300 weeks, it's the first week I've been in Japan where I haven't posted on a Tuesday. Turns out it's harder to blog in the morning when little one is glued to you and you commute in to the office.
- πΆ Sophie turned 14 years old. Hard to believe she's already this advanced in age. In some respects, she still behaves like a puppy. In other respects she is really showing her age. She's started getting boney and walking slower.
- π We went to the aquarium in Enoshima. While I've been to enoshima in the past few weeks, I hadn't been to the aquarium in at least a year. They had a tomogachi collaboration going on, which seem to be all the rage these days.
We got an annual pass as we will definitely go a second time or third time in the next 365 days. Leo wanted to take photos while we were there and thankfully and I happened to have my camera with me for him to use. I feel like that he had the camera and that it explicitly wasn't a distraction rectangle helped him keep engaged.
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Checkin to KUA`AINA
Back again so soon. -
Checkin to Starbucks
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Checkin to Saza Coffee (γ΅γΆγ³γΌγγΌ)
Letting rush clear a bit -
The Week #297
by James- π I got my car back from the shop and not a day too soon. It's nice to be back in my EV with my one-pedal driving (automatically slows down / charges the battery when I lift the accelerometer), instant torque, and not adding to local/global air pollutants. I had to fill it loaner car up with gas before returning it and it's such a faff, so much easier to just plugin at home.
- π΄ I almost finished my taxes. Almost instead of finished because I need to double check them β I've never gotten a refund, so surely I must have flubbed something somewhere. And if they are correct and I did not flub them, I'll try not to spend the Β₯500 all in one place.
- π The energy market is getting interesting, but not in the "woo" way, more in "may you live in interesting times" kind of "interesting". Renewables and battery storage are the only sane path forward. Not only are they better for the climate, they're also better for geopolitical stability and sovereignty. Maybe this spike in the cost dino juice will further accelerate the adoption of solar and wind. One can hope.
- β Fuck war.
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The Week #296
by James- π₯ Leo's sticking to me has continued everyday since last week. It's thrown quite the spanner into my regular routine. On one hand, I'm no longer getting up at 4:30 - 5:00ish am most days and waking up at 6-ish instead i.e. more normal. On the other hand, I'm in parenting mode before I've even had a chance to brew my coffee i.e. sub-optimal. This also means I'm getting in my YouTube time before bed, which is not great for the quality of my sleep. Hopefully this too shall pass?
- βοΈ The algorithm did recommend a good video (in Japanese), in which Kimutaku (main character in Good Luck!!) visits Haneda and a shop with a training flight simulator and takes off from Narita and lands in Honolulu.
- ποΈ I booked a short trip for the fam to Okinawa over spring break. For as long as I've lived in Japan I haven't really seen much of the country. I'm looking forward to relaxing in Japan's Hawaii for a couple of days and to flying ANA domestic again.
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by JamesMorning Run
Running commentary on the buds. Hoodie off at the end, itβs warming up in Japan.4.3km
30.1min
24.2m climbed
146.9avg bpm
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