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  • Oct 14, 2024
    by James
    Three I had whileย  walking around making maps with Leo today:

    1. Take all of my runs and plot them as a SVG. Map the streets of the the world by running.
    2. It be neat to have a custom map logging local vending machines and their cashless status.
    3. It would also be neat to build a map โ€œfrom scratchโ€. Walk / ride streets to build the lines. Maybe denote portions in different colors to reflect terrain. What would it be like to not have mapping data and have to make your own personal maps?
    ๐Ÿ”—permalink
  • Checkin to Komeda's Coffee (ใ‚ณใƒกใƒ€็ˆ็ฒๅบ—)

    Komeda's Coffee (ใ‚ณใƒกใƒ€็ˆ็ฒๅบ—) 35.412583 139.504671
    Oct 13, 2024
    by James
    in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
    Vienna Coffee with my Brompton tucked under the table. I could get used to this.
    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 3 interactions
  • Oct 13, 2024
    by James
    โ˜€๏ธ Morning Run
    Keeping out of run debt. Gonna be hot today isnโ€™t it?

    4.4km

    30.1min

    18.8m climbed

    151avg bpm

    ๐Ÿ”—permalink
  • Oct 12, 2024
    by James
    Morning Run
    Post breakfast run. Not too bad.

    4.6km

    30.1min

    30.2m climbed

    146.5avg bpm

    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 1 interaction
  • Checkin to ใƒ‹ใƒƒใƒˆใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚ง ๆฃฎใฎใ“ใถใŸ

    ใƒ‹ใƒƒใƒˆใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚ง ๆฃฎใฎใ“ใถใŸ 35.66771742431065 139.75151643616016
    Oct 11, 2024
    by James
    in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    Relaxing breakfast on the way to work.
    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 7 interactions
  • Checkin to TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE ๅผฅ็”Ÿๅฐๅบ—

    TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE ๅผฅ็”Ÿๅฐๅบ— 35.42877274012425 139.50721877754762
    Oct 10, 2024
    by James
    in Izumi, Kanagawa, Japan
    #Brompton cafe working time.
    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 5 interactions
  • The Week #223

    Oct 08, 2024
    by James
    • ๐Ÿถ Sophie is getting old and has started developing a number of what could be balls of fat or could be something more serious. One in particular was worrying because it was on her stomach had gotten rather large. Left untreated it could result in her intestine going places it shouldn't. This week she went in to the doctor for surgery to confirm if these blobs were fat or cancer (and remove them). Good news is, it wasn't cancer. Sophie will be wearing a cone while she recovers. To a long and healthy life!

      On the "Japanese is hard, even for the natives" front, Yumi told one of her Japanese archery friends about the results "it was only a shibou (fat)" and her friend overacted because she understood shibou with its other meaning, "death" ๐Ÿคฃ.
    • ๐Ÿšฒ I went and picked up my matcha green Brompton. I had visions of a sunny New Bike Day which would enable me to ride around Minatomirai and take sweet photos of it to share. Unfortunately it was raining, so it went into my bike bag and I carried it around.

      The Brompton was fine to carry around, but after a while it got to be a bit heavy. Which makes sense, it's a bike. It's meant to be ridden and carried from the gates of a station and into a train. It's not meant to be lugged around for an hour.

      Matcha green Brompton folded up


      The next day I rode it to our local Ito Yokado with Leo. The small wheels and the riding position make it feel like it's an extension of your legs. What I mean by that is it seems like the perfect bike for last mile transport, which makes sense as that's what it was designed for.
      "Sitting" Brompton
    • ๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธ Technically last week, but Leo passed his test at swim class! For one reason or another he's failed or not taken the test for the past...what feels like 6 months. He's excited he passed and I think having this opportunity to have to work to overcome and succeed is good for his overall character development.ย  Even better is he's resumed taking the bus to swim class by himself, letting him build up his independence.ย 
    • ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ I maintained my run debt with 2 runs this week. The cooler weather is fantastic and I think I'm close to getting back to the mental state to bring my runs back to 3x a week, enabling me to get fully out of run debt. I'll make that my goal for October: get out of run debt.
    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 3 interactions
  • Oct 06, 2024
    by James
    Drizzly 5km
    So close it hurts. Unplanned pacing, which is good.

    5.0km

    30.6min

    20.4m climbed

    171.2avg bpm

    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 1 interaction
  • Checkin to Soup Stock Tokyo

    Soup Stock Tokyo 35.45531762084871 139.63179607792267
    Oct 05, 2024
    by James
    in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
    Post bike pickup lunch. ๐Ÿ˜‹
    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 5 interactions
  • Checkin to Doutor Coffee Shop (ใƒ‰ใƒˆใƒผใƒซใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใƒ—)

    Doutor Coffee Shop (ใƒ‰ใƒˆใƒผใƒซใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใƒ—) 35.41361122427796 139.50006114500758
    Oct 03, 2024
    by James
    in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
    Coffee and a think
    ๐Ÿ”—permalink 6 interactions
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