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by James๐ง๏ธ Rainy Park Run
Started off looping around the park until a farmer started burning stuff nearby making the air smoky. Left the park and the โheavy rain starting soonโ alert I was beginning to doubt was indeed accurate.4.4km
30.2min
25.2m climbed
151.2avg bpm
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by James๐ณ Park Run
First run in what feels like a week. Maybe the last hot one of the season? Also, 29c at 7am is some nonsense.4.4km
30.3min
33m climbed
160.6avg bpm
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The Week #220
by James- ๐ I tried my hand at making pasta for the first time. I don't have a pasta machine so I had to cut the noddles by hand. It's difficult to cut them all the same exact size, but man was it good. I think I may try making pasta the next time I make lasagna.
- ๐ฒ Leo and I rode bikes to the 100 store for the first time. This is closer than our usual Ito Yokado ride, but it requires him to climb a hill and navigate with more cars about. He only pushed his bike partially up the hill and did a good job following me in the streets. On the way back we swung by the Onigiri shop. I've discovered that if you go early they have a much wider variety.
- ๐ก We went to Minatomirai. I've had a mixed relationship with minatomirai. I love going and walking about. The water and shopping, it's so nice. But since having Leo it always ends in conflict and a meltdown. Two articles from the NY Times this week (gift links) inspired me to give it a try again: Parents Should Ignore Their Children More Often (Opinion) and Today's Parents: Exhausted, Burned Out and Perpetually Behind. The first one is ignore in the sense of it's fine if your gets get bored, you don't need to always keep their brains active. The second, I just feel it and am sharing in solidarity.
The experiment this time was we're gonna let Leo get bored on the train. And he's gonna walk by himself. And we also made it clear that the reason why we're going is for me to check out a bike (more on that later), and that each person has a turn to do the thing that they want to do, then see what happens.
While out and about we visited the Lego Store (the Zelda set is really cool!) and the Harry Potter store (even cooler!). For lunch we went to Bubby's, which used to be good about 15 years ago. This time it was disappointing. I don't think we'll be back ๐.
Leo rode one of the roller coasters at Cosmo World. We also played this near AR game where you have a cellphone that has a gun attached to it and you shoot at ghosts in a room. It was a lot of fun. While in World Porter, we walked passed a zillion capsule toys and different areas that would have usually been a meltdown each.
But this time, he walked right past them. Didn't even ask. We went out without a meltdown?! Are we getting close to the point where it's more than just exhausting to go out...where it's...dare I say... fun? Good job, boyo! - ๐ฒ So I said we'd talk about bikes. The reason we went to minatomirai was for me to check out the Bromptons. I've seen them before in passing, but never really up close to touch and fiddle with. I know roughly the size of the bike but photos, but my main concern was the weight. I picked up a P-line, it's not bad. The C-line 6 speed (the one I'm looking at) also felt really light? I can tell it will take a little practice to get the folding and unfolding down to second nature...ย
Colors. Based on photos online, the colors I like the most are: black lacquer, black, green, and unsure about macha green. But the match green looks really nice in person. I had this idea in my head (perhaps from smaller stores in videos taken a few years ago) that you basically had to pick a color in stock or wait months. Turns out it's just a 7 - 10 days. Post-pandemic? Larger store? Combination of both?
On the subway ride back my wife asked a valid question: "Do you really need 3-bikes?*. The answer to that is "yes". They all serve a different purpose. The electric mama-chari is for trips when I need to take Leo with me. The cross-bike is for when I'm going fast and or long distances. And the brommie is for everything else. Leo will only be able to ride on the back of my mama-chari (legally) for another 6 or so months. And if push came to shove, I could get rid of the cross-bike (though I bought it used for 3-man 4 years ago or so, so I suspect it's not worth selling). Point is, yes.
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Checkin to y'sroad ๆจชๆต
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by JamesI love about our local onigiri ๐ shop. Not only are they larger and cheaper (with more goodies inside), they give you a hard boiled egg and a small candy to little kids. Local business ftw.
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by James๐ 5am run club
Chill run listening to The War on Car, special guest Rick Steves. Really good episode. Greeted by rainbows today.4.1km
30.4min
25.4m climbed
147.6avg bpm
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by JamesBarely 5am run club
Chill run with Coolioโs Gangstaโs Paradise on in the back.4.4km
30.3min
35.2m climbed
158.9avg bpm
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The Week #219
by James- โ๏ธ I've had an Apple watch for about 5 years. The entire time I've run with the default watch face. You know the one, it has the weather, phase of the moon, temperature and rings. It suddenly occurred to me that I could customize the complications to something more useful and meaningful to me than the phase of the moon: UV index. Knowing at a glance what the UX index is at wherever I'm at is super handy for knowing how much I should avoid being outside with appropriate protection.
- ๐โโ๏ธ I ran three times this week, bringing my total to 69 runs this year so far. 2 more (extra) runs and I will be out of "run debt". Run debt being 100 runs in 1 year is about 2 runs per week, and I didn't run for a few months earlier, so I'm making up the difference.
- ๐ฒ The binge of information about Bromptons continues. I've probably watched every video about them in Japanese and a bunch from VeloWorks on YouTube. I think his shop was on an episode of ProbablyRiding recently. I've settled in a C Explore. 6 gears seems more important here in Yokohama than it would in Tokyo because there's heaps of hills in every direction. While the flat S-bars are tempting, I reckon the M-bars best fit the type of riding I intend to do. I've looked around on Yahoo Auctions and Mercari and while there seem like there's deals to be had...after watching Second Hand Brompton Tips, there's so many things to check for that can't be easily checked online...I shall think a bit more.
- ๐ฎ Leo's been on a Mario kick this past couple of weeks. We've picked up Mario 64 after (what feels like) a year long break. After playing more modern Marios for so long, the limited camera control really ups the difficulty. Noteworthy point is we finally got 30 stars, enabling us to go to the second boss. This is the furthest I've ever been in the game.
- ๐จย Every boy goes through a stage where he wants a secret hideout. Leo is no different. For weeks he's been going on about wanting to build a secret hide out in the house. He's taken over a closest. Built a fort. Put a sun-shade up in front of nook in my office area. But the quote all homeowners love to hear is, "It's easy. We'll take a hammer and take down the wall." ๐ฌ Completely unrelated, I've relocated my hammer to be out of reach of children.ย
- ๐ถ Music recommendation this week is FlavourTrip. Especially this mix in Greece. Sidebar: nomad DJ sounds like a pretty sweet gig for a season of life.
