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The Week #290
by James- โ๏ธ I made a trip to Fukuoka โ and my first domestic flight in Japan...ever. I forgot how easy it is to fly domestically in general. No customs, no immigration, you can just get off the plane and go. Also the flights themselves are so short โ just under 2 hours from Haneda, barely enough time for a drink.
Having an airport 2 stops from the central station is really nice.ย As is, it takes me a bit over an hour to get to Haneda and almost two hours to get to Narita. The scale of the cities seems very different. - ๐ I met fellow MegaMaker Alan Bradburne for a coffee. We had a great chat about raising bilingual kids in Japan and tech. Always nice to meet people you've known online for years in meatspace.ย
- ๐ฅถ While I was away in Fukuoka, my main heater decided to break somewhere. My wife said she heard a snap sound, so perhaps a piece of plastic fatigued somewhere. I have a feeling like it might be a compressor failure (ala my AC in summer) as the outside box is spinning, but not making the usual noises.ย But there's no blinking lights, just a lack of heat coming out. Times like these I'm glad we have a kotatsu.
- ๐ I finished my first book, The Running Ground (short video with the author). I wish I had highlighted more in the book itself, but it's a great memoir. Reading about running always motivates me to get out the door and participate in the simplest of sports.ย
- โ๏ธ I made a trip to Fukuoka โ and my first domestic flight in Japan...ever. I forgot how easy it is to fly domestically in general. No customs, no immigration, you can just get off the plane and go. Also the flights themselves are so short โ just under 2 hours from Haneda, barely enough time for a drink.
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Checkin to Gate 7 (ๆญไนๅฃ7)
Awaiting a ride home. -
Checkin to Cinnabon Seattle's Best Coffee
Seattleโs best brings back some fond memories. Surprised theyโre still around. -
by JamesMorning Run in FUK
Lovely wide sidewalks. Too many traffic lights.5.5km
46.2min
11.9m climbed
avg bpm
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Checkin to Hakata Ikkousha (ๅๅคไธๅนธ่)
When in Hakata -
Checkin to ใฒใใพใใ
Breakfast at a small Japanese cafe. Cat napping next to me table. -
Checkin to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) (็ฆๅฒก็ฉบๆธฏ)
First time in Fukuoka in probably 13 years. -
Checkin to Gate 62 (ๆญไนๅฃ62)
First domestic flight in Japan. Going to FUK. -
Checkin to Saza Coffee (ใตใถใณใผใใผ)
Waiting for the trains to clear up a bit ๐ฎโ๐จ -
The Week #289
by James- ๐พ We celebrated 15 years of being married. My how does time fly and wow is life very different than it was when we got married. Physically we're just down the road from the 1K I was renting. To celebrate I made some carbonara and we split a sparkling cider from our champaign glasses. Boyo also took park in the festivities, drinking ginger ale from a fancy glass.
- ๐น๏ธ Speaking of, Leo used all of his new year's cash and bought Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2. We already have Galaxy 1 via the bundle cartridge that has 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy. However, they don't sell a cartridge with just Galaxy 2 on it. In the former bundle, there is a single game in the Switch menu then you select which game you'd like to play from in the game. For Galaxy 1 + 2 it actually shows up as 2 different games in the Switch menu. So far it looks like it is a real improvement on the original.ย
- ๐ While researching how to maybe use a Kindle to help reluctant readers, I discovered the Assistive Reader functionality. With this your kindle reads the book to you while underlining where it is in the line. Although I was researching it for Leo, I've found myself using it a lot this week. It is enabling me to read while I cook or similar. The only downside is it only seems to work with books purchased from Amazon, not side-loaded epubs.
- ๐ฅ I subscribed to a new YouTube channel (thanks to a post from Probably Riding) called Bikes, Books, & Buildings. Instead of riding around Seoul he's riding around Oslo.ย I'm really enjoying the different views.
