what skill did you master that you will never ever use again? raising fruit flies

I will arise and go now, and go to Inisfree And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made; Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow...

I wasn't on LJ but this makes me think of so many friends from other internet places. I hope you got everything❤️

got my eel facts from @sarahmackattack.bsky.social @skypeascientist.bsky.social 💖

cozy snowy day on the shark blanket

seriously could there even be a more heavy-handed metaphor for We Can't Have Nice Things Right Now? WHITE?

how do you make pancakes in a paper cup? 🤔 tomorrow morning we find out

Hey it's a holiday for shopping at small shops? Our shops are very small indeed😂 Get some yokai pins for yourself and your friends at yokaiparadeshop.etsy.com #SmallBusinessSaturday

Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

I was going to take a funny photo of the pug to post but turns out we don't own a roasting pan anymore. so that's what she is thankful for this year🦃

a friend said she was reading the ms. of my first book on the subway and she missed her stop

Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against the demonic computers

My new mantra in the face of impossible deadlines and other hardships

thanksgiving parade

what's your sign

I was too early for the ginkgo leaves in Tokyo, and missed the ones at home while I was gone🥲

I was surprised to find thst these people had a new car this year. did Pikachu steal the old one?

hello bluesky I am back from Japan and I have been awake since 4 AM and would you like to see 185 photos from my trip? there are lots of cute dogs? www.flickr.com/photos/womba...

tanuki of the day

Roscoe and Lilly are stopping in a lot of cafes

Roscoe and Lilly are having the best hot chocolate on earth

caution: Showa era schoolchildren

tanuki of the day

my favorite skytree photo so far. thanks to @gaijinmommy.bsky.social of course

Roscoe and Lilly are having hot cocoa at the Tora-san museum cafe

Roscoe and Lilly had avocado toast for breakfast

we can’t have nice things, exhibit nine gazillion😩

Roscoe and Lilly had an incredible mackerel lunch

hey look it’s one of @gaijinmommy.bsky.social ‘s heron friends

today’s interesting garden ornaments

new shirt from my favorite discount clothing store in Nippori

Roscoe and Lilly had a nice rest with a cup of tea

NO Japan this is not how you put cinnamon on a bagel!

Roscoe and Lilly have a pudding dedicated to a dog

Roscoe and Lilly had eel for lunch

ok I’ve been all “too soon, Japan” with the Christmas stuff but this one gets a pass

Roscoe and Lilly had Japanese breakfast

Roscoe and Lilly are having a bento on the train

Roscoe and Lilly had a lovely scone

tanuki of the day

Yanaka cedar, truck, and sunset

Roscoe and Lilly had an onigiri at the onigiri shrine

today’s Skytree

YOKAI CATS VOL. 10 A fun and full-color comic about supernaturally adorable cats from the creator of THE EVIL SECRET SOCIETY OF CATS and MONSTER CATS (both also from Seven Seas)! Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section: sevenseasentertainment.com/books/yokai-...

hey @gaijinmommy.bsky.social thanks for telling me I could see Fuji from the Nippori-Tonieri Liner because I would never have noticed it otherwise

ただいま

a spooky tour of yokai town for halloween

boooo

rawwwr happy halloween!

rawwwr happy halloween!