Venues with dark suspicious entrances, aerial art installations, vast cycle parks- I could be forgiven for thinking I'm in downtown Amsterdam rather than #Miyazaki. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

When you finally get a warrant from the King and his official blessing to build a replacement time machine, you just know you're going to succeed where lesser mortals would fail. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

Today's wander around #Miyazaki included- Weird secret symbols I am yet to decode, Very drunk camera tripods, A row of shops that are inside & outside at the same time, Multi-dimensional hopscotch arena. Busy day. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

When folk say "Words fail me," do they even realize they are creating their own self-destructing lie? (I don't think Thomas does). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

I decided that in my travels round #Miyazaki shopping centre, I will not be distracted by weird architecture. Oh well, never mind- I did eventually have time for window shopping. (Windows are so expensive these days). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

Thomas the Trilobite is not happy to discover that an unauthorized marvelous work and wonder has been wrought in what he sees as his empire. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #FossilFriday #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

It seems AI really CAN do "front view, cute chick, no clothes, sitting on floor with her legs open." @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social @foreignsubstance.bsky.social

I thought I'd go somewhere special today. It is now my understanding that actions following thoughts are not necessarily related to the thoughts in question. Oh well; pretty scenes anyway. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Miyazaki #Japan #Travel

"Where are you?" "Here." Ask a stupid question- expect a stupid answer. When building a replacement time machine, ask only sensibly stupid questions (and don't mumble). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

@brianbrachiopod.bsky.social does interesting things with trilobites. #TrilobiteTuesday

This morning I had fun watching the grownups playing with the Big Boys' Toys. This afternoon I learned all about yellow bus shelters & postal wagons (Mr. Semaphore Man was there too, with his little red flag). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Miyazaki #Japan #Travel

When building a spaceship, fitting the glazing is of minor importance. You're hearing this truth before anyone else. We travel faster than 186,000 miles per second, because time is of the essence. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #TuesdayTimeTravel

15th is World Hippo 🦛 Day. 16th is World Whale 🐳 Day ... so I declare today as World Whippomorpha Day. 🦛 🐳 Also Lunar New Year, Ramadan, Fat Tuesday & Trilobite Tuesday. God knows what else. #TrilobiteTuesday @brianbrachiopod.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social @drstevenhobbs.bsky.social

Today I witnessed, first hand, a sizable expansion of the central business district of #Miyazaki. I also nearly suffered an unfortunate incident with Mr. Semaphore Man who threatened me with one of his evil flags. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

A well stocked workshop always has spare warp coils. We learn this and other truths today, as we witness the replacement time machine gradually take shape. (& we learn it's not good to apologize for apologizing). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel

Quaint little #Miyazaki shopping street, with Hippy stores, Clandestine stores hiding behind vegetation-based camouflage, and dog-resistant lamposts. Awesome. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social @foreignsubstance.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

When you're building a spare time machine based on beetle-stretching, DON'T PLAN. With no plans to fail to follow, nothing can go wrong. (No need to thank me). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt #SundaySense Space, the frontal fine ear.

Today I investigated one of the quaint little covered shopping arcades here in #Miyazaki. And here, cars are legally alowed to bomb along the polished marble floor. I also saw some very dubiously named stores. I may visit one tomorrow. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

Beetle stretching simply cannot be done without first cutting the head from the abdomen. Once you've hacked the head off, you can pop a bit in between, then sew it all back together. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

Wandering through a #Miyazaki shopping arcade, I discovered a 'Tax Free' store. Next door was a non-tax-free store selling identically same merchandise for identically same prices. Methinks all is not well with commerce in this area. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

There are many ways to stretch a Volkswagen Beetle, but only one way if you want it to survive hurtling through space. This is the truth as we know it. WAY cooler than the old 'Andromeda Ascendent'. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #FossilFriday #PaleoArt #SciArt #Travel #PalaeoArt

Happy Friday the Thirteenth. @dovewoman.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social @brianbrachiopod.bsky.social @sentrasaurus.bsky.social

I spent the afternoon busy window shopping, but before that, I was temporarily mesmerized by a suspicious triangle of emptiness where one would normally expect something to be. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Miyazaki #Travel #Japan

The FIRST THING everyone learn when being taught about motor cars is that, unlike time machines, they are NOT bigger on the inside than they are on the outside. (But they can be stretched quite a lot). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

I saw a cylinder-shaped building today as I wandered into one of the weirder parts of #Miyazaki. However, on closer inspection, it proved to be less cylindrical that it was pretending to be. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

When you're trying to resurrect a car from a museum of ancient artefacts, first things first- Drill for oil & make some fuel. (It might come in handy if, perchance, the car becomes functional). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

If I find a rock with a zipper on it, I simply unzip the rock to find a perfect trilobite inside. #TrilobiteTuesday #TheAbovePostIsALie @flojohorman.bsky.social @brianbrachiopod.bsky.social @foreignsubstance.bsky.social @drstevenhobbs.bsky.social @nancypope.bsky.social @mcpozz.bsky.social

I saw an amazing trilobite in Tucson. #TrilobiteTuesday @flojohorman.bsky.social @dovewoman.bsky.social @brianbrachiopod.bsky.social @stargazer262.bsky.social @foreignsubstance.bsky.social

Today a store here in #Miyazaki instructed me to be happy (despite my still not having found out what 'P' means). Later, I had journey decisions to make. (I bet I made the wrong one; I'll probably find out tomorrow). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

When time travellers discover a 3,330,000-year-old VW Beetle, they shouldn't be surprised that the engine won't start. But they should be ASTONISHED that there's still enough battery charge to crank the engine to even try. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils

Today I'm in a quarter of #Miyazaki I distinctly remember never having seen before, so I decided to check out the local architecture & street furniture. (& there're shops here too, for when my money gets bored of staying in my bank). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

It's near impossible to forget things that didn't happen, no matter how bad one's memory gets. (I just remembered that). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

Space travel being possible because of the arses of a couple of horses that died 2000 years ago is a kind of poetic justice. #UrbanMyth @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social @foreignsubstance.bsky.social

I guess I'm in the correct spot here in #Miyazaki, given that it's Sunday. But Sunday is a day of rest, and negotiating the theatricality of the inside of one of those is not my idea of rest. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

When, first thing in the morning, you hear someone ask "What's the point of it all?" and you want to say 'everything' in as few a words as possible ... ... ...you need a friendly master wordsmith on hand. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

I may have wandered into parts of #Miyazaki any sensible traveller fears to tread. My eyes have been criminally assaulted today, many times. A car specifically liveried to blind any unsuspecting motorist who sees it! @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

It's hard to beat that feeling that comes at the end of a very long day indeed. That feeling has a name: TOTAL EXHAUSTION. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

Still in #Miyazaki town centre- shopping again. Saw a magnificent set of asymmetric bars at one end of the street (practice equipment for giant gymnasts, I guess, but nobody was using them while I was there). Found a post office later. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

When a complex machine goes catastrophically wrong, blame the engineer. (It was the operator who caused it), but, never mind all that- BLAME THE ENGINEER who designed the thing! @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #FossilFriday #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

I went back into #Miyazaki town centre again today. I discovered a motorcycle store. (Don't expect to find Norton or Triumph bikes though). And I saw the tallest green wooden shop on the planet (Bit like being in Wales again). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

Today, the denizens of Future Bay learn why we say "Check!" when we're checking things. (They are yet to learn why nobody ever responds "Mate"). There's an explosion aboard the TURDIS. (Triangles today). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

No, this is obscene.

I enjoy making my own Tucson images. This old boy is spectacular. @flojohorman.bsky.social @nancypope.bsky.social @drstevenhobbs.bsky.social @brianbrachiopod.bsky.social @drivingforbush.bsky.social @morgfair.bsky.social @scientistmel.bsky.social @mcpozz.bsky.social @fossildaddy.bsky.social

I have spent the day at #Miyazaki Airport. (Actually I spent last night here too, as I found a bench seat in the main hall that was pleasantly cheaper than the hotel). Not a busy airport, so why are there planes parked on the roof? @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

When you manage to escape after days stuck in an elevator, only to find you've left vital equipment in the elevator, and have to go back. Bad day? No. Actually, it was a bad week. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

Lettuces and grass- I could be mistaken; I fell asleep during agriculture 101 classes. But at least I found #Miyazaki Airport. (I had no idea there was one until I stumbled upon it as the sun was about to set on my day's adventure). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

When extricating yourself from a seized elevator involves 'sucking' and 'private organs', there's never a dull moment when a power outage traps three claustrophobic lunatics in a small box. @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt

It's going to be a beautiful #TrilobiteTuesday here at the #TucsonGemMineralFossilShow @flojohorman.bsky.social @brianbrachiopod.bsky.social @mathemaphysics.humanedrug.org @drstevenhobbs.bsky.social

We took the road to the top of the hill. It all started to go downhill from there, for some reason. (Almost enjoying the countryside just beyond #Miyazaki). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #Travel #Japan

When you're stuck in a lift and all else fails, use your lips. (That's what Zefram says). Wonder what he means by that. More importantly, which lips? (Let's not go there). @johnmoffitt.bsky.social @flojohorman.bsky.social #PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt