Christ, I got home and promptly passed out on my couch for like 6 hours. Yay, jetlag.

Went from a bit chilly in a hoodie with the wind to shorts weather. Okay, CA.

We vwoosh.

Fuwamoco singing the ED?

The patrol bot is patrol botting.

Alright, on the Narita Express heading out finally. Was a good trip. Hopefully won’t be 11 years until the next one! 😂

One plus side coming back this week is, yes, I might have to suffer jet lag, but I get to combine it with the suffering to DST, so it kinda works together.

Getting tsukemen again because it’s goddamn delicious. But with extra chashu this time.

Shoot, I completely forgot that GTC is next week. I'm not attending the conference, but since it's at SJCC, that's going to totally mess up the area around my apartment, isn't it. That's going to make getting back from Tokyo a bit fun.

Kinda lazing my ass at Tokyo Station because my flight back leaves at 21:25 JST (why…) and it’s only like 14:40 and I don’t actually wanna do much more today. But at least I have a beer and a seat.

Might have a little bit of duty for alcohol imports, but otherwise, at least I’m safe on the value. Not by much, but still.

I spent like $110 at the Donki to load up on Japanese KitKats and Pocky. What the hell am I doing?? 😂😂😂

I FOUND IT! A MAGICAL MYTHICAL NETWORK RACK GEAR GACHA MACHINE!!

I had gone this whole trip without getting Famichiki. Fixing that.

i was like 'weird why does the onion show a usa today url?'

I’m going to kind of miss having corn soup with my breakfast. Might have to stock up when I get back and add to my morning routine from time to time.

rt if u hate nazis and love boobs

One final mission for my final night: closer up shot of Tokyo Tower.

Wasn’t quite paying attention, but saw the end of the ad.

Took until my last full day, but we’re doing this.

Yup, the main bag going home is a few kilos lighter than the one coming here, it looks like. I really did manage to go way too hard on the omiyage. 😂😂😂

As instax cameras go, those are super cute. No surprise they’re sold out.

Shoot, that’s actually snow, isn’t it…

Last full day in Tokyo today, though I get a good chunk of tomorrow as well just due to how late my flight is. Time to let loose on the shopping I guess.

A certain location of pilgrimage…

More American restaurants with a Tokyo presence.

Wao.

NO NO NO YOU DON’T GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL tell everyone you know www.freetaxusa.com

I’ve had less than an optimal amount of gyudon this trip. Let’s correct that a bit.

I can see why this would be especially beautiful during cherry blossom season. Also random pigeon.

Man, I picked a hell of a time to leave the states for a bit, huh? 🙃

When AI companies get too much money: blow it on buying up hardware, making PC computing expensive for all. When Cover gets a lot of money: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyJj...

Okay, well, that's basically about as close to a confirmation of the rumors as is really needed. xcancel.com/suisei_hosim...

Oh hey, I think I felt that small quake?

Trying to fit my 5’10” frame into the tiny business hotel bathtub was always going to be more of a joke than a practical idea. And it went about as well as I expected. I’ll have to wait until I get back home if I want a bath rather than just a shower, I guess.

This is lovely

OMG

Hololive Dreams IS a rhythm game, right? Right? ::vibes of Kay Yu sticking a whole ass Jump King mini game in Holocure:: xcancel.com/holo_dreams_...

Man, even with the relatively liberal use of the trains, I’m still pushing step counts that are leaving me in a fair bit of pain at the end of each day. And that has to be added to all the stand time as well. It’s just adding up. I don’t think I can ever get used to this.

LRP: HOLY F**K, THE OTHER JACQUES DE MOLAY. IT’S A GODDAMN MIRACLE.

Jacques de Molay (5* Saber) announced for Fate/Grand Order. Previously a Fate/Grand Order Arcade exclusive. #FateGO #FGO

WHY

The terrifyingly cheap plant based soft serve from IKEA