Yeah, this is pretty good

Had some friends over Made some bison burgers, Dijon potato salad, and honey balsamic Brussels sprouts Took an after-dinner walk in the park by my house That's a pretty good evening 😊 (Now we're hanging out on the deck eating Oreos)

Brickworld!

Finally just watched Game Changer: Rulette 2 and holy fuck I am dying 😂😂😂

Did the garden work; need to lie down for a bit 😅

Someone make me go out and do more garden work, bc I don't wanna, I would greatly prefer to be lazy 🥲

NGL, I cannot get enough videos of visitors to the US experiencing American foods for the first time, it is just absolutely fucking delightful

The number of vendors that I am having to contact to beg for invoices so we can close POs before the end of the fiscal year is truly astonishing I kind of assumed that companies would want to get paid for goods and services, but apparently that is not the case??

Normal Tuesday Night* * Too much margarita (exactly 1 glass) at one of our go-to places

I have 3 days remaining on my current library book with ~20% to go, so I am camped out with a bucket of popcorn and a glass of wine, making progress 😁

What the hell kind of instrument sales rep requests a meeting to sell me things at noon? ABSOLUTELY NOT.

Current lab drama Instructor: I have some lab safety contracts to drop off to you, where can I leave them? Me: Uh, we aren't doing paper contracts anymore, which you know because you have been using docusign FOR A YEAR NOW; I am only collecting digital contracts Instructor: Ok, I will keep them

First attempt at tan tan ramen, topped with tonkatsu because why not?

I have done two (2) workouts since returning from vacation, and it is extremely unfair how much *everything* hurts

Ooohh, Hawthorn demo is now available on Steam, and yes I would like to spend my weekend running around a fairy tale world as an adorable mouse who is also a farmer, tyvm 😍😍😍

Max is all curled up and purring so loudly 🥰

On today's episode of "dinner = stuff we need to use up + stuff we have in the freezer & pantry, because I don't want to go to the store in this thunderstorm", we have a creamy chipotle chicken penne with black beans, roasted corn, peppers, onions, garlic, and cilantro Pretty good, tbh

Great news everyone: I've stopped waking up in the middle of the night due to jet lag, and returned to my regular schedule of waking up in the middle of the night due to anxiety!

We don't usually see each other's headers. Here's mine. Quote post with yours (if you feel like it) I really liked working on this colored pencil drawing, and should probably do another one like it at some point

Watching Mays try to pick up a dry udon noodle off the counter is my new favorite thing 😂

We're down to 16 unread messages in my inbox (from 78 this morning) - not bad!

Very begrudgingly getting ready to go back to work and face my post-vacation inbox 😬

Or my brain can decide that 12:30am is a good time to wake up and never sleep again, that's apparently also an option 🫩

If I wasn't extremely jetlagged, I'd be annoyed that I'm this yawny at 9pm after sleeping 10+ hours last night Pondering an early bedtime & another long sleep 🤔

Did some damage against the wild morning glories that took over our yard while we were gone, and now I'm very overheated Time for a basement break and one of the very rare times I will put ice in my water 🥵

Lol, I slept for over 10 hours I needed that 🥱

Extremely pleased with the place I get my glasse/vision exams I bent one of the stems on my glasses while traveling (oops), and they fixed them for free in under 5 min today They also gave me a new case bc the hinge on mine wasn't closing properly Customer service: Sometimes people do it right

I AM STILL AWAKE (barely)

When the cost of a mid seat to this could pay for the $4k I just had to charge to repair my blown-out brake lines AND ALSO half of a brand-new car... 💀💀💀

But also Mays

Me, all day today:

Me, all day today:

Yes to all of these, but especially #1 - I missed the kitties a LOT

I've been awake since 3:30am bc jet lag is kicking my ass Surely whiskey will help

Hello Chicago! We made it back!

Tfw you have to leave for the airport at 6am, so you're setting multiple alarms, but also you know you won't sleep much anyway because your brain will tell you it's time to wake up approximately every 60-90 minutes through the entire night 😅

The sun is back 🥳 Bonus Fujisan appearance! 🗻

Also a butterfly

I made a goldfish

Extending our hotel reservation was stupid expensive, but having quiet space to hang out is pretty nice

For the record, the last time we came to Tokyo, there was an earthquake, this time there's a typhoon I don't think Tokyo wants us back - with our luck, the next visit will be kaiju 🫣

Tokyo Dome! Giants Baseball!

Welp, my flight for tomorrow just got cancelled due to the incoming typhoon, so.... Wish us luck?

Speaking of adorable little guys 🐡😍

Saw an incredible Ron Mueck exhibit at the Mori Art Museum today

In the meantime, this is not a bad spot for drinks

Really hoping this improves over the next couple of days/before we fly out on Wed morning... 😬🫣

Nighttime gardens; moon pretty; found where the fishes tuck in for the night

Oh, here's a fun one This is the bar we went to last night Please note that maps sent us to what looked like a very closed store Please also note the very tiny sign directing us to the bar Very speakeasy, very good cocktails, would recommend

When there's a Trader Vic's in your hotel, obvs you gotta get a tiki drink, idk it's the rules 🤷