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by JamesCheeky Afternoon Run
Found a gap in the rain and itβs only 30 and cloudy, so relatively cooler than usual.3.7km
25.4min
25m climbed
163.6avg bpm
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The Week #217
by James- π₯Έ I bought a new pair of glasses. There's nothing particularly wrong with my current pair, other than I've had them for 7 or 8 years and wanted to change things up a bit. Since I've been in Japan I always bought glasses at Zoff or Jins because they're inexpensive and near the stations. They're inexpensive because all of their glasses are the house brand. I wanted to get a pair of Ray Ban's again, so they were off the table. Thankfully there's a regular glasses shop a short cycle away that had just the pair I was looking for. I will pick them up next week. For the first time I opted to get the blue-light coating, which is supposed to make it easier on your eyes when you use computers all day. We shall see....
- π² After getting glasses, I rode my bike down to Totsuka for lunch with Yumi. It's definitely starting to cool off a bit, as I was able to make it all the way there without being drenched in sweat. After lunch we checked out the bookstore for anything interesting. I found a few books that looked interesting, but not enough to buy. Of note, the English book section seems to have shrunk from 2.5 - 3 columns to roughly 1. They didn't even have non-fiction books in English, which was disappointing. Back in the day, this bookstore was my lifeline for interesting things to read.
- ποΈ A new shopping mall opened a few stations away called Soratos. We finally have a movie theather nearby. Along with a second Starbucks, a Tully's and a giant area designed to drain your wallet β 50+ crane games, including one large enough that a human attendant sits inside help (and costs Β₯500 a play).
On the roof of Soratos is a really nice play area β the kind with the squish ground. Since it's the tallest building around it has some nice views on the top. Once it cools off a bit more, I can see us spending many an hour up there with Leo.
On the way out we swung by the Tsutaya bookstore to see what it was like..and like Barnes and Nobles in the US, there's a significant "definitely not books" at the bookstore. We found a plush of Link from Breath of the Wild! Leo was, as readers of this blog can probably guess, incredibly excited to find it and there was precisely zero chance of me leaving the store without it. Truth is though I wanted it as well. - π΅Β I've been trying to introduce more aloha in my life to keep me relaxed and positive. This week's recommendation is Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Facing Future (Apple Music).
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Checkin to ηΌι‘εΈε ΄
Renewing my glassesβ¦probably been 7 years?! -
by Jamesπ³ Park Run
Seeking shade. Good news is I had a good cashless at the vending machine that was crowdstriked last time. No sports drink thoughπ₯²5.0km
34.7min
36.6m climbed
162.1avg bpm
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Checkin to Yumegaoka Soratos (γγγδΈγ½γ©γγΉ)
Nothing scarier than carrying two hot bowls of ramen through a crowded the food court.
