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  • Checkin to Xich Lo (ใ‚ทใ‚ฏใƒญ)

    Xich Lo (ใ‚ทใ‚ฏใƒญ) 35.32957591511483 139.46926899254322
    Sep 28, 2024
    by James
    in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
    Birthday Lunch!
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  • Checkin to Starbucks

    Starbucks 35.66564861919939 139.73939761526063
    Sep 24, 2024
    by James
    in Minato, Tokyo, Japan
    ๐Ÿ‚ Cool enough to enjoy a hot coffee outside.
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  • The Week #221

    Sep 24, 2024
    by James
    • ๐Ÿ Autumn ๐Ÿ‘ Finally ๐Ÿ‘ Came ๐Ÿ‘. This year it waited until the very last moment, the autumn equinox, to make its arrival.ย  Not a moment too soon. This week we had a day with an overnight low of 28c. And now, 3 days later we have overnight lows around 19c. Finally.
    • ๐Ÿšฒ Leo wanted to ride his bike. It was getting a bit late, but I caved. The reason why I cavedย  was because he said "I want to climb hills". How can I say no to this? I put my light on his bike and we made a reason to ride our bikes to the local coop. Sometimes I get the sense that he's gonna be the kid that's in the local road bike clubs, not baseball. But maybe I'm reading too much into it.
    • ๐Ÿšฒ I bought the bike. I went for a C line 6 speed in matcha green. Unfortunately it's in Kobe at another shop so I had to pay for shipping + wait a week. Super excited for it. If I wanted one day-of I would have had to picked black and that's boring.ย  On second thought though, perhaps it's better I didn't get it today as I didn't have a bike bag to take it on the train and would of had to buy whatever they stock.

      For lights, I went with a CatEye 300 lumens that charges via micro-usb. I also got the mount so it is fixed below the block, so any bag won't block it and I won't need to take it off each time I fold it. The rear light will replace the rear reflector. There isn't a rack on the bike, but I reckon I won't need one immediately (though the extra stability would be nice (from what I hear)).

      Leo went with me to buy it (and make some Lego people afterwards if he was a good boy and was patient). Before going in to the store we had a picnic lunch of Onigiri and fried chicken on a stick. My chicken was in a tomyom sweet and spicy Korean sauce. With the cool weather, some shade provided by a tree, and the view pictured below, life is pretty good.
      Minatomirai Yokohama
    • ๐ŸŽณ We went bowling. It was crowded and so we had to wait an hour. I was not on point and got my but whooped. Leo had a meltdown (๐Ÿซ ) because he didn't get any strikes and wasn't naturally good. Kids...
    • ๐Ÿฎ The neighborhood festival happened after we went bowling and I was in no mood to have fun and be merry after the meltdowns. That said, Leo got his cotton candy, something he's been talking about since he first had it a year ago. The main occurrence this year was a vendor that was selling bb-guns and airsoft guns...at a freakin' neighborhood festival. Kids milling about the park taking them, pointing them at each other, their own heads, and pulling the trigger. I get it, they're "toys" and this isn't America, but Christ. This is how tragedy occurs and kids loose sight in an eye. I plan to bring it up with the neighborhood association.
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  • Checkin to LEGO clickbrick

    LEGO clickbrick 35.45664717869605 139.63271675896067
    Sep 23, 2024
    by James
    in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
    Making some people to work at the McDonads boyo has been making.
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  • Checkin to LEGO clickbrick

    LEGO clickbrick 35.45664717869605 139.63271675896067
    Sep 23, 2024
    by James
    in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
    Making some people to work at the McDonads boyo has been making.
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  • Sep 23, 2024
    by James
    ๐Ÿ‚ First Autumn Run
    Chill run listening to Rick Steves talk about Munich.

    4.2km

    30.7min

    24.4m climbed

    150.3avg bpm

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  • Checkin to ๆน˜ๅ—ใจใ†ใใ‚…ใ†ใƒœใ‚ฆใƒซ

    ๆน˜ๅ—ใจใ†ใใ‚…ใ†ใƒœใ‚ฆใƒซ 35.37130593001465 139.4424378195333
    Sep 22, 2024
    by James
    in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
    Playing a game of Mario bowling. ๐ŸŽณ
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  • Sep 22, 2024
    by James
    ๐ŸŒง๏ธ Rainy Park Run
    Started off looping around the park until a farmer started burning stuff nearby making the air smoky. Left the park and the โ€œheavy rain starting soonโ€ alert I was beginning to doubt was indeed accurate.

    4.4km

    30.2min

    25.2m climbed

    151.2avg bpm

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  • Checkin to Afternoon Tea TEAROOM

    Afternoon Tea TEAROOM 35.337545 139.48737
    Sep 21, 2024
    by James
    in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
    Tea time ๐Ÿ˜‹
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  • Sep 21, 2024
    by James
    ๐ŸŒณ Park Run
    First run in what feels like a week. Maybe the last hot one of the season? Also, 29c at 7am is some nonsense.

    4.4km

    30.3min

    33m climbed

    160.6avg bpm

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