Nihongo Joezu :bear_flag: 🇯🇵

A small pocky PVC charm

It's pocky day (11/11) so I got some from 7/11 and got this little charm for free

I wouldnt say im a theatre gay but my brain resurrected this musical which was a core memory when I was a kid. It was one of the only cds I had so I remember making pokemon AMV slideshows in windows movie maker with them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jqGbRp2mzo

@greymusclebear The black one (last) is the best with that shirt. I'm sure the son will love it ;)

Going to get a haircut is such an intimate experience I end up wanting to ask "what are we" afterwards

I taught people how we pronounce karaoke in English and they were distraught

Why are twinks so mean! lol

A black board with cute anime drawings of anytime fitness mascots welcoming you, saying "Welcome to Kakuozan" above them, and below them saying "It's getting chilly out there 💦 Let's warm up properly and do our best training! ✨" along with announcements they'll be at the autumn festival at the nearby Nittaiji

A colorful chalkboard drawing of Doraemon in a summer outfit with fireworks and the words ANYTIME FITNESS in colorful letters above him

One of my favorite things about Japan is that it's overflowing with original art all over the place. For example Anytime Fitnesses often have signs which I assume are drawn by the staff at the location

Went to the onsen and sauna with my friend again. I don't know if it was the salt exfoliation in the sauna, or the scented/infused bath area, but my skin feels so smooth and smells nice.

@billzismyname LOL that was good

It's November which means it's time for japanese artists to do "good ___ day" drawings, because 11 can be pronounced "ii" which means "good" and the numbers for the date lend to a bunch of puns. Yesterday (11/03) was "good oji-san day," essentially "daddy day"

I didn't know about this orville peck song until just now. It's so dreamy and melancholy, just the way I like it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUuJZYP42oU

I have nothing to do at work so I'm catching up on j-vlogger drama LMAO

I thought this was an internet culture thing, but the henohenomoheji face dates back to the mid-Edo period (so maybe the 1700s). Shitposting is an ancient art.

Yeah I'm doing NNN (nonstop nut november)

I just finished a 13 hour audiobook read by a kiwi and I'm falling in love with the accent

did an errand and decided to walk over to the station but the more I thought about it the less it made sense to go, so after sitting on the platform for 10 minutes I just walked home lol. Classic me

Theres a clothed counterpart event to the one I went to last night that seems to be more the main event... it started at 8 (its 8:40 now) but I feel so tired bleh

I cleared ocarina of time :D That was a long game, but very fun

Took a detour to kakariko village and ohhhhh that's where I was supposed to go. Went into the temple of darkness(?) and I'm seeing a lot of talk about "eyes that see the truth" so there's probably an item or equip or something I'm missing

Alright I don't know where to go next to I went to gerudo valley. I didn't know link was such a #ally freeing the gays from prison

Okay I've made it to water temple and I immediately understand why people hate it

Something about the way japanese speakers write in english is so endearing to me https://leo-aoi.com/blog/2023/09/11/%E9%83%A8%E5%B1%8B%E3%81%AE%E4%B9%B1%E3%82%8C%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BF%83%E3%81%AE%E4%B9%B1%E3%82%8C%EF%BC%81clean-your-room-and-your-mind/

I've been playing ocarina of time semi blind and didn't know how spooky the game was. The fire temple theme actually fucked me up yesterday LOL. Today I'll be moving on to the infamous water temple

The same guy who made the giant panda comment just asked if I'm going to be hibernating soon since it's getting colder 😂

The interviews done. I fully prepped for it thinking it was in English.

Interviewer: Konnichiwa
Me (internally): FUCK

But it actually went well. I messed up a bit on a couple questions in the middle so I have no idea if I'll make it to the next one. But it's done and it feels sooo good to be […]

Alright I got some good sleep! That helps with feeling better. And after work and the interview I'll go see my friend :)

A vegan egg sandwich and a tiramisu latte as seen from above

The sandwich and latte from the front

@Ageric Never posted the pic, it was in a sandwich like this (with a tiramisu latte on the right)

A man in green flannel, a white tee, brown corduroy pants, and a bucket hat smiles at a point overlooking a famous Torii gate in Miyajima, Japan. The gate is partially submerged in water and mountains can be seen in the distance. It's partially cloudy and the sun is beginning to set. This image was modified using an eraser tool to remove two other people who were standing to my left.

Me at Miyajima last night

A man in black and white flannel and light blue jeans sits in the chair US President Joe Biden sat in at the 2023 G7 summit in Hiroshima

Joe in Joe's seat

I've had an issue with compulsive news checking ever since I uninstalled tiktok, so today I've been making an effort to be more aware, and man I can't tell you the amount of times I absentmindedly opened a browser window and started typing a news site's address and stopped myself. Makes you feel […]