James Fujita
@jim61773.bsky.social
Japanese-American, anime, Dodgers, rail transit, science-fiction, etc. he/him
Writing: https://jpbound.com/
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/22038157@N05/
Rancho Palos Verdes, South Bay
Writing: https://jpbound.com/
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/22038157@N05/
Rancho Palos Verdes, South Bay
Waiting for a haircut, they sell something called STMNT.
Disappointed that it stands for Statement and not Super Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Disappointed that it stands for Statement and not Super Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
August 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Waiting for a haircut, they sell something called STMNT.
Disappointed that it stands for Statement and not Super Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Disappointed that it stands for Statement and not Super Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
I can't get my new iPhone to stop saving photos as HEIC.
I don't care if it's the wave of the future, or if it's better quality (is it?).
The present still uses JPEG or PNG. Or even webp, whatever that is.
I don't care if it's the wave of the future, or if it's better quality (is it?).
The present still uses JPEG or PNG. Or even webp, whatever that is.
August 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I can't get my new iPhone to stop saving photos as HEIC.
I don't care if it's the wave of the future, or if it's better quality (is it?).
The present still uses JPEG or PNG. Or even webp, whatever that is.
I don't care if it's the wave of the future, or if it's better quality (is it?).
The present still uses JPEG or PNG. Or even webp, whatever that is.
Quote: "Public comment is open on LA County’s draft 2025 OurCounty sustainability plan. Your feedback will help us better address critical quality of life issues like air pollution, housing & transportation."
cso.lacounty.gov/2025-ourcoun...
cso.lacounty.gov/2025-ourcoun...
July 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Quote: "Public comment is open on LA County’s draft 2025 OurCounty sustainability plan. Your feedback will help us better address critical quality of life issues like air pollution, housing & transportation."
cso.lacounty.gov/2025-ourcoun...
cso.lacounty.gov/2025-ourcoun...
I really wish that the Anime Expo app didn't open with the unavoidable bunnygirl waifu ad.
July 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I really wish that the Anime Expo app didn't open with the unavoidable bunnygirl waifu ad.
I hope I'm wrong.
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June 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I hope I'm wrong.
i.imgflip.com/9ym5rq.jpg
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"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer ..."
I don't know how I got this email. It's from "reply@a.victorynowusa.com" and it claims to be from NRSC HQ.
It sounds like fearmongering paranoia, and I'm sure that MAGA would fall for it.
"Big Tech doesn't want us to reach patriots like you."
I don't know how I got this email. It's from "reply@a.victorynowusa.com" and it claims to be from NRSC HQ.
It sounds like fearmongering paranoia, and I'm sure that MAGA would fall for it.
"Big Tech doesn't want us to reach patriots like you."
June 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer ..."
I don't know how I got this email. It's from "reply@a.victorynowusa.com" and it claims to be from NRSC HQ.
It sounds like fearmongering paranoia, and I'm sure that MAGA would fall for it.
"Big Tech doesn't want us to reach patriots like you."
I don't know how I got this email. It's from "reply@a.victorynowusa.com" and it claims to be from NRSC HQ.
It sounds like fearmongering paranoia, and I'm sure that MAGA would fall for it.
"Big Tech doesn't want us to reach patriots like you."
According to this email ad I just got, dads and grads really want external memory for graduation/ Fathers Day.
June 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
According to this email ad I just got, dads and grads really want external memory for graduation/ Fathers Day.
It arrived while I had the mail on hold during the trip, but it arrived.
My "Anime Expo Fulfillment" from the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation - an Anime Expo 2025 badge; and official brochure, featuring a poster and a map.
Oh, and some sort of iron-on decal patch?
#AnimeExpo2025
My "Anime Expo Fulfillment" from the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation - an Anime Expo 2025 badge; and official brochure, featuring a poster and a map.
Oh, and some sort of iron-on decal patch?
#AnimeExpo2025
May 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It arrived while I had the mail on hold during the trip, but it arrived.
My "Anime Expo Fulfillment" from the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation - an Anime Expo 2025 badge; and official brochure, featuring a poster and a map.
Oh, and some sort of iron-on decal patch?
#AnimeExpo2025
My "Anime Expo Fulfillment" from the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation - an Anime Expo 2025 badge; and official brochure, featuring a poster and a map.
Oh, and some sort of iron-on decal patch?
#AnimeExpo2025
found while unpacking: unopened Continental Airlines earphones with two jacks (useless for anywhere except an airplane).
People apparently buy these things on eBay, although United Airlines couldn't seem to get rid of the new ones fast enough. I brought home at least a couple of pairs.
People apparently buy these things on eBay, although United Airlines couldn't seem to get rid of the new ones fast enough. I brought home at least a couple of pairs.
May 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
found while unpacking: unopened Continental Airlines earphones with two jacks (useless for anywhere except an airplane).
People apparently buy these things on eBay, although United Airlines couldn't seem to get rid of the new ones fast enough. I brought home at least a couple of pairs.
People apparently buy these things on eBay, although United Airlines couldn't seem to get rid of the new ones fast enough. I brought home at least a couple of pairs.
Today's episode of Mono on Crunchyroll catches up the anime with the end of the first volume of the manga, which I finally just finished at the beach yesterday.
May 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Today's episode of Mono on Crunchyroll catches up the anime with the end of the first volume of the manga, which I finally just finished at the beach yesterday.
I thought this was Anya at first. I didn't realize Nadeshiko's father was that much taller than her.
(Mono anime at Crunchyroll)
(Mono anime at Crunchyroll)
May 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I thought this was Anya at first. I didn't realize Nadeshiko's father was that much taller than her.
(Mono anime at Crunchyroll)
(Mono anime at Crunchyroll)
within the world of Mono, "Laid-Back Camp" is apparently a fictional manga and anime series, but they pass by a suspicious-looking blue-haired girl riding an aqua blue Yamaha.
April 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
within the world of Mono, "Laid-Back Camp" is apparently a fictional manga and anime series, but they pass by a suspicious-looking blue-haired girl riding an aqua blue Yamaha.
A little meta humor: Mono visits Lake Motosu, where the Laid-Back Camp anime was "filmed"
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GVWU8X...
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GVWU8X...
April 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A little meta humor: Mono visits Lake Motosu, where the Laid-Back Camp anime was "filmed"
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GVWU8X...
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GVWU8X...
New Konosuba episodes on Crunchyroll
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G2XUNV...
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G2XUNV...
April 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
New Konosuba episodes on Crunchyroll
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G2XUNV...
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G2XUNV...
I hope this guy (and his cat-faced sergeant) returns. He gives off Zenigata vibes, only more of a threat.
(Yes, I would know if I read the manga)
This was a hilarious episode of MHA: Vigilantes. Very nice and friendly middle school thugs, a fun "tough superhero" deconstruction, a lot of humor.
(Yes, I would know if I read the manga)
This was a hilarious episode of MHA: Vigilantes. Very nice and friendly middle school thugs, a fun "tough superhero" deconstruction, a lot of humor.
April 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I hope this guy (and his cat-faced sergeant) returns. He gives off Zenigata vibes, only more of a threat.
(Yes, I would know if I read the manga)
This was a hilarious episode of MHA: Vigilantes. Very nice and friendly middle school thugs, a fun "tough superhero" deconstruction, a lot of humor.
(Yes, I would know if I read the manga)
This was a hilarious episode of MHA: Vigilantes. Very nice and friendly middle school thugs, a fun "tough superhero" deconstruction, a lot of humor.
From the anime "Mono."
Not shown: Taking photos of a cosplay photographer taking cosplay photos.
Not shown: Taking photos of a cosplay photographer taking cosplay photos.
April 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
From the anime "Mono."
Not shown: Taking photos of a cosplay photographer taking cosplay photos.
Not shown: Taking photos of a cosplay photographer taking cosplay photos.
So I started to type "Is Meowth" and the first autocomplete suggestion is "Is Meowth Jewish"
which is something I never thought about.
There's even a website, Jew Or Not Jew, which says that the Pokemon has a "Jew Score" of 3.
www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?...
so, uh, Happy Passover (tonight)?
which is something I never thought about.
There's even a website, Jew Or Not Jew, which says that the Pokemon has a "Jew Score" of 3.
www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?...
so, uh, Happy Passover (tonight)?
April 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
So I started to type "Is Meowth" and the first autocomplete suggestion is "Is Meowth Jewish"
which is something I never thought about.
There's even a website, Jew Or Not Jew, which says that the Pokemon has a "Jew Score" of 3.
www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?...
so, uh, Happy Passover (tonight)?
which is something I never thought about.
There's even a website, Jew Or Not Jew, which says that the Pokemon has a "Jew Score" of 3.
www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?...
so, uh, Happy Passover (tonight)?
Demonstration on Torrance Boulevard, near the Civic Center, at about noon on Saturday.
It got thicker the closer you got to city hall.
It got thicker the closer you got to city hall.
April 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Demonstration on Torrance Boulevard, near the Civic Center, at about noon on Saturday.
It got thicker the closer you got to city hall.
It got thicker the closer you got to city hall.
This was a block before we even got to the Torrance Civic Center at about noon today.
Moderate Democrat, middle-class suburban Torrance came out to say no to Trump.
Moderate Democrat, middle-class suburban Torrance came out to say no to Trump.
April 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This was a block before we even got to the Torrance Civic Center at about noon today.
Moderate Democrat, middle-class suburban Torrance came out to say no to Trump.
Moderate Democrat, middle-class suburban Torrance came out to say no to Trump.
It's only the first anime episode, but "The Catcher in the Ballpark" a.k.a. "Catch Me at the Ballpark," with its theme of "two idiots fall in love" reminds me enough of "Aho-Girl" or "Girlfriend, Girlfriend" that I wanted to make sure it wasn't a Hiroyuki manga.
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14UVJ...
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14UVJ...
April 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It's only the first anime episode, but "The Catcher in the Ballpark" a.k.a. "Catch Me at the Ballpark," with its theme of "two idiots fall in love" reminds me enough of "Aho-Girl" or "Girlfriend, Girlfriend" that I wanted to make sure it wasn't a Hiroyuki manga.
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14UVJ...
www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14UVJ...