Sent this over on IG but not sure if it's get filtered, so I figured I should just post it here. I don't know if anyone's ever shown you yourself in the wild in Japan yet!

My local 7-eleven has bento with big signs saying they're made from the three year old stores of rice and are discounted. This was a real surprise to me as retailers have been trying to avoid it and the image problems it brings.

@whocares876.bsky.social did you see that 7 eleven has "jerk chicken"? 😭

Made (way too much) lap cheong rice for lunch

The tax return game claims to be for ages 12+ and only takes 45 minutes

Optimistic 😂😭😱🫠

Repost with the first album you bought with your own money.

Just slightly cold in the house

Dinner out as a treat for myself: beef stew omurice

My New Year's Eve tradition for the last eight years or so: instant duck soba

Some coworkers from my last job surprised me with a Lego model of Himeji Castle as a Christmas present; it really was a surprise, and a super nice one at that!

I've been making steady progress on this with a bag or two a day. It's good to have something to do over vacation.

I spent a lot of the day modifying the firmware for my #keyball61 #keyball for my preferred layout and also to add a trackball sensitivity threshold, a mouse-only layer, and also per-layer lighting.

Made some chicken noodle soup!

Despite missing some chicken (store was out of what I wanted) and celery (similarly out) AND my bay going missing, it turned out well.

Obligatory picture of the new keyboard (a keyball61). It's been a massive relief to not have to move my arm to get to my mouse, even if the trackball is less precise.

Vital context: Noa is the older of my two dogs