Japan 2025 - Going Home

bob's been doing this cool thing where he turns himself into a worm for selfies

post office has the highest amount of old folks at it. it even has these can holders at every window.

eric said they have to throw away all their Mason jars when they get home cuz of how much yumi and all of use were like Mason is awesome we love mason, what would mason do? mason would have patience and thoughtful discourse and be handsome while doing it.

right below us was this fishcake shop so i finally got some and it was delish.

the challenge of finding places open before noon is real. We were trying for soba but it was close so we went to Woof Curry which is famous and i love japanese curry.

we took the train to the tokyo airport, all without incident. We thought it was nighttime outside but this is just a treatment on the window and this is the sun.

we bought almost nothing again. Here's a traffic safety charm in the middle which the monk at the temple told me i can write my name and address inside and he'll bless it which he did comically. Also 2 health charms for my parents.

the husky tie from cool guy brand Kapital. San sho spice, shichimi togarashi spices. and melon gummie candy.

he was happy to see us but probably also thinking where have you been arsehole!

not impressed

I'm left wondering like I'm left after every trip abroad, what's the point of life? Why am I living the way I do? Some of this comes from the inevitable yearning for an infrastructure that works. There's working train systems, subways, many other things that work. I never have to worry about my safety. Think most of the wondering comes from being enchanted by living again when i'm in Asia. Things are new, things are interesting. Maybe this isn't sustainable, I did tire after 5 years on the road. I used to have a life in Korea and a life in Japan and could now, which is what might fill me with this melancholy. I need to do some appreciation analysis and remind myself there's a cost for living in environments where you're constantly learning and being stimulated. And that there's a reason I lead the life I do now. NYC was once the only place I wanted to be. Do I just burn through experiences, dooming myself to unhappiness? I noticeably was more stoked about Kamakura because i'd never been there than Osaka which i'd been to many times. Perspective is something else I need to think about. The unexplainable pang in my heart when i'm there and when I leave is still there. I guess I'm still alive!