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This Set Was Made for Me
Look, I don't buy LEGO sets that much anymore. I fawn over them, look at photos of them, but resist the urge to buy them. But this one got me. I could not resist. One hour ago, I didn't know this set existed, and now I'm going to start building it. This i
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Wakey Wakey
Headed onto my roof before 5am (thank you, early sunrise) for a few minutes to catch this color.
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Ume Soda
Japan has very different fruit preferences when it comes to flavored soda. Melon is a super popular flavor, despite being completely uncommon in America. Cherry soda, on the other hand, which is pretty popular in America can be found virtually nowhere in
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When Did You Get Into Disney?
It's inevitable. Whenever I meet someone for the first time, it will come up that I love Disneyland and visit the parks at least once a month. And their question is always about when it all began for me. So I show them this photo. That's me, when I was a
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Server Migration
When I woke up on Saturday at 4am to use the toilet, I made the mistake of picking up my phone. Instead of sleeping, I opened a conversation from the day before. I clicked a link to Parakeet only to find the website wasn't loading. I went to this blog's U
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Perceived Stability
App icons that conform to the bounds of a squircle are no different from the millions of constraints that define the macOS and iOS platforms we design and develop in. Of course it is an Apple-defined constraint. Most platform guidance we follow to make ap
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Tamago Sando
I've lived in Japan for three years now, and today is the first time I've had a tamago sando from 7-Eleven. I go to 7-Eleven often. Maybe a few times every week. That's a lot more than I used to go to my local convenience store in Portland, even though it
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Guava Soda & Flamin' Hot Cheetos
Back on my bullshit. This guava soda is good, maybe too sweet? But these "New" (new to Japan) Flamin' Hot Cheetos? Guys, these are not "Flamin' Hot." They are barely spicy. Also, they're not even red! So I guess that is "New."
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Yoshikami Senjafuda
Went up to Asakusa on a shopping mission, but the shop was closed. Yoshikami turned out to be a worthwhile consolation prize, because hayashi rice was available! I asked the guy behind the counter if I could stick my senjafuda to the wall, and he took out
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