Reboot Diary, Day 11 (It’s a Good Day)
Back in the USA, it is Thanksgiving Day, the one day in the year I basically ever get homesick. I don't care much at all about holidays. Thanksgiving is the…
Reboot Diary, Day 2 (Mood Follows Action)
Scattered all about my place, I have all manner of questions, statements, and ideas written on index cards in black permanent marker. These are tools that help me when I…
Reboot Diary, Day 1 (Thoughts on Gratitude)
Today, I find myself on edge. I know there is a lot of work that needs to be done. Though I know I am up to the task, any time…
Reboot Diary, Day 0
NB: This post is eerily similar to the one before it, posted a whopping 14 months before. After that post, things got better. And then they got worse again, hence…
Two pair of scissors I’ve recently restored
Daily Thoughts for 2021-06-25 Friday
Many miscellaneous things today. At work now, and I’m writing this while my students do their homework. It’s strangely quiet in here for what is usually a pretty rowdy group of elementary school kids.
An overgrown garden and wall, seen on one of my lunchtime walks
Daily Thoughts for 2021-06-16 Wednesday
It’s been a minute since I’ve posted. I’m still here, haven’t abandoned the blog or anything, but I have been wrestling with a wave of depression recently. As I emerge…
Tsuki Shrine in Urawa, Saitama City, on the Morning of 2021-05-25
Daily Thoughts for 2021-05-25 Tuesday
Today, the sun rose at 4:30. I gave up on sleep about an hour later. Journal in hand, I set off to visit the shrine1 then sit in the park.…
Film drying in my bathroom
Daily Thoughts for 2021-05-19 Wednesday
It’s been more than a week since I last posted here and I feel like I have a lot to say, but also nothing to say. I am having a…
Closet invader
Daily Thoughts for 2021-05-10 Monday
It’s been a little while since my last post, largely because I’ve been caught up in a million things, distracted to no end, and more than a little stressed out.…
Tora demanding love
Daily Thoughts for 2021-04-30 Friday
It’s about 14:00 as I begin this post, and kids will start showing up soon, so this will be quick. As I noted in another post, this weekend I’ll be…