8hr flight and they make a announcement to close the window shades so folks can sleep but one of the flight attendants is picking at ice at 2am 😅
September 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
8hr flight and they make a announcement to close the window shades so folks can sleep but one of the flight attendants is picking at ice at 2am 😅
Rented a car over the past few days and had a thought; I should wear a helmet while driving in Seattle. Seattle drivers have always been bad. Ive been here since 2001 and I grew up driving in and around here for 19yrs but gave up my car when I moved to Brooklyn in 2021.
July 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Rented a car over the past few days and had a thought; I should wear a helmet while driving in Seattle. Seattle drivers have always been bad. Ive been here since 2001 and I grew up driving in and around here for 19yrs but gave up my car when I moved to Brooklyn in 2021.
This roll of film was a good reminder to shoot more black & white. Photos from February in Japan.
March 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This roll of film was a good reminder to shoot more black & white. Photos from February in Japan.
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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On the subject of people traveling to the US right about now: Fuck, if I were from another country and I didn't need to come, I sure as hell wouldn't, the current administration has made it clear traveling here isn't safe, and why not take them at their word, there's a whole world to visit
March 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
On the subject of people traveling to the US right about now: Fuck, if I were from another country and I didn't need to come, I sure as hell wouldn't, the current administration has made it clear traveling here isn't safe, and why not take them at their word, there's a whole world to visit
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Video shows former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte being arrested on a plane at Manila airport on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant over alleged crimes against humanity during his crackdown on drugs.
March 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Video shows former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte being arrested on a plane at Manila airport on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant over alleged crimes against humanity during his crackdown on drugs.
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rainy days with pompompurin and his friends muffin & mint 💫
February 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
rainy days with pompompurin and his friends muffin & mint 💫
Sometimes I look at Japanese ppl’s social and they use the 🕊️ emoji in the opposite way that my American brain does. I associate and reserve 🕊️ for people that have died/ RIP and not a love/peace/harmony ~casually~ post.
February 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Sometimes I look at Japanese ppl’s social and they use the 🕊️ emoji in the opposite way that my American brain does. I associate and reserve 🕊️ for people that have died/ RIP and not a love/peace/harmony ~casually~ post.
Jet lag from Japan ➡️ WA always takes about a wk for me.
•Day 0, 3hr “nap” followed by 5hrs sleep
•Day 1, slept 3hrs, had dentist appt at 8am 😭
•Day 2, slept 10hrs
•Day 3, stayed up for 26hrs 🤪
•Day 4, slept 4hrs from 11am-3pm
Got a wedding to shoot this wknd, 🤞 for my body to recover in time.
•Day 0, 3hr “nap” followed by 5hrs sleep
•Day 1, slept 3hrs, had dentist appt at 8am 😭
•Day 2, slept 10hrs
•Day 3, stayed up for 26hrs 🤪
•Day 4, slept 4hrs from 11am-3pm
Got a wedding to shoot this wknd, 🤞 for my body to recover in time.
February 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Jet lag from Japan ➡️ WA always takes about a wk for me.
•Day 0, 3hr “nap” followed by 5hrs sleep
•Day 1, slept 3hrs, had dentist appt at 8am 😭
•Day 2, slept 10hrs
•Day 3, stayed up for 26hrs 🤪
•Day 4, slept 4hrs from 11am-3pm
Got a wedding to shoot this wknd, 🤞 for my body to recover in time.
•Day 0, 3hr “nap” followed by 5hrs sleep
•Day 1, slept 3hrs, had dentist appt at 8am 😭
•Day 2, slept 10hrs
•Day 3, stayed up for 26hrs 🤪
•Day 4, slept 4hrs from 11am-3pm
Got a wedding to shoot this wknd, 🤞 for my body to recover in time.
Here are the apts I saw in Iwate last week. Didn’t like any of them enough to sign a lease. Apt 1 (2LDK): narrow w/ curved stairs I don’t love. Nice otherwise. Pet doors! Most expensive one we saw.
February 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Here are the apts I saw in Iwate last week. Didn’t like any of them enough to sign a lease. Apt 1 (2LDK): narrow w/ curved stairs I don’t love. Nice otherwise. Pet doors! Most expensive one we saw.
Social media video pet peeves: when people tap the products with their nails. Right up there with food videos where they rip into something with their bare hands (ie cream filled bun) 😖
February 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Social media video pet peeves: when people tap the products with their nails. Right up there with food videos where they rip into something with their bare hands (ie cream filled bun) 😖
Morioka is the capital of Iwate 😔 Going to Iwate in 3 days, hope my parents stocked up on eggs and hope their neighbors chickens are ok 😔
Japan loses control of bird flu.
3.7 million birds culled in latest outbreak.
Morioka City is hit.
Movement restrictions have been slapped on farms within 3 km of the outbreak.
3.7 million birds culled in latest outbreak.
Morioka City is hit.
Movement restrictions have been slapped on farms within 3 km of the outbreak.
February 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Morioka is the capital of Iwate 😔 Going to Iwate in 3 days, hope my parents stocked up on eggs and hope their neighbors chickens are ok 😔
The US is fucking around and finding out.
Breaking News: China swiftly announced a series of retaliatory measures after President Trump’s 10% tariffs on all Chinese products went into effect.
Trump Ratchets Up Tariffs on China, Drawing Swift Response From Beijing
A 10 percent tariff on Chinese products took effect on Tuesday, and China announced retaliatory measures, including tariffs and investigations of U.S. companies.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The US is fucking around and finding out.
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We just published a 3,000 word feature on Elon Musk's incursion into the federal government.
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
February 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
We just published a 3,000 word feature on Elon Musk's incursion into the federal government.
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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Days like this can be hard and take a toll on our mental health, but they are temporary: bit.ly/3CrlD8S
February 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Days like this can be hard and take a toll on our mental health, but they are temporary: bit.ly/3CrlD8S
Having lived in Seattle for a majority of my adult life (+brief 3 years in Brooklyn) has shaped what I perceive as expensive and affordable. My parents lived in the Seattle metro area for 20+ years but moved back to Iwate, Japan 4 years ago. 1/3
February 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Having lived in Seattle for a majority of my adult life (+brief 3 years in Brooklyn) has shaped what I perceive as expensive and affordable. My parents lived in the Seattle metro area for 20+ years but moved back to Iwate, Japan 4 years ago. 1/3
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And now to start a needlepoint project for a friend.
January 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
And now to start a needlepoint project for a friend.
My buddy bleeping ❤️🐈⬛❤️
January 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My buddy bleeping ❤️🐈⬛❤️
Every day is Omelette Day for me.
January 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Every day is Omelette Day for me.
Waiting to hear back from an apartment in Japan to see if they allow cats (surprisingly v hard to find rentals for cat owners). Hoping I can go see it next week. Trying to bounce ASAP.
January 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Waiting to hear back from an apartment in Japan to see if they allow cats (surprisingly v hard to find rentals for cat owners). Hoping I can go see it next week. Trying to bounce ASAP.
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I did hear a rumor that the Toronto Blue Jays were runner-ups for Rantanen.
January 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I did hear a rumor that the Toronto Blue Jays were runner-ups for Rantanen.
Sad day.
The trade is official.
Mikko Rantanen is off to the Carolina Hurricanes, and in return the Colorado Avalanche get Martin Necas, Jack Drury, a 2025 2nd round pick, and a 2026th 4th round pick #GoAvsGo
Mikko Rantanen is off to the Carolina Hurricanes, and in return the Colorado Avalanche get Martin Necas, Jack Drury, a 2025 2nd round pick, and a 2026th 4th round pick #GoAvsGo
January 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Sad day.
I used my 50mm f1.4 lens for a few weeks after not having used it probably 8~ years and safe to say I don’t need this lens anymore… I’m kind of sad!
January 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I used my 50mm f1.4 lens for a few weeks after not having used it probably 8~ years and safe to say I don’t need this lens anymore… I’m kind of sad!