David R Munson//Somewhere in Japan
@somewherein.jp
Photographer, essayist, educator, bricoleur, wanderer, weirdo. Everything is interesting.
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Travel book! davidwroteabook.com
Prints drm.darkroom.com
Photography davidrmunson.com aleatorist.com
Writing somewherein.jp
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Couldn't find the picture I was intending to post and lost enthusiasm, but found this one, so here's a big (30cm!) mushroom from about 18 months ago, out in western Tokyo.
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Couldn't find the picture I was intending to post and lost enthusiasm, but found this one, so here's a big (30cm!) mushroom from about 18 months ago, out in western Tokyo.
Had an unkind thing to say about an awful person and their suffering, but that's not who I want to be.
So instead, here's a favorite local cat, in a place I've never seen it before.
So instead, here's a favorite local cat, in a place I've never seen it before.
January 13, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Had an unkind thing to say about an awful person and their suffering, but that's not who I want to be.
So instead, here's a favorite local cat, in a place I've never seen it before.
So instead, here's a favorite local cat, in a place I've never seen it before.
You can block individual ads, but not advertisers on YouTube, as far as I can tell, so I end up blocking ads from the same shitty AI video generator apps like 50 times before I actually see a decrease. And that's most of the ads I'm getting now: AI videos and vibe coding.
January 13, 2026 at 1:32 AM
You can block individual ads, but not advertisers on YouTube, as far as I can tell, so I end up blocking ads from the same shitty AI video generator apps like 50 times before I actually see a decrease. And that's most of the ads I'm getting now: AI videos and vibe coding.
I used to rip phone books in half as a gimmick, but now it's all digital and apparently it's not funny when I break phones in half instead
January 12, 2026 at 6:27 AM
I used to rip phone books in half as a gimmick, but now it's all digital and apparently it's not funny when I break phones in half instead
Found a strip club today that offers a student discount, which isn't something I've ever thought about as a thing that might exist.
January 11, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Found a strip club today that offers a student discount, which isn't something I've ever thought about as a thing that might exist.
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🚨PSA: Tomorrow is the last day of the 20% off sale for all foreign books at Books Kinokuniya!
January 11, 2026 at 7:48 AM
🚨PSA: Tomorrow is the last day of the 20% off sale for all foreign books at Books Kinokuniya!
Rode about 60km today in 3 sections in the course of going to Tokyo to teach, going to another place to see a friend, then going home again.
It was pretty great, overall. And cycling through Tokyo at night remains a delight.
It was pretty great, overall. And cycling through Tokyo at night remains a delight.
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Rode about 60km today in 3 sections in the course of going to Tokyo to teach, going to another place to see a friend, then going home again.
It was pretty great, overall. And cycling through Tokyo at night remains a delight.
It was pretty great, overall. And cycling through Tokyo at night remains a delight.
Rode to Adachi-ku to teach, mostly followed the path along the river. And you know what? These gates suck. There's too many of them, and they're entirely too hard to get through on a bicycle.
January 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Rode to Adachi-ku to teach, mostly followed the path along the river. And you know what? These gates suck. There's too many of them, and they're entirely too hard to get through on a bicycle.
Fixed two really frustrating mechanical problems tonight with my bike. Small things, but important.
And once again, I am really, really grateful to have learned these skills growing up. Being able to fix things is great. Very practical, but also very satisfying.
And once again, I am really, really grateful to have learned these skills growing up. Being able to fix things is great. Very practical, but also very satisfying.
January 9, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Fixed two really frustrating mechanical problems tonight with my bike. Small things, but important.
And once again, I am really, really grateful to have learned these skills growing up. Being able to fix things is great. Very practical, but also very satisfying.
And once again, I am really, really grateful to have learned these skills growing up. Being able to fix things is great. Very practical, but also very satisfying.
Wanted a recharge nap, and he joined me. I need to get up again, though, and he's not having it.
January 9, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Wanted a recharge nap, and he joined me. I need to get up again, though, and he's not having it.
"this level of emotion" is apparently a challenge to achieve
Color me skeptical.
Color me skeptical.
January 9, 2026 at 2:52 AM
"this level of emotion" is apparently a challenge to achieve
Color me skeptical.
Color me skeptical.
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I cannot overstate how much I hate Trump and everyone contributing to, participating in, or otherwise supporting the most corrupt, dangerous administration in US history.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations
Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groups
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I cannot overstate how much I hate Trump and everyone contributing to, participating in, or otherwise supporting the most corrupt, dangerous administration in US history.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The beard had run its course, so I have dispensed with it.
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
The beard had run its course, so I have dispensed with it.
Sure would be nice if the dems could figure out how to not be quite such chickenshit all the time.
January 7, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Sure would be nice if the dems could figure out how to not be quite such chickenshit all the time.
Just remembering the time the girl I had a huge crush on in college showed up to my drawing class to pose nude. Damn near lost my composure.
January 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Just remembering the time the girl I had a huge crush on in college showed up to my drawing class to pose nude. Damn near lost my composure.
"I do not have the mental or emotional capacity to deal with his loss, but sometimes, I sit in a chair late at night and quietly feel very bad. When the night is at its most quiet, I can hear death. I am very proud of my sadness, because it means I am more alive."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PUI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PUI...
WORLD OF TOMORROW by DON HERTZFELDT
YouTube video by don hertzfeldt
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"I do not have the mental or emotional capacity to deal with his loss, but sometimes, I sit in a chair late at night and quietly feel very bad. When the night is at its most quiet, I can hear death. I am very proud of my sadness, because it means I am more alive."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PUI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PUI...
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Don’t know who credit image to, but
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Don’t know who credit image to, but
Call me crazy, but I think you could make an absolute killing selling reasonably priced rotisserie chickens in Japan.
January 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Call me crazy, but I think you could make an absolute killing selling reasonably priced rotisserie chickens in Japan.
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The beard isn't going to last, but I'm open to interesting steps along the way of shaving it off...
January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The beard isn't going to last, but I'm open to interesting steps along the way of shaving it off...
I'm looking at track hubs again. There's no need for me to—I've already got a wheelset built up with Phils, which are pretty much impossible to beat IMO, but still. DT Swiss, Zipp, Level, Mack, etc. They all tickle me so.
January 5, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I'm looking at track hubs again. There's no need for me to—I've already got a wheelset built up with Phils, which are pretty much impossible to beat IMO, but still. DT Swiss, Zipp, Level, Mack, etc. They all tickle me so.
Tokyo/Japan photo people: anyone in the market for a starter 35mm film camera? I need to thin the herd, am open to selling for reasonable prices to good homes.
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Tokyo/Japan photo people: anyone in the market for a starter 35mm film camera? I need to thin the herd, am open to selling for reasonable prices to good homes.