Day Three – Japan Trip 2024
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Day Two – Japan Trip 2024
Day Two – 1/01/2024 – New Years Day!
Day One – Japan Trip 2024
We went on a long-delayed honeymoon to Japan in early 2024, from 31/12 to 29/01. The next series of posts are my notes taken during the trip. Day one (31 December 2023) – Brisbane – Ueno
On enjoying hobbies, part one
One of the silver linings for getting older (and not like I see myself as old per se, I’m still in denial there) is a greater ability to spot patterns of behavior in yourself and your closest people. One of mine that I’ve been keeping an eye on is how I engage in hobbies, or learning anything new. Like clockwork, I am on a six-week cycle for new hobbies. I watched a playthrough of the Arkham Horror card game (shoutout…
The current tastes – what’s good in February 2024?
A quicker post today to capture my current state of mind – what am I enjoying most right now? Board games – My wife got me a copy of Wonderland’s War (from Druid City Games) for my birthday, so we’ve had a few rounds of that. It’s pretty good! I feel like we’ll need a few more games to better understand the levers we can pull and the consequences of our decisions, as we’ve both been pretty conservative in taking…
On podcasts, changing tastes and getting old – part one
Of all the types of media I enjoy, I could make the argument that podcasts are the most impactful on my life. I’ve loved video games my entire life; I’ve been on a board game journey over the past twelve months; I get enough use out of YouTube Premium that it’s a no-brainer for me; I’ve loved multiple sports (in person, on TV and increasingly online). I’ve even read a book or two. But podcasts help me function. A quick…
It finally happened.
I started a blog. To set expectations appropriately, this is going to be a project of self-discovery and learning. I have years of experience writing in an academic setting, and more years in a professional context; I am a complete novice when it comes to writing in my own voice. This blog is being established as a place to practice my writing, discover what feels good and right, and get into a habit of doing it regularly, but also a…