I had a some credit for the Apple Store so I got an app called Waterllama to remind me to hydrate. Wasn't sure if I was really going to use it but after a week of using it I am glad I got it. Before I was sure I was drinking enough water all day. Getting pinged from the app at regular intervals made me realize I before I was probably drinking a bunch of water mostly in the morning and evening.

You get to set up what you normally drink and then it has a hydration percentage that gets added and subtracted from your daily score. Water is 100% hydration, coffee is 60%, and alcohol is -50%.

Nice to get "am I drinking enough water" out of my head and into an automated system. 

My French press has a space of honor on the shelf with the coffee beans. We were cleaning out the closet and I found an old pour over coffee maker I got at the ¥100 store. I washed it out and made coffee with it just now.

The pour over one had a little more of a medium-roast, dry vibe than the French press. There is a lot more of the coffee oil with a French press. Good to know I can get bit of a medium skewing cup from a dark roast instead of having to get different beans.

Lately I've been experimenting with running in place during pomodoro breaks. It's blowing my mind how much of an energy boost you get after five minutes of desk jogging. Set a goal of 13,000 steps per day which works out to around 10 kilometers, I think.

Good for endurance and also works out the kick drum calf muscle.

My throat and eyes have been burning for a week.
Allergy season plus days and days of howling wind.
Sounds like a haunted house in our place.

I have a bunch of things to make and write.
None of it is happening due to arid brain conditions.
Cactus are growing inside my skull.

TL;DR: Discovered music at a Denny's and found sushi I need to try.

1. I saw someone with a Chris & Cosey shirt on at the local Denny’s yesterday. The name sounded familiar so I made a note. Turns out they are members of Throbbing Gristle after they split up. Stoked to add it to the MusicBox app which has become a staple app in the last month.
2. We were watching 孤独のグルメ (Kodoku no Gourmet or Solitary Gourmet) and the protagonist of the show ordered some sushi the shop ran out of. As an apology gift, the chef gave him a special roll with saba and gari (pickled ginger). Now I am obsessed with trying it.

I probably should learn the name of the procedure I had before I had it done. Looks like what I was calling "giant weird red bump on my back" is actually called a cherry angioma.

So zonked from the pain medication and other fun pills but stoked I got it done in time for our show on the 28th. 

Got lucky and found a cool yakitori place near our friend's hotel. Bonus points for getting a table outside on a hot night.

Things are easier with good tools. My new glasses rule.

Both of us were craving ramen so we went to a local chain shop called Miso Kuma (miso bear). We got one bowl of miso ramen and one bowl of salt ramen. Both were good but the salt one was way better for a hot day.

Huge full moon today. Got pizzas. Everything round-shaped today.