Recent Media Consumed

Covers: Severance, The Phantom of the Opera, The Wild Robot, Dororo, and more!

Tone Shift: I Am Stretched On Your Grave

Occasionally I will be going about my day while my Spotify playlist courses through my earbuds, when a well-worn song will suddenly undergo a complete tone shift in my head. One such instance occurred recently, and I would like to inflict it on you.

Recent Media Consumed

Covers: Mein Kampf (first half), The Fox Wife, The Ancient Magus' Bride, and more!

One Foot

After one month of language class, part of my brain is screaming that there is no way I will ever be able to speak Japanese with any level of fluency.

Recent Media Consumed

Covers: Arcane, The Sound of Hope, Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, the Ender Saga, and more!

Not My Will

I think that I'm far more afraid of suffering than I am of death. At the moment, what really shakes me up is picturing long-term cancer treatments or thinking about Alzheimer's rewinding my memory a month or a year at a time.

2024 Goal Recap: What Now?

Legit, I forgot this was a thing until yesterday. The last two and a half months have been an absolute scramble. I peeked back at the goals I set for this year, so let's see where we are.

Safety and the Spirit of Exploration

Here in Tokyo, signs of safety and mutual trust are evident on every street corner.

Month One Thoughts

We are now four days into living in our new apartment.

Week One Thoughts

I sit in a three-story house in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan. "Three-story house" here means something entirely different than what it means in the US. If anything, people in old-style East Coast houses have a better idea of it, but it's even smaller than that.

Recent Media Consumed

Covers: The True Meaning of Smekday, Wonka, Am I Racist?, Slay the Princess, and more!

Trust is a Four Letter Word

How should we give our confidence to others, and how do we know who deserves more/ who deserves less? And moreover, if our trust has been broken by those closest to us and those that God commands us to love, how can we allow for trust to be restored?

Chocolate Sausage (or Cookie Fudge)

My Mother-In-Law continues to surprise me with fantastic dessert recipes that taste like nothing I've ever had in the US. Why is it called chocolate sausage? You'll have to read the recipe to find out.

Tea and Sushi

Most of the time, when I don't like a food, that's the end of the story. I don't like it, I don't need it, I take any good-natured ribbing and shed it. Ew, no thank you, enjoy that all for yourself.

Why Not Back Then?

I recently closed out a five day visit with an out-of-town friend that nourished places in my soul I didn't realize were that desperately in need. I looked at this week and struggled to put my emotions into words.