Congrats, quester! Very exciting.

Seriously y’all, this guy has W A I T tattooed at the base of his fingers (palm-side). It stands for Why Am I Talking? and he had it done at nineteen when he realized he would learn so much more about the world if he listened rather than talked.

I’ve known him for years and never seen a sign that it was anything less than genuine. (Though he can talk at me all he wants.)

I’m so excited for you quester! And yeah, heated seats are a revelation.

I had breakfast at A Happy Pancake.

Like the otter cafe it’s popular so you should get a reservation for it.

But I stumbled up to it ten minutes before it opened and got in.

I had an egg and cheese omelette and three of their specialty pancakes, which were nothing like any pancakes I’ve had before. Very light and airy with meringue but not like a Dutch baby.

Now I’m back at Teramachi (shopping arcade that intersects with Nishiki food market). This is where I played with otters yesterday.

There’s a record store here I want to check out then there’s a capsule toy machine I want to hit “Villain Yummy “ where the take the visual motif of a classic Disney villain and turn it into a dessert in tiny plastic form. Like the top of Maleficent’s head as a cake.

David, Japanese pancakes are a wonder all their own!

I hope you know how much joy your reporting from Japan is giving at a time when it is sorely needed.

brenda, THE GLOBE!!!!! AHHHHHH!!!! Inam also low-key crushing on said coworker.

I worked at the library today—which is joy. But I have a cold, which is not. Story time in a mask for the win!

I am demoralized by events. Are Fridays going to be trauma-inducing news dumps for the rest of this unholy administration????

Iam also low-key crushing on said coworker.

I took a friend to a Cubs game 10 years ago and he happened to be next to us (company tix) and she *still* asks about him.

Boarded my flight and two rows behind me is the uber toxic owner of my last company. He seemed very discombobulated that i was here and in a better (further front anyway ) seat.

“You’re going to …London??? On this plane?”

He did name drop that he’s off consulting with Cambridge and Oxford.

I could honestly not be more delighted at this turn of events.

That is hilarious, brenda!

“You’re going to …London??? On this plane?”

Bwah!

I got some Disney Villain Yummy capsule toys. But not the one I wanted the most! Dangit. That's how they get you.

I'm thinking about trying to get tickets to this show tonight. It's nearby: [link]