Sunny weekend in Odaiba: the surprisingly small Statue of Liberty, Venus Fort, and a newer ASIMO at Miraikan that can actually run — all for a ¥500 entry.

A typhoon is on its way… And I was actually planning to go out this weekend. Disappointing.

Returning a prayer tablet at Naritasan in Inuyama, I spotted a familiar name on a prominent pillar: Tokitsukaze — yes, that sumo stable from the news.

I had work in Ginza today. Passed right in front of ITOCiA, which opened last weekend to much buzz, so I spontaneously snapped a photo.

Tonight’s dinner was potato salad and hamburger patties. Both made from scratch. A little tiring, honestly.

Finally bought wireless surround headphones — Sony MDR-DS6000, ¥21,800 in Akihabara. Now I can binge 24 at night without bothering the neighbors.

24: Twenty-Four Season 5 is airing in the Kanto area — ten consecutive nights starting last Monday.

An 8 km autumn ride from Kamata to Kawasaki, noticing how Tokyo’s sidewalks are full of people in a way Nagoya never is — then home to attempt nikujaga.

XP reinstall overwrote the MBR and killed my Vista dual boot. Restoring it meant learning BCD and Bootsect.exe — notes from the trenches of 2007 troubleshooting.

Work has picked up — a meaty assignment landed on my desk. Good news, but my motto stands: overtime in moderation, enjoy the after-hours.

Found this at LOFT recently: A massage tool. There’s one at the office back in Nagoya, and I thought it’d be nice to have one in Tokyo too — so I bought it.

Autumn arrived overnight — 25°C to 16°C. Shopping for warm clothes at LAZONA Kawasaki’s first-anniversary sale, where I found something dangerous at Bic Camera.