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  • Josui Kaikan - Day 41

    I discussed the integration direction between HDE Secure Mail for Online Storage and Google Drive with Ito-san; that night I was invited to Josui Kaikan, where I drank while looking out at Tokyo Tower.

  • Oeshiki Memorial Service for Nichiren Shōnin - Day 40

    I set the Chrome Extension aside and switched to unit tests, only to get stuck on Flask-SocketIO; in the evening I bought groceries, cooked curry, and came across a lively Oeshiki memorial service at a nearby temple.

  • Stuck - Day 39 May 1, 2026

    I felt physically and mentally unwell, and work stayed stuck on integrating a Chrome Extension with the existing architecture; after work, I bought daikon, shiitake mushrooms, and nagaimo to make lunch feel a little less repetitive.

  • Falling Behind - Day 12

    Getting sick made my progress fall even further behind, so I got up early for work and walked to the office from Daikanyama through the cool, quiet streets. Setting up Flask-OAuthlib went badly all day, lunch was a satisfying steak meal with coworkers, and by afternoon I was still lagging far behind.

  • Sick - Day 11
    Sick - Day 11 May 23, 2026

    After the typhoon passed, Tokyo's sky turned brilliantly blue, but halfway through breakfast a migraine hit and I had no choice but to take the day off and stay in bed. Chills, cold sweats, vomiting, and dizziness came in waves, and even when I briefly got up in the afternoon, I still had no strength and could only worry about my progress before falling asleep again.

  • Typhoon Day Off - Day 10

    I had already planned to stay home and rest. After getting up near noon, I did some laundry and made lunch, then spent most of the day loafing around. I had meant to look at some programming-related things, but did not get much done. I just hoped the weather would calm down by tomorrow so I would not have to go to work with an umbrella.

  • Budget Trip - Day 09

    On the second day of the first holiday weekend after starting work, I forced myself out the door and took the train from Shinjuku to Enoshima and Kamakura. I spent the day sightseeing on a tight budget, taking photos and collecting station stamps, unexpectedly wandered into Kodama Shrine to see a poem monument by Goto Shinpei, drifted all the way to Gokurakuji, and did not make it home until ten at night.

  • Sightseeing in Ueno - Day 08

    On the first weekend after starting work, I went to Ueno Zoo and stopped by a nationwide pottery fair on the way, where I bought a blue owl mug. The zoo was packed, and the elephants and hippos were impressive, but the red pandas were a letdown compared with Maruyama Zoo. After that I visited Toshogu Shrine, ate dorayaki at Usagiya, stopped at Yushima Tenmangu Shrine, then kept going through Ameyoko and Akihabara before finally dragging myself home exhausted.

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