I struggle in the mornings too much to make it out in time for those morning-only deals😗

Yup... Pretty much any cafe visit around here is at least 1,200 yen for a lil sandwich and coffee. Some of the combos I used to get are now like 1,500. I got a raise this year, but these prices are more than cancelling that out lol Not that I even go out that often... idk

The constant heartbeat skipping is happening less than yesterday. Last night I felt a big skip when trying to sleep and I could feel my neck pulsing lol. Touched it with my hand and breathed in and the pulse was going crazy. Was nice knowing all 10 of you on here.

There's this place relatively nearby that does the most amazing cream filled donuts. The filling is actually flavored and it's not just bland whipped cream. They're also pretty heavy. Debating on going there now or getting taiyaki😊

Sometimes the ugliest looking dishes are the tastiest.

Was just listening to some Carach Angren and the line "fresh cannon fodder, brutally slaughtered" came up and I mouthed the words as usual but then stopped in my tracks and literally started crying...

YUP, shark week is right around the corner.

NARS has new $40 lipsticks with refillable packaging. The refills are $24. But knowing NARS, they're gonna discontinue the entire line in a couple years, sooo...

Makeup By Mario Ethereal Eyes palette is a whopping 12,100 yen
Shippig ¥3,089
Duties ¥417
Taxes ¥1,561
For a grand total of ¥17,167 aka $115 (USD) which is SOOOO much more than the US price of $68.
Painful hard pass.

Gonna swing by Harbs today and see what cakes they got left, for science. I'm prepared to be totally wrong in expecting there to just be mont blanc left, but we'll see.

The Maison Margiela Replica perfume store in the nearby department store is finally open. The last thing I need is more perfume...but I'll have to go investigate soon. 👀

Blessed with at least two weeks of WFH out of nowhere. No commuting means I'll finally be able to catch up on cleaning and more cooking. My computer at home is also actually fast lol

I think f5ve has a new music video dropping in a few hours. They're pretty much the only Jpop group I have on my radar right now. Hope it's good!

Youngest sister is going to have to stay home with the pets while my mom and other sister go to Miami for a little bit. That really sucks because she wanted to go too... Not many options for pet sitting on a tiny island.

Just admitted to a project manager that I only have 7 brain cells left

The lil pack of chestnuts I got from Muji for making chestnut rice was pretty good. The rooibos tea bags however are awful. 😭 I even tried using two last night and it tasted like I was just drinking hot water...

I grew up on an island that's a British territory, so we spelled color as colour and such. Back then, I thought nothing of it, but now when I see "colour" I literally go "col-lure" in my mind 😓

Like I mentioned in my last blog post, Japan's love for chestnut desserts knows no bounds.

Harbs (my fave fancy cake place) has FIVE chestnut options out of the 12 menu items right now. 😅 They typically have two all the time (which is one too many as they're often left over at the end of the day?)

It's perfect nap weather, but I'm at the office...

Just started reading The Jakarta Method and it's great so far. Easy to digest for regular degular people.

Just started reading The Jakarta Method and it's great so far. Easy to digest for regular degular people.