James Van Dyne

☀️ It's the middle of May and it's already 30 degrees out. The few short weeks of spring are never long enough. At least it's still cool in the mornings and at night.🏨 One of my credit card rewards is a free night stay at a hotel. That free night was about to expire, so rather than let it expire I booked a guy's night at a hotel in downtown Yokohama for me and Leo. The overall day was a huge success but....🏊 The hotel's website says they have a fitness center and a pool. Naturally, I assume…

Evening RunBurning a bit of lunch off. Started off with some hills, think I’ll do that some more.Comment by email 5.0km 31.4min 36.8m climbed avg bpm

📍 Starbucks Breakfast with Boyo Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, JapanComment by email

📈 I noticed a few tech stocks (Digital Ocean, Intel) that I bought a few years ago that almost immediately went underwater have not only come above water, they've doubled. I generally don't like to hold too many individual stocks (it's a bit like gambling), so I took this as an opportunity to sell and buy my usual index funds.While they could (especially Intel) continue to go up long-term, I'd rather keep it boring.🎶 I've been listening to a lot of Deki Alem, the spiritual successor to The…

Morning Run5am run club. Should have pushed ever so slightly harder in that last km.Comment by email 5.0km 31.4min 18.8m climbed avg bpm

🇯🇵 A week after flying halfway across the world, I am back in Japan. Before my flight I've hung about in the lounge for bit. Being able to shower before the flight does make a large difference in comfort by the time you get off the plane. The flight back itself was pretty good: I had an aisle seat (as per usual) and there was nobody in the two seats next to me, I watched Immediate Family, a documentary about the session musicians (that also toured) with the whose who of rock-n-roll, and while…

📍 Gate B46 Almost boarding time Location: Hillingdon, Greater London, United KingdomComment by email

📍 Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Shower and a meal before flying to TokyoLocation: Hillingdon, Greater London, United KingdomComment by email

📍 Caffè Nero As is traditionLocation: Hillingdon, Greater London, United KingdomComment by email

Last day in London RunAll the runners are encouraging when you’re out tootling about.Comment by email 5.1km 32.0min 8.1m climbed avg bpm

📍 Maya’s Stores Flat white addiction. Location: London, Greater London, United KingdomComment by email

🇬🇧 I am in the UK for a short trip for work. It's good to be in these timezones and spend time with my team. The weather has also been really good, such that I continue to believe that the weather isn't as bad as they say it is in London. Or maybe I just time it right, every. single. time.✈️ On the plane I spent most of the time listening to music and watching the world go be underneath us. I really enjoyed flying over Alaska and Canada seeing the ice. Not normally something you get to see. Ice…

📍 Soho Square Taking a rest Location: London, Greater London, United KingdomComment by email

London 5kLovely seeing all of the marathoners out and about. Go runners!Comment by email 5.0km 32.3min 15.9m climbed avg bpm

📍 London Heathrow Airport (LHR) That’s a long flight.Location: London, Greater London, United KingdomComment by email

📍 ドトール珈琲農園 Fancy dotour Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, JapanComment by email

🩻 My upper back was wicked tight for a while so I finally gave in and went to the massage and chiro (sounds like those kfc and taco bell locations). The massage did the trick and I feel like the crunch may have also helped? Less convinced there 🧐. But it did make me realize that when I WFH I spend a lot of time looking left in some way or another so I am facing the camera in my laptop. Getting an actual camera that mounted to the top of my external monitor would probably be better for my…

Lunch RunBack to strategic ends to runs. This warm in April does not bode well for summer.

📚 School is back in session and Leo is officially in the third grade. Second grade was really hard for all of us, so we hoping that this new year (and more importantly a new teacher) enables a better school life. Only 4 days in, but so far it's looking to

Dinner before looking for a desk

Cappuccino paid with points.

🏝️ We made a short trip to Okinawa (as you probably already know from my checkins). This was my first visit to Okinawa and our first domestic trip by plane. My impressions of Okinawa are two: the sea air really does a number buildings and holy smokes this

Back to HND

Starbucks with a view (which we could not see, sadly)

Massive!

Easy flight. Good vibes.

Making a short hop to Okinawa

💯💯💯 Somehow I've managed to reach 300 weeks in a row of posting to the week. 💸 Like the world is arranging itself to fit my blog, the exchange rate is back where it was when I posted The Week #200 ( ¥160 per $1 USD).  One day the exchange rate won't be so

Friday latte and letting the Ginza line clear out a bit.

🎒 I went to Kamakura to visit the Patagonia store. Our plan was to drop off some of our worn clothes/jackets in their recycling bin and maybe pick up a backpack. But they had worn wear up front and when we asked where the the box was, she saw what we had