Whoa. The anthology “RARE” that features my short story “Lost in Form” is now an award winning one! That’s so rad.

Angelsey, Cymru has some amazing beaches. What a beautiful day.

Holy hell I felt accomplished when I managed to get past the 8th ante and win a game after 7 hours of playing haha it’s SO hard for me (but still fun)

If you have to maneuver your body around on it like a seal to reach the middle then what’s the point

Twin Peaks rewrote my brain chemistry and to this day I have never found anything that hits quite the same. RIP David Lynch

I finished a novel. That’s pretty neat (just working it on formatting it now)

Vertical POV shot of a parked bicycle next to a guard rail of a rocky coastal road in Southern Japan.

I love cycling in The Netherlands, where I live now, but in Japan I could bring a bicycle on a ferry and ride it around random islands. And I miss that also. (Yeah I am reflecting a lot these days…)

At least the UK and Ireland still seem to care about character actors! (Last I checked anyway)

Wide shot of Japanese jazz musicians playing live music at a local bar in Fukuoka, Japan

I miss the places in Japan where I felt truly welcome, like at this local, musician-led jazz bar in Fukuoka called Backstage. Being there always felt like coming home.

Yanagawa, about an hour or so from Fukuoka, features charming canals and specializes in river eel. Stayed here for a day (which is about all you need) and enjoyed its laid back vibe.

This temple next to where I lived in Fukuoka was one of my favorites. Dates back to 800 or something crazy like that although it was rebuilt along the way. There’s a really cool old tree on the grounds as well. This was taken during the new year celebrations.

Saw this awesome road stop on the same trip. Had a bunch of Shochu (Kyushu’s preferred hard liquor made from sweet potato) barrels stored in this long tunnel, a remnant of WWII if I’m not mistaken. #myphotos #japan #kyushutravel

Takachiho Gorge on Miyazaki prefecture. Went with a Japanese friend of mine who had a car and made this trip so much easier because of it. Got to see a lot of cool spots on the way - made me wish I had gotten my Japanese license but to convert my US one was quite the process #japan #potd

Oh I suppose I should add them here lol I don’t know how the Internet works mb anyway here’s a cool traditional inn in Kurokawa Onsen in Kumamoto Prefecture #myphotos #japan

I dunno what this type of architecture is called but this is the city hall of Fukuoka and I had my Japanese lessons on the third floor of this place. Loved coming here. It was always gorgeous in the autumn and they always had events and other things happening on the adjacent lawn. #myphotos #japan

Next, the wedded rocks and the white Torii gate in the ocean located in Itoshima, about an hour or so from Fukuoka, Japan. It was my favorite place to go on the weekends when I lived in Fukuoka. Gorgeous coastline.

A portrait shot of the famous tower of the sun statue designed by Japanese artist Tarō Okamoto

First up, my favorite statue in the world (that might technically also be a building I forgot): the Tower of the Sun designed by Tarō Okamoto and located outside of Osaka, Japan. Photo by yours truly.

Just gonna start dropping some of my favorite photos I took while living abroad so that people don’t just think my posts are me thirsting over fictional video game characters.

Looks like Manhattan Beach! Love that place.

The character Halsin from the critically acclaimed video game wearing a scrap of fabric and nothing else

I play BG3 for the plot.

The plot:

It’s either “baby” or “creature” for my partners cat no in between

Praying on my downfall

These screenshots of a kitten getting a deworm bath are killing me

Thinking about the shell grotto I visited in Margate, Kent that’s decorated with a million shells and has a circle cutout that aligns perfectly with the summer solstice. People have always been fascinating

This might be my greatest achievement

I suddenly got in the mood to watch Shrek after like 10 years. I tell ya what this is a no skip soundtrack

Baldurs Gate 3 has ascended I can now become a dinosaur this is truly a masterpiece

I can now shapeshift into an owlbear in baldurs gate 3 and wwe slam onto enemies this is truly goty

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