Somehow on my last Japan trip I missed out on Hakodate shio ramen, but Midnite Ramen is here to educate me.

Another year, another damn fine coffee at Holy Mountain in Seattle for Twin Peaks day. Seattle's shrine to Lynch is here as well.

I'm just going to say it again: it's unbelievable that not only is virtually all of Macross legally streaming in the US, but that it's through Disney.

Heard about the Retro Game Zarigani fire this morning, still processing it. I was just there 3 months ago and it's the only place I've seen an FV2 cab in the wild.

Surviving the solstice the only way I know how: with locally made Belgian quad

On this last night of the trip, it's time to drink like a kaiju.

Might as well complete the trifecta of "poor alcohol choices"

I have now sampled the "oni saké" favored by Kikuri of SICK HACK and the "One Cup" saké favored by Gauma of Dynazenon.

I made it to @[email protected]
and ascended to seventh (moon) heaven. My feelings overflowed..with fire. And alcohol.

Unfortunate choice of advertising slogans at Abeno Harukas in Osaka