There are two words after a person says “Don’t worry…” which trigger the opposite response in me and those are “… I’m armed!”

(currently reading 2666 and this is how he ends a chapter. 😊)

This photo came up in my memories: a massive tapestry that took 1.5 years to complete and depicts 38 kinds of flowers. I wrote a bit about the Kyoto State Guest House a few years ago (with photos of its many modern treasures)

chadkohalyk.com/2022/09/2…

A vibrant and intricate tapestry showcasing various blooming flowers in shades of red, white, purple, and blue against a textured, multi-colored background.

Archery in my Uposatha clothing 😅

Chad stands about to raise his bow to shoot his second arrow3 arrows in the gold scoring a 29

Pide time!

Turkish pide and mug of ayran

Started The Common Good Economy by Mariana Mazzucato 📚

Already have a ton of notes just from the first two chapters!

Spent the day at the pow wow

www.stalewpowwow.ca

A group of kids dressed in colorful traditional regalia are dancing in a large indoor arena with spectators seated in the stands and along the perimeter.A large group of people dressed in colorful traditional Indigenous attire are participating in a powwow inside an arena with spectators seated in the stands.A group of people dressed in vibrant traditional indigenous regalia line up to shake hands with the winners of the dance contestA performer dressed in traditional attire is skillfully manipulating multiple hoops simultaneously in front of an audience seated on chairs.

Just before my very last semester of uni I borrowed money to fly to Japan and rescue my long-distance relationship. Was supposed to be only 7 days. Patched things up (we married!) but then all airports shut down and I was stuck. Got a job at a local uni as a translator. 25 years ago today.

Wow this takes me back: defrag98.com

(🔉 sound on)

Went to the new local cafe to do some reading and think I may have overdone it.

A slice of caramel-topped Biscoff cheesecake served on a gray plate alongside a layered iced pistachio and rose water latte in a tall, textured glass.

Started Soil and Soul by Alastair McIntosh 📚

Been going through the citations of @kissane.bsky.social | @kissane@mas.to’s #ATmosphereConf 2025 talk on “vernacular institutions”

youtu.be/mMIhkA8QE…

So now my device OS spread is fully maximized:

Immediately had to switch to Gnome. So I am now setup with Zen Browser, Bitwarden, Obsidian, Fastmail, all syncing. This is a good setup for my away missions into Z-Space. Just need to sort out the key bindings and I will feel productive.

I migrated from 1Password to BitWarden, installed Linux on my MacBook, then went for a walk in the forest around the lake with the fam. How is your Labour Day weekend going?

Chad stands surrounded by trees on a nature trailSome sort of mushroom that looks like it is capturing gooey tree sap. Calm ripples of a lake with blue sky and poofy clouds on the horizonReverse angle shot of the lake with lots of marshy cattails and grasses, framed with a couple branches of deciduous trees above.

Finished Capitalist Realism Is There No Alternative? 📚

Wish I’d read this when it came out but tbh I don’t think I would have got it at the time. Can see why it was popular, but also why it was dismissed. Don’t usually read “cultural criticism” but was a fun lens to explore political philosophy

Made it to 100 pages of 893 in 2666 by Roberto Bolaño 📚

Wow, the detail, the sidebars, the swerves and yaw. I can see how this could be tiring, but so far loving it.

Surgery complete. Now officially a cyborg. (Unfortunately not a centaur)

Back on my archery shi 🏹

Target with three arrows barely in the gold

“building a generator of alternative energy”

Remember folks, this is what we are doing together.

Rode my bike down to the Biodiversity Park and took a selfie with a young 200 year tree! 🌲🚴

Low angle shot of a 53 meter tall tree200 year old bark closeupchad points at the tree in an "ussie"

Roberto Bolaño loves himself a comma, eh?