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12.19.24
This is my new cookbook from 1984 that is Amish themed. I like how cookie is spelled “cookey.” 






12.18.24

Hi guys. This is my blog. Shoutout to Quinn for finally making me realize it was time to get serious...


Life is good. I live in SAKYO WARD KYOTO. Here is a description of SAKYO WARD written by a gay guy who has a blog about Japan that Mari found. 



Honestly idk if this is the most accurate description. But you get the vibe.

Every day I go to an Italian themed coffee shop near my house run by one man who is alwaying wearing the same outfit of a beanie and pair of selvedge denim jeans. I sit at a table next to this tiny plastic sow and her piglets.



I think I may be this cafe’s most regular customer. I’m honestly getting a bit embarassed by how often I’ve been going but Kyoto has gotten so cold and this is the only cafe that serves espresso (because of the Italian theme). The other clientale fit a very specific vibe...they are in their thirties/fourties and wear trench coats and glasses. 

I’ve noticed most local places in Kyoto seem to have some sort of theme. And when people choose a theme in Japan they commit to it.

There’s a Beatles themed sento by Hyakumanben. 


It’s also right next to a Beatles themed bar. I tried to go once but the menu has probably a hundred options and they all have random names like “JOHN” and no description of what the actual drink is. It was a bit overwhelming. If they ever have a live cover band again though I’ll go back.



Here’s a yellow themed kissaten: 




This bar/coffee shop is fashion themed? Or like Paris themed? Parisian fashion themed? They also have a giant poster that says Lola <3 



I like that so many places have themes. It’s kind of moving, to see so many places dedicated to a single obsession. I get it. I’ve always been someone who hyperfixates, who throws themself into intense obsessions. But honestly, I move on quickly. These places, many of them have been around for decades. They’ve picked their thing and they’ve stuck with it. And it never gets old.