In Varying Degrees

anything christian • funny, nerdy, geeky stuff • anime/films/series/art/media i love • gets real personal here sometimes

[chierushi]

How the year 2025 ended for me, part 1:

A gashapon of photos of wanted criminals! I’m that weird, I know. I even encased the one I got in a cute frame lol. Apparently, they're not actual criminals.

Famicon disks. This store actually has plenty of gaming stuff. It’s nice to have this for locals (I was not in a touristy area).

Probably my most favorite food of the trip. The butter toast is to die for.

Tried Sukiya. We have this in the Philippines too but I never went. Delicious!

Ate Pino ice cream every day. またね

Doughnuts made of udon, chocolate flavored. You can taste the noodles. Masarap!

We went to a christmas market nearby, and most of the stalls have card payments. The tech nerd is happy, especially when she does not have any cash with her.

This is a Beatles’ themed cafe. The tea was strong.

We already went to this cafe before. Also ordered souffle pancakes that first time. I cannot believe I now prefer the one from a tea place back home.

There's a new ramen shop in my cousin's neighborhood. I love my dairy, so I ordered the one with corn and butter. Masarap!

My niece dancing to SEVENTEEN. As she should.

Castella in the shape of Hello Kitty. Masarap sana kung mainit.

Japanese toilets, the bad kind, can be found where tourists do not usually go. I've been to public restrooms that also smell unpleasant.

My drawing of うんこ.

My niece's drawing of うんこ. A very good depiction of diarrhea lol

Me at the exit of Unko Museum Tokyo.

Last day at the Azabudai Hills Christmas Market. It was magical! Unfortunately, there're too many people, it's raining, and we have two kids with us, so we couldn't enjoy the event.

Home Run Bar. We bought a box. Ice creams are still good even during the winter.

I have tons of photos of my youngest niece like this. She just learned the word しゃしん and liked taking and being taken a photo of.

Salamat Christian! Nanalo ako sa pa-games noong Christmas Eve.

Ramen kit available at the grocery. Gusto kong mag-uwi nito sa susunod!

Yakitori. We were right in front of the grill. Ang dami naming nalanghap na usok, pero ang galing na hindi kumapit sa damit namin yung amoy.

Cheese pork belly! Again, I love my dairy. Medyo nakakaumay lang kapag madami.

This is offered in two restaurants we've been to. What is this abomination lol

Found these shoes at a used clothing store in Matsudo. Cool! I am not into luxury brands, so sorry if this is general knowledge.

Also found a Starbucks charm just lying around here.

Me at the end of the day. My eye make-up still looks okay. I love the cold.

SEVENTEEN snacks at ドンキ! Almost complete. Walang Performance Team.

Tumblr has photo limit, so I will continue this post here.

[bedupolker]

I loooooove getting rejected. People should reject more. It's the "maybes" and ghosting that's just like too much. A firm but polite "no" is infinitely more respectful of everyone's time and feelings. Can we just do that?

[bedupolker]

You guys know this is a pretty normal human want and not a special accomdation to be saved for people with autism right?

[velvetcloak]

[scarletjedi]

Can the written form be Computer-Rendered Artifical Prose?

[sacred-portal]

[cargopantsman]

[nojamnojelly]

[parkayquarts]

hbo max blocks screenshots even when I use the snipping tool AND firefox AND ublock which is a fucking first. i will never understand streaming services blocking the ability to take screenshots thats literally free advertising for your show right there. HOW THE HELL IS SOMEBODY GONNA PIRATE YOUR SHOW THROUGH SCREENSHOTS. JACKASS

[parkayquarts]

somewhere out there is a guy who meticulously takes screenshots of every individual frame of his favorite tv shows and then painstakingly etches each one onto a roll of film which he puts into his old timey projector and recreates the footage as a silent film with his own lavishly hand-lettered dialogue cards and original score that he plays on his upright piano and charges audiences one shiny penny a play. at last, big media has finally outsmarted ol' Zachary Zoetrope

[theheroheart]

PSA for everyone who doesn't know, explained simply

this is NOT because of blocking screenshots, it's because of HOW streaming sites use your computer's hardware to optimise performance, which means the thing rendering the video and the thing capturing your screen aren't the SAME thing. so they can't talk together.

you can fix this by going to your browser settings, searching for "hardware acceleration", and turning that off.

[team-thickness12]

This also fixes screen sharing to other screens. It has been GODSEND

[lucarleigho]

type this in the toolbar to find this setting in firefox: about:preferences#searchResults

[mctreeleth]

ol' Zachary Zoetrope is back in business!

[justcatposts]

Every year a bobcat mama gives birth to a litter of kittens on my roof. I set up a camera this time around. 

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[takineko]

[supreme-leader-stoat]

Youth fascination with technology

[midnightmoonday]

universal mom noises of get the fuck down from there

[tetitasdelimon]

top 5 horror movies

-having a job

-not having a job

-applying for jobs

-the job market

-the concept of working my whole life

[purr-in-ink]

Happy Caturday 🐾🤍

[nn-ee-zz]

The first depiction of Mary and Jesus

[nn-ee-zz]

Before thousands of artworks made by hundreds of masters in the span of centuries, it’s clear that the first drawing was made by the hands of a child who just loved his mom

[thememedaddy]

[understands]

[my-flying-sister]

I love rebloging. It’s the adult equivalent of showing everyone the cool rock I just found.

[the-dandy-liar]

[00000066]

[zekeen]

[googiekitsch-deactivated2024071]

THIS SONG IS FUCKING AWESOMEEEEE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[googiekitsch-deactivated2024071]

HOW THE FUCK DID YOU DO THAT THERES NOTHING THERE

[malscare]

hi

[foolofworms-deactivated20251128]

Legitimately good example of how thorough you need to be to protect private information

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

fun thing about getting older as a dedicated lifelong non-athlete: i'm as fast and limber as I've ever been! which is not very. technically I'm in the best shape of my life. that is to say, middling

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

actually going from deeply-unwell-teenager to reasonably-functional-adult has inured me to the Common Laments of Aging:

"I can't run as fast as I used to" running is sweaty & gross hard pass

"i miss having stamina" you had STAMINA???

"ugh back pain" my inner teenager-with-scoliosis-and-mysterious-bone-pain is unphased

"ugh neck pain" do most people not spend the majority of their lifecycle hunched over screens from puberty onwards? if not that's my bad

"I used to be able to pull all-nighters" chugging energy drinks and depriving your brain of sleep to perform miserable labor is fucked up actually, and shouldn't be normalizd in or outside of college. given half a chance corporations would have your 60-year-old aunt hopped up on caffeine pills retouching powerpoints at 4am. thank fuck we're not expected to be 21 forever

"I used to be so flexible" why

"my metabolism 😭" kill your inner fatphobe, enjoy the comfy extra padding/circulation, buy a cool new wardrobe, and go forth, eat well, and GIVE NARY A FUCK.

"I miss having young knees" that one's valid

In conclusion my personal fitness goals remain, as always: to be able to carry multiple grocery bags, and go for a nice little walk (not jog!) around the neighborhood.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

let me rant for a minute about how fucked up it is that "fitness" gets pushed first on teenagers as 1) school sports/athletics (which cause a statistically enormous amount of lifelong injuries) and then as 2) instagram gym culture aka being skinny+muscular for aesthetics. we pretend this is what "health" looks like, and it's not.

fitness & excercise should be about improving your day-to-day life. which means fitness needs vary a lot by individual, age, medical conditions etc. here are just a few examples of what practical fitness goals can look like:

stretches/exercises to reduce pain in daily life (e.g. carrying groceries up a flight of stairs without being sore the next day)

increase mobility (e.g. walking around a museum with fewer rest periods)

increase stamina (e.g. running to catch a bus)

increase muscle mass e.g. to prepare for your 60s/70s, bc apparently that stuff sticks around and makes getting older waaaaay easier

increase balance/flexibility to prevent falls

build/preserve bone density to prevent osteoporosis

general injury prevention, bc that shit sucks

basic maintenance, to help preserve a lifestyle that works for you

screw this anti-aging bullshit. no one needs to be a professional athlete or permenantly 21. what we deserve is to be able to age comfortably and live long, fulfilling lives. fitness is a tool, not a moral duty. it should work for you, not vice versa.

[kosmogrl]

[thereignclub-trc]

What you do in private, shows in public. Reading shows in a conversation. Your diet shows in energy. Your discipline shows in confidence. Your focus shows in your results. You are what you cultivate when no one is watching. Prioritize your time & focus on discipline/consistency.