{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - James Van Dyne","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/jamesvandyne","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"29579","username":"jamesvandyne","bio":"Developer writing from Yokohama, Japan. \n\nhttps://jamesvandyne.com/","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":43,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"James Van Dyne","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/","avatar":"https://micro.blog/jamesvandyne/avatar.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"88665974","content_html":"

The Week #303: jamesvandyne.com

","summary":"🩻 My upper back was wicked tight for a while so I finally gave in and went to the massage and chiro (sounds like those kfc and taco bell locations). The massage did the trick and I feel like the crunch may have also helped? Less convinced there 🧐. But it","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/2324ed9a-0946-4e8e-9ddf-5e2db5d6b3c1","date_published":"2026-04-20T20:52:22+00:00","author":{"name":"James Van Dyne","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjamesvandyne%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jamesvandyne"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"20:52","date_timestamp":1776718342,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88356581","content_html":"
Lunch Run
Back to strategic ends to runs. This warm in April does not bode well for summer.

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The Week #302: jamesvandyne.com

","summary":"📚 School is back in session and Leo is officially in the third grade. Second grade was really hard for all of us, so we hoping that this new year (and more importantly a new teacher) enables a better school life. Only 4 days in, but so far it's looking to","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/fb900861-4d99-438c-b7cc-56d8ea90e545","date_published":"2026-04-13T21:21:42+00:00","author":{"name":"James Van Dyne","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjamesvandyne%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jamesvandyne"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 21:21","date_timestamp":1776115302,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88047608","content_html":"📍 IKEA Restaurant & Cafe (IKEAレストラン&カフェ)\n\n
\nDinner before looking for a desk\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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\nCappuccino paid with points.\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location: Minato, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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The Week #301: jamesvandyne.com

","summary":"🏝️ We made a short trip to Okinawa (as you probably already know from my checkins). This was my first visit to Okinawa and our first domestic trip by plane. My impressions of Okinawa are two: the sea air really does a number buildings and holy smokes this","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/df00f4ec-0952-430d-83f9-d9994b29671e","date_published":"2026-04-06T21:19:34+00:00","author":{"name":"James Van Dyne","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjamesvandyne%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jamesvandyne"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 21:19","date_timestamp":1775510374,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87630931","content_html":"📍 Naha Airport (OKA) (那覇空港)\n\n
\nBack to HND\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location: Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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\nStarbucks with a view (which we could not see, sadly)\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location: Motobu Chō, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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\nMassive!\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location: Motobu Chō, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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\nEasy flight. Good vibes.\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location: Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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\nMaking a short hop to Okinawa
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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The Week #300: jamesvandyne.com

","summary":"💯💯💯 Somehow I've managed to reach 300 weeks in a row of posting to the week. 💸 Like the world is arranging itself to fit my blog, the exchange rate is back where it was when I posted The Week #200 ( ¥160 per $1 USD).  One day the exchange rate won't be so","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/e6a0213c-d07e-4c57-8188-c44f5ab0d088","date_published":"2026-03-30T22:07:00+00:00","author":{"name":"James Van Dyne","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjamesvandyne%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jamesvandyne"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-30 22:07","date_timestamp":1774908420,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87043016","content_html":"📍 Saza Coffee (サザコーヒー)\n\n
\nFriday latte and letting the Ginza line clear out a bit.
Location: Minato, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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The Week #299: jamesvandyne.com

","summary":"🎒 I went to Kamakura to visit the Patagonia store. Our plan was to drop off some of our worn clothes/jackets in their recycling bin and maybe pick up a backpack. But they had worn wear up front and when we asked where the the box was, she saw what we had","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/060470a7-ee0c-4c08-8ddc-cff183e1e8dd","date_published":"2026-03-23T21:02:01+00:00","author":{"name":"James Van Dyne","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjamesvandyne%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jamesvandyne"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-23 21:02","date_timestamp":1774299721,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86442618","content_html":"📍 Blue Bottle Coffee\n\n
\nPost health check meal, as is tradition.\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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The Week #298: jamesvandyne.com

","summary":"⏰ In almost 300 weeks, it's the first week I've been in Japan where I haven't posted on a Tuesday. Turns out it's harder to blog in the morning when little one is glued to you and you commute in to the office.🐶 Sophie turned 14 years old. Hard to believe","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/6a756007-a0d2-41ef-8505-cf7a8f3b3449","date_published":"2026-03-17T21:19:32+00:00","author":{"name":"James Van Dyne","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjamesvandyne%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jamesvandyne"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-17 21:19","date_timestamp":1773782372,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86236329","content_html":"📍 KUA`AINA\n\n
\nBack again so soon.\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location: Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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\nRare weekend cafe time\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location: Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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\nLetting rush clear a bit\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location: Minato, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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The Week #297: jamesvandyne.com

","summary":"🚙 I got my car back from the shop and not a day too soon. It's nice to be back in my EV with my one-pedal driving (automatically slows down / charges the battery when I lift the accelerometer), instant torque, and not adding to local/global air pollutants","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/34119f72-833e-4fb3-83dd-f3ebd3cb56cb","date_published":"2026-03-09T21:58:07+00:00","author":{"name":"James Van Dyne","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjamesvandyne%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jamesvandyne"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-09 21:58","date_timestamp":1773093487,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85376773","content_html":"

The Week #296: jamesvandyne.com

","summary":"","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/d7106ed5-d732-4ee3-a7c3-05c9ea76911a","date_published":"2026-03-02T22:18:57+00:00","author":{"name":"James Van Dyne","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjamesvandyne%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jamesvandyne"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-02 22:18","date_timestamp":1772489937,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85192961","content_html":"
Morning Run
Running commentary on the buds. Hoodie off at the end, it’s warming up in Japan.

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4.3km

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146.9avg bpm

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The Week #295: jamesvandyne.com

","summary":"","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/75b30aba-4504-4448-a5b0-b26a45ce0fcd","date_published":"2026-02-23T22:36:55+00:00","author":{"name":"James Van Dyne","url":"https://jamesvandyne.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fjamesvandyne%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jamesvandyne"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-23 22:36","date_timestamp":1771886215,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84773704","content_html":"📍 Doutor Coffee Shop (ドトールコーヒーショップ)\n\n
\nWaiting for a watch battery change.\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Morning Run with Leo
Had a partner on the run. Pushed him up the hills and stopped by the conbini (though photographed is a sushi-go-round)

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4.0km

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37.9min

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23.6m climbed

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138.6avg bpm

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@Omrrc So good innit.

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@Omrrc Yeah, it’s getting easier bit by bit.

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@Munish Thank you!

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@Omrrc Haha - that wasn’t my intention, but now that you say it…it totally does! Perhaps my subconscious mind at work.

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For making an image, I wrote a function that translates the geocords of my run to points of a line in a svg (and sometimes convert that to png).

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@starrwulfe Yeah! Trying to default to my kindle instead of scrolling on my phone. Turns out, you can read books that way. Also it wasn’t a very long book so it sounds more impressive than it actually was.

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@pel Thank you!

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@Munish Thanks. I guess it is. Moving goalposts and all. Consistency is paying off 🎉

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@chadkoh UK for a week, then Paris for not quite a week.

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@skoobz innit. Was half the reason I went there.

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@chadkoh Nearly died on the train it was so hot (no wind and all of the windows weren’t openable). But yes, the heat is so much more bearable. It’s making me question my life choices.

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@chadkoh I imagine it would have been fantastic. Such a good hotel.

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@SimonWoods Yeah - I wonder if you couldn’t get there too with just a dedicated keyboard / mouse / monitor that way you still have the option of taking it to the coffee shop. But also I also kinda like the of idea of forced constraints i.e. you can’t.

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@Munish Haha, yeah portions were a bit small. We split this + some spaghetti + a salad with egg / tuna in it.

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@starrwulfe Great idea!

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@maique Thank you!

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@mejh It’s a good cuppa. There aren’t many around, so I like to treat myself when I’m in the area.

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@Munish Thank you! It’s getting easier 😀

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@pimoore Thank you for the kind words 😊

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@starrwulfe Thanks for the shout - probably time I updated mf2py in Tanzawa…as that’s what I’m using to extract the comments from webmentions.

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@starrwulfe Yup, all went well this go around. Jiji even took all the kids to his house so the remaining adults could have dinner kid-free. 👏🏻

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@starrwulfe Good shout - I’m in the process of updating how bookmarks work in Tanzawa (in hopes that I use them more) and my RSS display of bookmarks should also be updated.

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@starrwulfe Indeed. I follow him on YouTube…but I’ve also just added him at @gaijinotousan@bird.makeup , so I can see his tweets now…can’t reply though…

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@rickcogley Daily hot as in daily hot fresh bread?! Photos from it look much better than most conbini!

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@starrwulfe スッキリ〜

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@maique I’ll have to take a picture of the one near my house. It’s technically much closer than the 7-11, but for the longest time they only took cash and Paypay (a QR code based payment system), which I don’t use…I only go when I’d really like an after-work beer and there isn’t any in the house.

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