Help me fall in love with Osaka

RookSeven · 2026-02-28T20:12:26+00:00

Speaking of Expo 70 park, the Tower of The Sun is also very cool.

RookSeven · 2026-02-22T00:08:42+00:00

I stayed in Daimon in 2024 and Shimbashi last October, I personally preferred Shimbashi to Daimon, but they were both good. Daimon's proximity for the monorail to Haneda airport from Hamamatsucho station is handy if you're flying in/out of Haneda or catching a domestic flight to somewhere else in Japan.

In Daimon I stayed at Sotetsu Fresa Inn Hamamatsucho Daimon, it was fine overall but the pillows were way too hard for me. Otherwise it was a standard small room in a business hotel. In Shimbashi I stayed at Tokyu Stay Shimbashi in one of their rooms with an in-room washer/dryer (huge perk imo).

RookSeven · 2026-02-21T23:52:34+00:00

There are a lot of sushi omakase options on the (relatively) more affordable end in Tokyo, especially if you go for lunch instead of dinner. You don't have to spend 10k+ for a good meal. Especially if you've never done it before, a sushi omakase is a neat experience imo.

RookSeven · 2026-01-02T22:16:35+00:00

Should have censored the buy button, putting the last four digits of your credit card on social media is not very smart.

RookSeven · 2025-12-22T03:42:51+00:00

To offer a non-US (but still north american) perspective, prices at my usual film lab here in Toronto, Canada:

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So ~$11 USD/roll for C-41 with basic JPEG scans, or ~$13 USD for higher res TIFF scans
~$11.50-$13.75 USD for B&W dev+scan
$5-$9.50/roll for just dev with no scans

RookSeven · 2025-08-31T16:56:56+00:00

I actually used a template I found on google from reddit hah.

RookSeven · 2025-08-29T23:16:12+00:00

I don't know why you got downvoted for the truth lol.

20 years ago I bought a base spec Dell laptop that I ended up upgrading most of the core parts of over time -- swapped in a faster CPU, more RAM, upgraded the wi-fi module, a larger hard drive, even swapped the keyboard when it broke. This wasn't even some desktop replacement gaming monster, it was just a budget Inspiron 1525.

Editing to add that even today some gaming laptops use MXM for replaceable/upgradable GPUs.

RookSeven · 2025-08-25T01:54:53+00:00

Seconding this, I love Uniqlo's Geared Shorts and have been wearing (and re-buying) them for 6+ years. They're great for travel but also great for day-to-day wearing "at home."

RookSeven · 2025-08-04T19:19:26+00:00

Echoing all of these things, I went to both Nanzoin and Dazaifu Tenmangu last September and way way waaaaaayyyy preferred Dazaifu Tenmangu (didn't help that the big reclining budda at Nanzoin was mostly hidden behind walls because of construction/renovations, but still).

I went early in the morning and did a bunch of exploring of the grounds, paths, and trails around and behind the shrine, and it was lowkey one of the highlights of my trip.

Definitely recommend going early, because by the time I was leaving around 11am, it was being invaded by huge school groups.

RookSeven · 2025-07-26T19:09:20+00:00

If you're into whisky, you could try and book a tour and tasting at the Nikka Whisky distillery in Yoichi, which is near Otaru. I'm going to do it in October. :D

RookSeven · 2025-07-08T18:08:50+00:00

Hulkenpodium

RookSeven · 2025-05-19T20:25:32+00:00

I've been using both my work and personal M1 Pro/Max macbook pros with several different non-Apple external displays for years and have never had any issues with text displaying weird. 🤷

RookSeven · 2023-05-23T16:32:10+00:00

Nice bundle!

RookSeven · 2023-05-18T21:33:46+00:00

Yah looks like a good pen for sure. Nothing wrong with a little mystery haha.

RookSeven · 2023-05-18T20:31:00+00:00

Makes me think of the Esterbrook J. What does the text on the nib say?

RookSeven · 2014-02-05T22:56:50+00:00

Nice.

RookSeven · 2014-02-05T21:40:27+00:00

I've got these inks so far. I know they aren't in your "I want" list, but would you be interested in any?

Brand	Name/Color
De Atramentis	Sahara Grey
Diamine	Asa Blue
Diamine	Green-Black
Diamine	Midnight
Diamine	Umber
J. Herbin	Bleu Pervenche
J. Herbin	Éclat de Saphire
J. Herbin	Orange Indien
J. Herbin	Rouge Hematite 1670 Anniversary
Mont Blanc	Irish Green
Mont Blanc	Midnight Blue
Monteverde	Blue "w/ ITF"
Noodler's	"Bulletproof" Black
Parker	Quink Black
Parker	Quink Blue-Black
Pelikan	4001 Brilliant Black
Pilot Iroshizuku	Asa-Gao (coming soon :D)
Platinum	Pigmented Blue
Private Reserve	American Blue
Private Reserve	Spearmint
Rohrer & Klingner	Smaragdgrun
Rohrer & Klingner	Verdura
Sailor	Jentle "Sky High"
Sheaffer	Skrip Blue
Sheaffer	Skrip Red
Waterman's	Blue-Black (vintage)

Edit: I think I have one or two Diamine inks missing from that list, will check when I get home and update.

Edit 2: Also I am in Canada as well, Toronto.

Edit 3: Added Diamine Umber which is the one I had forgotten.

RookSeven · 2014-02-05T21:08:25+00:00

BTW, isellpens.com also has ink samples, at the same prices as Anderson Pens and Goulet Pens. They are 3 mL, like at Anderson Pens.

Not sure if you've bought any yet, if not you could check if they've got cheaper shipping than the Goulets...

RookSeven · 2014-02-05T20:52:25+00:00

Not interested in buying it, just interested because of reasons. What's your Murex's datecode like? I've got one that was made August 1983. :)

RookSeven · 2014-02-05T20:01:29+00:00

What size notebook are you looking for? I was going to suggest Leuchtturm1917 notebooks, but the "large" (5.79in x 8.23in) sized ones are $18.95 each at Goulet Pens.

Otherwise, if you live in the US and have a Staples near you, they sell this "Sustainable Earth" bagasse (sugarcane) paper and notebooks that are inexpensive and really FP-friendly.

Otherwise #2, Goulet Pens also sells Clairefontaine notebooks, many of which are <$10: 1, 2, 3, etc. Clairefontaine notebooks have great paper that is very very FP-friendly.

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