New Blog

I was just looking back through some old posts and decided I should probably leave this blog as it is and start a new one for who I am now. I'll probably copy over the 2026 things that I've posted here already, and maybe archive them from here... we'll see...and with that, peace out IamMouse...

Outing with Big Brother

13 June 2026

Jump rope: 6min total (30/30 x 12)
Hindi: none today
Yoga: none today
Insight: I can take 15min each day just to jump rope. It doesn't have to be when I wake up or after work. I just have to do it each day.

I went with Amar to the Square Enix Cafe in downtown LA. I bought him a Vivi plush that he was looking at but put back because he said it was too expensive and he was also buying some other things. It's his birthday on Monday, and I know he appreciated it. I ate this grey curry that was Dragonquest Metal Slime themed. It tasted like a normal curry. I enjoyed it. The Slime drink was pretty tasty.

We went through some gasha-pon shops in Little Tokyo before heading to Del Amo mall. I grabbed a Kaiju No. 8 crewneck jumper and Princess Mononoke quarter zip at Box Lunch (clearance buy 1 get 2 free!!) Also got the PM quarter zip for Chris. Grabbed a mochi donut before heading home. 

Gonna watch a show and eat dinner, then maybe do some reading before bed. I'm enjoying "City of Brass" quite a bit. I've noticed that these sorts of books feel like watching a movie or a show in the way that I imagine the events and the characters. I don't necessarily "see" them, but I feel like I experience it in my brain in a similar way somehow...

Well, that's it for today. 

Peace n stuff,
Dojo

Growth Journal Idea

 I was recommended for a simple "Growth journal" to use this format, and I think I like it:

June 11, 2026
Jump rope: 6 minutes
Hindi: Reviewed lesson 3
Yoga: 10 minutes
Insight: I keep treating hobbies like obligations instead of companions.

This particular one above ^^^ is NOT true or accurate. Just an example.

I feel like I should do something like this everyday right here; either above or below my general journal entry.

I didn't jump rope today. I was planning to, but after work I took a nap, and I really needed to just rest.

I had my Hindi lesson, which was great. It's raining a lot in Delhi today, so we just used whatsapp instead of the tutoring website. I'm not entirely sure why I'm not being specific about the details. Maybe for a sense of mystery or privacy or something. Something to think about later maybe.

Oh my gawd, I just fixed my darn cursor. It always disappears inside of text boxes. I just went into the customization per google search, and changed it to the inverted cursor. So much better...

Back to your regularly scheduled journal entry...

My tutoring session was insightful. I'm picking up on certain phrases more than others, and have a fairly good understanding of what I'm being asked most of the time.

I did some general stretching, no yoga.

I forgot to finish this on Friday, and it's Saturday now... o_O ah well...

Coming Back

I can't believe blogger still exists and hasn't been redeveloped into some overly complex platform for likes and views and analytics and ads. I loved this place. And here I am again...

Today, I came home from a fairly good day at work. It was not a particularly easy day, but also not very tough either. I'm happy with that. Sometimes the most uneventful days, though appreciated for not having to hold in frustration over team members' lack of maturity, or run across the warehouse to solve some big jam or problem (which I enjoy sometimes), can be quite boring, unsatisfying...and such other words.

But yea, work was alright today. I came home looking forward to my language tutoring lesson, but my tutor wasn't feeling well. I did end up wrecking my brain a bit trying to figure out how to reschedule the lesson without cancelling and losing out on the session, though it seemed unusually easy to mess up and lose out. Once that was solved (which is still technically not entirely solved because my tutor never responded about what day/time would work for him), I got lost trying to organize some things in my life, as one does. Balancing my spiritual journey with my physical health goals, and I managed to come up with some goals for the next 6 months:

Jump rope comfortably for 15-20 minutes,
Have a consistent yoga practice,
Keep up with my Hindi lessons,
Feel more awake while reading.

With this, I feel like I'll be able to feel more alive in my life, and more present. I've been going through my days half asleep, literally. I'm SO tired / low energy / fatigued ALL THE TIME, and the last I spoke with my doctor about it, and did some blood tests, I was normal. All around healthy as far as those tests could tell. I do plan to get tests done again soon. 

Topic hop: I've found that I struggle to consistently read anything non-fiction. At least, anything that I thought I'd be interested in. So for now, I'm sticking to my fiction stuff until I'm not dosing off within 10 minutes of reading.

So, after those goals were set, I went outside and jump-roped for a total of 6 minutes (12 30-second intervals with 30-second rests in between). It's a decent start.

I did about 15 minutes of yoga: 3 sets of sun salutations.

I showered, cooked dinner, ate while reading "The City of Brass" by S. A. Chakraborty, and I crocheted a little frog for my god-daughter. I hope she likes it. I'm really proud of this one. 

It's the purple one in the picture. The ninja one is pretty funny. Color changes aren't too difficult. The green one is for my cousin. The pink one looked like it had a mustache, so I made it a black shirt, and it became the French frog. I just need to source a small red scarf for him.

The purple one, if not obvious, is based on Rumi from K-Pop Demon Hunters. Here you can see the braid better. I'm really happy with how it came out. :D

And I ended my day with some bourbon biscuits and a glass of oat milk. Off to lay in bed and read some more as I dose off. Until next time!

-- Dojo