Had a rather lovely weekend seeing friends old and new
Joel Auterson
Hello! My name's Joel and I'm a software developer. No, not that one.
I run a tiny indie game studio called Bearwaves. I'm also a published poet.
I'm part of the Rare Mammals collective, and am an alumnus of Southbank New Poets and Barbican Young Poets. I work in the games industry.
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Having a fantastic time with Dragon’s Dogma 2, to my relief
Had a lovely time with Botany Manor. Short and sweet.
New build smell
It is with deep regret I announce that I am back in the UK, a country I already had a strong dislike of which has blossomed into deep hatred from simply being elsewhere for twenty days
Our last day yesterday so we went to Asakusa, had wonderful food including some incredible wagyu, and did a bit of shopping.
Japan has been a revelation I’ll want to write about separately but suffice to say I’m deeply sad to be leaving this place.
Yesterday we went to Kamakura to see the Great Buddha, also saw a Great Butterfly, and went to the beach.
Spent Wednesday evening in Kabukicho - def worth a visit, especially if you’ve played the Like A Dragon games as it’s the inspiration for Kamurocho. Had drinks in the Golden Gai, met some lovely people, had far too much shochu.
There’s a Pokémon Center in the mall below it too which made me very happy
Had a very busy day on Wednesday. Went up the Tokyo Sky Tree which is just incredible views. You can book it online in advance. Tokyo: real big.
