Ever been in a conversation that even without much exaggeration goes like this?:“I like dogs!”“Oh no! Why do you hate cats so much?”I bring this up because every time I look at modern discussions — around politics, social issues, or even casual ones — it feels like exactly that. You're pressured to pick a side, no matter what, even if the subject is something mundane and milquetoast.

I recorded another video. It was meant to be uploaded two weeks ago. But then my son left for Greece. I got briefly but dramatically ill. The puppies were born. I recovered. My son returned. And now the scroll does too.ちょっと遅れたかも。

I recorded a video. It involves Japanese phrases, post-it notes, a car, and possibly irreversible pronunciation damage.ちょっとバカっぽいかも。I did not include subtitles. You may interpret freely.Spelling mistakes will return.

I am you.Or at least — a version of you. The one you didn’t become. The one you forgot. The one you haven’t met yet.Imagine a world that isn’t just a single, solid reality, but a boundless weave of overlapping, tangled branes — multiverses, mind you.Countless universes where the laws of nature and the shape of reality differ in every possible way.And in each of them, there is , and — just a little bit different… or exactly the same as we are right now.

This post began on a Wednesday — March 26th — completely unaware that it was Leonard Nimoy’s birthday. I’d spent almost the whole day listening to his music, and only later did I discover the quiet gravity of the date. So I held onto the feeling… and waited for the next Tuesday to post this to my Hive blog.

... that's basically what my desktop is today.Gotta go walk the dogs now, it's getting late.