Left to Right: Mitsuwa Marketplace (JP Grocery Store), BevMo! (Alcohol Store), Costco Wholesale, CoCo Ichibanya (Food)
All these times are inconvenient for me, 'cos I finish my hike by 8:30 AM and once I park my ass back home I don’t wanna go out. 
Big chain stores, generic supermarkets, and fast food joints are (usually) open, but I rarely shop / eat there.
Huh, my favorite restaurant is locally owned and opens at 6am, don’t know about other places though.
Huh, my favorite restaurant is locally owned and opens at 6am, don’t know about other places though.
You would be annoyed a liquor store isn’t open first thing in the morning.
Henninger Flats Trail
Time at Start: 6:10 AM
Time at Destination: 7:20 AM
Time at Return: 8:20 AM
AllTrails Route: Henninger Flats Trail
Total Distance: 5.8 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
Bought some LIFELONG wheels (casters?) because a sexy person recommended them, and they were on discount for a limited time. 
First impressions are: they seem decently built, tho the branding on the side is bleh (I knew it was branded before purchasing, and it doesn’t change the bleh). Hoping these new ones won’t fall apart after the (allegedly) one year warranty. 
Can’t believe Herman Miller builds their exorbitantly-priced chairs with garbage plastic-ky wheels. They function fine, but get scratched up easily (also scratching the floor in the process) and make this horrendous metallic rattling that’s reminiscent of cheap sub-$50 office chairs.
Swapped in the new wheels in the morning, and they’re significantly less audibly annoying. At least, that’s the impression I got from test driving it for a meager 30 min. 
(It’s actually really simple to set up, I just have things to do before I sit my ass down, like cleaning the old wheels before storing them away, and breakfast, and gaming before work, lmao. Once I sit down, I don’t like to get back up. 
)
Henninger Flats Trail (First Bench) via Eaton Canyon Trail
Time at Start: 4:05 AM
Time at Destination: 5:10 AM
Time at Return: 6:30 AM
AllTrails Route: Henninger Flats via Eaton Canyon Trail
Total Distance: 5.2 mi
Elevation Gain: 900 ft
GUUUH. 
Rockin’ BGM: Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes 
Henninger Flats Trail (First Bench)
Time at Start: 5:00 AM
Time at Destination: 5:40 AM
Time at Return: 6:30 AM
AllTrails Route: Henninger Flats Trail
Total Distance: 2.8 mi
Elevation Gain: 600 ft
What’s New with 'Chew:
nomodeset.nvme nvme0: controller is down: will reset: CSTS=0xffffffff, PCI_STATUS=0xffff
nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=5500.Cannot run in framebuffer mode. Please specify busIDs for all framebuffer devices.
lspci| grep -i vga, then create a .conf file in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/ with the BusID in place of xx:x:xx below:Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "fbdev"
BusID "pci0:xx:x:x:"
EndSection
https:// or :8006/ was neglected in the address bar, or that 192.168.100.2 was set as the IP address.I’m going through a lowkey existential crisis (don’t worry, it’s happened before) and wondering if I simply suck at computers.
The fixes work, but I’m wondering how these Internet people even figured any of this jargon out.
Henninger Flats Trail
Time at Start: 6:05 AM
Time at Destination: 7:10 AM
Time at Return: 8:10 AM
AllTrails Route: Henninger Flats Trail
Total Distance: 5.6 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
Temps are getting warmer, sunlight is harsher, and the bugs have woken up from hibernation.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
LOOOOOOL, yes. During our run the other morning, the girl was like “why did you stop tal–” and theeeeeen she started coughing wildly because cloud of gnats.
Mount Hollywood Trail
Time at Start: 9:15 AM
Time at Destination: 10:45 AM
Time at Return: 12:30 PM
AllTrails Route: Mount Hollywood Trail
Total Distance: 7.0 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
Went hiking with friendos today! 
Weather was generally decent for hiking. Docking some points off due to heavy sunlight and pesky bugs, but temps in the shaded areas and occasional strong wind breeze were very pleasant. 
Generic Scenery Photos
Lookit all that lovely, persistent air pollution.
Left: Glendale. | Mid: Hollywood Sign from Mt. Hollywood Peak. | Right: Hollywood Sign from Trail.
Normie Activities
Poké Lunch!
I’ve… had way better poké, and for waaay cheaper.
Thaaat’s Glendale for you. Damn bougie areas.
SHORK
IT NOM MY ARM. 
Not a DAISO shork this time, we found it at a Tokyo Japanese Lifestyle store and GIVE ME YOUR ENTIRE STOCK of plushies.
They had beanbag-sized plushies and I WAAAAAAAAAANT. 
Regent Coffee Bourbon Barrel Aged Cold Brew Coffee (Variety Pack) + Cakes / Pastries
Box of coffee is an early birbday present for friendo!
She likes coffee and has a healthy interest / curiosity in alcohol, sooo…
No idea whether it’s to her preferences, tho, and I don’t drink coffee, so I have no reference. 
I told her if it’s not up to her tastes, toss it to her plants and let 'em drink it. 
Griffith Observatory
The Observatory is pretty cool! It’s got a massive museum space! Fair warning, tho – I wasn’t aware, but apparently it’s a popular tourist spot. Expect unruly children, haphazard strollers, and clueless tourists if you plan to visit.
Had my mask on, but I am sooo getting COVID from such close proximity to these uncivilized masses. Ugh.
If you squint hard enough, you can prooobably make out the Hollywood Sign in Pic #3. It was barely visible IRL, and might look indiscernible in a shoddy phone pic. Hooray, Los Angeles air pollution!
Model of the Moon
Samsung upscaled my moon pic!!!
Sent from a Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus.
Celestial… Cosmic… Something-or-Other-I-Forgot
Normies: Oooh, pretty!
'Chew: …So which indigenous tribes did they appropriate these from?
Don’t bring me on your touring trips, I will be the most cynical killjoy.
Unless you have an equally cynical sense of humor, like my friendos. 
Planets!
This floorspace was biiiiiiiiiig. Reminded me of an airport.
Plenty of interactive thingymajigs too! One of 'em was a weight / scale thingy, which would approximate your weight on Uranus.
I think there’s an inappropriate joke in there somewhere.
Minature Model of Griffith Observatory!
Neat!
I think it’s the Observatory, but could be wrong. Doesn’t resemble the current Observatory, though it could be a historical snapshot?
Yes, there was a plaque. No, I did not read the plaque. 
I spent 14 hours being a riajū and doing normie things.
Extremely fun! Especially with the company.
But both my physical energy and social energy are spent.
Now to resume my natural state, being a hikikomori. 
PLEASE keep me up to date on this one lol.
Henninger Flats Trail
Time at Start: 6:05 AM
Time at Destination: 7:10 AM
Time at Return: 8:10 AM
AllTrials Route: Henninger Flats Trail
Total Distance: 5.7 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
Was reading about controversial stories and other media last week. With the exception of Unit 731 (real), most are fiction, though some are based on real experiences.
I’m aware that some of the listed material is actually standard U.S. school study material (e.g. 1984, Gattaca, Lord of the Flies), but I’d never encountered it under the British secondary school curriculum. It’s a lowkey suspicion of mine that whatever program or ministry that controls the British / Commonwealth standard education (e.g. GCSE, A Levels) intentionally avoids using media that tarnishes the image of the British Empire / monarchy.
Anywho, conspiracy theories aside…
The listed thought materials run a bit dark, but I’d still recommend reading them for the awareness / exposure, and the ability to sympathize with (real life) victims of those controverisal themes. Living life in a sheltered bubble with an idealistic vision / concept of humanity is unhealthy, methinks.
This is not the type of outdoor activities I was expecting to read about.
This actually unsettled my stomach a bit, I’m kinda glad to see I’m not completely desensitized to humanity’s bullshit.
Henninger Flats Trail
Time at Start: 6:05 AM
Time at Destination: 7:10 AM
Time at Return: 8:05 AM
AllTrails Route: Henninger Flats Trail
Total Distance: 5.7 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
Had a great week, and a great weekend!
Read here for weekend shenanigans, read below for Saturday shenanigans.
Been hiking with one of the Henninger Flats Trail regulars these two weeks. I’ve been acquainted with her for a long while now, maybe since last year? Anywho, she’s a friendly and wholesome sort, likes to talk about her family. Strikes me as very religious – likes to invoke “Thank God” – but is not overly zealous type and she always means well.
Also, she’s decently acquainted with most of the other Henninger Flats Trail regulars. 
Maybe that shouldn’t be surprising, she’s hiked this trail for over a decade, and lived in the U.S. for waaay longer. Knows a lot of them by first-name basis, or knows a bit of background info (gossip?) about where they’re from and what they do.
Has a very refreshing, hope-inspiring personality, a bit of a foil to mine and my introverted cynicism, lol.
Based
This got me thinking about if she’s (or in general) actually thanking God or taking the Lord’s name in vain.
Henninger Flats Trail
Time at Start: 6:10 AM
Time at Destination: 7:10 AM
Time at Return: 8:05 AM
AllTrails Route: Henninger Flats Trail
Total Distance: 5.7 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
Oops, forgot to post this.
Uhhh… If you like J-Pop / J-Rock, pleeeaaase give Afterglow × 96猫’s cover of「フォニイ」a listen.
Personally, not a fan of heavily synthesized or auto-tuned voices (so VOCALOID is out), but I do enjoy it when actual people sing and cover those songs.
Ayaneru and 96猫’s vocals are soooooooooo good. And female duets are just 
.
Tangent:
Was listening to a few BanG Dream songs the other day, and IMHO Ayaneru is… simply better? As in, she’s able to sing and manipulate her vocals in-character as Ran, and doesn’t sound awkwardly nasally, monotonous, or otherwise odd.
Although, I haven’t listened to RAISE A SUILEN (I’m under the impression that Raychell is a decent vocalist), or any of the newer bands.
Non Sequitur:
Some other BanG Dream song / cover recommendations:
Henninger Flats Trail
Time at Start: 6:55 AM
Time at Destination: 7:00 AM
Time at Return: 7:55 AM
AllTrails Route: Henninger Flats Trail
Total Distance: 5.7 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
Gotta burn all these birthday party calories.
Interesting Reads (Wikipedia Articles):
Henninger Flats Trail
Time at Start: 6:00 AM
Time at Destination: 7:10 AM
Time at Return: 8:10 AM
AllTrails Route: Henninger Flats Trail
Total Distance: 5.6 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
Would like to see Afterglow cover a 結束バンド song.
Tho, Kita / Hasegawa’s vocals are kinda high and Bandori might hand it off to Poppin’Party or Pastel*Palettes instead… 
They already passed 狂乱 Hey Kids!! to RAISE A SUILEN, 群青 to Morfonica × Yukina, and 踊 to RAISE A SUILEN × Yukina. All of which don’t agree with. 
ぶつぶつぶつぶつ…
Henninger Flats Trail
Time at Start: 6:00 AM
Time at Destination: 7:10 AM
Time at Finish: 8:00 AM
AllTrails Route: Henninger Flats Trail
Total Distance: 5.6 mi
Elevation Gain: 1,400 ft
Hm.
Last weekend was not great.
Granted, I did ask a friend for a favor, and it did work out in the end.
But:
This person’s known me for years.
If you don’t know 'Chew IRL, 'Chew IRL has a habit of being early or punctual.
By the time I saw the message, I was already waiting at the location.
What the fuck.
It’s been four days and I’m still mildly pissed (and PMS’ing, lol).
“Wasting my time” is extremely high up on the list of shit I can’t stand.
This isn’t even “late to the meeting point,” which I’ve been more flexible and less annoyed about.
This is straight-up, “I arranged a meeting on short notice, but didn’t check whether it was feasible on my end, and need to change the meeting time. Also, time is of the essence, but also you have an extremely short window of time to respond to this change.”
It’s fine. Probably won’t affect our relationship in the long-term, but I’m still feeling hormonal right now.
Also extremely disappointed.