Last Updated: Oct 19, 2025 - (What is a now page?)

I wrapped up a nice summer by spending a couple of (very hot) weeks in Tokyo. As with every time I visit Japan, I’m already anxious to go back.

While there, I bought my long-desired Pany-Leica 15mm camera lens at Yodobashi Camera. It literally cost half the price in Tokyo as compared to the US, accounting for the exchange rate, duty free status, and tariffs. To an American, everything in Japan feels like it’s on sale.

This lens is probably my last Micro 4/3 purchase. As m43 cameras keep getting larger, I don’t see the value of the small sensor. I think OM Systems and Panasonic are missing the “micro” point of Micro 4/3. Where’s our new compact GM1, E-PM1, or PEN-F?

I vibe-coded a flexbox-style UI system in Love2D, but I’m still not sure if that’s the best or fastest game prototyping environment for me. I’m playing with Godot again to see if I can get in the groove there. I’m very comfortable in Unity, and I’m optimistic about its future, but the current amount of bloat and overhead makes Unity feel tedious to work with.

I think I’ll ditch Google Analytics on this blog. I’m not actually worried about privacy or big tech - those of you who are concerned about this are already blocking GA anyway. For me, it’s just that the GA dashboard is a baffling mess, mostly geared towards ad campaigns rather than basic site and traffic analysis. I like Microsoft Clarity quite a bit, and my only concern is whether it’s logging complete traffic from the EU, as I’m never going to add one of those annoying consent prompts to this site.