Surprise Visits Welcome — Guests Galore

A sunny weekend. Apparently it's the first one in Tokyo since early August. Since it was a nice day, I went out. That said, it was only a "trip in spirit": I took a local bus I don't normally ride out to a distant stop, had a meal, and came back. Even so, it was a pleasant change of pace. Even on weekends, until not long ago I felt a bit unsettled if I didn't bring my laptop, but lately it's become convenient because I can chat with AI and make small document edits on my smartphone. Today someone contacted me saying they'd like to feature my personal activities in a magazine and sent a text organizing those activities for me to check. The content wasn't wrong, but as I made small edits something flipped and I ended up rewriting it quite a bit. After they read it, they said, "This is interesting — rather than a simple profile we'll turn it into an article," so I polished it further and sent it back. I'm the sort of person who rather enjoys developments like that. I don't know when it will be published, but I'll let you know once it comes out. If it's an interesting story, unexpected surprises are more than welcome.