Don the Yokai Trash Panda
@duvnal.bsky.social
Former stage hand and roady.
Former game industry worker.
Current (award winning) ESL teacher and expat.
Melimancer aspirant.
Former game industry worker.
Current (award winning) ESL teacher and expat.
Melimancer aspirant.
Pinned
People say they're entitled to an option, but that is false. You're entitled to an *informed* opinion, sure. If the only thing you have to back it up is "trust me, bro" then that is not an option, it's a delusion.
@mondomascots.bsky.social
The police in Shunan City in Yamaguchi prefecture has a pufferfish in a police uniform as a mascot. I don't know if they have a costume for it, but I took a pic of the plushie when I got my driver license renewed
The police in Shunan City in Yamaguchi prefecture has a pufferfish in a police uniform as a mascot. I don't know if they have a costume for it, but I took a pic of the plushie when I got my driver license renewed
December 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
@mondomascots.bsky.social
The police in Shunan City in Yamaguchi prefecture has a pufferfish in a police uniform as a mascot. I don't know if they have a costume for it, but I took a pic of the plushie when I got my driver license renewed
The police in Shunan City in Yamaguchi prefecture has a pufferfish in a police uniform as a mascot. I don't know if they have a costume for it, but I took a pic of the plushie when I got my driver license renewed
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Tool
Ministry
Devo
Blondie
Grateful Dead
Tool
Ministry
Devo
Blondie
Grateful Dead
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
King Gizzard (thrice)
Radiohead
Deerhunter
Godspeed You Black Emperor
The Mountain Goats
I could go on!!
King Gizzard (thrice)
Radiohead
Deerhunter
Godspeed You Black Emperor
The Mountain Goats
I could go on!!
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Stars
Reel Big Fish
Duster
Indigo De Souza
Mystery Skulls
Stars
Reel Big Fish
Duster
Indigo De Souza
Mystery Skulls
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Tool
Ministry
Devo
Blondie
Grateful Dead
Tool
Ministry
Devo
Blondie
Grateful Dead
On a mountain road somewhere in Japan. Two years on and this continues to live in my head rent free.
Do you see it too?
The bus is on the other side of the guardrail. That means it was already abandoned there when the rail was built.
Do you see it too?
The bus is on the other side of the guardrail. That means it was already abandoned there when the rail was built.
November 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
On a mountain road somewhere in Japan. Two years on and this continues to live in my head rent free.
Do you see it too?
The bus is on the other side of the guardrail. That means it was already abandoned there when the rail was built.
Do you see it too?
The bus is on the other side of the guardrail. That means it was already abandoned there when the rail was built.
Thanksgiving feast (for one)
Smoked turkey drumstick and brown gravy.
Whipped sweet potato.
Bread roll.
Spicy chicken and rice soup.
Simple salad with onion dressing.
Kabocha pie.
Smoked turkey drumstick and brown gravy.
Whipped sweet potato.
Bread roll.
Spicy chicken and rice soup.
Simple salad with onion dressing.
Kabocha pie.
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Thanksgiving feast (for one)
Smoked turkey drumstick and brown gravy.
Whipped sweet potato.
Bread roll.
Spicy chicken and rice soup.
Simple salad with onion dressing.
Kabocha pie.
Smoked turkey drumstick and brown gravy.
Whipped sweet potato.
Bread roll.
Spicy chicken and rice soup.
Simple salad with onion dressing.
Kabocha pie.
Yeah, this is why I don't go camping here any more
A total of 196 people were injured or killed in wild bear attacks across Japan between April and October, the Environment Ministry said, with a sharp rise seen in October.
Wild bears attacked 196 people in Japan between April and October
By prefecture, Akita had the highest number of casualties during the April-October period, with 56, including three fatalities.
ebx.sh
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Yeah, this is why I don't go camping here any more
Japan out of context:
Elementary school mochi hammers
Elementary school mochi hammers
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Japan out of context:
Elementary school mochi hammers
Elementary school mochi hammers
I really need to stop referring to my body as "this corpse".
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I really need to stop referring to my body as "this corpse".
I think there's a horror movie in this. I'm thinking Jaws/Cocaine Bear mashup. Small village in the mountains plans a festival to drum up some tourist interest, maybe gets the Yakuza involved to fund it, and then a giant mutant bear wanders in from the Fukushima Exclusion Zone!
Japan has far fewer bears than North America — yet far more fatal encounters. Why are the nation’s bears so uniquely dangerous? 👉 ebx.sh/rrYlla
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I think there's a horror movie in this. I'm thinking Jaws/Cocaine Bear mashup. Small village in the mountains plans a festival to drum up some tourist interest, maybe gets the Yakuza involved to fund it, and then a giant mutant bear wanders in from the Fukushima Exclusion Zone!
A movie you have seen more than seven times with a gif.
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
A movie you have seen more than seven times with a gif.
... And the war escalated...
Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force were dispatched to Akita Prefecture to assist with bear control as the number of attacks and subsequent fatalities continue to rise in Japan. 👉 ebx.sh/BN9fcL
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
... And the war escalated...
Trump came to Japan and exactly one of my students made the connection between my name and the first name of the president, and asked me about it... and I was so embarrassed. Absolutely mortified.
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Trump came to Japan and exactly one of my students made the connection between my name and the first name of the president, and asked me about it... and I was so embarrassed. Absolutely mortified.
@tiltyhouse.com I just wanted to thank you again, the pumpkin Totoro picture is always a hit with my students whenever Halloween rolls around.
October 28, 2025 at 4:34 AM
@tiltyhouse.com I just wanted to thank you again, the pumpkin Totoro picture is always a hit with my students whenever Halloween rolls around.
@dollemore.com if you haven't already, I would recommend trying Mos Burger before you leave Japan.
October 21, 2025 at 6:07 AM
@dollemore.com if you haven't already, I would recommend trying Mos Burger before you leave Japan.
Define your music taste in eight artists.
Blixa Bargelt
Tom Waits
JG Thirlwell
Meg Lee Chin
Madness
Devo
KMFDM
Shonen Knife
Blixa Bargelt
Tom Waits
JG Thirlwell
Meg Lee Chin
Madness
Devo
KMFDM
Shonen Knife
Define your music taste in eight artists:
Boards of Canada
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Horse Lords
Fat White Family
Magdalena Bay
Radiohead
Men I Trust
Pink Floyd
(just thinking about this was stressful, ha ha ha 😅)
Boards of Canada
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Horse Lords
Fat White Family
Magdalena Bay
Radiohead
Men I Trust
Pink Floyd
(just thinking about this was stressful, ha ha ha 😅)
Define your music taste in eight artists:
OK Go
Steely Dan
The Beatles
Sum 41
Beastie Boys
The All-American Rejects
Huey Lewis and the News
John Williams
OK Go
Steely Dan
The Beatles
Sum 41
Beastie Boys
The All-American Rejects
Huey Lewis and the News
John Williams
October 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Define your music taste in eight artists.
Blixa Bargelt
Tom Waits
JG Thirlwell
Meg Lee Chin
Madness
Devo
KMFDM
Shonen Knife
Blixa Bargelt
Tom Waits
JG Thirlwell
Meg Lee Chin
Madness
Devo
KMFDM
Shonen Knife
For my fellow autumn people.
October Country by Ray Bradbury
October Country by Ray Bradbury
October 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
For my fellow autumn people.
October Country by Ray Bradbury
October Country by Ray Bradbury
Watching the first episode of the 1985 Twilight Zone.
Starring Bruce Willis.
Written by Harlan Ellison.
Directed by Wes Craven.
I remember this being good, but fuck me, they went hard on episode 1
Starring Bruce Willis.
Written by Harlan Ellison.
Directed by Wes Craven.
I remember this being good, but fuck me, they went hard on episode 1
October 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Watching the first episode of the 1985 Twilight Zone.
Starring Bruce Willis.
Written by Harlan Ellison.
Directed by Wes Craven.
I remember this being good, but fuck me, they went hard on episode 1
Starring Bruce Willis.
Written by Harlan Ellison.
Directed by Wes Craven.
I remember this being good, but fuck me, they went hard on episode 1
I think Google Maps wants me dead
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I think Google Maps wants me dead
Elementary school field trip to put some mochi rice through the combine harvester.
That's my entire Thursday school; nine students and seven (including the principal, vice-principal, and school nurse) teachers.
That's my entire Thursday school; nine students and seven (including the principal, vice-principal, and school nurse) teachers.
October 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Elementary school field trip to put some mochi rice through the combine harvester.
That's my entire Thursday school; nine students and seven (including the principal, vice-principal, and school nurse) teachers.
That's my entire Thursday school; nine students and seven (including the principal, vice-principal, and school nurse) teachers.
A staff member at one of my schools gifted me a pumpkin today
September 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
A staff member at one of my schools gifted me a pumpkin today
Slightly diminish a book
A Tale of Two Suburbs
A Tale of Two Suburbs
Slightly diminish a book
No Township For Old Men
No Township For Old Men
The Raisins of Wrath
September 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Slightly diminish a book
A Tale of Two Suburbs
A Tale of Two Suburbs
Repost with a character who would make an excellent shitposter
September 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Repost with a character who would make an excellent shitposter
Which film reminds you most of your childhood?
August 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Which film reminds you most of your childhood?
Slightly diminish a band:
Patting Molly
Patting Molly
Slightly diminish a band:
Chubby Puppy
Chubby Puppy
Slightly diminish a band:
Hug
Hug
August 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Patting Molly
Patting Molly
I once met a Japanese guy who told me every American should visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki cuz actions have consequences.
I said I agreed, and that every Japanese should visit Pearl Harbor, too. He had no idea what I was talking about.
Funny what we choose to teach our kids.
#hirshima
#nagasaki
#japan
I said I agreed, and that every Japanese should visit Pearl Harbor, too. He had no idea what I was talking about.
Funny what we choose to teach our kids.
#hirshima
#nagasaki
#japan
August 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Birthplace: Stanford, CA USA
Furthest I have been...
N: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
S: Miami, Florida, USA
E: Berlin, Germany
W: Fukuoka City, Japan
Furthest I have been...
N: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
S: Miami, Florida, USA
E: Berlin, Germany
W: Fukuoka City, Japan
Farthest I’ve been
Up down left and right
N: Reykjavik, Iceland
S: St. Martin, Caribbean
E: Venice, Italy
W: Kauai, Hawaii
Up down left and right
N: Reykjavik, Iceland
S: St. Martin, Caribbean
E: Venice, Italy
W: Kauai, Hawaii
Farthest I’ve been
Up down left and right
N: Spokane, WA
S: Miami, FL
E: Trenton, NJ
W: Coos Bay, OR
(Turns out Spokane is farther north than Michigan.)
Up down left and right
N: Spokane, WA
S: Miami, FL
E: Trenton, NJ
W: Coos Bay, OR
(Turns out Spokane is farther north than Michigan.)
August 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Birthplace: Stanford, CA USA
Furthest I have been...
N: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
S: Miami, Florida, USA
E: Berlin, Germany
W: Fukuoka City, Japan
Furthest I have been...
N: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
S: Miami, Florida, USA
E: Berlin, Germany
W: Fukuoka City, Japan