Pedaling through autumn winds, grilling seasonal fish, and refining lines of code.

Weekly Graphic Note: A Corner of the Kitchen / Mending & Settling / Quiet Midnight Desk

A week marked by the deepening chill of autumn in the morning and evening air. Slipping through town by bicycle, arranging the dinner table with seasonal fish and locally harvested vegetables. In days spent working hands-on alongside AI, savoring the simple, grounding texture of daily life.

Written & Recorded by Kosuke Kato (@kosuke.definer) / Edited & Curated by Kamos

01 / Kitchen & Meals

Autumn Blue Fish and the Everyday Stir-Fry Set

A Resilient Horse Mackerel Feast and Kohiki Greens

A bit startled by the supermarket price of cabbage, I instead picked up a markdown pack of Nagasaki horse mackerel—both salted-dried and fresh sashimi. Paired with crisp nagaimo and morning-harvested vegetables from nearby Kohiki, it made for a feast of an evening meal.

Simple home cooking needn't be overly elaborate; enjoying the season's yield with ease is life's finest luxury. Whole dried sardines, mackerel pan-sautéed in oil, or quick pork and bean sprouts stir-fry—warm dishes made in a single skillet gently soothe a body welcoming the cold.

THREADS LOG 10/07 17:28

Went to the grocery store and gasped at half a head of cabbage going for 200 yen, but I won't be deterred. Autumn horse mackerel festival! Scored Nagasaki horse mackerel fillets half-off in the rescue bin, picked up some sashimi too, and paired it with nagaimo and fresh morning-harvested greens from Kohiki. A solid dinner.

An autumn set meal featuring half-off horse mackerel fillets, sashimi, and fresh Kohiki vegetable salad. 10/07 #HomeCooking

Curry-spiced mackerel sautéed in oil, served with warm vegetables and a dollop of harissa. 10/09 #HomeCooking

A colorful weekend spread with pork loin sauté, beef tongue steak, and fresh summer rolls. 10/10 #HomeCooking

02 / Home & Maintenance

Cherished Tools and Vintage Garments for the Changing Season

A lightweight, vivid Starter varsity jacket. A comforting layer for the crisping air. 10/07 #VintageWear

Resetting an Old iPad to Give It New Life as a Dedicated Drawing Slate

My second-hand 12.9-inch iPad Pro had started showing a noticeable lag with stylus strokes. Replacing it crossed my mind, but a factory reset followed by a clean OS reinstall restored a surprisingly light, fluid performance.

Narrow down a tool's purpose, care for it, and use it long. Vintage pieces like a Starter varsity jacket or classic Billabong logos—keeping only what feels genuinely comfortable without being swept along by trends—creates quiet breathing room in everyday life.

THREADS LOG 10/07 09:36

I use an old 3rd-gen 12.9-inch iPad Pro demo unit for drawing, but the stylus strokes had grown laggy and I wasn't sure what to do. Decided to factory reset and do a clean OS install—turns out it's still completely fine! Since it's a demo unit, it has zero resale value, and downgrading to a regular iPad felt unappealing. Dedicated purely to Adobe Fresco, it has plenty of life left. Cleaned it up thoroughly while I was at it. Going to keep using it for a long time.

Stopping by Soto-no-Mori on my bicycle. A town square where time drifts by unhurried. 10/05 #Walk

03 / Body & Craft

Textures in the Details, and the Courage to Travel Light

Remaining Nimble While Continuing to Build

Precisely because this web space is run independently, I made the conscious decision to shut down public web services out of security considerations. Keep only the data you truly need to hold. Meanwhile, the pure joy of exploring craftsmanship continues unabated—crafting synthetic wave matrix dividers for portfolio backdrops or launching a dedicated feed for handwritten notes.

No matter how advanced AI becomes, bicycle rides to the dentist and slurping bowls of ramen still prompt quiet thoughts on the loneliness of humans leaning less on one another. There is deep, irreplaceable grace in quietly moving one's hands at one's own pace.

THREADS LOG 10/08 18:08

[Public service discontinued!] I had released two AI-powered web services under 'Try Kamos' on kamos.io, but decided to pull them down. The reason comes down to recent security considerations. For a sole proprietor like me to hold personal user data beyond simple contact forms—given how the internet landscape looks today—the risks far outweigh any upside, with very little to gain. I was originally planning to announce in next month's newsletter that clients could now test it out... but since there wasn't any general usage yet, I figured it was best to make a swift exit. As much as I enjoyed building it, even running on GCP doesn't eliminate the nightmare of potential consultation log leaks. Glad I pulled the plug before anyone started using it! haha. I'd like to believe it was the right call... The golden rule is simply not holding onto data you don't need.

'Thinking Graffiti,' a new series sharing raw sketches scribbled onto a Rhodia desk pad. 10/07 #DevLog

A refined bowl of negi ramen at Hirotomi, enjoyed on the ride back from the dentist. 10/06 #TownWalk

Generative scenic imagery of Japanese landscapes built directly from code using Opus. 10/11 #Experiments

04 / Weekly Chronicle

Footsteps of the Week

10/11 Sun
Development Wrote notes on implementing animated waving dividers for my portfolio. Released AI-generated scenic landscape visuals.
10/10 Sat
Daily Life Clear skies. Finished laundry and enjoyed an online tea chat with a junior colleague. Drafted neighborhood association paperwork; evening dinner was pork sauté and fresh spring rolls.
10/09 Fri
Kitchen A sharp drop in temperature. Prepared curry-sautéed mackerel with warm Kohiki vegetables. Compiled research notes on society and AI.
10/08 Thu
Tools Fitted new contacts and stopped by Katakura Ebisumaru for ramen. Made the careful decision to retire personal web services over security considerations.
10/07 Wed
Maintenance Factory-reset and deep-cleaned an old iPad Pro. Made a dinner of markdown horse mackerel fillets and sashimi. Began sharing handwritten Rhodia notes.
10/06 Tue
Body Rode my bicycle to the dentist beneath crisp autumn skies. Had negi ramen at Hirotomi. Cooked pork jowl and daikon stir-fry for dinner.
10/05 Mon
Walk Visited the new 'Soto-no-Mori' facility by bicycle. Advanced development on Kamos Motion; enjoyed whole dried sardines for dinner.