WEEKLY ZINE 2026.09.07 - 2026.09.13

Kurashi 1980

Notes on Daily Cooking, Living, and Handcrafted Code from Threads

Vol. 3 (September 2026, Week 2)

Autumn Night Breeze, and a Life Shaped by Hand.

Notes on Daily Cooking, Living, and Handcrafted Code from Threads
Autumn Night Breeze, and a Life Shaped by Hand. Graphic Recording
Weekly Graphic Note: A Corner of the Kitchen / Mending & Settling / Quiet Midnight Desk

The morning and evening air has softened, bringing the season of long sleeves. Sizzling local vegetables in a skillet, boiling water, and brewing fresh coffee. A quiet week spent not chasing mere efficiency, but reclaiming the pure joy of making things with our own hands.

Words & Reflections: Kosuke Kato (@kosuke.definer) / Editing & Layout: Kamos
01 / Kitchen & Food

Hachioji's Seasonal Harvest and Unpretentious Skillet Cooking

Thick-Walled Local Bell Peppers and the Taste of Autumn

Picked up thick, local bell peppers grown in Hachioji and grilled them slowly in a skillet. The crisp aroma and sweetness burst through, carrying the grounded resilience of the harvest itself. Paired with mentaiko-stuffed sardines, roasted eggplant, and pork jowl, an honest, deeply nourishing evening meal comes together.

No complicated seasoning—just heat, a dash of salt, and good oil. Bringing in seasonal touches like shiso-fried saury from the neighborhood market, each week builds on unforced, comforting home-cooked routines.

THREADS LOG 09/10 17:48
Today as always: giant bell peppers, current staple mentaiko sardines, grilled eggplant. #CookingAtHome

Resetting the Body at a Subtractive Table

Carving out days to step back from unnecessary carbs—lunch with fresh convenience store greens, steamed chicken breast, and Pietro dressing. Reflecting on past dietary imbalances, quietly watching health numbers and keeping the plate simple and disciplined.

Mornings always start by stirring a bowl of natto over rice, then boiling water for coffee. At a dining table stripped of excess, a calm silence settles deep into the body.

THREADS LOG 09/11 11:18
Low-carb chicken salad for lunch. Convenience store raw veggies and steamed chicken, but tastes surprisingly great with Pietro dressing.
Evening tray with giant bell peppers, mentaiko sardines, and grilled eggplant
Evening tray with giant bell peppers, mentaiko sardines, and grilled eggplant 09/10 #CookingAtHome
Hachioji tomatoes, perilla leaves, and pork jowl seared on a cast-iron skillet
Hachioji tomatoes, perilla leaves, and pork jowl seared on a cast-iron skillet 09/09 #CookingAtHome
Salisbury steak and eggplant, served with perilla leaves
Salisbury steak and eggplant, served with perilla leaves 09/13 #CookingAtHome
02 / Living & Care

A Room with Passing Breezes and Tools That Fit the Body

Interface design for Co-Creation inspired by twilight hues
Interface design for Co-Creation inspired by twilight hues 09/07 #LivingAndCare

Windowside Sofa and Waiting for the Autumn Wind

The pure comfort of slipping into long sleeves and pants on a brisk autumn morning. Walking back from the barbershop with a fresh buzz cut, feeling the crisp breeze skim smoothly across the nape of the neck.

Rather than venturing out to busy cafes, simply sinking into the favorite sofa by the window, sipping hot coffee, and watching time settle into complete stillness. Alongside the secondhand Okamura Cynara chair, the daily furniture and instruments around me have seamlessly grown to fit the rhythm of my body.

THREADS LOG 09/11 14:34
Nothing in particular to do, just sitting on my favorite window sofa spacing out. Absolute calm.

Letting Go of Material Desires, Reveling in Creation

The urge to buy new gadgets or possessions has naturally faded away, replaced by an abundant desire to create things with my own hands.

Instead of shopping to fill an imaginary void, I face the technical craft before me, redefining my workspace and daily tempos on my own terms. The lightness of owning fewer things and the satisfaction of craft keep the air at home crisp and refreshing.

THREADS LOG 09/12 00:07
Material desires have vanished lately; all I want to do is build things. The urge to acquire is completely fulfilled by making. Don't feel like wanting this or that anymore.
Service reorganization reflecting on personal work habits and tools
Service reorganization reflecting on personal work habits and tools 09/08 #LivingAndCare
03 / Body & Code

The Rugby Pitch at 46 and the Creative Pulse of Y2K

Sunday Morning Grass and Good Fatigue

Standing on the rugby pitch at 7 a.m. on Sunday alongside teammates, breaking a good sweat mowing grass and tossing the ball for the first time in a while. Feeling simple gratitude for a 46-year-old body that can still run after the ball.

Listening to older players share their bodily changes reminds me to take health seriously, but there's nothing quite like putting a wash in the machine and sipping hot coffee after a good sprint. The fatigue that comes from using one's physical strength genuinely grounds the mind.

THREADS LOG 09/13 13:22
Tired after practice for the first time in ages. Lunch was chicken salad, started laundry, sipping coffee. A wonderful Sunday afternoon.

AI Like Hachioji Ramen and the Impulsive Web

Rather than heavily garnished, overly rich frontier models, keeping Gemini Flash close at hand—nimble, clean, and understated, like a classic bowl of Hachioji ramen with light dashi broth. Building interfaces with that unadulterated joy of early 2000s web experiments, when creators competed to build raw, cool personal sites.

Crafting a dedicated maintenance dock for Kamos Bot, building the planetarium, or writing the ferment.js engine. Coding not as a tool for corporate optimization, but out of affection and pure curiosity.

THREADS LOG 09/13 05:03
Morning! Veteran web designer here. Lately I've been fascinated by building sites purely for the aesthetic fun of my golden era (~1998-2002), so I made Kamos Intelligent Machine.
Official 3D mascot Kamos Bot standing proud
Official 3D mascot Kamos Bot standing proud 09/08 #BodyAndCode
Launch of ferment.js, simulating living fermentation physically
Launch of ferment.js, simulating living fermentation physically 09/13 #BodyAndCode
Soundscape Studio reviving tactile retro audio dials
Soundscape Studio reviving tactile retro audio dials 09/13 #BodyAndCode
04 / Weekly Chronicle

Footsteps of the Week

  • 09/13 Sun
    Body Rugby practice & field trimming at 7am. Released ferment.js & bot workshop. Dinner: steak & eggplant.
  • 09/12 Sat
    Living Built Planetarium & Lofi Room. Stir-fried chicken & cabbage, coffee in the evening breeze.
  • 09/11 Fri
    Code Released kinetic typography & primary color web installation. Calm sofa moments. Pork & shimeji dinner.
  • 09/10 Thu
    Kitchen Sudden chill calls for long sleeves. Curated 48 handmade web apps. Giant green peppers & mentaiko.
  • 09/09 Wed
    Care Clean buzz cut. Hachioji tomatoes, perilla, giant peppers, and grilled pork jowl.
  • 09/08 Tue
    Tools Migrated personal site to Firebase. Kamos Bot in 3D. Settling into the Cynara ergonomic chair.
  • 09/07 Mon
    Living Heavy downpours. Designed twilight Co-Creation landing page. Quick cabbage and bacon skillet.
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