Canon's Diary
Action without thought is empty; thought without action is blind – Goethe
While living with schizophrenia, I move between Tokyo and Osaka. Through this journal, I hope to quietly share moments from my daily life—and memories from the journey I’ve taken with my illness.
Category: cooking
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Friday, June 20th. It’s hot.When I woke up, the room felt stuffy. I immediately turned on the air conditioner, switched on the fan, and drank some sparkling water from the fridge.For breakfast, I had fried rice, topped with some leftover green onions. I brought in the laundry I had hung on the balcony yesterday. After…
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This Friday, after work, I’m heading back to Tokyo.Since I plan to stay for a week, I wanted to use up the food in my fridge,so I had ramen last night. I topped it with corn, green onions, and a soft-boiled egg.There were also some frozen dumplings, so I pan-fried them.Still, having such a hearty…
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Tuesday, June 17. Thanks to the overcast sky, the temperature feels lower than yesterday.Even so, I woke up feeling extremely thirsty and chugged a bottle of sparkling water straight from the fridge.I warmed up the cabbage soup I made yesterday and had it with a bowl of rice topped with raw egg.When I turned on…
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Monday, June 16. I woke up at 6 a.m. Morning sunlight was pouring into the room through a gap in the curtains. I stepped out onto the balcony and looked outside. The sky was clear, but the ground was slightly wet—it must have rained a bit before dawn. I was glad I’d brought the laundry…
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Sunday, June 15.With the rainy season in full swing, I didn’t feel like going out yesterday, so I spent the day quietly at home. This morning, I got out of bed around 7 a.m. and took a shower. As I dried my hair and brushed my teeth, I stepped out onto the balcony to look…
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Thursday night’s tennis lesson had been quite intense, so I really struggled through work on Friday, worn out and weary. I somehow managed to get everything done and made it home, only to fall asleep almost instantly from exhaustion. Then came Saturday morning—the weekend, at last. I woke up around 7 a.m. It was June…
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Exhausted from last night’s tennis lesson, I slept soundly until 9:30.Being Sunday, the nearby construction site was quiet. It was a peaceful morning.I opened the curtains—it was cloudy but not as humid as yesterday.I washed my face with cold water, brushed my teeth, and had a simple breakfast of rice with raw egg and instant…
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Saturday, June 7. I woke up at 8 a.m. to the clattering sound of a power shovel loading debris onto a truck and the grinding noise of someone shaving down a concrete wall with what seemed like a grinder, rebar and all. Not the most pleasant way to wake up. I was still tired from…
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Friday, June 6th.I went to bed around 10 p.m. last night, so I ended up waking at about 4 in the morning. It seems my internal clock is set to six hours of sleep. I would really prefer to get at least seven hours, so I crawled back under the covers. Around 5 a.m., I…
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Tuesday, June 3rd. I woke up at 6:30 to the alarm on my phone, but fell back asleep and finally got up at 6:45, saved once again by the iPhone’s snooze function. As always, I opened the curtains. It’s raining today. The sky is covered in clouds, and I can’t see the sun. I washed…
Canon's Diary 