I wrapped up 2025 with a trip to Hokkaido, Japan with my partner, and came to the conclusion that while snow is pretty to look at, I am not a Snowy Weather person. I always knew I didn't enjoy the cold and before the trip, I suspected that I wouldn't like the snow, but I wanted to challenge myself to try it out and not let my prejudices stand in the way of having a good time. Unfortunately, snow didn't win me over fully, but I gotta give it credit for making the world look a

In the back of the kitchen was a decent-sized grove of sugarcane.