Jasper

Bark! I’m Jasper! I have a ton of hobbies including music (playing guitar/piano), cooking, and enjoying beers with friends! In the summer I love skateboarding, motorsports (motocross, autocross, HPDE track days), and BBQing. In the winter catch me on the slopes of New England!

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Went to the Target show on Amherst after work yesterday. There wasn’t too many people out, but the weather was still nice enough to enjoy it for a bit!

looks like the cowboys defense is going to make the top 100 list for yet another year

2 weeks ago, it was Cleveland to see Rush. Last week it was Japan. This week it is Toronto for work, followed by NYC for the weekend. The jet setting is fun, but I’m definitely looking forward to being home for most of October, before traveling again for BFC :3

One of my faves.

After returning the car in Takasaki, we took the commuter line back to our place in Shinjuku. That night we went up to Ikebukuro and got the most mid conveyer belt sushi ever, then went to the gay bar area of Shinjuku to hang out at a furry bar for a while.

Here’s pics from the final 2 days in Japan! Friday we started in Ueda, and headed back to Takasaki to return our rental car. On the way we took some super windy roads following a stream up/down the mountains. It was crazy spending like 2 hours of that drive without seeing another car on the road.

Yesterday we spent the whole day driving on super twisty mountain roads between Gunma and Nagano. We got soba for lunch east of Nagano City, and visited a big Shinto shrine in Togakushi. Dinner was at an Izakaya down the street from our hotel in Ueda, and we walked the castle ruins after.

The last 2 days we have been driving around the mountains northwest of Tokyo! Wednesday night we stayed at a very nice traditional Japanese ryokan in Kusatsu, relaxed in the onsen, and had an amazing dinner.

Tonight’s adventure was back down to Shibuya to see when it’s like when it’s not typhooning :P While down there we went through Tower Records, and grabbed dinner/drinks next to Miyashita Park.

Just got back to the AirBnB after a long day out! We hit up Tsukiji Market for lunch, then up to Tokyo Skytree to go to a knife store. Then we walked to Sensoji, toured the temple, and continued to Ueno, before taking the train back to Shinikubo.

Just finished having soooo much amazing food at Tsukiji Market! Salmon, raw scallop, tuna set, unagi, grilled scallop, tomago, and a largest oyster I’ve ever seen!

Made it to Narita, and am on the train into Tokyo! That flight was long af, but JAL was actually pretty nice. Now time to find the AirBnB and get some yummy food :D

More M3 updates! Last week it went to a friends place to get a full 2 step polish, and ceramic coat. There’s definitely spots where you can still see the age/milage, but given that caveat it looks fucking amazing! It’s soooooo rewarding seeing where this car started, and how it is now :3

I’ve been doing a ton of work on the M3 over the last few weeks. I’m prepping it for a full polish + ceramic tomorrow, and yesterday got a new set of wheels/tires on! Just the wheels alone change the look soooo much, and with the new tire sizes it should be a completely different car on track :3

It’s a beautiful day to spend at the dirt track :3

is beer usually measured in pounds

#Eclipse happening right now. Go outside, look at moon. Just took this pic. It will be at its maximum in 15 minutes or so. #Astrophotography #LunarEclipse