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AYO Grand Finale Concert

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"Austin Youth Orchestra" Austin, 2019
“Austin Youth Orchestra” Austin, 2019

こんばんは。How’s it going?

What a busy, but great day, we had! Koa had a percussion competition in the morning down at Texas State University in San Marcos, then in the afternoon, he performed in the Grand Finale Concert of the Austin Youth Orchestra. After that, we headed back down to San Marcos for a percussion master class, and then we found out the results of the competition. And the results were great – Koa received 4th place (out of 29) for his marimba performance!

Not only was the competition great, but the Austin Youth Orchestra performances were fantastic as well. Koa played timpani in a Stravinsky tune (which was really fun to watch), and snare drum in a Tchaikovsky tune. It was awesome. If you have a few moments, give them a watch/listen:

The grand finale concert marks the end of the spring session, and I am pretty sure Koa will want to join AYO again next year. I am happy and amazed that his level is so high at just his freshman year. Looking forward to his future!

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Team-Building at the DIY Workshop

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"Finished Collar" Austin, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/100 sec, ISO640
 “Finished Collar” Austin, 2019

こんにちは。How’s it going?

The team I am part of at work went out for a team-building afternoon at a place called Upstairs Circus. It’s a DIY workshop and bar, where you choose a craft project to work on, then spend a few hours making it, enjoying drinks from the bar, and hanging out with friends and co-workers. It was a lot of fun, and the dog collar project I worked on turned out great!

We’ve done a few team-building outings in the past, but I think this one might have been my favorite. And Lani likes her new collar. 😀🐶

I hope you had a good day!

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"Tools and Instructions" Austin, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/100 sec, ISO250
 “Tools and Instructions” Austin, 2019
"Leather Lettering Embossers" Austin, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/140 sec, ISO200
 “Leather Lettering Embossers” Austin, 2019
"Nametag" Austin, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/100 sec, ISO400
 “Nametag” Austin, 2019

"Lani's New Leash" Austin, 2019Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/55 sec, ISO3200

Bread Fail

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"Bread Fail" Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/90 sec, ISO3200
 “Bread Fail” Cedar Park, 2019

Mariko bakes some beautiful bread, but every once in a while something goes wrong. Today, for instance, a large loaf of sandwich bread didn’t bake correctly on the bottom, so it was saggy. The top half was perfect but the bottom half was dough-ey and not done. Oh well, you can’t win ’em all! 😆

"Bread Fail" Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/100 sec, ISO2500
 “Bread Fail” Cedar Park, 2019

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Funny Cat Poses

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"Feet" Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 18mm, f/2.8, 1/40 sec, ISO640
 “Feet” Cedar Park, 2019

I thought that our cat Anko would stop lying with this post when she grew up, but I guess that’s not going to happen. Which is great because she looks so funny when she has this lounging pose. Speaking of lounging poses, here’s another of her signature looks:

"Relax Mode" Cedar Park, 2019
Photo info: motorola moto g(6), 3.95mm, f/1.8, 1/20 sec, ISO914
 “Relax Mode” Cedar Park, 2019

I hope you had a fun day!

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