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Burger Time

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"Burger Time" Cedar Park, 2017
“Burger Time” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。

Today we decided to barbeque some burgers for dinner, so I fired up the charcoal grill (for maximum flavor) and made some good-sized patties using both ground chuck and ground pork. They were tasty and still pretty juicy, which surprised me a bit since the pork tends to be on the dry side. Toppings were pickles, jalapeños, cheese, Romaine lettuce, onion, tomato, and the usual condiments (plus habañero sauce). Was a yummy and filling dinner!

The photo below shows the grocery haul in the back of the Subaru. You can see the roasting pan for the turkey. Thanksgiving is just around the corner here in the States!

"Grocery Haul" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: Motorola Moto G (4), 3.64mm, f/2, 1/230 sec, ISO50
 “Grocery Haul” Cedar Park, 2017

I hope you had a nice day.

おやすみ

Movie Day

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"Pre-Show" Austin, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/100 sec, ISO1600
 “Pre-Show” Austin, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it?

First day of my staycation, and we went to see “Murder on the Orient Express” at the Alamo Drafthouse. It’s always fun to see a movie there because they show the funniest stuff on the screen before the movie starts. For this movie, there were some choice clips of old Agatha Christie-related shows and movies. In the photo above is a Japanese anime. It looked pretty cool, actually!

The actual movie was just okay. It started off great, but kind of bogged-down and I didn’t like the overall tone. The first part (in Israel) was clever, funny, and had a quick pace, and I was looking forward to the whole movie being like that. But the main story was overly dramatic and humorless. It was a shame because the cast was stellar, the cinematography was beautiful, and it is a classic story. Oh well…

I hope you had a nice day!

おやすみ

Sunday

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"Tight Fit" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: Motorola Moto G (4), 3.64mm, f/2, 1/160 sec, ISO50
 “Tight Fit” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Today we were planning on going camping, but due to circumstances beyond our control, we had to cancel. But, nothing to be worried about! Everything’s good. 😀

The most notable thing we did was to buy a new TV. 📺 As you can see in the photo above, it was a tight fit in the new car, but we managed to squeeze it in! The new TV is a lot bigger than our old one and we are enjoying the new technology which makes the picture so much more vibrant and sharp. To take advantage of this, we rented a couple movies to watch, including Cars 3 which I had never seen before. It was great to see it on a huge screen with the surround sound system cranked up. Ka-chow! 😆

I hope you had a nice Sunday!

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Performance 🥁 and Sushi 🍣

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"Performance" Austin, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/125 sec, ISO4000
 “Performance” Austin, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Today Koa performed with the Region Orchestra, and they sounded great! It’s pretty cool that since Koa is part of the percussion group, you can hear his playing pretty distinctively. 🥁 In the three pieces, he played bass drum, snare, and timpani. I was so proud!

After that, we visited our friends’ restaurant opening. It’s always great to taste delicious sushi 🍣 and other Japanese delicacies, including saké! This time I tried something new: jellyfish sushi. It was ok. Maybe I was a little tipsy, but I thought it would be fun to broaden my horizons. 😆

"Ama-ebi and Kurage Sushi" Austin, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/35 sec, ISO3200
 “Ama-ebi and Kurage Sushi” Austin, 2017
"Sushi Bar" Austin, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/80 sec, ISO3200
 “Sushi Bar” Austin, 2017

I hope you had a wonderful Saturday!

またね～

Chauffering

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"Waiting" Austin, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5, 1/105 sec, ISO6400
 “Waiting” Austin, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Tonight I drove Koa and his classmate to Lake Travis High School for a two-hour rehearsal. Koa earned a spot in the “Region Orchestra” and they will perform three pieces tomorrow. It’s amazing that they only have three rehearsals before the concert, but since they are the top musicians in the region, I’m sure they can do it!

The boring photo above was taken while I was waiting at the coffee shop for the rehearsal to finish. Since it is a 40-minute drive one way to the rehearsal, I figured I would just wait there. But, I am super-busy with work, so I spent it getting tasks finished up.

I hope you had a nice Friday!

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