Today’s photo is of my desk space at work. Our HR department was cleaning up their supply stock and they had these little white clips that attach to fabric walls, so I grabbed four of them. They are perfect for my Instax prints! The clips are really handy because this particular fabric partition (they call it a “modesty partition”!) does not have the material inside that allows push-pins to stick in them, so these clips look better than just plain tape.
For this photo, I used the Velvia film simulation, and I think the highlights and shadows were both bumped up +1. So, the color palette printout in the photo is a bit more saturated than it should be. But I like seeing it extra-vivid! 🌈
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/125 sec, ISO2000 “Japanese Dinner” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！ Hello, how’s it going?
Tonight’s photo is of another delicious dinner that Mariko prepared for us. It’s a Japanese style meal, with ebi-furai (breaded and fried shrimp), hamburg-steak, noodles, and some salsa. It’s very eclectic I guess! But soooo yummy!
After dinner I started learning a new song on the ukulele – Utada Hikaru’s “花束を君に” which is the theme song to the current Asadora, Toto Nee-chan. It’s an awesome song! I love it. 🎵
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/125 sec, ISO5000 “Chromebook Keyboard Detail” Cedar Park, 2016
I’ve been using my Acer Chromebook 11 for over a month now, and I continue to use it every day… I love it! One of the things that is so great about it is that there is no fan needed to cool down the processor. That means it runs silently, and since no vents are needed for airflow, I don’t have to worry about blocking them like I do with my Windows laptop. That means I can use it while lying down on the carpet, which happens to be my preferred position to write my evening blog posts.
But not having to worry about venting also means I can put it in sleep mode and throw it into my bag immediately. I just close the Chromebook and put it in the bag. With my work Windows laptop, I wait until it fully sleeps and the fan shuts off before I feel comfortable putting it into my bag. (I have a fear of it not going to sleep, then overheating in the bag, and exploding 😮)
The fanless design is one of several nice features that makes the Chromebook a great solution for my needs.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO1250 “Electronic Diary” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！ Hello, how’s it going?
Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there! 💐
At our house, it was an up and down kind of day. It started nicely, with coffee and then mimosas (Mariko said that all she wanted this year were mimosas!) but then Koa argued about doing his homework… which happens too often, and he had to be punished. So, that cast a dark cloud over the day. 😞 It’s unfortunate that this has to happen on Mothers Day!
After a few hours of cooling off, Koa was back to normal although the homework situation is still unresolved.
This afternoon, Mariko’s friend and daughter visited for a bit to see the new kitties. That’s the picture above… She took a photo and added it to her electronic diary, I think. The cats are a lot of fun, and provide many photo opportunities, as you can see below.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/10 sec, ISO3200 “She Likes Him” Cedar Park, 2016Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO1250 “Sleepy Tongue” Cedar Park, 2016
And in the last photo, you can see that Koa and I went to In-N-Out burger for dinner. It was great as always. 🍔 Mariko and Bay went off to the movies, and I’m glad that Mariko can celebrate a bit without worrying about Koa. And when they return home, I have her Mothers Day card and Godiva truffles ready for her. So, I am hoping Mothers Day ends on a good note! 🍬
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO2000 “Boy’s Dinner” Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec, ISO1000 “Baseball Kitty” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！ Hello, how’s it going? I’m exhausted because of a long day, plus I threw the baseball with Koa this afternoon under the Texas sun… and that took a lot out of me! So, a very short post this evening.
Tonight’s photo is of Anko-chan, taking her afternoon nap. I placed the baseball there and she didn’t even notice it. ⚾️ In the photo below, you can see a wide shot of our livingroom, and if you look closely, you can see her on the top of the sofa. Her sister is sleeping on the other sofa, and Koa is on the beanbag watching the Cubs game. It was a very nice afternoon… exactly the kind of weekend I enjoy. 😄
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec, ISO640 “Watching the Cubs” Cedar Park, 2016
Tonight we celebrated Mothers Day with an early dinner. The photo below is of Mariko’s top-shelf margarita. I had a sip, and it was excellent!! 🍸
