Photo info: OLYMPUS E-PL9, 20mm, f/4.1, 1/125 sec, ISO6400 “Kabocha” Cedar Park, 2018
This evening we hosted a birthday party for a good friend at our house. As usual, it was a potluck so there was plenty of yummy food. We made a few homemade pizzas which were fun for the guests to make, and we have a lot of leftovers so I am happy! ❤️🍕
Our friend’s husband made individually bottled kombucha, which is the photo above. Truth be told, I didn’t get any photos of the party so I am borrowing one of Mariko’s pics. You can see in the caption that it’s not from my usual Fujifilm, but from Mariko’s Olympus. That’s a really nice camera, actually.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 18mm, f/7.1, 1/900 sec, ISO400 “Neighborhood March” Cedar Park, 2018
こなばんは。How’s it going?
This morning Koa’s marching band had a “March-a-thon” through the neighborhood as a fund-raiser, practice, and to have fun. It was pretty cool! I think all the kids (especially the Freshmen like Koa) had a blast and it was really special because they had a police escort as they marched on the streets. I think the route was about 2 miles from the high school to the elementary school that both Bay and Koa attended, and it was under the hot sun so the Koa was pretty wiped out in the afternoon. But he had a great time, and it was awesome to see him marching with the band, even though he wasn’t playing an instrument. (Front ensemble percussion instruments are too big to march with).
こんばんは。Tonight Bay and I went to see my all-time favorite movie in the theater. Diva (1981) was showing at the AFS theater so I just had to see it… in fact, this is my first time to see it on the big screen. The first time I watched Diva was probably around 1985 on VHS, and I was immediately captivated by the beautiful visuals, atmospheric soundtrack, and the coolness of Paris. It really made a huge impression on me. The following year, I traveled to Paris with my dad and we visited some of the same places that were in the movie. It was like a dream! ❤️🇫🇷
Watching Diva on the big screen was just as awesome as I thought it would be. Since I have seen the film many times, I didn’t discover any new details, except the subtitles were different from the version I grew up with so a couple of the nuanced jokes had a new angle. But my favorite scenes (sentimental walk, subway chase, and driving to the castle) were amplified by being in extra-large format. It was surreal.
Tonight’s viewing re-affirmed Diva as being my favorite movie of all-time. It was funny, but I overheard the couple behind us after the movie ended, and the woman asked, “Still good?” and her partner said, “Yes, still in the top five.” 👍
Diva is based on the book of the same name, by author Delacorta. He wrote a series of six books featuring the adventures of Gorodish and Alba. I read the first three, which were super-difficult to find in the pre-Internet age, but I enjoyed them quite a bit. I’m going to have to hunt down the entire series now, so I can finish up reading about the two characters. Something to look forward to!
And lastly, for some reason this particular scene is one of my favorites of any movie. It’s just magical! If you haven’t watched Diva yet, please give it a viewing. 😀
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4.5, 1/340 sec, ISO200 “Majestic Cloud” Cedar Park, 2018
こんばんは。How’s it going?
This is what the sky looked like this evening near our home. Towards the east was a majestic cloud lit up by the setting sun, while in the west, the clouds were backlit by that same sun. It was beautiful.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4.5, 1/340 sec, ISO200 “Fiery Sky” Cedar Park, 2018
I still think clouds are the most amazing things in the universe. The sky can be truly awesome at times.
I hope you had a nice Wednesday!
またね～
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