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! 😆
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. 😆
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.
Photo info: Motorola Moto G (4), 3.64mm, f/2, 1/15 sec, ISO500 “Incident” Cedar Park, 2017
Yesterday evening I received a text message from my son that the entire school was on lock-down because of an incident involving a weapon, and that I needed to come pick him up. When we arrived at the school, there were dozens of police vehicles, fire engines, and EMS cars all around the campus. We joined other parents on the sidewalk and were briefed by the police officer, who told us that there was a report of a weapon on campus, but that all the kids were safe in their locked rooms, and each group had an officer with them.
After what seemed like a long time, they told us that there was no danger, but that the school needed to be searched and that they couldn’t let anyone leave until that happened. 30 minutes later all the parents were escorted to the front of the school, and the kids were released to us one-by-one. It was kind of crazy… many of the kids came out visibly shaken up, sobbing, and went to hug their parents. When Koa came out, I asked him what it was like… his response was, “Eh”.
It was a surreal situation, though, to see all the cops, many with long guns, helmets, bulletproof vests (the whole 9 yards!), police SUVs driving across the grass towards the school, worried parents hugging each other, etc.
Thankfully, everything turned out okay, and what caused the lock-down were some photos on social media of students with air-soft guns, but still, this was a serious deal. I’m really not a fan of guns, and I just kept thinking if these situations could be avoided in a gun-free society.
You can read the news story here.
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