Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/90 sec, ISO6400 Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！Good evening!
As you can see from the photo, we enjoyed a beautiful night at the ballpark. ⚾️ Koa had a baseball game, and although they lost, they played great and had a lot of fun. Koa had a strong single and stole two bases. Plus he had a put out at second base, then pitched an inning, striking out two batters. I am so proud!
I really like the team he is on this season. Actually, I am happy with all the teams he has been on, but he is learning a lot more technique and his confidence is growing more this season than last. And I also enjoy the games quite a bit more than I used to. I don’t worry about them winning or losing, but as long as they try hard, enjoy the game, and improve… that’s good enough for me.
By the way, I am finally adjusted to the daylight savings time shift. It only took a week! 😝
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5, 1/15 sec, ISO3200 Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！ Good evening! How was your Sunday? It’s the end of Spring Break for the kids and that means that the week of sleeping late every morning is over. So, I am hoping that Koa goes to bed soon! (Bay is already in bed and his lights are off)
A couple days ago, the weather turned chilly again, which was a huge surprise to me. I thought we were already into Summer weather! Come to think of it, today is the first day of Spring. That’s great, because I don’t like Winter or the cold. Bring on the heat already!
Today I did a lot of research on new Chromebooks because the laptop I use to write this blog every evening has a hardware problem and is super-slow, and sometimes will just crash in the middle of whatever I am doing. Luckily WordPress does a pretty good job of auto-saving so I haven’t lost too much work. But the computer boots up so slowly that I think it is time for me to find a new laptop.
So… I decided on an Acer Chromebook 11 laptop. I want something that is simple, has good battery life, and a good keyboard. I don’t need a lot of horsepower since I will not be using it for any photo editing or gaming. Just WordPress, Netflix, YouTube and general browsing and the Chromebook should be perfect for those. Also, the price that I found was nice… just $165! That’s a $15 price drop from yesterday…
As you may know, I have been trying to simplify my life and declutter. This new laptop is so minimal, that I am really looking forward to using it! Just like my X100T makes me work within its limitations, I am wondering if the Chromebook will have a similar effect. We’ll see!
Today’s photo is of a new lens that Mariko bought for her camera. It’s the highly-regarded Fujinon 35mm F/2.0 WR lens. It’s really nice because the focus is fast and silent, the aperture ring feels great, and it’s a lot smaller than the 18-55mm zoom. Plus the image quality is excellent and it has a certain look to the images that Mariko really likes. It’s definitely a keeper lens!
Well, I better get to bed. It’s past my usual time!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5, 1/30 sec, ISO3200 Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！
Hi everyone. It’s late… 11:45 PM here, and I will write this quickly because I am so sleepy. Tonight we had some good friends over for “Kaiju Nite 6”. We like to watch Kaiju (giant monster) movies every half-year or so, and this was our sixth get-together. Previous themes have been Godzilla, Gamera, Mothra, etc, but tonight’s theme was Tokusatsu TV, with television episodes ranging from 1966-1973. We watched Ultraman, Iron King, Kikaida, Kamen Rider, and others, plus Mikey brought over toys and lyrics sheets so we could sing along to all the tv show themes. It was a lot of fun! And as always, the food and drink selections were delicious.
Happy Friday everyone! How’s it going? Today was a fun day for me. I went to take some photos of the building that my company will be moving to later next month. I was just planning on photographing the outside of the building, and a courtyard area, but I met the property manager and he lent me a hardhat and said I could go up to the fourth floor (where we’ll have the entire floor) and go check it out.
So I got to wander around and see all the construction going on up there. I also met the superintendent and he said to just be careful… so I got to take a bunch of photos (one of which is above) and check it all out. It’s a pretty great space and the views are really nice! I can’t wait to move in.
Another fun thing was that Mariko bought a new lens for her Fujifilm X-T10 – the excellent 35mm F/2.0! It’s so cool. The sharpness and color are great, and the AF speed is so fast. It’s also silent and weather-sealed. Definitely a must-have if you have a Fujifilm x-mount camera.
Lastly, a new tutorial video was posted by Cynthia Lin. It’s “Moon River” which is one of my favorite tunes! So I have been practicing the chords. It’s a fun song and I like to think that re-learning the chords exercises my brain cells. I want to keep my mind sharp!
So that was my Friday. Not bad, huh?
Take care and see you tomorrow!
おやすみなさい！
-B
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