Happy Friday! Here’s some Perfume to celebrate the arrival of the weekend! 🎵 🌈
A good day
USA. Texas. Cedar Park. 2016.
こんばんは！Hello! How’s it going?
Today was a good day for me. I got so much work done in the morning that the rest of the day just flowed along nicely! I guess this happens quite often, and it’s good that I am a morning person because when I am productive, it sets up the rest of the day to go smoothly. But the day didn’t start out very nicely… I woke up stressed-out about all the things I have to do at work. However, after I went through my morning routine and was fully awake, my workload didn’t seem that crazy and it just got better from there. I notice that a lot of mornings go like this, so when I wake up and am stressed-out, I now realize that it will soon pass and that makes it a lot easier to deal with.
So the day was going well, and then I got a huge boost when Mariko asked what I wanted for dinner, and Oyakodon was one of the choices. So of course I chose that! I think I might have mentioned that Okonomiyaki is my favorite food, but I have to change my mind and say that Oyakodon is my absolute favorite food. It’s what I ask for as my birthday meal, and if I had to choose my last meal on Earth, it would be Oyakodon.
Tonight’s dinner was DELICIOUS!!!
“Oyakodon” USA. Texas. Cedar Park. 2016.
Mariko was surprised when I first told her that I wanted to eat Oyakodon for my birthday, but now I think she has grown used to it. Maybe she thought I was joking at first, but after so many years of always choosing Oyakodon, I must be serious! 😜
Related to food, tonight’s photo (14 of my 365 project) at the top of this post is a cool little metal box of shelves. It holds hashi (chopsticks) rests that Mariko made in her pottery class. I think it’s really neat! 👍
I hope you also had a great day. Let’s have a good Friday as well!
おやすみなさい！
-バロン 
X100T Tape
USA. Texas. Cedar Park. 2016.
As you might know, I love my Fujifilm X100T. It’s my favorite camera I’ve ever owned. But, there are a couple things that could be improved upon. For instance, I wish there were more of a tactile difference between the AEL/AFL and Q buttons on the back. So I ended up putting a couple layers of gaffer’s tape right next to the AEL/AFL button. That’s right where I grip the camera with my thumb, and now I know that the AEL/AFL button is just to the left and I don’t accidentally hit the Q button.
Also, the tape serves double-duty to cover up the LED light that flashes green or orange. I actually used a pin to make a tiny hole in the tape, so I can still see the light, but it is a tiny, discreet dot instead of the super-bright beacon.
BTW, I usually shoot in manual mode, and use the AEL/AFL button as a back-focus button. Really convenient!
Wednesday
USA. Texas. Cedar Park. 2016.
こんばんは！How are you doing? I am in the middle of a coughing fit, which is something I have been having a lot of lately. Well, not a lot but every few days I get something scratchy in my throat and it causes me to cough for about 10 minutes or so. It’s really annoying! Besides that, I have been feeling a little under-the-weather… I’d say I’m about 85%. Just tired and unmotivated.
But a couple cool things happened today. The first is that Koa went to his first baseball practice of the spring season. ⚾️ This time, the team he is on is probably the highest level he has been on so far. I think Koa likes his new teammates!
“Baseball Practice” USA. Texas. Leander. 2016.
I watched the whole practice today, and after the sun set, it got so cold! I was shivering so badly. I hope I am not going to get sick. 😰
The other thing that happened is that I received the two Pinky:st figurines that I ordered! The one below is the character named Reina, in the summer yukata. It’s a special set that includes the bench, watermelon on a plate, bucket of water and fireworks, fan, and an usagi (rabbit) mask. It’s pretty cool!
“Reina” USA. Texas. Cedar Park. 2016.
The second figurine that I received today is Maki, but I’ll take another photo of her in a different setting at a later date.
Today’s photo (it’s photo #12 of my 365 project) is of some frames of the Studio Ghibli film “Whisper of the Heart”. My parents bought this for me when they visited Japan several years ago. I think it’s a bookmark, but I just keep it on my work desk. I’m afraid that if I use it as a bookmark, it will get lost in a forgotten book!
Well, I should get some rest now… I hope you have a great Thursday!
おやすみなさい！
-B
Super Mario Kart… with 101 players!
Happy hump-day! To celebrate, here’s a video of a 101-racer Super Mario Kart. It’s pretty great.
