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Pompo: The Cinéphile

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO5000
 “Pompo-san” Austin, 2022

My friend and I went to see Pompo: The Cinéphile at the theater as part of our anime-watching habit. Whenever GKIDS has a special screening, he buys the tickets, and I buy the beer (the theater has beer on tap!). It’s something I really look forward to!

Anyways, I thought the movie was excellent. The plot is basically the making of a movie, but there are so many little inspirational nuggets thrown in that I was kind of blown away and even got a little emotional. What a movie! And maybe it was the beer too. But regardless, Pompo: The Cinéphile left me with a positive attitude and life seemed just a bit brighter.

A very nice little gem of a film. Go see it!

Genki Orchid

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO400
 “Genki Orchids” Cedar Park, 2022

This past winter, our orchid that sits on the kitchen window sill didn’t look like it was alive. But we kept hope that it would come back, and sure enough a few small buds started developing. And after a couple more months, there are so many flowers!

It’s amazing. I don’t remember when we got this orchid, but it’s been several seasons that we have enjoyed its beauty. This one is so strong to be able to survive in our house. 😀

Tonight’s Curry Secret Ingredient

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO2000
 “Curry Rice” Cedar Park, 2022

Tonight we had a sweet and spicy curry for dinner. The “secret” ingredient was Buc-ee’s Candied Jalapeño. It seems like everybody’s curry recipe should have a secret ingredient to make it unique, and I think that is pretty cool.

Mariko always makes our curry for the family, but next time, I’d like to try making it (with her help). That way, I can try to find my own secret ingredient as well as helping out with more meal prep.

Anyways, I’ve taken many curry photos over the years, but the photo below is one style that I don’t usually share. It’s of the second helping which doesn’t look as nice, but probably tastes even better than the first serving. 😊

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO1600
 “Curry Rice” Cedar Park, 2022

Long Ride with Rossa

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/5.6, 1/850 sec, ISO320
 “Rossa on the Path” Cedar Park, 2022

Today I went on a long (for me) ride with Rossa, my Bianchi Alante bike. It was really windy, but still a lot of fun. Actually, the wind was good because I saw some people flying kites at the park which is always neat to see. Kites are so cool.

If you’d like to ride along with us, I made a video (as I do with most of my bicycle rides). Please take a look if you have time!

Crawfish Boil Season

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Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/120 sec, ISO64
 “Crawfish Boil” Austin, 2022

It’s that time of year in Texas where crawfish boils abound! After a couple of years of no crawfish boils for me due to the pandemic, I have been to two in less than a week.

So fun and yummy!

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/3.2, 1/105 sec, ISO320
 “Crawfish Boil” Austin, 2022
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/3.2, 1/110 sec, ISO320
 “Crawfish Boil” Austin, 2022