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Cold Morning and Transformers Movie

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"Summer's Over" Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: SONY NEX-6, 16mm, f/3.5, 1/60 sec, ISO3200
 “Summer’s Over” Cedar Park, 2018

こんばんは。How’s it going?

This morning we woke up to some chilly weather as you can see from the photo above. It feels like Autumn has really arrived, but this is Texas, so a heat wave has a good chance of making itself felt again before the month is out. But it does feel nice! (I’m sure I’ll be wishing for the summer heat as soon as the temperatures hit the 50s)

This evening I went with a couple of friends to see The Transformers: The Movie from 1986. I was never into Transformers and don’t know much about them, but the movie was really fun because of the non-stop robot fighting, ’80s metal music, and voice acting by Orson Welles, Robert Stack, Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Scatman Crothers, etc. I do admit that my eyelids got a little heavy at the beginning, but then I was fine the rest of the way through. I don’t think this film made a Transformers fan of me, but it was definitely fun to hang out and laugh with friends at the theater.

"From 1986" Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/75 sec, ISO3200
 “From 1986” Cedar Park, 2018

I hope you had a nice day!

またね～

Saturday Eats

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"Patties" Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO5000
 “Patties” Cedar Park, 2018

こんばんは。How’s it going?

This morning I slept in until 11 am to get some extra energy. I was wondering if it is best to force yourself out of jetlag by adhering to normal hours, or if that will weaken your immune system. I guess it’s a tradeoff… but I really needed to get a few extra hours of sleep.

Anyways, when I woke up the kids said they were hungry so I mentioned that I had brought back some patties from my mom’s house and they were all for having a couple for lunch. The patties go so fast here at our house that I should probably hide a couple in the back of the freezer for myself. 😆

In the evening we had some old and new friends over for dinner, and we decided to make tacos, with beer-battered shrimp and cabbage as the main filling. I also made a large batch of carnitas in our Instant Pot for tonight and tomorrow’s dinner. Our friends prepared a delicious cactus salsa which went perfectly with the tortilla chips, but also on the tacos. And of course, I had to make some margaritas for sipping. 🍹 Finally, we had a huge assortment of desserts to enjoy with coffee before calling it a night. Very fun to hang out with old friends and make some new ones as well!

"Margarita Fixings" Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO2500
 “Margarita Fixings” Cedar Park, 2018
"Taco Dinner" Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO5000
 “Taco Dinner” Cedar Park, 2018

Back to the Office

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"The Commute" Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: SONY NEX-6, 16mm, f/4, 1/60 sec, ISO1000
 “The Commute” Cedar Park, 2018

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Well, it was my first day back to the office, and I have to say that it was a bit of a struggle to stay focused and awake. Even though my sleep pattern is more or less normal at night, I feel like I am in a haze and lightheaded. Also, the vacation kind of seems like a dream that I don’t want to wake up from. 😪

I hope you had a nice day!

おやすみなさい

Jetlag Day

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"Rice and Chicken" Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO6400
 “Rice and Chicken” Cedar Park, 2018

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Today I returned to work, although as luck would have it, Wednesdays are the day I usually can work from home! Yay! And I really needed it because I was so sleepy, I nodded off a couple times during the day. But overall I did ok fighting the jetlag. However, the creative part of my brain was not operating at high capacity so I busied myself with planning and reviewing other designs.

But enough of that. I rarely mention work on my blog and I don’t intend to start now. 😆

Tonight’s dinner was a simple but delicious chicken and rice meal, with three different types of sauces: sweet chili, soy/oyster, and soy/sesame/cilantro. They were all tasty. 😋

I hope you had a great day!

おやすみ！

Diva (1981) – Movie Review

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"Diva" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/15 sec, ISO6400
 “Diva” Austin, 2018

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. 😀

My rating: 9.5/10