25 December diary.
31st
The annual year-end show went more smoothly than I had expected. Our team had a year-end dinner at an upscale soba restaurant. We finished all of our work before 5 a.m.
30th
Today was the second day of “sound matching”. Another person joined my assignment staring today. so my workload felt lighter. During rehearsal, an accident occurred when a synthesizer fell and was damaged.
29th
Today was the first rehearsal day for an annual year-end show called “Sound matching day”. I was extremely busy because I couldn't check all of my assigned tasks, yet I still had to handle many of them in a limited amount of time .
27th
Today was the location check for the annual year-end show, and I was involved in setup work throughout the entire day, coninuing from yeasterday.
26th
This morning, on my way to the office, a kid was blown by strong wind and crashed into a roadside guardrail right in front of me. I checked on him and helped him. Later, Kajita and I prepared a lot of equipment for the annual year-end program. After that, we went to Shibuya to load in and set everything up.
25th
I worked on a TV shoot for an annual year-end program. Afterward, I went to the office and prepared for the year-end show on the final day.
24th
This morning, I took two naps after breakfast. I left home before noon and had lunch at a restaurant on the fifth floor. I worked on setting up for tomorrow’s shoot. After that, I waited for the camera test to finish. but, it was delayed by about two hours.
23rd
I attended in a meeting for the annual special program. After that, I prepared for tomorrow. I might have drunk too much.
22nd
This morning, I got a haircut. After that, I bought some food for dinner. I made Korean instant ramen and ate it with my daughter. Then I read some comics. I had a relaxing day off.
21st
My family, except for my son, went to Chinatown.
First, we visited a restaturant called "Hosyou," which is known for its beef ribs curry rice, and we had it. The dish had more complex flavors and textures than I had expected.
After that, my wife and I tried a bowl of lou ro fan at another restaurant. My daughter had some takeout food. We also bought some foods that buy every time we visit Chinatown.
Finally, my daughter wanted to eat hedgehog cake, so she had one. She said she was satisfied.
20th
I couldn't fall asleep easily last night. However, I was assigned to an early shift, so I only got a little sleep. I drove a truck to deliver equipment. and after that, I drove back to the office. I worked on some desk tasks. For lunch, I had a large size of instant cup yakisoba and some salad chiken, which made me feel guilty because it was unhealthy.
19th
I went to the hospital because I had been having pain on the top of my left foot for about four days. The doctor looked at my X-ray and suspected lumbar disc herniation. After that, I made a bowl of instant ramen "Sapporo ichiban Sio," which has been my favorite since childhood. My family going to go to eat out for celebrate my son's birth day at syabu-syabu restaurant.
18th
I worked on a TV program shoot. I met Mio for the first time in several years, and we had a short conversation. The shoot finished earlier than scheduled, which was nice.
17th
I woke up late. I listened to a Miles Davis album while having breakfast, and today’s work was a TV shoot featuring him. On my way to work, I couldn’t park my bicycle because the bike parking was full, so I left it in a vacant lot nearby Noborito Station. The work started in the afternoon, and it was very interesting. I worried about my bicycle during the shoot, but it was intact.
16th
My wife and I went to our son's elementary school to watch the Nakasyou-Stage music presentation. It was his final performance there.
After that, we had lunch at a nearby ramen shop. We hadn't visited in several years.
After lunch, my daughter went home, so I made her some instant ramen with boiled egg and fried vegetables. Then I headed out for a late shift.
I went to Shibuya to set up the equipment for a radio recording, and later stopped by another radio station to picke up more gear.
15th
I went to the office. I handed over the tour gear, worked on shipping equipment, preparation for tomorrow, and repair some broken gear. When Mabuchi visited the office, 1Q arrived at the same time, so 1Q took a photo of Mabuchi and me.
14th
I went to the office before noon to receive the gear from yesterday's show, but by the time I arrived, the gear had already been unloaded. I finished checking and sorting the gear. After that, I drove the truck to Shibuya for equipment load-in.
13th
I went to Fujikyu-Highland using local train lines. It took about two hours to get there.
The show went pretty smoothly.
Before the show started, I suddently felt like I needed to go to the bathroom, so I went there.
Originally, our schedule was to stay there, but all of the team members decided headed to their own destinations, so I made the same choice. Nishimoto drove the staff members to Shinjuku Station, so we were able to return home early.
I also received a report about another job I had asked Saaya and Matsuda to handle, and the tour went mostly smoothly,
12th
I prepared for tomorrow's show, which I won't be going to, and worked on another task. I tried few different drum-tuning methods. On my way home by bicycle, a strong, cold wind was blowing, so the ride was really tough.
11th
I went to the office to pick up gear, just like yesterday. In the afternoon, I had some free time, so I did some research on drum tuneing.
10th
I worked a half-day shift to receive the gear from the 2nd show of the voice actor's tour. On my way to home, I snapped a photo of a cat sitting on a rooftop.
9th
This morning, I found out that one of the online comic I'd been wanting to read was free, so I started reading it right away.
Before lunch, I took my windbreaker to a clothing repair shop nearby.
I made instant salt ramen for lunch and ate it with my daughter.
Afterwards, I ended up reading more comics, and I pretty much spent the whole day doing that.
8th
I worked on a TV program shoot all day. For lunch, I had curry rice at the restaurant on the fifth floor. It’s my favorite dish, and I always customize it with lots of shichimi pepper, Tabasco, and a raw egg. I also finished some desk work during the downtime.
7th
This morning, I finally managed to update my iPad. it hadn't been able to update due to a lack of free storage, so I reset it to clear the cache. For lunch, I made fried rice-my fourth times this week. After that, I cleaned the music gear room and then headed to Shibuya for my late shift.
6th
I decided to take a half day off. because it's my son's birthday. We're going to celebrate at home with fried chicken.
5th
I biked to Sakurajosui to try an old-fashioned Chinese restaurant.
I’d heard great things about its fried rice, so I finally gave it a try today.
The taste brought back memories of my childhood — especially the fried rice from a Chinese place near my old house.Afterwards, I went to Shimo-Kitazawa to buy some second-hand clothes.
For dinner, My family went to a yakiniku restaurant to celebrate my wife's birth day, which was a month ago.
4th
I stayed off alcohol last night. At the office, I wrapped up some leftover desk work, like reports for the tour and a one-day work trip.
3rd
I got up a little after 10 a.m. and made yakisoba for lunch, which I ate with my daughter. I left home after 3 p.m. for my late shift and sent out some invoices at the office. For dinner, I stopped by a Chinese restaurant nearby and had la big plate fried rice. After that, I went to Shibuaya and Tatsumi to pick up some gear.
2nd
I went to Iidabashi to pick up the tool bag I forgot the day before yesterday. Before that, I visited a famous old-fashioned Chinese restaurant in Kagurazaka that I had wanted to try for a long time. I ordered their speciality fried rice, and it was really good. After lunch, I walked around Kagurazaka and Iidabashi. Afterwards, I picked up my bicycle.
1st
Today I went to the office and finished some desk work. On my way there, I found three thousand yen on the ground and picked it up. Later, I called the Tokyo Metro lost and found center and confirmed that my tool bag had been delivered to Wako Station. When I was heading home. the gear shift wire on my bicycle snapped, so I stopped by a bike shop nearby to have it repaired.
25 Norvenber diary.
30th
I woke up before 5 a.m., so I got about three hours of sleep. I took the first Shinkansen to Osaka to join the veteran singer's show. Today’s venue was a kabuki theater, which I hadn't visited in about 12 years. The show was good. On my way to home, I accidentally left my tool bag on the train.
29th
The first show of the voice actor’s tour was held at a well-known live venue in Ebis. I've been there a few times before. I felt the show went pretty well overall. I focused on brushing up the band's sound. After the show, our whole team had a small party to celebrate the start of the tour.
28th
This morning, I told my son off because he resisted doing the chores his mother asked him to do.
I went to the office and spent the whole day preparing for some upcoming work.
I also tried a new drum-tuning method for a small-diameter drum set. It turned out to be a interesting experiment.
27th
This morning, I ran the robot vacuum in the living room for the first time in several months. After making fried rice for a late lunch, I went out in the afternoon to finish some tasks. I ended the day by driving to Shibuya to pick up some equipment.
26th
This morning, I missed the train because I had checked the route incorrectly. I went to Yoga for the final rehearsal of the voice actor’s tour. The rehearsal went smoothly.
25th
Early this morning, I went to Kinuta to pick up a truck and returned it to the office. After that, I managed to finish some backlog desk tasks.
24th
Today, I took my bicycle to the shop for regular maintenance.
While I was out, my family-except for my son - attended a memorial service for dolls at nearby ceremony hall.
We had tonkatu for lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, I picked up my bicycle and rode it around Noborito Station. enjoying the nice weather.
On the way home, I bought roasted sweet potatoes for my children.
23rd
My family, except for my daughter, went to Harajyuku to shop at IKEA. After that, we headed to Jingu Gaien to walk along the ginkgo tree street and see the autumn colors. It was clrowded, and I noticed many foreign tourists. Then, we tried to go a Sri Lankan curry restaurant, but it was closed. So we went to Shibuya and had lunch at Gold Rush instead. It was the first time in several years for my wife and me, and it was my son's first visit. He loved the humburg so much.
22nd
I went to the office at noon. I made a quotation and sent some invoices before unloading the equipment. After returned them, I drove the truck to return equipment.
21st
Today was a rouine workday. I spent the morning unloading and checked in the equipment from yesterday's job. In the afternoon, I prepared for tomorrow's work. I was pretty tired by the end of the day, so I left the offce as soon as my shift ended.
20th
I had breakfast near Fujisawa Station early in the morning. I had been a little worried about the equipment I arranged, but everything turned out to be fine, which was a relief. The rehearsal and show both went smoothly. After leaving the venue, I realized the gear had been packed incorrectly in the truck, so I pulled over and fixed it.
19th
I went to the office to unload the gear that had returned from the tour. After releasing the equipment, I headed to Fujisawa to set up the gear for tomorrow's show. I arrived earlier than expected, so I had lunch near the venue. I ordered the dayly special, but it took about 20 minutes to be served, so most of my lunchtime was gone.
I felt a bit uneasy about whether the equipment I had arranged was okay, but it would probably be fine.
18th
The tour wrapped up in Matsudo, and overall everything went smoothly. I had planed to have lunch at a chinese restaurant-what we called "machi chuka"-near Shin-Yabashira Station. However, it was closed, so I went to another Chinese place before starting work.
17th
Today, I supported the tour of a female singer from Cabo Verde in Hachioji. Since the work started in the afternoon, I treated myself to a bowl of Hachioji ramen, the area’s specialty. It turned out to be much better than I expected. Sadly, the shop is closing next year.
The show went very smoothly, and the tour will wrap up with its final performance tomorrow.
16th
I spent the morning checking the files and music for tonight’s show. After that, I reviced my recent English diary entries with Chat GPT. For lunch, I had a Taiwanese hot chili cup noodle and some fried rice. After lunch, I headed to Shibuya to work at a small live show by a female singer-songwriter. I was a bit worried because I don't have much experience with small live house events. Fortunately, everything went more smoothly than I had expected.
15th
I went to the office. I considered taking afternoon off, but I was worried about the work coming up tomorrow and next week. so I ended up working the whole day.
14th
I participated in a rehearsal for next week's TV shoot in Fujisawa. I met Kei and told him about what happend after the final show of the a vocal group's tour in Kokura.
13th
I participated in a TV shoot and joined a meeting for another shoot in Fujisawa next week. The shoot went smoothly overall, but at the end it was delayed by more than 30 minutes.
12th
Before sunrise, I left the hotel and caught an early morning flight to Haneda. When I arrived at the studio, I ran into Kota. I realized that we happened to be at the same studio. because of that, I was able to watch another rehearsal for the job I was asked to do this weekend.
11th
I had the free breakfast at the hotel. After that, I went to the public bath and sauna. We headed to Fukuoka and arrived about two hours before the venue opened, so I decided to visit a famous ramen shop called issou. When I got there, there was already a long line, so I joined it and ended up wating for quite a while. At work, I adjusted the bass drum sound and tried a new method. After the show, I didn't eat out because I had to catch an early flight the next morning.
10h
I visited in Kokura again just a week ago. When we arrived at Kokura Station, Tatewaki and I headed to Sukesan Udon to have lunch, like we had a week earlier. But the shop was busy, so we dedided not to eat there. I arranged to have the drums tuned because I was worried about them after the last show. After the show, we went for drinks near our hotel. Then we went to the ramen shop we had visited a week earlier.
9th
I woke up around 7 a.m. and turned on a jazz channel on the web radio. It's my fovorite routine on my day off. It was a rainy Sunday. I tidied up some papers and organized a few things. I also checked my tasks and daily routines. For lunch, I made Niratama ramen. After lunch. I went to Nagai's barbar shop for a #haircut and ran into Dai Takahashi there. Nagai told me that Yoko would also be visiting later. Then, I came back home and made Hayashirice for dinner.
8th
I went to Shibuya to work on a late-night TV show. I spent most of the day waiting, and finally took a taxi home via the capital high way. It only took about 30 minutes- faster than I expected.
7th
I joined a new tour in Kasukabe that had already begun. Most of the staff were the same as last year's, so it felt comfortable and familiar from the start.
6th
I went to the office around noon and broke down the tour gear. Later, I ended up having to buy some guitar strings for another tour that had already begun.
5th
I had breakfast at 19th floor restaurant in the hotel. I returned from Kitakyusyu and went to the offce.
4th
Annual vocal group’s tour got the finish that went smoothly. Before the rehearsal, I told Saaya about her worries about her job. After the show. We went to tour final party, After the party, A few of team membar were went out to more drinks and had good ramen.
3rd
This morning, I left home and headed to Kokura. Our team arrived there but we couldn’t check in because when before the time of hotel’s check in. We went to lunch at Sukesan udon. After lunch, we had free time each other. I visited Kokura castle. In the evening, we joined again and went some drinks.
2nd
I got to the office a bit earlier than usual. I shipped the gear for the final show of the vocal group's tour in Kitakyushu. then I prepared equipment for another tour and handled a few other tasks.
1st
I rode my bicycle to the office. I spent the whole day preparing and checking the gear. I replaced the drumheads on one of the kits and started to get a better feel for the character of EVANS heads.
25 October diary
自然な英語表現を学習するための英文日記です。ナチュラルな英文に推敲をしてください。内容の確認のため日本語の翻訳文もつけてください。オリジナルの日記にに対してより良い表現が出来るように提案もして下さい。よく間違える点に対して、その原因を推測てアドバイスをしてください。
31st
It was my last day commuting to Odaiba. The four days of shows felt like they were over in an instant.
30th
The third day of the shows went smoothly. Afterward, we went out for drinks in Roppongi. I ended up drinking too much.
29th
It was second day of the Odaiba shows. I arrived at the venue about three minutes late because a train delay. After the rehearsal, I had just finished my bento when Arata invited me for ramen. I was already full, but I couldn't resist trying the popular Hakata ramen. so I joined them. I ended up eating too much, but it was delicious.
28th
I woke up before 6:30 a.m and had the Katsudon bento that I received form the event organizer last night. Work started at 7:30 a.m. and the rehearsal went smoothly. After it ended, I noticed that a power plug was almost disconnedted, so I pushed it back in The power went out for a moment, so I reported it to the guest's staff and apologized. The show itself went mostly without any issues on my side, though it seemed our sound staff might have had some troubles.
27th
I went to the office at 10 a.m to handle some preparation work. After that, I went to Daiba to set up the equipment for the shows that will start tomorrow. We stayed in Tennozu for the night.
26th
I went to the office and spent the whole day working on both requested desk tasks and my own. I didn't get any breaks, but I still managed to finish on time and head home.
25th
It was a rainy day off. After having breakfast, I went back to sleep for a while. My wife and I went to a local electric store to look for an electric carpet, but we couldn't find a good one. So, after lunch, I made yakisoba and later ordered the carpet online. I worked on my assignment.
24th
Around noon, I went to the ward office to cast my vote for the Mayor. In the evening, I stopped by Yurakucho to fix an incorrect receipt from the HAKATA izakaya I went to days ago.
23rd
I went to Shibuya for the filming of a TV program. On my way to work, I found out that my bag had been turned in to the lost and found at Sagami-Ono Station. After work, I went to pick it up and was relieved to see that nothing was missing.
22th
A fan club event for the vocal group was held in Yurakucho during their tour. The hall was the same one I had visited a few weeks ago for the first time. Everything went smoothly. The show had a relaxed atmospher, so I really enjoyed it. After the show, we went out for some drinks near the venue. I ended up drinking too much and accidentally left my bag on the train on my way home. Fortunately, when I checked the device tracking app right after I got home, I found out that my bag was at Sagami-Ono Station. I guessed that some one had picked it up and turned it in to the lost-and found office.
21st
I had our usual weekly job today. For lunch, I finally had my favorite curry rice at the fifth-floor restaurant-it had been a while. I always add some shichimi and a bit of Tabasco. The show went smoothly, and we wrapped up earlier than I expected.
20th
I went to Yoga in the morning to load the gear into the studio. After returning to the office, I caught up on some tasks I hadn't finished last weekend. In the evening, I headed back to Yoga to pick up the gear.
19th
I went to Minami Azabudai Hills for loading equipment. After that, I returned to the office. I completed preparation of some works and tasks. In the evening, I went back to Minami Azabudai Hills to retrieve equipment.
18th
I went to Shibuya to pick up the gear, but when I got there, I found out it didn't sctually need to be done today. I was planning to take the afternoon off, but work took longer than I thought. Still, I decided to take the afternoon off.
17th
The second show of the the vocal group's tour went pretty well. In the morning, I accidentally arrived at the wrong venue - it was close to the right one. After the show, we went out for drinks, Our sound team had some issue with their teamwork, so all of our staff members talked with them about it.
16th
I arrived at the office early again this morning.
I finished loading equipment into a studio in Kinuta.
Afterward, I prepared and packed the gear for tomorrow-the second show of the vocal grour's tour.
In the afternoon, I decided to take some time off and relax.
15th
I left in the morning and drove to Shibaura for a rehearsal for the Kobe and Osaka shows.
Because I couldn't join the Kobe show, I asked Kobayashi to cover it for me.
After the rehearsal, I returned to the office and unload the gear.
14th
I started the day with a bowl of Shin-Osaka soba-my favorite breakfast at the Station. After that, I went to the office to get ready for tomorrow and unload the gear from yesterday's work.
In the evening, I headed to Shibuya to wrap up the TV show.
13th
The fist day of the vocal group’s annual tour began with load-in at 7 a.m.
The show went mostly smoothly, with just a few small issues.
After the show, we went out for some drinks near the hotel.
12th
I woke up around my usual time and made bacon and eggs for breakfast.
It felt like a day off, and I had a relaxing morning. I also replaced a broken kitchen light.
My daughter went to her part-time job, and my son went on a day trip to take train photos.
I had ramen for lunch with my wife before heading to Osaka In the afternoon.
In the evening, Kinoshita and I joined the vocal group's tour staff team.
There, I met a baby whoes parent used to be one of the members.
11th
I went to the office an hour earlier than usual to get the gear ready for the first day of the vocal group's annual tour in Osaka. I decided to take the afternoon off, so I went to Mizonokuchi to change my Shinkansen seat for tomorrow's trip. Later at home, I had to scold my son for the way he was using his smartphone. I hope he understands why I got angry.
10th
I went to the area around Yokohama Station for the first time in years. It felt really nostalgic and brought back memories of my teenage days. I also stopped by a live house there for the first time. A female singer-songwriter was performing, and I helped out as the stage manager for the show.
9th
I worked on the filming a TV show at Shibuya. When I started the work, I noticed a musician will come up today. I asked him to bring his equipment for the tour to our office today, but I realized that we will meet here he wouldn't go to the office. Then I messaged to him.
8th
I ended up doing more works than I expected today. I reurned a bunch of gear we used yesterday, organized some files, got things ready for a few upcoming jobs, and drove out to pick up a equipment. I barely took a break because I really wanted to finish everything on time.
7th
It was long shift today. Early in the morning, I went to the office and drove the truck to Shibuya for the load-in and setup of our regular Tuesday show. After everything was done, I went back to the office and took care of some tasks. In the evening, I checked the drum setup with Sakamoto for an upcoming vocal group tour. Later, I headed back to Shibuya again to load in and pick up the gears.
6th
I went to the office. I had a lot to do, but Shimazu and Yano unexpectedly helped me, so I got things done more easily than I expected.
5th
For breakfast, I made ham, egg and mayo-cheese toast. This mornig, I checked out an AI prompt generator.
For lunch, I made fried rice for the first time in several months. After lunch, I washed a oil pot and sharpened my cooking knife.
Then I went for bike ride along the Tama River. On the way home, I stopped by Daiso and "work land" to buy some work items.
I'm going to make pizza for dinner.
4th
I went to the office, wrapped up today's tasks, and headed home early since I took a half day off.
3rd
I worked on Akkie's show in Yurakucho today. I'd been asked to take it on more than a year ago. Thinking back over the past year made me reflect on my future career. The show went smoothly, and I felt relieved.
2nd
I biked to the office. I felt I didn't need any more T-shirts for changing after sweating. I spent the whole day working on tasks.
1st
It was the second day of rehearsals for an actor's concert. On my way to the studio, the train I was on lost power and stopped at Shimokitazawa Station. After a short delay, it started moving again. The rehearsal went smoothly, and later Echizen kindly drove me off near my home in his fancy sports car.