26 June diary.
1st
Early in this morning, I headed out form the offce and headed to Kinuta and Nishiazabu to deliver some gear. Back at the office, loaded more gear onto another truck, and drove to Shibuya, where I unloaded it at the venue and set everything up. After that, I went back to Nishiazabu to collect the gear. I used a share bike to ger to Nogizaka.
2nd
I headed to Shibuya to set up some horns - saxes and trumpet for a documentary shoot. After that, I went to the office to prep some gear for this weekend's event and knocked out a few desk tasks. I then headed back to Shibuya to retrieve the horns and dropped them off at the venue that hosts a weekly Tuesday TV show. There, I ran into a veteran singer and his management team and we had a quick chat before the show. By that point, I didn't feel like leaving, so I decided to stick around through the end and helped wrap everything up.
3rd
I woke up early. A typhoon was approaching. My daughter's school had already announced its closure the day before. I managed to get some tasks done before breakfast. My son's junior hi schooI had announced a delayed start, but my wife decided to let him take the day off. I took the day off as well. I asked Claude and Chat-Gpt alternately about how to print RAW photo files, giving each slightly different questions to compare their responses. I also studied English using DUO.
4th
I commuted to the office by bicycle. I got the equipment ready for an event in Morioka and loaded everything into transport truck. Afterwards, I checked some gear for a tour that kicking off next week.
5th
I made my way to Morioka for the setup day of an outdoor event. The weather was bright and sunny, but cillier than I anticipated. It brought back memories of the same event last year. Afterwards, Kinoshita and I headed to an izakaya where I'd been with Mocchi the year before.
6th
The opening day of an outdoor event went off without a hitch. Once the show wrapped up, the rest of our crew headed out for drinks at the same izakaya as the night before.
7th
The second day and final day of the outdoor event went off without a hitch. We had expected it to be an extremely busy day. but things went far more smoothly than anticipated. Afterwards, we wrapped up with drinks at a cozy Fukuoka-style izakaya nearby.
8th
Kinoshita and I left the hotel in the early morning and headed back to the office. A shinkansen had made an emergency stop due to a power outage caused by an earthquake, but it recovered after a while. I unloaded some gear form the previours day and stored it away. For lunch, I had a cup of curry-flavor instant noodles for the first time in several years.
9th
I spent the whole day working on our weekly Tuesday program. It featured a theme centerd on The Beatles.
10th
We held a rehearsal for an African band in Shinanomachi. I got work again with a familiar crew that I have worked with on nearly annual foreign artist tours we've done in recent years. The band asked for some equipment that hadn't been confirmated beforehand, so I managed it.
11th
Today was the first day of the African band's tour, with the show held in Shinjyuku. Since the venue was located far from Shinjyuku Station, I used a bike-share service to get there. The loading dock was in rough shape, but we somehow managed to load and unload all our equipment. I also received the gear that had been arranged the day before. The show went off almost without a hitch.
12th
I took a day off. I woke up early morning but I took some nap in a day. I spent in home almost whole a day.
13th
I left home early, before 6 a.m., and headed to Ichihara for the second show of an African band’s tour. Our crew had planned to meet up a station but no one was there when I arrived. I thought I had the wrong place or the wrong day, but it turned out I was correct. The band member who had missed his flight-and so couldn't make the first show- finally rejoined the tour, and everything went off without a hitch. After the show, I returned to the office and prepped all the gear for a day-after-tomorrow's rehearsal.
14th
I took a day off. I woke up before 6 a.m., and knocked out some tasks, finishing everything up by morning. For lunch, I made fried rice and enjoyed it with my family. After lunch, I went out to pick up some ingredients for dinner. Afterwards, my son and I went for a walk in a nearby residential neighborhood on a hill. It was relatively close to home, but it was actually my first time visiting the area. we really enjoyed it.
15th
Today, I headed to a venue in Bunkyo Ward to take over the tour for an African band. After that, I made my way to Okubo for a rehearsal at a voce actor's ceoncert. I rode a share bike from Higashi-shinjyuku. The rehearsal wrapped up a bit earlier than expected, so I headed back to the office to finish up some work before taking the following day off.
16th
My wife and I made our way to Shinyurigaoka to see the movie Michel. We booked the first screening because there was a couple's and one of us qualified for the over age-50 discount. We weren't big Michel Jackson fans. but the movie was more interesting than we expected. After the movie, we pick up a few things for our son and grabbed lunch at Saizeriya.
17th
I made my way to Heiwajima for the final rehearsal of the voice actor’s hall tour. The studio wasn't close to the station, and since there were no bikes available at share-bike dock, I ended up walking instead - it took about 20 minutes. The rehearsal went off without a hitch. Afterwards, I was able to use a bike-share to get back to the station.
18th
It was rainy morning when I made my way to Shibuya for a TV shoot I was in charge of. The actress performing--one of the show's main MCs--sang a few songs while I handled her guitars.
19th
I headed to the office. I knocked out some tasks in the morning. Afterwards, I prepped some gear for tomorrow's show of a voice actor at Osaka. I also arranged some drum tuning.
20th
The voice actor’s 15th anniversary debut tour launched in Osaka. Since we'd only planned a day trip, the schedule was jam-packed-- but we pulled it off with barely a hitch.
21st
I left home and headed to the office earlier than usual because of I want to see the foot ball world cup Japan game. I enjoyed it with my wife and daughter. Afterwards, I took a short nap. In the early evening, I heard that a trouble of my son and his friends. I told with my son in detail and adviced him and my wife to deal with it.
22th
Perhaps I drank too much last night. I woke up around 8:30, had breakfast, but then fell back asleep and ended up sleeping though most of the morning. For lunch, I had a bowl of curry rice -- the third time in a row. I commuted to the office. I prepped the gear for tomorrow's show and loaded it onto a transport truck. I was tempted to drink, but decided not to have any alcohol tonight.
23rd
Today marked the second and final performance of a voice actor's 15 th anniversary tour, held in Bunkyo Ward. Everything went off smoothly without a single hitch. Our crew managed to clear out just before the venue’s deadline. To celebrate a job well done, the whole team headed to Kabukicho for a well-deserved party. I capped off the night by checking into a capsule hotel I'd booked in adevance.
24th
I made my way to Shinjuku from Shibuya. There, I attended a rehearsal for a TV show with a concert theme, which was held at the office.
25th
I woke up to find myself having fellen asleep in the living room,so I junmped straight into the shower. I them made my way to Okubo for a rehearsal for an actor-singer's concert. Things wrapped up sooner than I had expected.
26th
I woke up at around quarter to eight and jumped straight into the shower so I could catch the Japan football game. My wife and I watched the game at home, then continued watching it on the commute train. The game had just finished by the time I arrived at the office. Later, Kei -- a member of a voice actor's band -- stopped by our office to pick up his gear. We chatted for a while. In the afternoon, I decided to take the rest of the day off.
27th
I headed to the office to receive the gear from an African band's tour and stored it away. Afterwards, I took a half day off. I made my way to Kuji to have lunch at a Chinese restaurant that I had been wanting to visit for nearly months. I tried a bowl of fried rice --which is the restaurant's signature dish-- and it was absolutely marvelous.
28th
I made breakfast for my daughter and me. I felt melancholy from the morning. Last night, I realized I had made a mistake in an estimate, and I think that was the reason for my low mood. For lunch, I made fried rice for my family. I tried to recreate the dish I had eaten the day before. I got it pretty close, but I felt that my home stove lacks heat intensity needed to achieve the same quality. Today, I had a late-night work shift, so I left home before 6 p.m. I had dinner at the office. in the end, I finished work earlier than expected.
29th
I took a day off today. I prepared a dinner dish before noon. For lunch, I made "natto spaghetti " for my daughter and me. After lunch, I spent the rest of the afternoon just taking it easy.
30th
All of my family woke up at 2 a.m to watch the World Cup football match featuring Japan. We enjoyed it, but Japan lost the game in the end. After the game, we went back to sleep. I headed to Shibuya for a rehearsal of a TV show. For lunch, I had a ramen and fried rice set -- a very popular dish at the broadcasting station's cafeteria that I rarely get a chance to eat, since it sells out quickly. The rehearsal went smoothly and finished almost on time. I made my way home before evening.
26 February diary.
28th
The business trip from Sendai to Okinawa had begun. When we arrived at Sendai Station, Akino noticed that she had forgotten her cellphone on the Shinkansen. The setup time was delayed due to some issues. However, the show went off without a hitch, so we were able to change our Shinkansen reservation to an earlier train than scheduled. I stayed at a hostel near Otorii.
27th
This morning, When I left home, I realized my bicycle was missing. I then remembered that the day before, I had ridden my bike to Noborito Station but had forgotten it there and walked home from Nakanoshima Station. I unpacked and put away the gear from yesterday's show, then packed and loaded the gear for tomorrow’s show onto the transport truck.
26th
This morning, I used a bike-share service to get to the venue. I arrived there earlier than I had planed, so I rode the bike around Kabuki-cho. I thought that I hadn't visited there for many years. Kinoshita told me a rumor yesterday, I had been thinking about it, so I shared my conclusion with her.
25th
I went to Shinjuku to set up the gear for a traveling music TV show. It was much busier than usual on the way there, and it took about two hours to get there. It was my first time at the venue. Kinoshita and I had a late lunch and grabbed some ramen nearby.
24th
Early in the morning, my wife and son headed to Morioka to use the JR East one-day unlimited pass.
I went to the office and prepare for next two days of work. While setting up the gear, I noticed a problem with one piece of equipment, but I managed to fix it by the end of the day.
23nd
I took the day off. Everyone in my family stayed home all day. It was warm and sunny. My son and I wanted to go out, but it was very windy and we couldn't decided where to go. l went out to buy some underwear.
22nd_
I went to the office and unloaded the gear from yesterday. In the afternoon, I adjusted the bass drum sound because I had some time. After that, I drove a truck to Shibya to pick up some equipment.
21st
This morning, I used a bike-sharing service for the first time to go to the live house.
One of the tour shows in Yokohama went smoothly.
Before the rehearsal, Mami and I threw a handball around.
20th
This morning, I went to my annual health check by bicycle. It was very cold. After that, I had a ramen set for breakfast. Then, I prepared for tomorrow's show and loaded the equipment onto a truck.
19th
I went to the office and, as soon as I arrived, headed to Shibuya in a truck to retrieve the gear from yesterday's work. After that, I worked on some desk tasks and made preparations for tomorrow.
18th
I worked on a TV shoot at a studio called 2st.
My partner today was a young part-time worker who will join our company as a new employee next spring. I found out that she lives in Banda ,which is near my parent's home.
17th
Today, everyone in my family except my son had the day off. For lunch, we went to a nearby tonkatsu restaurant that is famous for both tonkatsu and sashimi. After lunch, my wife and I stopped by the supermarket to pick up some ingredients for dinner.
16th
I went to the office in the company car. I unloaded and returned the gear form yesterday's two shows. In the afternoon, our section had a meeting for our orientation.
15th
Kinoshita and I were at the venue at 5 a.m., so we could only sleep for about three hours. The rehearsal was a little confusing. However, both shows-the day and night performances-went smoothly. I returned home in the company car, because I was very tired.
14th
I worked on a rehearsal with Kinoshita for tomorrow’s show in Tachikawa. After the rehearsal, we headed to Tachikawa to set up for the show. The load-in time was 10 p.m., so we checked into the hotel first and stayed for about an hour. Then we went to the venue and set everything up. We finished before midnight. Finally, we returned to the hotel, and I went to the large bath, which is the hotel's speciality and features corbonated water. It was great for relieving my fatigue.
13th
I rode my bicycle to the office. It felt warmer than usual these past few days. I spent the whole day getting ready for the next two days of work.
12th
I worked on another TV shoot at the same studio as yesterday. The guitarist in today's band is someone I've known for a long time, and we had alreaky worked together on a different TV program the day before yesterday and yesterday. The schedule included a long talk session, so I spent a lot of time waiting.
11th
I worked on the filming of TV program in Shibuya with another company's tech team again today. Their personalites and work style left a strong impression on me. In the end, I had a opportunity to reflect on my own career.
10th
I went to a studio in Nogizaka to work on a rehearsal for tomorrow’s TV shoot.
I joined an instrument tech team from another company.
The rehearsal was for a female singer I had worked with on a tour over twenty years ago.
9th
I went to the office and prepared the equipment for tomorrow.
I decided to take a half day off since I had one available this month, but my tasks couldn't be finished on time.
I ended up finishing later than I expected, even though I took the half day off.
8th
I went to the office. It was a snowy day.
The Nanbu Line was delayed, but I arrived on time.
I was asked to unloaded the gear for Kajita's work because she was significantly delayed due ot Nanbu Line delay.
I also unloaded gear form my own work from yeasterday.
I took a half day off and went to the vote.
7th
I left home before 6 a.m. with my son. We headed to Togane. I work on a concert in Togane and took my son there. His purpose was go to Cyoshi by Cyoshi-Dentetsu. The work went smoothly. Before the show, I picked up my son at Togane station. I bought him to my work.
6th
I went to the office and unloaded gear from yesterday's work and prepare gear for tomorow's work that show in Shizuoka and Togane. On my way to home, I drove a cabin car that for transport tomorrow's work to Togane.
5th
Early in the morning, I went to the office, picked up the gear, and drove to Kinuta to load it into the studio. After that, I returned to the office and loaded gear onto the truck. In the afternoon, I worked on a TV shoot with Shimazu. The shoot finished earlier than scheduled.
4th
Last night, I hadn’t any alcohol for the first time in several weeks. However, I couldn’t enough slept. Early in the morning, I left home so I went to Todakoen to work on a TV shoot. Between the work, I made some music data on PC that I was asked it but It is reluctantly. After the shoot, I wrapped up gear and returned the office and unloaded them and prepared gear for tomorrow. it was reluctantly too.
3rd
I worked on the weekly TV program in Shibuya. There were a few things came up, but nothing unusual.
2nd
I took a day off.
This morning, I played the guitar by myself for the first time in several monthes.
For lunch, I made fried rice and tried some methods I had seen in several short videos. In the after noon, I copied my favorite guitar solo for the first time several years.
1st
I went to the office and unloaded the gear from yesterday's show.
I took the afternoon off and rested at home for a bit.
26 January diary
31st
The first show of the tour went smoothly in Osaka.
Our staff team visited the venue for the first time in a week.
The venue has a noodle counter, so I ate Himeji staion soba.
It was decent, though last week's Chinese noodles left a stronger impression.
30th
I went to the office and worked on preparations for the first show of the Osaka tour, along with a few other tasks. I was so exhausted, but I gradually start to feel better in the afternoon.
29th
I went to Shibuya to set up the gear. After that, I went to Ebisu to attend a meeting for a project scheduled for next month.
For lunch, I had Hakata Tenjin ramen for the first time in several years. I used to eat it all the time but a nearby shop closed, so I couldn't go there easily anymore.
28th
I worked on a TV program shoot in Shibuya.
Only two songs were scheduled to be filmed. but there was a talk session in between, so I had to wait for several hours until was finished.
27th
The final rehearsal of the tour was held in Shibaura.
After that, we returned to the office and unloaded the gear.
26th
I went to the office and unload the gear from yesterday's show.
I was sleepy all day, but I still managed to got some desk work done.
25th
The show in Osaka went pretty smoothly because the venue was easy in terms of gear loading and had a better environment than any other venues.
The main performer suddenly pulled me onto the stage very start of the show and jokingly asked me, "Can I pull this off?"
When I said, "Yes, you can," the whole venue burst out laughing.
24th
The sixth show of the tour was held in Kyoto. The live house was difficult in terms of gear loading, with a very small stage, backstage area. Shortly after the show started, a guitar string broke and had to be replaced in the very small back stage area. After the show, we moved to Osaka by car. Our staff team went out for drinks at a Chinese restaurant, which was pretty good. Later, we joined the performer team, and a small argument broke out among them.
23rd
I attended a meeting for our section. After that, I loaded the gear onto the truck for shows in Kyoto and Osaka.
22nd
I went to Gakugeidai to work on a rehearsal. where I was asked to make several changes to the pedal board programs.
21st
It was a cold day. I went to the office and worked on creating a wireless frequency plan for the tour that had just started. After that, I prepared an estimate for the next job.
20th
I slept in until 10 a.m. then rode an electric kickbord for the first time in several months. I used to ride it a lot last summer. Later, I joined the live tour after participating in a rehearsal.
19th
I went to a hospital because my foot has been hurting since last year.
I talked with the doctor and decided to stop taking the medicine because it wasn't effective.
After that, I rode my bicycle to a nearby bike shop for maintenance.
18th
The show in Hiroshima went smoothly.
After the show, we returned home the same day.
We were on the Shinkansen for over four hours, but I had a few dranks on the train, so it didn't feel as long as I expected.
17th
I had a breakfast at WEST, a local udon shop in Fukuoka.
The show went smoothly, but durling the show, I realized that I had forgotten to change the guitar strings beforehand.
After the show, we headed to Hiroshima. At Hakata station, we had some time before our Shinkanasen reservation, so part of our tour team stopped by FUTOPPARA, a famous local izakaya in Fukuoka.
Then, we arrived in Hiroshima and went straight to a well-known okonomiyaki restaurant in the area.
16th
For lunch, I made natto fried rice, and it turned out much better than I expected. After that, I headed to Fukuoka. Today was a moving day for part of our tour team. We arrived in Fukuoka and planed to go to a motsunabe specialty restaurant. which is famous in the area. However, it open too late, so we ended up having dinner separately. in the end, Kobayashi and I had dinner at local restaurant in Fukuoka.
15th
Early this morning, I went to the office to deliver gear to Shibuya.
After that, I worked on shipping gear for a voice actor's tour.
I also handled some desk work for next month.
Later, I drove back to Shibuya to pick up the gear.
14th
I worked on a TV shoot with Iwano. I may have overdone it with drinking last night.
13th
I went to the office, unloaded the gear from yeasterday's show, and prepared for tomorrow's work.
12th
The show in Nagoya went smoothly. I visited the venue for the first time in several years. Some of our team members orderd eel bowls through a delivery service before the rehearsal. I was relatively busy during the day.
Durling the show, the forntman pulled me onto the stage and dance with me. I was reluctant at first, but I saw the audience and band members laughing, I decided to enjoy it in the end.
11th
I went to the office to release some gear and prepare for tomorrow's show. I felt a little unwell, so I bought some kampo medicine at noon and took it. I had time to spere, so I finished renewing a bimonthly gear controll sheet.
10th
I took the day off and spent half of it at home. In the afternoon, I went for a walk with my kids. Before we knew it, we had arrived at Kuji, so we took the Nanbu Line back home. I also picked up the latest volume of The summer Hikaru Died, a series my daugter and I have been reading together.
9th
Last night, I went to bed very late and didn't drink any alcohol.
However, I woke up earlier than I wanted and couldn't fall back asleep.
I went to the office around noon. As soon as I arrived, I had to handle some unexpected work.
After that, I finished some desk work and tuned some drums for a show in Nogoya next week.
Later, I went to Kinuta to wrap up the gear and loaded it onto a truck to taransport it.
8th
The Fes event in Marunouchi went smoothly overall. The scheduled to end late, but it wrapped up almost on time.
7th
Today was the setup day for an event in Marunouchi. Since our section finished setting up most of the power and some of the gear early, I spent most of the day waiting for our slot and sitting on a changeover meeting.
6th
I went to the office and prepared for the event the day after tomorrow. I think I drank too much last night, so I felt a bit hungover.
5th
I spent most of the day at home reading a book about an anxiety related to money. For lunch, I ate a leftover frozen fried chiken with rice and chiken soup. I only went out to buy food for dinner.
4th
I went to my parents' house with my family, except for my daughter. We had lunch there. Afterward, my wife and I strolled around Kamimizo. In the evening, my sister and her daughter joined us for dinner. Finally, My family returned home, my daughter went to my parents' house, so she finished all of her plans.
3rd
This morning. my family had the last of our New-Year's food for breakfast. After that, I took a nap. In the afternoon, my son and I took a walk around Inadadutumi. I bought a copy of Killing Commendatore, a novel by Haruki Murakami, at Book Off, because I hadn't read this one yet.
2nd
My family visited Ofuna Kannon for the first vist to a temple in this year. After that, we had lunch at a Taiwanese restaurant. Then, we headed to Enoshima by monorail. The nomorail was more exciting than we expected. My children played by the sea. Finally, we ate dinner at an izakaya in Mizonokuchi.
1st
I went to bed at 8 a.m. and I woke up at 10:30 a.m. For breakfast, my family had a New Year's meal. After that, I went back to sleep. I woke up again in the afternoon and prepared dinner. Later, my children and I went for a walk around Higashi Ikuta Forest. We walked through some bamboo grove. and once we entered it, we felt like we had stepped into another world.