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.