24 December diary.

31th

The year's final work took place at the hall.  Before the show, I happend to meet Shigemura for the first time. After the show, we arrived at the office at 3 a.m, and all work was completed before 5 a.m.

30th

The run-though rehearsal started today. I didn't go to eat; I had dinner at home.

29th
I participated in a rehearsal at II2st for the final act of an annual special program scheduled for December 31. After that, I joined the rehearsal for the main show. The rehearsal was delayed by about an hour.

28th

The rehearsal for the annual song battle has started. I managed to play the roll i

I was asked to perform. 

27th

Today was the setup for the annual event at the hall. It was my first time participating in it in several years, or perhaps even decades. 

26th

Our team prepared a large amount of equipment for the annual song battle. It took about 2 hours to load everything into the truck. 

25th

Today, I went to the office on my bicycle. I completed some tasks related to  this year's and next year's work. Later, I also prepared for an annual special program.

24th

I took a day off. I went to Chofu with my daughter for our annual Christmas shopping. We had lunch at a family restaurant. My family is planning to have Cristmas dinner. Reflecting on my dinner show work period, I remember that I usually couldn't be home on the 24th and 25th of December.

23rd
I went to the office and later participated in a dinner show at a restaurant in Otemachi. Durling the show, I was reminded of Junko and felt sentimental while hearing one of her song. After the show, the band members shared that they felt same away.

21st

I completed tasks including transporting equipment and preparing for tomorrow. The road were busy throughout the day. I ate cup noodles for breakfast and lunch.

20th

My son stayed home today because his classroom was closed due to influenza outbreak. I set a limit on his cell phone usage. For lunch, We had frozen udon with Higashimaru soup and tenpura. It was better than I expected. After lunch, we set up the Christmas tree. 

19th

This morning, I decided to visit a spa in Minami Tama. It refreshed me both my physically and mentally more than I expected. Afterward, I returned home and made niratama ramen. For dinner, I decided to make humbug steak. 

18th
I was thinking about what I might wish for within a budget of 30,000 yen. but I coludn’t decide. For lunch, I made fried rice and enjoyed it with my wife. Later in the day, I went to the office and then to Shibuya. I worked on a radio program that started at 7:00 PM and completed it.

17th

I took a day off today. I brought my bicycle to nearby bike shop for routine maintenance. For lunch, I made frozen gyoza and pired it with soup. I also managed to set up the Apple TV that wasn't connected before. For dinner, I'm planing to make stir-fried vegetables. 

16th

I went to the office at noon and had a meeting with Sano and Iwano. Unfortunately, I felt that It was unproductive. Later, I headed to Aoyama to attended the first meeting for a guitarlist tribute live event.  

15th
I went to the office and completed half a day's work. I fixed a bass guitar and checked the sound of the bass system.

14th
I completed a one-day business trip to Shizuoka. The fourth show of the tour, featuring a voce actor, went almost without a hitch. We finished work and arrived at Shizuoka station  an hour early. We thought about picking up some oden, but we couldn't find a vacant shop.

13th
I went to the office for the first time in a week. I completed some desk tasks and prepared for tomorrow's show.

12th
I took the dey off. In the morning, I went to a cell phone shop to reset the forgotten password for my children's accounts. I complained to the shop staff because she recommend a new plan but she couldn't explain it in detailed.Afterwards, I forgot my hair cut appointment but was able to get my hair cut and colored. Later, my son accidentally broke the rear panel of his new cell phone. He deeply regretted it . For dinner, I made gratin dishes, which turned out well.

11th
I overslept for the first time in several years, but I still managed to arrive at work almost on time. However, I forgot my cell phone at home. Later, I went to Mizonokuchi to retrieve  it from my wife.

10th
We were given an incorret schedule and ended up arriving at the hall an hour early. Durling the free time(thought it was confusing), I went to cell phone shop, but unfortunately, I couldn't received any service.

9th
I picked up truck early in the morning and worked on setting up the equipment in the hall. The tasks were completed smoothly, and I managed to return home before evening.

8th
The second show in Fujieda, which was also final show of the tour, There was a issue durling the show, but it wasn't a big problem. and the show went on smoothly. As the tour came to an end, I couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

7th
Today, I traveled to Fujieda to join the rock band tour. This makes the final leg of the tour for me. The show went realy well. After the performance, Kota and I went out to a local ramen shop for a late-night meal. This ramen was delicious and a perfect way to end the day. 

6th
I made plans for work this weekend. Unexpectedly, I went to pick up car No.7 at the  parking lot in Shibuya. In evening, my family celebrated my son's birthday. We went to nearby family restaurant. My son received a cellphone as his birthday present. and he looked so happy.

5th
I participated in th filming of a TV show. Last night, the productiion team announced that the schedule would  be delayed, but the start time for work remained unchanged. I managed to adjust my plans for a task scheduled this weekend to fit round today's work.

4th

I successfully signed a new mobile phone contact for my son. I also went shopping in Nikotama, where I bought two shirts. For lunch, I enjoyed wonton ramen set at an old chinese restaurant. The ramen was absolutely marvelous.  

3rd

I participated in a rehearsal at Gakugeidai. I enjoyed it. The rehearsal finished earlier than I expected.

2nd

I went to the office and discussed some recent problems with Sano. I received the equipment for the tour and arranged it around the storage.   

1st
I went to Motomachi to visit a live house for the first time in about a year. The show went smoothly.

24 November Diary.

30th
I went to the office by bicycle. I completed some tasks and made arrangements.

29th
I left Nasu at 8 a.m. On the way to the office, I enjoyed listening to my playlist. I completed all the tasks I needed to do and returned home before evening. I had a drink for the first time in a week.

28th
When I arrived the venue, I realized my worry was unnecessary-there was a cable available. I managed to complete some tasks in between work.

27th
I headed to Nasu to prepare for work. While taking a bath, I realized I had forgotten an important item: a necessary USB cable. I ask the hotel front desk if I could borrow one, but they didn't have any. So, I started looking up neaby electronics stores.

26th
My temperature had returned to normal. I participated in the second day of TV shooting at Daiba. I found the content to be really exciting. in the end, I took a taxi to return home as it was raining heavily.

25th
When I woke up, my temperature was a little higher than I expected. Early in the morning, I headed to Daiba to participate in the shooting of a TV show. I also completed the first day of rehearsal for the Japan-korea song queen battle.

24th
I woke up early in the morning, still feeling feverish with a high temperature. Despite that, I headed to Kobe. By the time I arrived in Shin-kobe, my temperature had dropped closer to normal. It was my first visiting the live house. and I was a bit nervous, wondering if I might have cought the flu. After the show, I had self-service curry rice in the hotel lobby with Kota and Tagami.

23th

I had a fever maybe from yesterday. My family scheduled go to China town at Yokohama but couldn't. Early in the morning, I completed some desk tasks should I complete in today.

22nd

I joind a rehearsal for a show in Hiroshima that I wasn't invited the perform in. I struggled to maintain my motivation for the work and felt unwell during the rehearsal. After the rehearsal, Afterward, I went to the office and worked on shipping equipment, finishing around midnight. To recover, I stopped by kyusyuichiban and had a bowl of ramen. 

21st

I completed preparations for tomorrow's rehearsal and retrived the equipment in Shibuya.

20th

I went to Daiba to participated in a rehearsal for next week's TV show. I also complated the arrangements for the about the band rehearsal. 

19th

This morning, I went to Kawasaki Staion to pick up something I had forgotten.  Afterwards, I went to the office, where "1Q" came to collect his equipment, I asked him to  take out more of his belongings equipment as well. I completed some desk work and prepared for tomorrow. Later, Iwano and I heared from Sano about some personel matters. Finally, I went to Shibuya to take care of our weekly regular work.  

18th

This morning, I apologized to my daughter for yesterday's mistake. She said, "It's all right", and wasn't as upset as I had expected. Later, I went to Shibuya to participate in a TV show shoot. The atmosphere there wasn't very good.

17th
This morning, I headed to Nagoya for a day work trip. While I was on the Nanbu Line, I recived a phone call-on a phone that wasn't mine! It turned out I had accidentally  brought my daughter's phone. Despite that, I completed the work for the the day, Which was the second show of the tour. I forcused on tuning the drum sounds and adjusting the bass tone. 

16th
This morning, I forgot a paper bag on the train that contained a gift to celebrate Yutaka's baby. I went to Shibuya for transport some equipment. After, I completed the preparations for tomorrow's show in Nagoya. The schedule to retrieved equipment in kinuta was earlier than I had expected. 

15th
I took a day off and spent the entire day at home. For dinner, I made gratin.

14th
This morning, When I arrived Shinjuku Station, I remembered the Shinjuku area. The second day of the show was held at a live house in Shinjuku and went almost without a hitch. I also recived a tour parka as a gift.

13th
This morning, I got lost around Shinjuku Station. I felt like I'd forgotten my way around Shinjuku, a place I used to know well. I visited a live house in Kabukicho for the first time. It wasn't very large, but it felt spacious compared to the very compact live houses we've been touring.

12th

I attended our regular Tuesday work in Shibuya. I brought my lap top and I completed some tasks.

11th
I went to the office before the scheduled start time. I fixed the package that I had worked on the day before yesterday. After that, I completed some tasks and then went to Shibuya to set up the percussion instruments for tomorrow.

10th
I participated in a big event in Osaka. It was my first time in several years visiting one  of a large venues there. I felt that each band performing at the event was truly impressive.   

9th
We held the first show of the annual voice actor tour, which went mostly smoothly. After the show, we had a kickoff party to celebrate the start of the tour.

8th

I went to the office. I completed tasks to prepare tomorrow's show, as well as work on the  TV Program of "Song Queen Battle" and several other projects.

7th

We had our final rehearsal for the tour at Chitose-Karasuyama. 

6th

I went to the office by bicycle for the first time in several weeks. I complated some tasks and received information about a guitarist event scheduled for next year. I heared about it from Nedu after the Vel tour's closing party. 

5th

I returned home from Mizusawa on the first Shinkansen of the day. For lunch, I made instant ramen and  simple fried rice without special ingredients. I felt a bit plain. After lunch, I finished up some tasks.  

4th
The show in Ofunato went almost without a hitch. After ward, we had a party at the live house. Following the celebration, our team drove to Mizusawa. During the drive, I suddenly felt an urgent need to use the restroom, but I managed to hold on just in time.

3rd
Early in the morning, I left home and headed to Ishinomaki. I think it was my first time visited there. I had some concerns, but I feft that things might actually be easier to handle than I expected. After the show, our team drove to Ofunato. At the hotel, I ran into  Tagami and Taguch while taking a bath in the large public bath.

2nd

This morning, When I relieved a message from Kota, I realized that tomorrow's Shinkansen ticket didn't include a reserve seat. I tried to confirm with the organizers if they had sent it but couldn't get a response, so I bought it myself online. 

1st
Early this morning, I went to the officce, I picked up truck, and drove to Kamiyacyo. It was my  first time there in several years, so I had forgotten some of the details about the area. Afterwards, I took a violin to Shibuya for a comedy show. There was an issue: one of the  strings broke When I tuned the violin before the show. I had never changed violin strings before, but I maneged to finished it just in time for the start of the show. 

24 October Diary.

31st
I went to the local tart shop to buy tarts for my family to celebrate my wife’s birthday. I also prepared a few dishes for the dinner party, using basterd helibut.

30th
I participated in the second rehearsal for the annual live tour at Chitose-Karasuyama. I also fixed some musical equipment.

29th
I drove to the studio located in a busy residential area. I managed to get in and out without too much trouble and completed a lot of leftover tasks.

28th
I went to Kagoshima Marketret in the morning. On the way back, I realized I'd lost my i Pad when I arrived at the airport. I called the hotel and bus company, and it turned out I had left in my hotel room. In the evening, Nagai brought me a basterd helibut he caught. It was my first time cleaming fish.

27th
For the breakfirst, I had a bento with fried black pork. Durling the show, there was a bit of trouble-a bug appeared on stage. I managed to remove it, but I felt I could have handled it better. After the show, It was raining heavily, and we worked hard to fix the equipment.  

26th
I went to Kumamoto to join the tour. I took a bus from the airport to Kumamoto City and I arrived at the venue about 30 minutes late. Before the show, kota and I walked around the venue. After the show, we traveled to Kagoshima. Kota and I had a bowl of ramen in Noriichi.

25th
I took an unschedule holiday for the first time in several weeks. I tried to connect to IPv6, but couldn't. Maybe it needs a new router. I checked my clothes in my closet. For lunch, I had seafood grilled soba with my daughter.

24th
This morning, I wrote assessments and went to vote early. For lunch, I made seafood grilled soba. After lunch, I got a hair cut. I'll complate the asessements and make quiche for dinner,

23rd
I went to Chitosekarasuyama to participate in the first rehearsal for the annual voice actor tour. It finished earlier than I expected.

22nd
I woke up at mid night, took a bath, and went back to sleep. It was hard to wake up this morning. I was a bit late arriving at the office. I drove to Shibuya and set up the work. Afterwards, I returned to the office.
21st
I participated in a rehearsal for at the office concert. Afterwards, I drank with Nagai and dai at Nagai's home.

20th
For breakfast, I ate udon. Then, I returned to the hotel and prepared for tomorrow. Afterward, I went to Narita to picked up equipment.
19th
I went to Takamatsu to join the tour. The show went almost smoothly. I ate udon in the back yard. After the show, I ate out with kota. Finally, I went to the large bath and sauna in my hotel.
18th
This morning, I made bento, wrote assessments, and completed my daily routines. I left home in the afternoon and completed some tasks. For dinner, I ate out at a chinese restaurant near the office.

17th
This morning, I went to the large bathroom on the top floor of the hotel. I completed a work on a TV song show location.

16th
I went to Fukaya for work. I think this was my third visit there. For lunch, I tried Marugen Ramen for the first time, which I'd been curious about.

15th
I finished my tasks by the evening. Afterwards, I was called in for the weekly regular TV show,where I met with Hakase and Tsujimoto.

14th
I went to Bus center with kota to try the famous Bus Center curry. It was so busy thta we waited about 40 minutes. Afterwards, I went to Shibuya to participate in a TV filming.

13th
I went to Niigata to join the tour. I visited the live house there for the first time in several years.

12th
I took a holiday. my family except my daughter, went shopping at Tama center and Minami osawa. I bought a pair of pants and cap. my wife and I had lunch at MOS Burger.

11th
I drove to seaside storage facility in Odaiba for the first time in several years. I ended up driving around Tokyo almost all day. For dinner, my family had a frozen clam chowder that was highly recommend and well known. It was delicious.

10th
I participated in the filming of a TV program. I met Sekine for the first time in several years.

9th
The annual charity event went mostly smoothly, though there was a delay in the loading equipment.

8th
I went to the office earliy in morning. then drove to Shibuya. When I arrived at the hall, Yoshimura was late. However, he didn't mention anything about it. I confronted him, and he pushed back, leading to an argument, but we couldn't reach any clear resolution. After that, I returned to the office and completaed preparations for several tasks.

7th
I took the first flight to attend a rehersal for an annual charity event.

6th
I visited a live house in Obihiro for the first time. After the rehearsal, I stopped by a music shop located within the venue. After the show, Kota an d I drove to Sapporo. 

5th
I woke up at 4 a.m. and took the first train to Haneda.
 I didn't much sleep last night, but I managed to catch up on sleep durling the flight and the train ride from airport to Sapporo. I participated in the show for the first time, but it was the 3rd performance of the tour. After the show, We droved to Obihiro in a rents car. Then, Kota and I went out to eat a little time.

4th

This morning, I enjoyed a relaxing time with my wife. In the afternoon, I joined a meeting for my regular TV show at afternoon. After that, I went to the office to complete some tasks. Later, I went to Heiwajima to make arrangements for a postponed show on the NMiKWa tour. Finally, I returned to the office and prepared a package for the show.

3rd

I went to the office early this morning. I traveled to Shibuya and Akasaka to transport some equipment. After that, I returned to the office and completed preparations for tomorrow. I went back to Shibuya again to retrieve equipment. Afterwards, I visited several music stores because I was looking for a guitar accessory that a friend had highly recommended. Finally, I found it.

2nd

I woke up at 6 because I had to go and renew my driver's license. I visited the driver's license center for the first time in about two decades which had been renovated and moved a little bit. Everything went more smoothly and quickly than I expected. Afterwards, when I exited the center, I noticed a blood donation room next to it, so I decided to donate blood for the first time in my life. I had some drinks, snacks, and ice cream during the donation process. After that, I stopped by Machida, For lunch, I had a bowl of salt ramen at 'Shinka' for the first time in several years, and it tasted marvelous. For dinner, my family is going to eat expensive frozen hamburgers that I exchanged using my monthly internet points. 

1st

This morning, I finished choosing and deciding on my new internet provider. I applied for their service. For lunch, I made instant ramen with stir-fried onion and egg. It was good, but I started sweting. After lunch, I went to the office and completed some tasks. For dinner, I bought a 50% off bento at a convenience store near the office. Then I went to Shibuya to retrieved equipments.

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