Zimena

Things I did last week:

• Finally ordered an Uncalendar. I've been looking at these things for several years, but never quite managed to justify needing it enough to buy it. But: I'm going to have one now!

• I drove the car alone. I only meant to go for a short drive, just to make myself do it and MAYBE work up the courage to get better, at some point. Only, I couldn't drive back the same way I came, because of a stupid one-way street. So it turned out I had to drive around the whole town, and even turn around in a side street that also turned out to be blocked. Yes, I felt a little accomplished after that. Now, to do it a little more often... and preferably without this cross-town-detour.

• Snooker is still a great sport, and I missed watching it regularly. Last week, I got to see at least some matches, even though Eurosport also decided that golf deserves screen time in favour of snooker during some of the matchdays. I have no idea what they are thinking, seriously. I mean: golf?!

• I might have a new music interest. I randomly found the Japanese band Azrael yesterday, and I've been having such a great time listening to their stuff. Their currently newest album is from 2018, and it's also my favourite that I've heard from them so far. Also, the vocalist here is one Akira Ishihara, and his voice is... impressive. (On another note, he also seems pretty good looking in the few photos I've seen - I have no idea how recent they are, though).

  • Sidenote about the above: Finding anything about the band or the guy can be challenging because there are several other bands around the world with the same name. And there is even another famous Akira Ishihara who seems to be a DJ or some such. Welcome to the interesting world of a new "fan" (okay, maybe not fan just yet, but at least newly interested) trying to navigate a whole new world of information - most of it in a language I cannot even read.

  • Sidenote II: I actually have an "Introduction to the Japanese language" book on my shelf. I might have a reason to look at it more closely, now...