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💈 I visited my barber, as the time to get another haircut had arrived. This time we went for a “Psycho”. And a request for some (very light) video work: Clips for the barbershop’s Instagram account. I said yes immediately, even though video is really not my think. I just can’t say no to this guy. Went back there a couple of days later, and we shot the clips. He liked them.
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🍺 After leaving the barber, on that first visit, I walked by a beer place. One that is owned by another kindergarten father. Turned out to be quite the afternoon. We drank a few beers, I got to know a sticker artist who I’d met through his work, and ended up picking up tinyMovieStar a little later than usual. Fun. Must do again.
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👨🏻🎨 New avatar week. Andy came through. So much, that I ordered again. I now have two avatars from the same artist. Or three? He’s taking over my timelines, a lot of people are now sporting one of his cute pictures. What about you?
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🇫🇷 The French assignment. Not as successful as I’d like, but… Done. I wanted to have more time available for the portrait shoot, but they spent that time having lunch instead. Anyway, sent.
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👰🏻 The TV Gang got back together. For another wedding show, no less. One of those 14-hour work days, with multiple locations. Lots of driving around, lots of waiting around, and a few shots at the end of the day. All day away from the movieStars. I did enjoy being back, as set photography is something I really like, but the amount of hours, vs. the pay I get, does not compute.
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🍿 Blood & Gold. Meh.
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📺 Unstable (meh US show), D.P. (fun Korean show). Finished Succession. Finally. Speechless.
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📚 The yearly book fair is back. This is the big one, the one in the park. The one we visited as kids, decades ago. I still remember the thrill of going there, and getting a ton of books. I couldn’t wait to get back home and read them all. Obviously, I’d love tinyMovieStar to have that same experience. She does love books anyway so… what could go wrong? The weather. Hunger. Sleepiness. A lot of things, it turns out. She did have fun, for a little while, and we did get those books. But had to leave, face the rain on the way home, and get ready for Plan B: welcoming more kids to our home. By then sleepiness had turned into craziness, and we endured hours of what looked like kids on drugs. Uff.
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💊 I can’t seem to find a way to feel well. I mean, 100% well. At the moment there’s mild ear pain, a sore throat, and something in one of my eyes. Maybe leftovers from all the things tinyMovieStar had last week. Nothing crazy, but annoying enough. I’m at 67%, maybe. I might have to visit a doctor.
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☀️ Weekend programe was accomplished. We got to relive, yet again, the weeks in Príncipe, as my parents needed to hear the stories from us. Well, mainly from tinyMovieStar. Back at the in-laws, the stories were told another time, some had missed last week’s party.
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📺 Fauda, season 4, is finished. It ended with a bang! Now we need season 5. Next week, please. Also Treason. Liked it. Started Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street, and Undercover. Not sure if we’ll make it to the end of either of these. Next on the list was That ’90s Show. Feels nice to get back to this one. Not this this, but you get it. I also had time for one of my go-to YouTube channels, Paolo fromTokyo, Behind the Counter at a local Japanese Poisonous Puffer Fish Fugu Restaurant, and Day in the Life of a Japanese Game Designer. I still find these glimpses of daily life in Japan very cool, and a great way to take a look at so many different jobs in the country. Also time for some Late Night with Seth Meyer, and Matt’s own A Better Computer, some episodes that were left behind.
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🍿 On the movie front, it was up to Tangled, and Bao. That kept us entertained.
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📚Still reading Don’s book, but I have to confess it felt much nicer when he was there with us. The stories are amazing, but it was more rewarding when I could talk to him right after reading them. Once in a lifetime opportunity.
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🏖️ We decided to skip the Algarve for our usual August break, as it’s just too chaotic to handle with the toddler, even if we had a pretty good situation down there. We are looking for other options, but things are already heavily booked by now. It’s February, and we’ll have to figure out something quickly, or risk having a lot of trouble finding a decent place to spend a week
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🎨 Finally decided to check MidJourney out, and it’s crazy! Still unable to figure out how to get the results I keep seeing online, but my mind is blown already!
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🥩 Lunch with friends, something I don’t think I do often enough. On Tuesday we had scheduled one such event, postponed from Monday. It was then moved to Wednesday, and again to Thursday. That was, impressively, impossible to do as well. It didn’t happen, as one of them was stuck with work the whole time. Bummer. This is one of the things I loved when I was working at the office. Every day we’d have lunch together, instead of the once a month routine we have now, if it happens at all. Really miss it.
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💈Time for another barber visit, and boy, was I in need of one. Hair (and nails!) seem to grow much faster on warmer climates.
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🎙️ Added a new podcast to the list and, right on episode 1, I was hooked. The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome.
📚 Maybe we can return the books to the library today!
📚 The PJ Party was great. And I do love a good library.
📚 Back in Town
📚 I really must go back to the book fair. Maybe even get a book for me. A printed one, like in the old days.
thingsThisWeek #52
Busy weeks, again. No update last week, both have been condensed into this one. Sorry.
📚 tinyMovieStar had fun at the book fair. We got lucky with the weather, she saw a theatre play in the park, and we bought a few books. Happy.
📚 Hello from the book fair…
📚 We're probably taking tinyMovieStar to the Book Fair when we pick her up from kindergarten today! Yay!
📚 Second day in a row visiting publishing houses. Great places for photos.
thingsThisWeek #40
