Keyboard GET!

[nyankoframe]

I bought it yesterday evening, because I just couldn't wait any more. :P It came up to quite a bit (around $1850 for everything, including $150 sales tax), and was considerably over my initial estimates, but I don't really care. :D I had an interesting time thinking of how to get it into itsacz's car, but fortunately the employees and the manager (at least, I think he was the manager) had done this before (moving keyboards in boxes into compact cars), so there weren't many problems. And I'm glad I put it in the box, because it's still intact :P

I've uploaded some photos here. I like these three in particular. ^^





This picture is quite blurry, but whatever. It's not your average one pedal affair. :P



And of course, it's turned to Ojos Criollos. What else could it be? XD


I also went for dinner at a family friend's house last night, and it was great to be able to eat favourites like vambatu (fried brinjal) again, as well as some other dishes like salad with mozzarella and lamb. ^^;;; I also had a really interesting time there, with the conversation topics ranging from Microsoft vs Google (kind of a given, really, seeing how many MS,ex-MS and soon to be in MS people there were there - someone made a comment that Redmond is like a magnet for everyone and they're irresistibly drawn to it), to the whole Anna Nicole Smith controversy from both a social and legal perspective (one of the people there last night was a lawyer, and apparently there are some really interesting legal issues, that I can't remember right now, about the whole thing, starting from how she was awarded the money), to dealing with ADD/ADHD and how "the pill" (Ritalin, etc.) is a short-term solution and makes people completely unable to function without it. There was even some talk about Mayuri and how it reminded people of Pettah or Maradana on certain days. :P

It was a really great time and I've been invited to another dinner on the evening of the 9th. I also don't need to worry about brunch today, because I have leftovers

And this is totally crack, especially for the comments XD (warning, may contain lots of spoilers if you're watching Irohanihoheto BKI Iroha)

Comments

[nakaemi.livejournal.com]

Nice keyboard! But ouch! Do you consider it was expensive? I don't know much about instruments since I haven't bought one in many many years. And I'm glad there wasn't much of an issua in getting everything into Cz's car... ^^;; Ojos Criollos, huh?

At least you don't have to cook some days, huh?

Is that anime actually good? *curious* I can't dl much and I'm limiting myself. I recently finished Yakitate!! Japan (at last, -_-) and right now I'm dling Deltora, Gintama (it's sort of funny, that's why I'm watching it), and I've started downloading Nodame Cantabile (anime). I don't think I can add many more or I'll go mad, plus I don't really have the time and some will last maybe months in the PC before I actually watch them... *remembers the load of episodes still in the PC from diverse anime that haven't been touched*

[itsacz.livejournal.com]

I envy your new piano, mainly for the keys. ^^;; Of course, if I really wanted to spend on a keyboard I'd buy one more expensive than yours so I could get more keyboard features than the more piano-like ones you have there (i.e. more voices, beats, all those snazzy things). But hey, I prize my high-end gaming system computer more, so... :P

Sounds like you had fun at dinner. I wish I had family friends here - actually maybe I do have some family friend/distant relative (according to my parents). They've just not contacted me and I don't think I have their contact.

[scriabinesque.livejournal.com]

you got AKG Phones! K240 or K270?

[meganemagic.livejournal.com]

Your new keyboard looks good! I like the fact that it came with a stool; I should think it's worth what you paid :p Happy practising!

Sounds like you've been eating well. =)

I'm slowly getting interested in Irohanihoheto, and with such commentary it's hard not to but I still don't really have the time for it ^^;

[chibi-nasu.livejournal.com]

The new keyboard looks great! I think we're all looking forward to hearing some recordings from you!

And I'm sorry about last night... ^^;;;;