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]

My brother almost screamed when he heard the prize, but when you mention that in Singaoreit would have been worse and all, I guess it's all right. ^_^

And ehehehe, I didn't really need the translation. *nervous laugh* I didn't know it was the first you played. I believe you had sent me the original piece, but not the one of you playing. ;)

Creole eyes attractive, huh? I should ask hubby if he liked me eyes. :p Although I still remember that when okaasan met me for the first time she said I couldn't be Puerto Rican because I was "white." -_- Stereotypes can be so annoying...

I go a lot the Lean Cuisine way too... ^^;;

Hmm... Maybe I'll check that anime then... Some day... LOL

[nyankoframe.livejournal.com]

Then again, doesn't your brother use his keyboard only for tuning his guitar? :P So of course it would be expensive... ^^;;;;

It was the first duet piece, and yeah.. I was fortunate to be able to play it with a good friend of mine. ^_^ I got the score in late May/early June for my birthday from another friend, and I practised it with him from July to mid-October (when the concert was). Performing it also helped me feel more confident about playing a two-piano piece the following March.

Yeah, I agree with you about stereotypes. They can be really annoying...

You should consider watching it for the potential BL action between multiple partners for THE LOOK in episode 2 because it's got an interesting storyline. ^^;;;