Updates

Life is good. I have to remember that every day. And because I had my digi-cam out, and because I thought this blog was seriously lacking in images, here are a couple updates from my mundane, but good, life.

I got new shoes! Maze Daiko needed new shoes to help complete the outfit (more later, promise!!), and after listening to a co-worker rave about an online shoe-site, I went a-browsing, and came upon these accidentally. They had other styles, and we ended up buying them from a more local brick and mortar store--you know with real people who really care and have a stake in the shoe-selling industry. There were different styles, but I went with these because they 1) had them in my size, and 2) were big enough for my wide feet. I think they're called "jazz shoes." Jazzy, eh? I finally got around to finishing my shime stand. Built it myself a year and a half ago, and now I finally got around to painting it. I was considering staining and varnishing it, but that would have called attention to the stand, which, quite frankly, is not anything in comparison to the work of art my Asano shime is. So subdued semi-gloss black it is.
We've got our show on March 7th that we've been working real hard toward. Not a big deal in the taiko-world, but a great goal to set in order to work on repertoire and solos and all those good things. I busted my gut today on my Matsuri solo, and the only thing I really want to focus on is my Mokuyobi solo. You've heard it all before about that solo. Energy. Projection. Yeah.