Week 30
This week DRRAAAAGGGGGGGGED by!
I was waiting with baited breath for a major arrival on Monday night, so the whole week pretty much involved me worrying about it, cleaning things, and planning. By the time Saturday night rolled around I was happy to do the usual couple of extra hours of paperwork before going home and passing out.
Sunday was relatively slow also. I spent most of the day cleaning and preparing before heading to the park at around 8 PM in order to take advantage of a nice confluence of celestial events that had caused the moon to appear about 30% larger than it normally did. Hefting my tripod, can of hot cocoa in hand, hoodie pulled up high and (unfortunately) gloveless, I wandered out into Koganei park. After taking many pictures of the moon with my telephoto (which didn’t turn out nearly large or clear enough to be satisfying) I started wandering around looking at other things. As the night got cooler a deep fog began to roll across the park making for some excellent photographic opportunities. I took advantage of this and spent about 2 hours wandering around in the freezing air with my camera set to a 30 second exposure speed and a low ISO. I think the results are pretty good! (see above)
After getting home and warming up my hands, I finished preparing my apartment for tomorrow’s arrival.
And up I got the next day ready to take the train out to Narita to meet one Sophie Wolski, University Student, high school friend, brown belt in Shotokan Karate, World of Warcraft prodigy and overall good friend. She was coming overseas to escape the chaos of Canadian life by unwinding in Japan for a month.
Her flight came in at 3 PM and unfortunately, due to a mistake on my behalf as to whether or not one can board the Narita express without a reserved seat, I was about 30 minutes late...and went to the wrong exit from customs (there are two in Narita Terminal 1, North and South).
Sophie eventually called me from a pay phone and I managed to track her down in the lobby outside the South exit. She was very happy to see me but of course also totally exhausted, having been unable to sleep on the plane or during her layover. 30 hours on planes and in airports will tear down the resolve of even someone like Sophie.
So we went outside so she could smoke and we repacked her bags for the 2 and a half hour trip back to Koganei. Got home after a long trip discussing the flight etc., got Sophie unpacked, managed to keep her awake until a reasonable hour and then promptly sent her off to bed. Next day was, after all, a work day for me.
The adventures of Wolski and Cantello begin next week!
Check it out, our names sound like a hard-boiled 1920s detective agency!
Hostingly yours
Ian "Mello Yello" Cantello
Pictures: 1. Kichijoji Christmas decorations, 2. The moon from Koganei park, 3-5. Koganei Park. Additional credits: Picture from November 25- December 1
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