When I woke up, I wanted to dive into whatever was announced at the 2024 Keynote. Then I found myself wanting to go on Mastodon and reading all the knee-jerk complaints about said announcements. Instead, I grabbed some coffee, iPad with pencil, and a spot on the couch looking out at the Skytree. Giving myself some points for fading into the day today.

When someone asks me "how was your show last night?", I usually just say it was a good show and add some memorable details. On rare occasions, something annoying happens and I do a little rant to get it out. That's pretty rare though.

What I never do is include all the things I am actually doing for a normal local show in Tokyo.

- got all my drum gear and merch ready at home (30 min) 
- carried two heavy bags to the train station (10 min) 
- rode a crowded train an hour-ish to the club's station (1 - 2 hour) 
- carried the two heavy bags to the club (30 min) 
- wait to do soundcheck (30 min) 
- did a half hour soundcheck (30 min) 
- set up a pop-up shop at a merch table (30 min) 
- killed time til we played (30 min - 3 hours) 
- played a show (30 min - 1 hour) 
- wait until the show finishes and tear down pop-up shop (1 - 3 hours) 
- carried two heavy bags (hopefully a little lighter... ( ^ _ − )b) to the train station (10 min) 
- rode a crowded train an hour-ish to home (1 - 2 hour) 
- carried two heavy bags to the train station (10 min)

By the way, I love every second of it. I wouldn't change it for the world. I do need to appreciate the basic process and that it does require a lot of time and energy.

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