Taku Sakaushi

朝起きてスケジュールを見て一番嬉しいのは空白。しかしそんな日はあまりない。次は午後の授業かゼミか講評会だけの日。学生といるのは楽しい。次は編集会議。物事が建設的に進むのは気持ちいい。自分が主催するズームは気を使うのでできるなら対面にしたい。大学の事務とのやりとりは苦手。やたら長いメールが多くて閉口する。When I wake up in the morning and look at my schedule, the thing I’m most happy about is a blank space. But there aren’t many days like that. The next best is just an afternoon class, seminar, or review session. I enjoy being with students. Next is the editorial meeting. It feels good to see things moving forward constructively. I’m careful about the Zoom I host, so I’d like to do it face-to-face if possible. I am not good at interacting with university administration. There are so many long emails that I get bored.

フライターグのジッパーが壊れた。リペアはネットで受付。写真送り見積もり6600円。郵送し修理期間は3ヶ月。The zipper on my Freitag broke. Repairs are accepted online. Estimate for sending photos is 6,600 yen. It will be sent by mail and the repair period will be 3 months.

配偶者と娘が近所のカフェに行ったら、有名人を見かけたと。My spouse and daughter went to a local cafe and saw a famous person.

イェンス・クイストゴー Jens Harald Quistgaard のレリーフ コーヒーカップ。細長が今朝食卓に仲間入り。A coffee cup by Jens Harald Quistgaard. Slim one has now joined the breakfast table.

生業以外に3つのことを毎日するといい。それぞれまとまった量やること。読書は50ページ、執筆は3000字、エクササイズ、楽器練習は1時間、料理は5品、などなど。これ以下だと身につかないし中途半端で結果的に時間の浪費となる。

It’s a good idea to do three things every day other than your job. Do a large amount of each. Read 50 pages, write 3000 words, exercise, practice your instrument for 1 hour, cook 5 dishes, etc. If it’s less than this, you won’t be able to learn it, and it’ll be half-hearted, resulting in a waste of time.

週末、ふみ（娘）がやってきて二泊してはな（犬）と遊び、写真撮って帰って行った。我が家は娘の部屋はおろか客間もないのでリビングの床にソファークッション下ろしてその上にシーツ敷いて寝る。うちらしくていい。今日昼頃「では良いお年」と言って帰ろうとするので,「年末Fujimiに来ないの」と聞いたら忙しくて時間が取れないらしい。それは残念。またおいでください。お待ち申し上げます。
My daughter came over on the weekend and stayed for two nights before leaving. Our house doesn’t have a guest room, let alone a space for my daughter, so she sleeps with a sofa cushion on the living room floor and a sheet spread over it. It’s good to be like us. Around noon today, she said “Happy New Year” and was about to leave, so I asked her if she would come to Fujimi Hut at the end of the year, but she said she was busy and didn’t have time. That’s a pity. Please come again.We look forward to seeing you.

近所の自転車🚴‍♀️屋さんで電動自転車を買った。流石に坂の町で普通の自転車は辛い。店の三軒隣りに素敵な本屋あり。美術、建築、哲学、おもわず３冊購入。図説は今書いている本の図面にかなり使える。I bought an electric bicycle at a nearby bicycle shop. As expected, it is difficult to ride a regular bicycle in a hilly town. There is a wonderful bookstore three doors down from the store. I bought 3 books on art, architecture, and philosophy. I can really use the illustrations for the drawings in the book I’m currently writing.