明日はハロウィーン

明日はハロウィーン。あまりパーティー行事が得意でない僕ですが、息子の為には何かしないとって悩んでいる今日この頃です。所で最近息子がはまっている物は風船です。スーパーに行くとかならず風船をみて大騒ぎ！？！そして、買ってきた風船を持って、“お母さんと一緒”を見ながら風船がでてくるシーンになると、自分の風船を持ち出して同じダンスをしています。その姿を見て、家の息子は可愛いなと親ばかを発揮してしまいます！？！（笑）

Tomorrow is the Halloween night. I am not so excited about it and am not much of a party man...but will need to do something to keep my son happy...well perhaps my wife happy!?! Recently my son's favorite thing is balloon. I can't walk out of grocery store without purchasing a $4 balloon which adds up!?! I quickly figured out that he is trying to copy a scene from the TV show that he watches every morning. Some one needs to create a ever lasting balloon so I don't have to buy one every other day...

来月はLAオートショー

もうちょいで１１月ですね。来月は中旬にLAオートショーがあります。そこでは、日産が新型のZを公開します。もうすでに、写真はネットで公開されていますが、現物を見るのが楽しみ！！GT-Rとの区別をしっかりつけて、モデルチェンジをしているので、その辺のマーケティングは日産は上手だなと実感。LAオートショーは環境がテーマなのでそれ以外にも色んなエコカーの発表があると思います。今から行くのが楽しみです！！

I can't believe that Oct is almost over... And comes Nov. Speaking of November, the LA Auto Show is on during middle of the month. I am going to be busy interviewing the designers as well as finishing up articles on the new cars. One of the feature car that is going to be announced is the new Nissan Z. The picture of the car is already out and I think it looks pretty cool. Nissan did a great job differentiating the car from the GT-R and they have a good marketing strategy. Apart from the Z, the theme of the show is Environment/Green so we expect to see many environmentally friendly car being introduced at the show. I guess I will be busy but will try to give you guys some sneak peak before the actual show starts.

投票日まであと１週間

気がついたらあと１週間で大統領選挙の投票日ですね。今の所はオバマ有利な気もしますが、ヒラリー候補がいなくなってから、なんとなく話題性にかける要素になっていますが、アメリカの景気を見るとどちらになっても、なんとなく不安な今日この頃です。

I can't believe it just one week away from the presidential voting day. It seems as if with out Hilary running for president, the campaign is not as exciting anymore. I am not so sure if either one of the candidates would be able to turn the current economy around so I am rather concerned than excited about the situation...

所で、アメリカでの予備選挙などで言われるスーパーTuesdayも含め、なんで投票日は火曜日だかご存知ですか？それは、１８４５年に決まったらしいのですが、以外と単純な理由です。その頃は色んな所から集まって投票するのに、移動日だけで丸一日かかり、投票日も長い列に並ぶので、郊外に住む農民には最低でも２日がかりのプロセスだったそうです。そうなると、週末は休み＆教会にいかなくてはいかないのでNG。水曜日は市場の日だったのNG。と言う事で火曜日に決定したらしいです。休みの日を大事にするアメリカ人らしいエピソードですね。（笑）

Speaking of election date. I just found out why they chose Tuesday as the voting day. Apparently in 1845, it took the people a day to get to the county seat, a day to vote, and a day to get back. Obviously they needed to take the week end off to attend to the church as well as Wednesday since it was the Market day, that left Tuesday as there only option. Pretty simple back than...bust must have been a hassle just to vote. Now days, we have multiple ways of voting and people are still complaining about the process!?! Well...I guess at least it doesn't interfere with the Football game?!?

ジムにミーティング

今日は朝からドタバタな一日でした。朝は早めに起きて８時からジムでトレーニング。お昼前に息子をお遊戯クラスに連れて行き、自分はランチ前にミーティング。クラスが終わってから妻と息子をピックアップして家に戻り、午後は家で原稿の書き上げ。あっと言う間に一日が終わってしまいました。そう言えば今はMLBのワールドシリーズが行われていますね。今回はあえて岩村選手のいる、レイズに勝ってもらいたい物です！！

It was a busy day to start the week. I got up early so I can hit the gym before 8am. I was done by 10am and went to drop off my son and wife for Mommy and Me class. Than had a quick meeting before picking my family up and stopping by couple of stores to get things for my son's Pre-School items. When I finally got home, I was off finishing off couple of articles for Japanese media and I finally have some time for break. Hopefully I can watch the World Series and cheer for the Ray's who Iwamura plays for!!

ロックアウト

今日は日曜日なので、朝はユックリ。お昼前になってから、息子の幼稚園に通うグッヅを買いにスーパーに行ったのですが、その際に家のドアーを閉めた瞬間、鍵を持つのを忘れてショ〜ック！？！けっきょくロックアウトしてしまい、仕方なくロビーに行き部屋をあけてもらいました・・・。幸い、ロビーにいる２４時間態勢の警備スタッフが部屋をあけてくれるので、助かりましたがなんだかついてない一日でした・・・。

It was rather a quite Sunday. We went to get some school goods for my son since he is starting his pre-school in a week. As we walked out of the room, we realized that we forgot to bring the keys....I had to go downstairs and luckily we had the building manager open the door for us but was not a good start to our day. We managed to get all the stuff we needed for my son so we decided to go home and stay quietly since I didn't think it was my lucky day today...!?!

ピットのバースデイ

今日はピットの誕生日。今日で家のピットは５歳になりました。人間の歳でいくと、もうオッサンですね！！ピットが家にきてから５年と考えると、あっという間だったな〜。しかも、最初に来た時はメチャチビで、一緒に寝るのも怖いくらいでした。

Today is Pit's 5th B-Day. I can't believe he is already 5 years old. I guess he is older than me now relative to the human age. When he first came to our house, he was a tiny Chihuahua!!

それが、今は成長して息子の遊び友達！？！（何時もいじめられてますが・・・）なんだか、歳をとるにつれて頑固になってきてるのが心配ですが・・・。誕生日だと言う事だったので今日はお風呂にいれてあげて、さっぱりなピットでした。

Now he is a Giant Chihuahua....not!?! Still tiny but is a good boy. He certainly is turning in to a good playing mate for my son and happy to have him as part of our family!! For his B-Day present, I got a lengthy aroma therapy bath....which he didn't enjoy!?! But he is refreshed now and happy as usual.

本当に不景気・・・。

今日は朝起きてジムに行って、猛トレーニング。筋トレをがっつりして、１０km走ったので、終わって部屋に戻ったらクタクタ。が、一日はこれから。コンピューターで企画書の作業をして、お昼を食べてからTargetに行って日用品の買い物。息子が来月から保育園に通うので色々と、用意しなくてはいけないものもあるみたいで、家で大騒ぎ！？！

Went to the gym in the morning as usual and had a thorough work out. I did a lot of weight lifting today and finished off with a 10km run. I was pretty tired when I got home but the day is just starting!?! I had to work on couple of proposals and went to Target to get some stuff for my son who is going to Japanese Pre-School starting next month. It will be interesting to see how mature he may become after couple of classes.

しかし、Targetに行った時に人の少なさにビックリ！不景気さを感じましたわ・・・。金曜日なのにガラガラって事はいかに、消費者がセービングしてるかって事ですね。家も節約は頑張ってしていますが、家族を持つと出費は大変ですね・・・。そのぶん色んな仕事を頑張らないとっ！！

What surprised me today was the amount of people at Target. It felt like a National Holiday...the place was empty!! I guess that means all the consumers are being conservative. Well...it goes same with me since we are trying to save every penny to make all the payments. It sounds like we are going to go thorough some tough times for couple of months but I guess I am already used it after not making the field at Indy!?! Hopefully things will get better soon.

企画書の作成

今日は朝早くから、日本向けのスポンサー企画書を作成。気がついたら昼を過ぎていて、ビックリ。しかし、日本サイドで沢山の方が来季の活動に向けて応援してくれているので、僕も２００％の力をだして頑張らないと！！レースは本当にシート獲得までが大変です。（笑）実際に乗っている間は戦っていますが、あるいみバカンスですね！？！（笑）

Got up early in the morning today to finish up working on the sponsorship proposal for Japan. I really appreciate all my supporters in Japan helping me trying to put deals together. It is so hard to get a ride now days that all the work is done when you sign the deal. Once your in the car, it's like a vacation, although we're flat out all the time!!

昼過ぎは、まと日本への輸出へのアレンジの仕事でオフィッスに行き、色々とミーティング。今日も日中は暑かったのでピットはベッドでぐったり！？！明日も原稿を書いたり忙しい一日になりそうだ〜！！

After lunch, I was back in San Pedro area to meet in regards to the exporting goods that I am working on. I think my duty is finally done today...at least I hope. Well I will have another busy day tomorrow since I need to get couple of articles done.

インディアンサマー

週末はなんだか涼しかったのに、今日のLAはメチャ暑かったです。まさしくインディアーンサマーですね。この時期になると、サンタアナ・ウィンドと言う暖かい乾燥した風がふいて、空気は乾燥して山火事を起こすシーズンです。今日はレコードヒートに近づく暑さで、案の定この間スクールの仕事で行ったカリフォルニアスピードウェイの地域では山火事が起きているみたいです。しかし、１０年前と比べるとちょっと乾燥しただけですぐに、山火事がおきているのような気がするけど、これもやはり地球温暖化のせいなのかな・・・？

I can't believe how hot it was out here in LA. Definitely the Santa Ana wind is bringing the Indian Summer back considering it was some what cool over the week end. Obviously there were some wildfires over night near California Speedway where I was working last week. I don't recall getting so many wildfires 10 years ago and it must be due to the global warming...

子供のしつけ

今日も午前中はトレーニング。最近は毎日走り込んでいるので、足首にちょっと負担がかかっているような気もしますが、色々とストレスがあり走りまくってストレス解消ですね！？！

As usual, went to the gym in the morning and had a great work out. I've been running a lot lately and I think I may need to rest a bit for my ankle...I guess that is my weak point of my body.

午後は日本へ物を輸出のアレンジの依頼があるので、その仕事をしに行ってました。夕方は家に戻り、子供と遊んだりお風呂にいれたりしましたが、日に日に子供のしつけに関して悩まされました。もちろん怒る時は怒らなくてはいけないのですが、子供もかなり物心が付いて来ているので逆切れする時もあります！？！その辺は妻に似たのかな・・・？！？

For the afternoon, I was out arranging exporting some goods to Japan for my sponsor. I've been working on it for a couple of weeks and I can finally take that off my shoulder by end of this week end if all goes well. When I got home, I played with my son a bit since I didn't have much time to play with him lately. He has grown so much lately that he even started to show some anger if I get mad at him for doing something bad, He certainly acts like my wife when there is things that he doesn't like....!?!

ロスの夏も終わり・・・。

今日も朝はジムでトレーニング。ロスも夏も終わったかの様に、最近は朝目が覚めると少し肌寒いです。寝起きは悪い方ではありませんが、布団からでるのが嫌になってしまいますね！？！（笑）週末もあっと言う間に終わってしまったので、今日から気合いを入れ直してまた１週間頑張らないと！今週末のオーストラリアのレースでインディーは終わってしまいますが、自分は急ピッチで来季の話を進めないとっ！！

Got up early to go to the gym today since I had a quick meeting during lunch time. It is getting cool over night and into the morning lately which makes it harder to get out of the bed... Although I usually don't have a problem waking up as long as I set the alarm on right time. The week end went by so fast and we are on to another week. The Indy Car season will officially end this week at Australia but I better pick up my pace on getting the deals sorted for next season!!

家でトレーニング

今日は日曜日。午前中は家のジムでミッチリトレーニング。ナスカーのレースを見ながら、ランニングをしてもう少しでレースシーズンも終わっちゃうな〜と実感。そして、気がついたら再来週はハロウィーン。妻は息子のマミー＆ミーの教室で行われるパーティーに行くのにコスチュームを買わなきゃと大騒ぎ・・・。いい大人になってからクリスマスやハロウィーンの行事にはあまりノラナイ僕としては、また微妙な時期がやってきたなと実感・・・。が、息子の為を思うと何かしてやらないと・・・。

Went to the gym in the morning and worked out as I watched the NASCAR race from Matinsville on TV. I can't believe that the racing season is almost over... After lunch, my wife wanted to check out some Halloween costumes for my son since he is going to have a party next week at his Mommy & Me class. I am not a big fan of Halloween nor Christmas season since out of pocket expense is beyond my imagination once I became a family man... But I guess I will need to do something to keep my son and especially my wife happy!?!

パーキングメーター

最近ダウンタウン界隈の路駐用のパーキングメーターが全部故障しているなと、思ったら新しいメーターに交換している事が今日発覚。今まではなんだかレトロなメーターで、コインを入れるに連れて残り駐車時間が表示される、いかにもアメリカのパーキングメーターって感じですが、新しいタイプの物はなんだか普通・・・って感じですね。従来の物と一緒で、コインをいれるだけで駐車券が発行されますが、カードや携帯電話からの支払いも可能になりました。確かにコインが無い時は日本みたいに回りに、自動販売機等が少ないアメリカとしては困っていたのですが、これならだいぶ便利。

The city has been putting some new parking meter machines all over downtown area. I kind of prefer the looks of the old school ones but this new machine allows you to pay with Credit Card or even by calling in from your cell phone. Unlike Japan, it's hard to find a vending machine to get some change if you need some coins to park on the street here in US so it is a good idea on allowing to pay with credit cards. Having said that...with all the city's budget cuts...I wonder if this was really necessary to do since most of these street parking spaces are usually occupied by a car with handicap tag here in Downtown.

ついでだから、新しいマシンをiPhoneで撮ってアップで見たら・・・・マシンの後ろに人の頭が！？！心霊写真・・・？！？と思ったらたまたま後ろに走っていたバスの広告でした。（笑）

While I took a quick snap of the machine...and I just uploaded the pict on to my computer...the picture looks as if the machine is already haunted with a person's face in the background!?! Well, it happened to be the ad on the bus that was passing through but it was perfect timing for Halloween to have a scary story!?!

Infiniti FX35

今日は新しくなった、Infiniti FX35の試乗をしてきました。メチャメチャいい車ですね〜！SUVの中では見た目No.1だと以前から思っていましたが、モデルチェンジをしてさらに迫力のあるデザインになってます。日本には並行輸入でしか入っていない所が残念ですね・・・。

Today I was out test driving the new Infitniti FX35.The FX is one of my favorite SUV in terms of the design but this new ride is really sweet! I like the design but the it drives really nice and I think it certainly is a step up from the previous models. Too bad they don't sell these in Japan...

仕事も無事に終了

今日も朝５時起き。６時過ぎに家を出発。その際にたまたま息子が目覚めてドアまで一人で見送りに来てくれました。（妻は寝てましたが・・・。）そんな息子の姿を見て、なんだかハッピーな一日の始まり。フォンタナでの仕事も順調に終わり、さっき家に戻った所です。

Woke up at 5am again and headed out to Cal Speedway for the second day. As I was leaving the house, my son was up to say byeX2 and that alone made up my day!! It was pretty hot out at the track today but everything went smooth and I was able to get home by 6PM.

さて〜明日は少しユックリできるかなと思ったのも束の間で、明日も色々と車の試乗などありドタバタしちゃいそうです・・・。

I was hoping for some rest tomorrow but will have more car to test and shoot and will be busy until the week end...

山火事

今日はフォンタナでスクールの仕事があったので、５時起き・・・。朝から夕方までミッチリ仕事をしてやっと帰宅。早目にお風呂に入って寝たい所です。しかし、先週はメチャメチャ暑かったのが、いきなり涼しくなりメチャメチャ空気が乾燥して、また温度が上がったらあちらこちらで山火事が発生！？！今日もサーキットに向かう途中に山火事が見えて、自然の力は恐るべしですね。皆さん、この時期の火遊びや煙草のポイ捨ては本当に気をつけましょうね！

I was working out at Cal Speedway all day today. Got up at 5am and just got home...I am ready to take a shower and have a quick bite and off to sleep. I couldn't believe how dry it was out in the valley and no wonder we are getting all these wild fires. It was hot and humid last week and all the sudden it cooled off and turned really dry during the week end...and back to hot but very very dry which is a scary season if you live up in the mountains. Fortunately, I don't have to worry so much about wild fires around my place but feel bad for the guys living near the mountain areas....

車の試乗

今日は朝から車の試乗をしてきました。まずはHONDAのFit。アメリカ仕様は５MTのオプションがあって、久しぶりにコンパクト＆マニュアル車をエンジョイしました。ガソリンの価格と共にアメリカでも小さい車が増えてますからね〜。お昼からはMITSUBISHIランサー・ラリアート。こちらはスポーティーで、ランエボと比較してもかなりお買い得間の高い内容でビックリ！！

I was out all day today test driving the new Honda Fit as well as the Mitsubish Lancer Ralliart. Honda Fit is a fun car to drive with the 5MT gearbox and it actually is a lot sportier than it looks. Than I got in to the Lancer Ralliart which is a real sports car! That thing certainly is worth the money and I was surprised how close the performance was to the Evo. Obviously Mitsubishi is going to make sure that the performance level is high with any car that has a Ralliart badge on it.

明日からフォンタナでお仕事です・・・。明日の朝は早いので今夜は早めに寝ないと・・・。

Well...I am working at California Speedway tomorrow and will have to get up early so better get to bed now...

日本車旧車会

今日はロスアンゼルス郊外にあるIrvineで行われた、日本車のクラッシックカーショーに取材でいってきました。たくさんの日本の名車が並んでいて、多くの日本車ファンが集まり、想像していたい以上のイベントでした！とくにDATSUNファンがいっぱいいました！！今となると日本車はトヨタやHONDAというイメージが強いですが、アメリカで日本車のイメージを向上したDATSUNは本当にパイオニア的な存在ですね！！

I went to the Japanese Classic Car Show in Irvine today for some media work that I needed to do.I was surprised with the turn out as well as all the classic car that showed up to that event! Obviously I was amazed with all the great car that has been restored more nicely but was more surprised with some of the DATSUN enthusiasts! I must say that DATSUN certainly played a big role of the Japanese car manufacture in US market. I am already looking forward to attending the event again next year!!

B-Day Party

昨日でとうとう３１になってしまいました・・・。（泣）幸いロスの仲間が誕生日を祝ってくれ楽しい時間が過ごせました！久しぶりに中華料理を食べに行って、皆からもプレゼントを頂いて本当に嬉しかったです！！

I can't believe I am already 31 years old... Fortunately I had some friends celebrate my B-Day yesterday and I had great fun with them.

昨日もらったプレゼントはな〜んとマッサージクッション！マッサージ機をもらって嬉しいな〜って思うのはやっぱり歳なんですかね・・・。でも、このマシン色んな所に持ち歩けるのでいい感じです！！とうぶん妻と取り合いになりそう・・・！？！今日は妻の誕生日です。２日連続の外食は辛いので今夜は自分が腕を振る舞う番かな？！？

I got a portable massage cushion for my B-Day present.It works pretty good and I am sure I will be sitting on that cushion every day!! It makes you feel old when you appreciate a massage cushion!?! However, I have been having some back pain earlier this year and I was in need for one so I am very happy!! Today is actually my wife's B-Day so I think I am going to cook something for her tonight.

何処まで落ちるんだ〜

今日も午前中はジムでトレーニング。お昼はサンペドロと言う港町まで行き、頼まれている物を手配に行き、帰りがけに息子を公園に連れて少し遊ばせ戻って来た所です。しかし、今日も株価は落ちまくり・・・。ドルも１＄＝９８円台まで突入していますね〜。いや〜本当に今後の景気は怖い怖い・・・。とは言っても、明日は誕生日。ケーキを食べて景気付けよ〜・・・、ってオヤジへの第一歩ですね！？！（笑）

Went to the early in the morning and than had to go to San Pedro to arrange some stuff that I am helping out for business in Japan. I have been really busy arranging this matter and things were all finalized today which is good. Now, we just have to wait for the money!?! Speaking of money, the stocks just took another slump today and I don't know when this is going to end. Well...I guess I better not talk about this so much anymore but instead celebrate my B-Day tomorrow with my family and will be my wife's B-Day the following day. I thought it was great when we started to date...but not so much now since we really don't know who is being celebrated?!?

また真夏？！？

今日も午前中はジムでトレーニング。妻は息子を連れて幼稚園の面接に行ったのですが、いまいち気に入らず帰って来て、とりあえず今ウェイティングの幼稚園に行く事がほぼ決定。しかし、幼稚園探しとかも大変ですね〜。個人的にはなんでもかんでも独学派だった僕としては、何処でもいいんじゃないって・・・、って思ってしまう所もありますが、やはりちょっとでも良い地域で行かせたい気持ちもあり難しい所です。何よりもベビーラッシュだけあって何処のデイケアーセンターや、幼稚園も待たないと入れません・・・。子育ての大変さを改めて実感致しました。（泣）

Went to the gym in the morning and worked out for couple of hours. My wife took my son to check out the pre school in Torrance and apparently she didn't like the one she visited today. I really never relied anything from school and learned everything at home my self...so never prioritized going to school since racing has been a big part of my life but the situation is a bit different for my son. I would certainly like to have him go through a good school and pre-school but it seems like it is just as hard to be allowed to go there as much as finding a ride in Indy Cars!?! Well, I guess with the baby boom...the number of child is exceeding relative to the schools... So we better make a decision soon and put our names on the waiting list.

今週末は・・・

今週末は富士でF1GPですね。去年は雨で散々だったのを思い出しますが、今年の天候は如何かな・・・？そう言えば快走した富士には、実はまだ行った事がないんですよね！？！どんな施設なのか興味津々です。今週末はな〜んと自分のバースデイ・・・。気がついたら３１か〜。しかし、男はまだまだこれからと言う事で、格好いいオッチャン目指して頑張ります！！

The F1 race in Fuji, Japan is on this week end and will be interesting to see who ends up winning the race. Obviously it is the home race for Honda and Toyota boys so I'm sure they are upbeat about it but at the same time, I'm sure everyone in Japan is crossing there fingers for a great weather this week end since it down poured last year. Speaking of this week end...I am turning 31 on Fri...I hope it will be a fun week end for me.

１ドル１００円？！？

今朝起きて外貨レートを見たらビックリ！なんと、＄１＝１００円じゃないですか〜！？！景気が悪いのは承知していますが、ここまでドルが落ちるとは・・・。世界的に株価は落ちていますが、今日のアメリカの株価も先日の下落の記録を更新した日よりも最安値で終わっていて、本当に先行きが心配ですね。しか〜し、日本からアメリカに来る場合は、今がお得ですね！！と言う事は、レースのスポンサーさんもお得ですよ！！“今だったらフル参戦するとな〜んと１０％引き”って家電屋の営業みたいですね・・・。（笑）

I got up in the morning and checked the exchange rate and my jaw just dropped... Not from talking so much over the week end but from the dollar getting so week to the yen. The stock has fallen even more and it is pretty scary to think about the future with all the good things that was supposed to come after signing the bail out plan. I guess it takes time for things to settle... Well, the exchange rate works in to the favor for the tourists that are coming to US as well as the sponsors that are based out side of US. I guess it is almost like getting 10% discount on the deal if you sign and pay now!?! It's kind of like car sales after all...!?!

オートショーがやっと終了

今日の夕方にやっとオレンジカウンティーオートショーが終了しました。金曜から毎朝６時起きで出勤し、７時頃までづっと走りっぱなし・・・。かなりハードなスケジュールでした。おまけに車の内容も説明しなくてはいけないので、喋りっぱなしで顎が痛いです！？！もともと、喋るのは嫌いではないのですが、今週末は喋りすぎて今は“無”になりたいじょうきょうです・・・。

Finally the work at the Orange County Auto Show is over. It was a real busy 3 days...I was working 8-7PM every day and getting up before 6am each day. I was literally driving the customers around for the whole day and talking at the same time and my jaw actually hurts from talking so much. I think I am going to try to hibernate for a week and rest my jaw so I can talk again... Well hopefully I can get a day off tomorrow.

Mazda 6

今日からアナハイム（ディズニーランドの向かい）にあるコンベンションセンターでオートショーが始まり、そこで仕事をしています。今回はパリサロと日程が被っているので、目玉商品はありませんが、自分はニューMazda 6（日本ではアテンザ）の仕事を手伝っています。日本のオートサロンでは急遽アテンザのトークショーに飛び入り参加した事もあり、なんだかこの車とは縁があるな〜と思ってしまいます。ちなみに、新しくなったアテンザを初めて乗りましたが、メチャメチャ良くできてます。コストパフォーマンスはかなりグ〜ですね！！

I was at Anaheim all day today working for Mazda at the convention center. They have the Orange County Auto Show going on this week end and we are expected to see a lot of crowds...although the car sales are going down. I am helping giving rides in the new Mazda 6 which just hit the showroom recently and the car is really really nice! It certainly is worth the money and more and is a good buy!! Well, I am working out there all week end and have a early morning tomorrow so I better hit the bed soon...zzz

レコードヒート

いや〜今日もメチャ暑の一日でした。どうやら、今日の最高気温をロスアンゼルスの１０月１日の最高気温の記録タイだそうです・・・。どうりで暑い訳だ・・・。今日もジムに行ってトレーニング。今日は筋トレにフォーカス。

It was another hot day today here in LA. Apparently we tied the record heat of the day....no wonder it was so hot!! Being hot is a perfect scenario for me to train at the gym to simulate the actual heat in the cockpit. I mainly focused on the weight training today and I was done after 1.5hr of work out...

家に戻ってきて、週末にかけて行われるオレンジカウンティーオートショーでの仕事の為に色々と下準備・・・。週末は涼しくなってくれるみたいなので、唯一のすくいです。といっても、仕事はインドアーだから関係ないかな？！？

In the afternoon,I went through all the notes for this week end's work at the OC Auto Show. I am kind of looking forward to being there this week end to drive the new Mazda 6's. Well at least the weather is supposed to cool down a bit by the week end.

仕事ドタバタ〜

今日もしっかりジムに行って１０kmのランニング。日本に行って美味しい物を食べ過ぎて、ちょこっと増量したのがやっともとに戻りました。今シーズンはレースで走った距離が少なかった分も、シーズンオフはがっつりとトレーニングを続けないと。いや〜しかし、乗ってない時に体力を維持するのが本当に大変です。あるいみ、フル参戦で毎週の様にレースをしてる方がよっぽど楽ちんです。

Started off the day with a 10km run in the gym. After eating all the great food in Japan, it literally took me 3 weeks to get back to the shape I needed to be in... Tell you what, it's much easier racing full time since you need to work twice as hard in the gym to maintain your shape as well as fitness level.

家に戻ってからお昼（焼きそば）を食べて、夕方までは家で仕事。今週末は仕事が入ってるので、家でできる事は週末に入る前に終わらせないとって感じです。しかし、今日のロスはメチャメチャ暑かったですよ〜！！真夏日和でビックリです！！日本はもう涼しくなってるのかな？？

After lunch, I came home and had a lot of work to get done since I am away for the week end working in Orange County. It was a really hot day today here in LA! I was going to take my son to the park but thought better of it and decided not to since it was over 90! Hopefully it will cool off tomorrow otherwise I will need to take him to the pool!!