"What are your hobbies?"
This is a question I try not to ask at the counter.
Because I would be at a loss if someone asked me, "So what are your hobbies?"
I don't have any hobbies that I can be proud of.
The only thing that comes close to a hobby is camping, but I haven't gone once this year.
I haven't been able to jump on the recent trend, and I don't own a wood stove or a pup tent, nor do I have any fancy ropework techniques.
It would be presumptuous to call it a hobby.
To me, a hobby is something that you can settle down and devote yourself to, and that you're not embarrassed to show to others.
"I'm trying to achieve my fastest time in an ultramarathon over 100km."
"I've conquered every train line in the country. Ah, I'm a train enthusiast."
"I love car audio, and recently I won a contest."
These are all real hobbies of the people who come to the Bokumo counter.
You all did a great job.
I think it's great and I'm envious, but all the mountains are too high and I don't feel like climbing them. It's just right to look up at them.
Hobbies are too lofty for me.
Then.
"What do you do on your days off?"
I feel like this question is a lot easier.
I feel like it's okay if what you do isn't that deep, and even if you only do it occasionally, it's okay.
And I sometimes hear this at the counter. Most people are spending their holidays in a fulfilling way. That's great.
If it were me...
"I grind the coffee beans in a mill and drink it."
"I'm playing with the cat."
"I go to a personal training gym."
That's what I want to say.
However, I love coffee, but now I'm allergic to it and can't drink it anymore. Cats are difficult for my family now. No matter how many times I try to go to the gym, I can't keep it up.
In the end, it's my day off to do the work that's piled up. It's not a day off.
Somehow, I don't have any hobbies and I have no ideas for what to do on my days off.
I suddenly felt like an incredibly boring person.
Hmm.
Well, how about this?
What do you enjoy doing at least once a year?
This question might be okay.
"It's theater."
Maybe I just like theater so-so.
I think the first time I wrote a script for a play was in my high school cultural festival. That's when I realized how interesting the stage was.
When I was in college, I would watch the theater channel on SkyPerfect TV whenever I had free time. I also went to the theater quite often.
When I started working and was working as a radio director, I had the opportunity to be involved in a play production as part of a collaborative project between a theater company and a radio program.
We even performed a skit at Bokumo called "Uncool Ways to Enjoy Wine," demonstrating some of the most tacky wine etiquette practices to customers.
Before COVID, there were a few plays I wanted to see each year, and I would actually go to one of them.
Yes, it may not be something that is close to our daily lives, but it is something that we want to remember and be in contact with. That is theater.
Yes, there it was. The part that had my own flavor.
That's good.
By the way, there is a former Bokumo staff member who is currently working hard on improvisational theater. His name is Jun Nagoya .
I also really like their "Rokudim" performances. I laugh my head off every time.
The other day, someone came to Bokumo to drink wine with a flyer like this.
I've been away from theater for a while because of COVID, but it's been a while since I've seen a play. I'm looking forward to it.
But then...
The opening hours overlap with Bokumo's.
If anyone goes to see it, please let me know at the counter what it was like...
Well, we're now open for business.
Let's give it a listen right away.
What do you enjoy doing about once a year?
