Leica MDa / Voigtländer Ultron 35mm F2 Aspherical / Kodak Portra 800

I rarely drink alone, but I just bought a can of lemon sour—shochu mixed with soda water—at the supermarket and had it. I’m watching the results of the Tokyo governor election on YouTube. I live in Kanagawa, so it doesn’t directly affect me, but people around me were pretty excited about it. No matter how much politicians mess things up, I believe my happiness is ultimately my responsibility, and I don’t want to blame others for anything. Is it childish to wish politicians would just stay out of things and not make them worse? Maybe it’s selfish, but that’s how I feel.
July 7, 2024, 8:30 PM, at the workshop.

滅多に一人で酒を飲まないけど、今スーパーでレモンサワーを一缶買って飲んだ。東京都知事選挙の開票結果をYouTubeで観ている。神奈川県民なので関係ないけど、僕の周りでは盛り上がっていた。どんなに政治がしくじったとしても、結局、自分の幸せは自分に責任があるし、僕は何においても他責したくない。とりあえず政治家には余計なことをしないで欲しいと思うのは幼稚なのだろうか？利他心が無いと言われればそれまでなのだが。
2024.7.7 夜8時半 工房にて

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