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Spring has come— fishing season is here!

About myself, Blog, Fishing / Koji Otsuki

(Originally posted in March, 2010) This week has been IU’s spring break week. I’ve been taking advantage of this unusually mild weather lately and have gone fishing a few times already this week. I don’t remember going fishing during the spring break in the past, so I suppose we are lucky this year to have had a few warm days before the break that raised the water temperature for some good fishing this week! There are many different kinds of fishing — the kind I like is fresh water fishing using artificial baits. I really love lure fishing for bass and fly fishing for trout! For some reason I don’t […]

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Philadelphia

About myself, Blog, Football, Uncategorized / Koji Otsuki

(Originally posted in February, 2010) My mobile phone’s area code is 215, and that’s a Philadelphia area code. When I switched my mobile carrier from Verizon to AT&T, I was already an Indiana resident, and I was afraid they would force me to give it up. But I found a way to retain my good old 215 number, and I’m happy about it. I like the city of Philadelphia, perhaps just because I lived there nearly a decade, and I haven’t lived longer in any other towns in this country. I’m sure Philadelphia isn’t one of the most livable cities in the world, but it has its charms. I still

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Do you like Bach?

About myself, Bach, Blog, Music / Koji Otsuki

(Originally posted in January 2010) Sometimes this happens to be the first question I ask upon meeting someone new. I ask this to a stranger hoping that I don’t have to engage in a small talk which I’m utterly bad at. And I ask myself: what are the odds they say no to that question…? I really don’t get to meet people from outside the music field anyway. They all should have something to say about Bach. What a nice way to skip the small talk and get straight to the substantial conversation! You do not find many musicians who are into fishing or football. No, not soccer, I mean

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25 random things about me (2nd version)

About myself, Blog / Koji Otsuki

(Originally posted on my facebook page in 2009) 1. I was born with hypopituitarism (pituitary dwarfism), and used to self-inject HGH (human growth hormone) into my thighs everyday growing up. 2. Because of my hormone situation, I was still a soprano when I was 20 years old. I never really experienced adolescence in the way normal kids do. I might still be in pubertal stage without the surge in hormone production. 3. My dad, a limnologist and a retired environmental chemistry professor, is now an amateur beekeeper, and my mom is a potter and a calligrapher. 4. My sister and I once had chipmunks as pets. 5. I think cilantro

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