[478] It's been a while - 2007/09/30 (Sun)

since I cooked for myself. (^^;)

Lately I eat on the run, or meet my friends for a late meal. I've been away from my kitchen so long it feels really good. (^^;)

Yeah, my refridgerator was completely vacant...

Thanks to that, there wasn't much to eat when I got hungry in the middle of the night. (^_^) Well, that's probably best to keep away the flab. (^_^)

When there's no time, and even the stuff I did buy spoils, even though it's pointless to make a meal at that hour, I tried to challenge myself to something possible with just a few ingredients in a short time, 'taco rice.' (^_^)

It was maybe 10 minutes from prep to complete, and it turned out full-blown delicious. (^_^)

Incidentally, the rice was brown rice, but even the flavor of brown rice matched taco rice, and it was delicious. And healthy, too, if I do say so myself. (^_^)

Everyone definitely try it!!


[ tomorrow tomorrow! the blog address is changing! robot-clones.blogspot.com! !!! ]

[477] The correct answer is... - 2007/09/29 (Sat)

ordinarily, the foot right in front of you. (^_^)

If you think about it really well, when you stick your foot out in front of you and take a picture, you kind of expose yourself. (^^;)

At last, one week left huh... Um... Can I just send my regrets now? (^_^)

Frankly, everyone's dancing is AMAZING, and I totally can't follow them. (^^;) I really am becoming an old man when it comes to movement. (^_^)

From today, I'll be visably nervous and flustered... Aa... Please laugh as much as possible... (^_^)

Well then well then, have a nice weekend~
It's getting chilly, so be careful of colds~
Incidentally, I still haven't gotten over mine... (^^;)


[ i'll be reminding you all weekend, my URL will change on monday October 1 to robot-clones.blogspot.com. arigatou~ ]

[476] Aiaiai... - 2007/09/28(Fri)

The anniversary passed, huh... (^^;)

Man~ Why does stuff always pile up when you're busy. So many thing that I seem to have been defeated by lack of sleep...

I'm so busy that you'd think I'd have plenty of post material, but mysteriously, I'm beyond busy with stuff I can't talk about. (^^;)

How many months has it been since I had muscle pain like this every day... (^_^) Frankly, it's far more intense than Billy.

10 days left... I can do it!!!

P.S. So, who's feet? (^_^)


[ ok, thanks to everybody who chimed in with an opinion. i will indeed be changing the URL of this blog to robot-clones.blogspot.com on October 1 2007. that would be monday. also, for you're reading pleasure, a translation of YOU's gackt community site blog (mysteriously titled Kiss Kiss Kiss) can be found here. enjoy~]

[475] Is that right... - 2007/09/26 (Wed)

A harvest moon...?

I'm sorry to say, I'll have to miss my photography chance this year. (T_T)

Well, still, photographs full of the moon should be ok. (^_^)

I haven't wanted to go out to take pictures and get blog material lately, but we'll just have to be patient until I get over this cold. (^_^)

Things like, a cough that won't stop, constant stomach pain. (^^;) In pain and happy, it's a complicated mental state. (^_^)

If I were to name it, I guess I could call it 'The Cough Sit-ups' probably. (^_^) Really, even Billy would be pale. (^_^)

Ah, even my brain is being affected by the fever... (^_^)

P.S. How on earth can I be so hyped up when I have a cold? (bwahahah)


[ thanks to everyone who pointed me in the direction of http://www.gackt-and-dears.com/. i suppose someone should translate it... (^_^) i like the way YOU has his own link across the front. and i would like to try my hand at gaku's notoriously odd use of japanese... here's hoping he deigns to write something for the rest of us! (^_^) in the meanwhile, i'll set up a new blog for yuu's community blog. ...speaking of blogs, i've been thinking for a while about changing the address of this one. something like robot-clones.blogspot.com instad of having my name up there. it would fit better and maybe more people would find this place. on the other hand, i'm worried people who already read this site would get lost and not be able to find the new one. what do you think? ]

[474] Ha-...!! - 2007/09/25 (Tue)

I was preoccupied with the special training, and forgot completely about about that 'flab' stuff... (^^;)

How did it not decrease even with the special training... It's really one of the seven wonders of the world. (bwahahah)

... Now, though, my throat is completely damaged by this cold, but somehow even chattering to myself I seem like a different person. It's fascinating. (^_^)

Even calling my friend, he was like, 'Eh? Wh- who is this? You're voice is completely different.' Secretly, it was fun. (^_^)

Well, I can't play around like that. If I don't heal up quick, I'll be in trouble. (^_^)

Today I woke up quickly, and even went to see a doctor.

Everyone be careful of colds~

P.S. The community site is open. Even people over there are thinking about doing a little writing these days. (^_^)



[ which community site is this? ]

[473] Cough, cough... - 2007/09/24 (Mon)

Somehow I seem to have caught a serious cold. (ugh)

Seems the experience on the other mountain was a little chilly... Anyway, it was only one day, but getting on with that person's training seems to have been effective. (^_^) Eeeh... not a whole lot, but everyday is impossible... (^^;) My whole body's already snap tight, after all. (^_^)

Well, even so, I haven't gotten to bed, but I had to go straight away to the secret special training.

Two weeks left...? I don't really have a choice, huh. I've come this far. Well, go ahead and laugh as much as you'd like. (^_^)

Anyway, I'm waiting for Shinjuku, October 7. (^_^) This time is a contest between the winners of all the tournaments until now, so it will be quite impressive, a seriously hot night.

I'll have fun meeting everyone, too. It's been a long time, you know.

I'll have to get over my cold before then. (^_^)

Well then, to finish...,

'I'm hooome!!'

[472] To the mountain recesses... - 2007/09/20 (Thu)

I've been kidnapped... (^^;)

How, in this day and age, do the not have LAN... Frankly, it;s extremely bothersome. (T_T)

For the time being, I'll be secluded in the mountain for a while. (^_^)

When I come down, I'll have to do some training real quick...
It would be just when I have no time... (ugh)

That's the proper way to live! (^_^)

[471] It's morning... - 2007/09/18 (Tue)

I'm back from my secret special training. (^_^)

If you think about coming down from Mt Fuji, it's still a kind of physical labor. (^_^)

I guess I should upgrade my training state before too long. One more day and I'll blow my fuse. (^^;)

Mm? Training for what, you say? Well that would ruin all the fun. (^_^)

For now, my physical condition's back, so I'll really go for it with Billy!! Everyone can have a 'Sports Autumn' too~ (^_^)

Ah... Today's plans, the morning was too early... (ugh)

[470] Virtual Mountain Climbing - 2007/09/17(Mon)

Sounds like it'd be a lot of fun. (^_^)

Um..., for me it was quite intense, but my friend climbed it the other day, and said, 'That was an easy victory, huh.' (^^;)

Even in the face of the cold and the fatigue, it seems he couldn't get enough of nature. (^_^)

Maan, in my case, of course I was struck down by altitude sickness... I heard it's also called 'Mountain Drunkenness' but really, for the average hangover, my head is pounding.

If I can, I want to have an enjoyable climb, too, next time. (bwahahah)

First, I'll clear other mountain trails, and some day I'd like to climb from the 0 mark and make a complete Fuji conquest. (^_^)

Speaking of... after I climbed down, I totally thought, 'Climbing Mt Fuji a second time? You'd have to be an idiot!!' but even while I was thinking that, I did want to climb it again. (bwahahah)

Virtual mountain climbers and actual mountain climbers, yikes, that takes a lot of work.

I've recovered my physical strength, so it's time to relax!!

P.S. A heat wave again, huh... Plus, is the whole town at a festival? Even when I was climbing Mt Fuji, there was a wave of people. (bwahahah)

[469] The Tearful Last Episode (^_^) - 2007/09/16 (Sun)

Finally, 300 meters until the summit.

When I say only 300 meters, please try an imagine...

It was like starting up the stairs of Tokyo Tower after walking a mountain path for seven continuous hours. (^^;)

The experienced Fuji mountain climbers said that the crucial moment started after the eight tenths mark, and I instantly felt like if that's the case, I'd better start climbing now. From there, it's a mixture of the gravel path and narrow rocky areas. Plus the slope gets even steeper. (T_T) Of course, the closer you get to the summit, the harder it gets. (bwahahah)

Frankly, it was a good thing I took a little rest in the hut... If it had all been a climb like that, jeez, I absolutely could not have climbed it. (^^;) Well, the sun was climbing, so the temperature was only rising, but still, it was extremely serious.

Here, I have some light advice. (^_^) People doing next year's challenge, please set up your winter wear precisely. The night is so cold that it's freezing, and you can hardly take any rest. It'll give you the impression of a snowy mountain in winter.

So, this time, however, I was shined upon by the direct rays of the sun, and I was suddenly dripping with sweat. Walking above the clouds (^_^) it was good weather, with a comfortable breeze, and I thought that it must be a lot of fun if you're healthy. (^^;) As it was... I really didn't have room for that kind of thing... (^_^)

Each time I took a step forward, I recalled various things. Things of from when I came to the capital until now, it was like I was watching my whole life turning round and round in my head.

'How many tough things have I been through until now and I never gave up...' I remembered various hardships and difficulties.

And also, I remembered seeing everyone's smiling faces from the stage...

As I got closer to the summit, my emotions gradually shot higher, until, when I finally made it through the torii at the summit, for some reason, tears were streaming down my face. Even the sunrise hadn't brought me to tears, but of course, it was probably the feeling of great achievement that came from reaching the summit...

Maaan (^_^) I'm truly glad I climbed it. (*great satisfaction*)

The old man from the hut had said, 'It's only an hour and a half to the summit,' and I was pretty late at two and a half hours, but in the end, I had safely made it to the summit in about four hours!! *

Everything was closed at the top, the shrines, the little huts, even the toilets, so I went to see the crater for a little bit and then started right back down again. Of course, the crater basin would have been overdoing it. (^^;)

My strength and power were more than I thought they'd be going down, but still, I had used up all my strength in the climb to the summit, so there was already nothing but pain to be had. (^_^)

But, if I didn't go down, I couldn't get home, so giving up was absolutely not an option. (^_^)

On the descent, there was nothing to interrupt the sunlight, so my skin got quite burnt. It might have been a good idea to bring a hat, or some sunscreen, or a face mask or something.

With one thing and another, I made it down the mountain in 4~5 hours. My feet were already slapping along before the end. I was already completely exhausted, to the point where I felt like I couldn't walk even on one leg. Well, I'd been walking for something like half a day, so I guess it's no wonder, but still. (*exhausted*)

This time, I had to do it all in one night, but if you can, you should go up in one or even two nights. Climb through the morning, stay in one of the huts about the seventh or eighth tenth, aim for the summit at sunrise, see the crater, then go down and get home maybe that night, that seems like the schedule for a fun mountain climb. (^_^)

There were truly men and women of all ages at the summit, from children about 3-years-old to old men, all sorts of people had climbed that mountain.

I think anyone can climb Mt Fuji as long as they've got a healthy body. Up there, there is no 'Climb?' or 'Don't climb?'

Please, try to climb it at least once. I think there's merit in trying to climb it.

I'll have my revenge one day, too. (^_^)

In the end... Of course, Mt Fuji was magnificent. (^_^) Also, to people who helped me out, to people who sent info by word of mouth, truly thank you.

P.S. On Mt Fuji, there's a saying, 'A fool not to climb it once, a fool to climb it twice,' but I'd rather be the fool that climbs it. (^_^)

Well then, that was long, but everyone, have a nice weekend~


[ * the average time to climb fuji-san is five hours.
speaking of five hours, it feels like i've been translating this one entry for five hours. however, maaan (^_^) i'm truly glad i translated it. (bwahahah) ]

[468] Sunrise and a New Ordeal - 2007/09/14 (Fri)

'Uuu... Cold...' Half-way through the eigth tenths section, with the cold winds raging, my body and my mind were frozen.

It's Mt Fuji, so it's natural, but there is nothing to interrupt the wind. You're always exposed to the strong wind.

At this point, with my body already quite at its MAX limit, a 10 meter climb at last...

Bearing against the cold, with my heartbeat like an explosion, I had to stop and take a rest until my shortness of breath calmed down, and I began the climb again, a little more at peace.

When I looked up, at last, I could see the end of the light from the little huts.
'Is that the nine tenths mark...'
'There's no time until sunrise... I've got to hurry...'
With a flourish of feeling, I stopped listening to the whining of my body. (^^;)

Maybe I couldn't even walk another step... I was completely groggy, and I had barely arrived at the end of the little huts.

When I thought that surely I had struggled past the nine tenths marker, ACH!!! On the sign was clearly printed 'Eigth Tenths' ... 'A, are you serious... (*frightened*) How is this still the eigth tenths section... (T_T)'

When I looked at my watch, it was still before four o' clock... Plus, after the little huts, the congestion was horrible, with all the climbers tied together. 'It's over... Maybe making the summit before sunrise is impossible...'

With the emotional damage, the extreme fatigue, I was thinking I was truly in tatters. First off, in order to warm my cold-exposed body, I was going to take a rest in a hut.

I couldn't get in the little hut without some kind of explanation. (*amazed*) When I said to the old man, 'I'd like to see sunrise at the summit, but...' he replied with, 'It's impossible now. You can see the sunrise from here though.'

Climbing until the last moment would have been nice, but the mountain huts from this point on were all closed, and there weren't even any bathrooms.

When you're troubled by one thing or another, the sky is already spoiled. I got my courage up. 'It can't be helped, I'll have to view the sun from here.' Frankly, I was mortified, but. (^_^)

The sunrise I had waited for, shivering in the cold wind, was truly beautiful, divine, to the point that it blew away all the cold and pain I had been feeling. The view in the camera's viewfinder really didn't do it justice.
I was so fascinated that I forgot to press the shutter for a while. (^_^)

The darkness was illuminated by the light, and I could feel the temperature raising little by little on my skin, and I was struck over and over again by the sun's place as the source of all life. 'Every living thing needs the sun to live.'

Humans have such a small existance before nature... To say nothing of how small I am... But even such a small human like me lives a whole lifetime while being small... Everyone, even though you're small, put your feet down on this earth, and life your life to its fullest. Yes, I am alive----------!!

Mr. Sun, thank you. (*praying*)

The old man in the mountain hut said, 'Good. At this rate, you couldn't see all the congratulations at the summit,' and 'I've been many years in this business, but this is the first time I've seen a sunrise this beautiful.'

It's too bad I didn't get to make my prayers at the summit, but this injurous great achievement was surely a happiness in unhappiness. (^_^)

Then, having gotten some sunrise power and having come this far, I set my sights on the summit!!

Mm? Another 300 meters to the summit you say, and still four sections to go... (*ugh*)

To be continued...

P.S. Next time is the last. (^_^)


[note: =(>_)> ]

[467] A little intermission (^_^) - 2007/09/14 (Fri)

If you're wondering how effective mountain climbing is, I'm still staying in bed... (^^;) Maaan, true physical frailty, huh... (*introspection*)

My headache as lessened considerably, but my fatigue and dizziness won't stop. (^^;)

When I stayed home today, too, somehow, my good friend had timing, and rushed in with a 'Look at the Mac~' and dropped me off a care package. (^_^)

From what I hear, these doughnuts are terribly popular things. How many hours did he spend in line to buy these things? (*amazed*)

Such a precious valuable... Thank you... (^_^) *

Things like that always feel excessively tasty. (^_^)

But he gave me so much of these things... I'll have to substitute them for some meals, huh. (bwahahah)

Well then, enjoy the sequels. (^_^)


[ * he says arigataya which is a kansai-flavored arigatou. ]

[466] The World of 3000m - 2007/09/12 (Wed)

So, from the eight tenths mark, the elevation passed 3000 metres.

From here, the cold was truly not half way. Strong winds keep the cold up, and it gradualy snatches away your body heat.

I had on long johns and a long sleeve tshirt that I use for snowboarding, plus a sauna shirt and a nehru * shirt plus a raincoat on top of that, and still my body was freezing to the core.

Also from the eight tenths mark, if you look up, there's some little mountain huts standing in a line. Resting in those conditions is just to get cold, as so I began the ascent to the target small huts one by one.

From here, the rocky area again becomes a gravel path, but the slope becomes extreme and intense, I slid one foot in front of the other... My strength was drained more than the rocky area.

My head was hurting so much I was stupid, and I was completely choking, plus my left foot was at its limit of pain, and the toughness of moutain climbing was gradually sinking in. (^_^)

Also, the eigth tenths mark was long. As we ascended, 'Eight tenths mark' was written inside the mountain huts, and it got a little unsettling, like, How the heck long have we been climbing and it still says Eight tenths mark.'

'Why the heck did I want to climb this thing for anyway...'
'Why would anyone want to climb this thing...'
'Is it tough like this all the way to the summit...'
'But if I don't absolutely absolutely make it to the summit...'

If you look the bottom, there's a superb night view.
If you look at the top, all the stars in the sky look so close you can reach out and touch them...
Being unmindful of things like that, I was already absolutely at my limit. (^^;)

Going from late at night until early in the morning, just the right temperature becoming the lowest temperature, my arms and legs were going numb from pain, my head was splitting, I could barely breathe, I could hardly lift my legs, frankly, at that moment, I was thinking 'Maybe this is enough... Seriously intense...' quite frequently...

When I looked at my watch, it'd already been three hours... I was still in the eigth tenths mark...
It was two hours till sunrise...

To be continued again. (^_^)


[ midge informed us of Nehru shirts. apparently high collars and long sleeves. sounds perfect for 3000+ meters. also, ACH! how mean yuu! making me wait a-whole-nother day to hear the end of it. that's just wrong. (^_^) ]

[465] Altitude Sickness huh... - 2007/09/12 (Wed)

When I woke up this morning, my head felt like it was going to split open. (T_T)

The most trouble this time is definitely altitude sickness.
The symptoms are a little like a hangover, but it's a torment of headaches and nausea, palpitation, and shortness of breath.

With a little bit of knowledge beforehand, I acclimated my body at the halfway point, slowly beginning the climb to prevent altitude sickness. I'd heard to do it just like that, but the higher we climbed, the more my head hurt, and to make matters worse, in the vicinity of the summit the oxygen is extremely thin, so even climbing just one meter get you out of breath. (^^;)

Well, frankly, until we got seven tenths of the way up, it was pretty easy. The mountain trail was leisurely, and after about an hour and a half, it seemed like I'd be writing 'Climbing Mt Fuji is just trekking with no climbing' and I was about to say, 'What! At this pace, we won't even be at the summit in two hours' but...

Hold on just a darn minute!, people people people, starting at the seven tenths mark!, mountain climber conconcongestion!!

When I looked up, I could see a line of head lamps stretching far up into the distance. Plus, the mountain trail changed there from a gravel path to a sudden rocky area... The hiking feeling I'd had until then blew away in an instant. (^^;)

If if I'd wanted to go quickly, we couldn't get to the top, and if the climb from below had seemed restful, I completely lost my pace in this big congestion. Plus, the temperature was gradually falling. When I tried to rest, I made it somehow to the side of the narrow trail and was struck by cold winds, leaving me with no choice but to rest and while freezing.

Still, from the seventh marker, there were periodically small huts, and I decided to mark them with, 'Keep it up until the next hut...' and somehow after three hourse, we arrived at the hut that marked the beginning of the eigth tenth... It had already been four and a half hourse since my departure. Three hourse for one tenth... With the congestion, the overtime will be considerable.

At this point, always climbing on this unfamiliar rocky area, my physical strength was getting tight.
Still, I had a strong desire in my heart, like, 'I've already made it eigth tenths of the way, I will make it somehow!!' and with not much time remaining until the sunrise, I resolved not to stop climbing until the summit.

However, it was from here that the true struggle began... There were four hours until sunrise...

To be continued (^_^)

P.S. I'm a little late, but pray for world peace...

[464] Sharing (^_^) - 2007/09/10 (Mon)

Have a seat, everyone.


Man, I have resolved to call it a lucky day, but I went shopping that day with a blunt instrument (^_^) and went to climb the mountain with those feet. (bwahahah)

All things considered, this was the best sunrise of the year, so I truly was lucky. (*happy*)

A little while ago, I was thinking that I would only have a chance to climb Mt Fuji this week, but then again, wasn't there a typhoon or something on its way? 'Aaah, this year is completely shot?' I was resigning myself to my fate, but, 'Mm? Wait a minute... In that case, the weather will definitely be clear after the typhoon, right...' So I bulldozed my way through, like, 'I have to go now!!' (^_^)


The condition of my body? Some extreme muscle pain. At first, it was far more intense than when I did Billy.
For a while, I felt like a real robot, moving, but. (^^;) Seriously, waking up this morning was tough... (^_^)


I'll write more definite impressions and avdice for people who'll climb next year and stuff later.

Aiyayayayay... Huuu. (^_^)

[463] For the time being - 2007/09/10(Mon)

I'll leave it at this. (^_^)


Umm, can I sleep for the next week? (^^;)


And I'll write my feelings slowly... Aiaiaiaiai...


[note: the sign is, i believe, the mt fuji summit marker! yay yuu-kun! omedetou~]

Leave a Message

you know you've always wanted to display your dorkiness/fangirlishness to the world. well, now you can. below you will find a translation of the page on which you can leave messages for yuu on his nikki (that's diary for you english-speaking types). keep in mind that yuu doesn't know english, or at least not that much english, so he probably won't understand what the heck you're talking about. of course, if you're lucky, he'll ask gaku to translate for him, and then both of them will have read your post. not that you'll ever learn of it... (^_^) anyhow, enjoy~

[462] The season's over...? - 2007/09/08 (Sat)

I haven't quite given up yet. (^_^)

Aaah, I've gotta climb it quickly. (^^;)

I worry about it every day. (^_^)


Well, not to change the subject, (^^;) but today I was introduced to an art director by a friend, and he turned out to be a camera man originally, so we had quite the maniac conversation. (*joy*)

To my friends, it seems like a lot of technical terms, like, 'Alien language?' and I think it's quite charming (^^;) but I'm the only one who gets excited. (^_^)

Listening to photography speak, talking about the technical side and things, I was thinking, of course, if I bought Photoshop... At least that's what it made me think. (^_^)

Well, there are a lot of reasons to do it or not to do it, but I'm not in any hurry about it. Old age is going to be fun. (^_^)

Ah, I'm already an old man...? (^_^)


Well then, nice weekend~

[461] Just as I thought, I was on fire. (^_^) - 2007/09/07 (Fri)

Looks like the typhoon's going to be a direct hit... Yesterday I was unlucky and got soaking wet. (^^;)

Speaking of typhoons, there was one really big one when I was a kid. There were a lot of wooden houses back then, so when you said, 'There a typhoon coming!' the whole family would start hammering. (^_^)

Everyone nailed up every door and window on the house so that you couldn't open them. We even got to leave school early, like it was a vacation, so it was strangly exciting.

As for my best typhoon memory, when I got around on my bike, I went to see the 'Suzuka Eight Hour Endurance Race' but

in preparation for the finals, I had been staying at a nearby place since the previous day. Just when I was stuck in a tent with a bunch of noisy people, right that evening, a typhoon hit the Kiino peninsula. (^^;)

Umbrellas were basically pointless, and even wearing a raincoat, I was sopping wet, plus, the tent we were packed into blew away, and we were slapped with rain all night long, it was really a blas... Wait, I mean, it was really horrible. (^_^)

Anyway, that time, we got right into the center of the typhoon, and the rain really did stop. (^_^) It had been a really terrible downpour, so when the rain and the wind suddenly stopped, we were like, 'Wha? It stopped.' It was like that for a while, and then it exploded again. (^_^)

The rain will probably never be like that again my whole life. (^_^) The tens of thousands of people who went to see that race that time got saturated, every one of us, so it was pretty funny.

Incidentally, the weather was so good for the finals the next day, the rain the previous day seemed like a lie. (^_^)

Everyone please be careful during typhoons. Especially if you're foundation is in a weak place, don't get near the riverbed!!

This kind of day is the best to be a shut-in. (^_^)

[460] Autumn Appetite - 2007/09/06 (Thu)

The fine white noodle lifestyle is a long one. (^^;) As expected, it seems to be all thin foods...

When I went to have a meal with a friend I haven't seen in a while, he was shocked, like, 'You're eating even less than usual!'

Well, it's not exactly that I'm eating less than before, but I might be eating less than my friend. (^^;)

Well, my physical condition is disappointing on the last day of the latest season, so, in order to get my fighting spirit on, I've been eating a bunch of spicy foods. (^_^) I feel like, 'I'm on fire!' (bwahahah)

After spicy foods, of course sweet foods... become your desire. (^_^)

Yeah, bad, bad... I should be more steadfast... (^_^)


Ah, so then... There's no nice way to say it, I guess. Maybe

'Autumn sports!' (bwahahah)

According to your diet, move! Move! ... If you can do that, you won't have any problems, right... (^^;)

Billy, go for it...

P.S. Is everyone ok after the typhoon?


[so then, this entry might look a little strange. hopefully not. anyhow, i've switched my laptop over to linux (UBUNTU4eva!) mostly for the benefit of the translation software i use, actually, so things go quicker and cooler, and so that your friendly neighborhood translator can get one more NERd badge. hopefully it won't make any difference to you, but if something looks a little odd, that's why. it also explains the delay. ]

[459] I can't believe it~ - 2007/09/05 (Wed)

It's so pricy, even I can't afford to buy a new one right away. I still haven't mastered the camera I've got right now.

Besides, if I switched out for the 40D, buying this EOS KIss, the long-awaited lighter and easier to carry model would be for nought. (^^;)

If I do buy a replacement later on, it should be the all-pro-use flagship, you know. Except, the walking around functions of the Kiss would get left behind, but still. (^_^)

Digital evolution is quick, but because the life of a camera is its lens, the lens should come before the body.

So I keep telling myself. (^_^)

Well, these days, even a compact digital can take alright pictures, so even people who say As far as an SLR goes... should definitely take an interest.

Everyone can take part in the same art just by pressing the shutter, and isn't that good?

A proper autumn art. (^_^)

Preserving memories, preserving the sense you had at that time... And also taking pictures of people you don't like become close to you. (^_^)

It really is a great hobby. (^_^)

P.S. The catalogue is sealed. (^_^)

[458] I saw the 40D - 2007/09/03 (Mon)

I was in a meetings all morning, but I dropped in on my local store on the way back for the usual camera fondling. (^_^)

And of course there were nothing but sales, and there were a lot of people, but I checked out each one in turn.

Maaan, I've known since my first camera, but there are so many people who have an interest in SLRs it's really astonishing.

Not that many years ago, even a compact digital was 50,000 yeh, and now even an SLR is 5~60,000 with everything included. With the onset of digital, the field has really gotten wider. Even I might not have started if it was just film. Of course, now I'm interested in film, but.

Today, while I was glancing around, there were about three racks of SLRs for sale. Incidentally, the 40D main body was sold out.

So, I came to fondle and get my impressions, but you might say I was taking a live view in a new machine, and I could take a photo while looking through the LCD, andthe AMAZING convenience and ability to magnify the image could compare exactly in the points I wanted it to on my own model.

Honestly, even with just that, I wanted it. (^_^) I was good... And sold out. (bwahahah)

Those concerned should try and get their hands on it. For people looking to upgrade from the KISS, as well as those who want their first full-blown camera, I definitely recommend it.

So then, it's just a catalogue, but I suppose I'll take a look. (^_^)

[457] The last day of the season... - 2007/09/02 (Sun)

My physical condition is never excellent for it... (^^;) I was a little chilly today, even at high noon. Everyone please take care not to be catch a cold.

This afternoon my friend put in a little appearance, and he said, 'Well, well, eat, eat,' so the first thing I did was put down yesterday's cake. (^_^)

It was good... And eventually I had a normal lunch... (^_^) I mean, I had already eaten, but. (^_^)

At times like this, the first meal is small, but I get hungry again quickly, and I have a hunch that the overall number of meals goes up... Maybe it's just my imagination... (^_^)

I won't lose to the Autumn Appetite... I won't lose... I will not lose... Only my mind. (bwahahah)

Now then, I can make it another week!!

P.S. I've been seeing BananaMan a lot lately, even on the train. (^_^) How did he get to be so popular, hm?

[456] Suddenly - 2007/09/02 (Sun)

The Autumn Appetite. (^_^)

And then of course, a little heartburn. (bwhahah)

Man, I when to have lunch with a friend, and I got so many pieces, like, 'Yeah, a souvenir.'

And after that, I went to visit another friend, and got more, like, 'Do you like sweet things?'

Then at the end of the day, the friend I had dinner with bought me some more, like, 'These things are so delicious!'

Ummm... The fridge is filled with all kinds of cakes. (^_^) It feels like, was Billy just a lie? (^_^)

Instead of dinner today, I had cake...

P.S. Eating all these sweets really wakes me up. (^_^)

[455] The end of summer... - 2007/08/31 (Fri)

Did you get to make good summer memories this year?

With the days so amazingly hot like that, the nights were really refreshing, weren't they.

Aa... I didn't get to go swimming this year, either... My swimsuit's been locked up for so many years. You might think I haven't got one. (^^;)

When I was in my teens, I went swimming every year without fail at Kumihama and Kotohikihama in Kyoto, Mihama and Suishouhama in Fukui, etc etc. *

We'd put on some flippers for snorkeling, and maybe even that dasterdly skin diving. (^_^) With lances in hand. (bwhahah)

Also, of course, we'd set off fireworks on the shore in the evening. (^_^) That last sparkler was always so painful, so painful. (^_^)

Ah- I should totally go and buy some sparklers right now... (^_^) Might get some complaints here in the city, though... (^^;)

Well then well then, everyond have a good weekend~

P.S. The new EOS40D went on sale from CANON. I should go give it just a little peek. (^_^)


[ * kumihama has a designated national park with a beach (which is gorgeous. seriously. wikipedia japan's entry can be found here), Kotohikihama, also known as Kotobikihama, is known for it's so-called Bird Call Sand, (named such becuase it's so tightly packed that when you walk on it, it squeaks. seriously.), Mihama means "Beautiful Beach" and Suishouhama literally means "The Crystal Beach." when do i get to go to japan? (T_T) ]

[454] Completely - 2007/08/31 (Fri)

Crashed. (^^;) Billy seems to work for hangovers. (^_^)

Man, my back hurt, and I tried giving Billy a rest for a while, but surprisingly, I can follow the Commander with no change from before.

It was that heat wave we had until the other day that was intense... The rays of the sun were more harsh than the Commander. (^_^) *

Seriously, if you were out for just a little bit, you'd start tottering. Just walking around could have been some kind of training.

So, after Billy yesterday, of course I was sweating buckets after all that excersice, so I was thinking, its been so long since I went out for some Ramen, but despite the fact that I was absurdly hungry, I didn't end up eating anything. (>_<)

Even though the chinese-style fried rice ramen is usually an easy task, even one cup of ramen seemed difficult. (^^;)

Somehow, since I've been eating nothing but soba and soumen, my stomach seems to have gotten smaller... On the one hand, I'm happy, but as a Food Fighter, it's a sad thing. (^_^)

Well, we'll just call it preperation for the autumn appetite. (^_^)

Well then well then, it's friday, so be careful of over-drinking (^_^) and have a nice time.


[ * he says that the sunlight was literally more "Sparta" than the commander. i may have to start using that now. also, sorry for the tardiness. i had to ressurect my desktop from the grave for work purposes. Visited With the Justice of The Church is doing well, thank you. (^_^) ]