Tama-Ari School (2009.12.23 20:32)

I have a hunch that there was another name for this, but I'll call it what I want.

'The TamaAri School' (^_^) *

The Live is safely over, but we were in that box for a while, so

when that was finished, I was finished too. (^^;) For just a single day, it was INTENSE. (^_^)

So, have something from today's school lunch.


It was hashed meat and rice. (^_^)

And curry, too, I loved that, thank you very much, but this time I thought it was delicious.

Again, just as in our original concert, we had everyone else's lunch. (^_^) But it was better than the bentos backstage. (^_^)

If it could make up for concert sales after next year, that'd be great, huh. Takoyaku, yaki udon, yaki soba...etc

Then we can get some Goldfish Scooping, a lottery, and maybe some yo-yos. (^_^) ** We'll have a full on festival in no time, it'll be fun.

Maybe that's why we've got two more shows before we're even done with this year's Lives.

Everyone, let's make this the hottest Live of all.

Well then well then, fare thee well~


[ * tamaari being the shorthand name for the saitama super arena they played in this past summer.
** goldfish scooping is a game where you stick a few little goldfish in a big vat of water and then let little kids try their hand at catching them with a little laddle thing. the kids get to take them home as pets.
*** MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY~ ]

Fi, finally for sale!! (2009.12.17 05:51)

Lots of gamers have been waiting anxiously for this game,

and it finally went on sale today. (*joy*)

Once again, we get a present from the people at SquareEnix. (^^;) I'm going to borrow this space to say, "Thank you so very much." m(._.)m

I'm going to enjoy playing this, and seeing how far FF has progressed on the new PS3 platform.

Well, my schedule's packed for a while, so it'll be neglect play... (^_^)

Lately I've had an inclination for the gamer's lifestyle, but...

Play steadily every day → get busy → don't play for a while → forget the story → start over from the beginning → endlessly repeat... (^^;)

I've fallen into a holding pattern. (^_^)

This time, I think I'm going throw it down with "all nighters" until it's done while I've got the time.

Man... The number of sleep deprived people is going up after today. (^_^)

Well then well then everybody, fare the well~


[ AAAAACK! i sooo need this game. a friend of mine is importing it, and i was already 100% jealous, and then YOUkun just has to bust out and taunt me. not fair, universe. play nice! ]

Illumination (2009.12.12 16:46)

The world is all Christmas! (^_^)

And Christmas means prese... I mean, Illumination. (^_^) For a start, I went to midtown.


The light displays were different from when I've been out before. This year they changed the color of the light.

It's beautiful, wonderful, like stars shining on the earth, this is definitely something to see in person.

Even so...

To the left of me, to the right of me, there were all these couples talking of love. (^^;)

I was in the midst of a storm of text messages between feverish couples. (^_^)

With my lumpy full body parka, and carrying my tripod, I was quite the atmosphere killer,

and I kept fearing that I'd be questioned by the cops or something while I was taking photos. (^_^)

But, thanks to the recent SLR fads, some other people were out there taking photos just like me, so I felt a little bit better. (^_^)

So, it's the Christmas season, here's a tree.


At first glance, it doen't look much like a treee (^^;)


but it's packed with with little dangling Santas. (*wow*)

What the heck, how many of them are there...?

It, it's a miracle! (^_^)

This time, it started raining en route, but I went out to take some photos, ignoring the freezing temperatures in favor of photography. (^^;)

Yeah, I didn't take any photos. (big (^^;) )

So then, what should my next target be? (^_^) Do you have a spot that you recommend?

Everybody, good pictures, great sights, great love talk. (^_^)

Please enjoy the various illuminations.

Well then well then, fare thee well~

What!! (2009.12.8 20:50)

Lupin III stole the Moyai statue at Shibuya! (^_^)


Lots of couples meet at the Moyai statue... What the heck was he thinking, making so many bittersweet memories just disappear...

If Lupin III did steal it, isn't this the most stylish teaser? (^_^)

Everybody who came to Shibuya was pretty surprised.

If you had a rendezvous "At X time in front of the usual Moyai statue,"

'Wha? The Moyai statue... is gone? (^^;)'

Things like that had to happen, right? (^_^)

So it'll be fun to find out what he steals next.





To be frank, I'd like to steal Fujiko-chan... (bwahahah)

Well then well then, everyone,

Bon voyage~


[ well, unless you're familiar with lupin the 3rd, this post isn't going to make much sense, and if you ARE familiar with lupin the 3rd, this post is going to be hysterical and salivatingly exciting. (^_^) in other news, sorry it took me so long to catch up with all the posts! i'll try super hard from now on! (jeez, i think i've been translating too much YOUkun lately, i'm starting to sound just like him!) ]

Autumn Leaf Viewing (2009.12.4 21:29)

Did everybody get to go out?

Even the fatigue of the Rakuen Festival was left behind. (^^;) Even with autumn leaf viewing,

I thought about heading out with a camera in one hand,

but the season passed me right by. (^^;)

Since I bought that backup camera, I haven't been able to take whatever pictures I wanted,

and here again, the mass camera was shaky and pixillated. *big (^^;)* Really, this camera had it bad... (T_T)

I thought this weekend was going to be my last chance, but unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate. (*sad*)

For now, have a shot of Fuji I took on the way back. (^_^)


Autumn colors...

So nonchalant after all that community. (^_^)

Well then well then, everyone have a nice weekend~

The Final Dawn (2009.11.30 02:30)

We were able to go out and meet this new expiramental Rakuen Festival event successfully.

In the middle of constantly changed circumstances, everybody had to make it up and fumble for this event,

but even here, from the shapes on stage, we seem to have ended with a big bang.

This success, not only for those of us on stage, for the dancers, us members, the staff and everybody, but also for people who couldn't come out to see us, people who helped us,

for everybody who influenced this event, the result of everybody's work is hot memories.

Ascending to the highest place on that stage once again like this, it made me proud. All of you built up that stage together with us, so please feel proud of yourselves, too.

I'm truly thankful from the heart. "Thank you."

Also, since we were talking about it...

In answer to everyone's cheers...

Decorated with the beauty of perfection!!! (*joy*) To all of the people who were helping us out, I send my highest love and thanks. (^_^)

Ah, maybe sleeping together is ok? (^_^)

I think I'd like to jump right into some more concerts with these tunes.

Well then well then, everybody, until the day we meet again. (^_^)

Bon voyage~

... (T_T) (2009.11.28 23:23)

Still broken... (^^;)

I'm truly sorry, I can't live up to everybody's encouragement...

Honestly, my body and spirit are worn out. (^^;)

Tomorrow, too, cheer and really go for it, so we can reach our highest on stage.

This is our final day, too, so keep it up right through to the very end. (^_^)

And also, for people who have to go outside, keep yourself properly protected against the cold, so that you won't catch a cold.

I met a lot of people at the store, but it was really freezing, even with a ton of bodies, so definitely take care.

Tonight, please take a nice soak in the bathtub, and keep warm, and get some sleep.

And if you're inclined, maybe you could warm me up too? Sleeping together. (bwahahah)

So, finally the last day dawns, let's make this the hottest night.

Well then well then everybody, adieu~

Uuuuugh... (2009.11.27. 23:51)

Gwuaaaaaaaa....


I'm still broken from Mihama... (T_T)

On the way back, it got way too serious in the front, so I headed back to amuse the dancers. (^^;)

Really, it's been a long time since I got this down. (bwahahah)

If you look at it that way, it seems just fine actually. (^_^)

Well, what's important is that you all had a good time...

Aaah... Tonight, it'll be just me and my pillow. (^_^)

Two more days of laughing and crying!! Let's have a hot time with everyone at the Rakuen Festival.

I'm getting revenge excited. (^_^)

Well then well then, fare thee well~

P.S. Looking at everybody's writings got me a little electrified. (^_^) Truly, truly thank you as always. It really saved me. m(._.)m

Uchi Cafe~ (2009.11.26 06:22)

My present conquest. (^_^)


Lately, they've had a bunch of these, so the relative buying rate must be high,

but for people who conduct their business at in the middle of the night, like me, it's quite a fortuitous meeting. (^_^)

If you run into the delivery truck at just the right moment, you can get them before they even get on the shelf. (^_^)

Well, in the middle of the night, sweets definitely fall into the "flab danger zone," but you've got to buy this seriies when you can,

or at least that's my excuse for eating them. (^_^)

Here, roll cakes, cream puffs, eclairs, I've eaten them all,

but for me, of course, it's the roll cakes that I really love. (^_^) They just taste great, every time.

Well then well then, everybody be careful not to overdo it on sweets. (^_^)

Bon voyage~

Mihama School (2009.11.23 20:55)

Again with the shaking. (^_^) It was so much, the audience seats had to be flying around!

Hope everyone's okay... Probably got motion sickness... (bwahahah)

But, the tension certainly went up with the shaking. You could say it was a feeling of being one with each other, or a direct feeling,

like the power in that place was being directly transmitted, the more you shook the better it got. (^_^)

With these tunes, even the dawn was a little shaky. (^_^)

So, inside was hot, but outside, Mihama was really cold, and after we were done and got back to Tokyo (^^;) Ooo... Cold...


Since I took this shot of myself on the bus on the way back, I was a little pouty. (^^;)

With this rain, everybody be careful not to catch a cold, okay? It's warm during the daytime, but at night, it gets cold in a snap, so keep yourself properly warmed up and get plenty of sleep.

Well then well then, farewell everybody~


[ wow! it's been a hot minute, as they say, since i updated. gomen. (T_T) but NaNoWriMo is officially over, i will officially graduate from college in two weeks' time, and i may be over the disgusting illness i had yesterday, so updates should quickly catch up. thanks for your patience everybody~ ]

It's about the takoyaki (^_^) (2009.11.20 04:42)

It's the one thing you'll find in every Kansai man's house.

"Takoyaki pan..."

Of course I have one. (^_^)


It's been a while since I used it, but I used to have a lot of takoyaki parties at my house.

This might be a rarity in Kanto, but my friends an dI used to get really excited about them, and I had a pretty good rep,

but these days I don't have much of an interest in them, and it just hangs around in my fertilzer cupboard. (^^;)

When I was in college, we had takoyaki practically every day when I went home (^_^)that and sukiyaki for dinner every week... (bwahahah)

Compared to that, I hardly eat anything here in Tokyo...

Just writing about that stuff makes me hungry. (^^;) I just had a huge meal a little while ago, but as usual, my gas milage is horrible. (^_^) *

Well then well then, everyone have a beautiful day~


[ * as in, he fills up, he goes three minutes, he needs a refueling station. coz YOUkun is an SUV, dontcha know~ ]

An Osaka Post (2009.11.18 06:35)

Since I got back to Tokyo, the dojo's been on holiday, too, (^_^) I've slept for 18 hours, (^^;)

and after that a hip bath, and a visit to the chiropractor,

and then my back felt so much better. (*joy*)

Even so, thanks to training, my back pain really is less compared to what I've had before.

Of course, this time was seriously beyond my tolerance levels. (^^;)

This week, sitting around growing my hair, we're preparing for the next school in Nagoya.

So, one of the things I found the other day at the Osaka school:


Takomusu??? Isn't it Tenmusu??

Actually, these takoyaki became rice balls. (ahahahah) With that in mind...


It's Osaka, you can have whatever your heart desires... That's what I thought, but I wasn't able to touch one or dare to taste one to give you my impressions. (^_^)

Well, definitely clean your plates though. (^_^)

Everyone please have one for me. (^_^)

Well then well then, fare thee well~

Osaka's final day... (2009.11.15 23:03)

Three days of life...

Man, it was seriously intense. (^_^) As you might expect on the third day, my powers of concentration... (^^;)

Yeah, my strength is only thanks to Satan's Dojo. (^_^)

For the time being, my thanks to everyone. First off, thanks for the victory, and


cheers!! (^_^)

So, by all rights, it should've rush up like, pow, but actually this time, I got a little bit of a strained back on the first day. (^^;)

Somehow, after the performance was over, I got some medical care at a sports chiropractor in the middle of the night, and got through it until the final day, but man alive, it was spotty for a while.

Well, this week, there was too much jumping around on not enough sleep, so right in the middle of rehearsal one day, just "crash!!" (^^;)

Well the pain's gone down considerably, but just to be sure, I'll go straight to bed tonight...

I've got a little ways to go before I can handle another launch, so I'll just stay home lonely and alone... (T_T)

So keeping that in mind...


you'll have to excuse my pajamas. (^_^)

Aaah... Seriously, I'd really like to be a health preservation committee member... (bwahahah)

Well then well then, everyone gets a day off. Fare thee well~ (^_^)

Class Log (continued) (2009.11. 8 00:39)

We ended day two as a huge success with a big climmax. (*joy*)

Actually, with everybody jumping around like that, the stage was swaying like there was an earthquake. (^_^)

While everybody was silent for the performance, it was like, wooow, this is the magnitude of this little song?

Things like that secretly give me a big rush. (^_^)

With that tune, the stage shook like it was going to collapse, I was like, jump jump! Go go! (^_^)

Incidentally, there are big parties all over the Sea of Japan side of Japan tonight. I would be excited, but...

too bad I had to come back to Tokyo after the show was over. (T_T)


Plus,

somehow I felt in bad shape when I reached the house, and when I took my temperaturre, of course, I hand a fever. (^^;)

Hahahah... I was so hyper on stage, I didn't even notice... (^^;)

So, with the tension at MAX, tonight I shall dutifully...


have a nightcap before I go to sleep. (^_^)

Ah... I want to make a school infirmary at the Rakuen Festival... I'll take applications for overnight stays. (bwahahah)

Well then well then, have a nice day off~

Class Log (^_^) (2009.11.7 00:40)

All kinds of things happened, but we managed to safely end day one. Did all the students who were able to come to the festivities enjoy themselves?

As usual, I felt encouraged by everyone's warm voices. I'm really grateful. To tell you the truth, I'm still on a high from it. (^^;)

Until we came here, the days were coming one right after the other, so by all rights the launch should feel like, aaah, finally,

but tonight I will dutifully go to sleep. (^_^) With that in mind,


tonight was plenty hot, but let's make day two even hotter, shall we? (^_^)

Ah, so... how about some curry flavor? Personally, I can turn it on with that. (if I do say so myself).

Well then well then, everyone, sweet dreams~ (^_^)

West Side Landing!! (2009.11.6 02:14)

When I type it out in kanji, it looks like a typo. (^_^)

Man oh man~ I had no time to prepare, but this time we were really in a hurry. (^^;)

When I was a high school student, I pulled an all-nighter in preperation for the school festival once, and this brings back memories. (^_^)


Well, to be frank, I'm commpletely down for the count. (^_^)

Well then well, let's make it a hot night for the Rakuen Festival. I can't wait to see everyone's uniforms, but for now it's sleep time. (^_^)


[ super sorry for getting all behind, peoples. NaNo is on, so most of my spare time is spent writing. also, school is kicking my butt. (^^;) anyhow, the next two entries should be up here soon~ ]

I'm Home!!! (2009.10.27 17:29)

Did everyone get back safely? Thank you all very much.

Actually I've been back since the night of the 25th, but it's been wave after wave lately... (^^;)

Of course, I don't have any Singapore posts... Yeah, it's been a house-arrest lifestyle for me. (^^)

Well, thanks to that, the live was a success, and at the event I got to see everyone's smiling faces, and hopefully I gave everyone good memories.

As for me, I took some photos of foreign lands, and I wanted to introduce a few of them here...

Especially the ones from Merlion. (^_^)

So, it's not a terribly special post, but here's the perfume I got while I was there. (^_^)

Singapore reallly was hot, so even a little bit gave a refreshing scent.

This is what it came in. It was really a refreshing scent.

To be frank about it, I sweat so much, the perfume ran right off. (^_^)

For people who participated, the temperature difference was intense, so I hope everyone gets some nice rest so you don't ruin your health.

The moment I got back, I was shocked by how cold it is.

Well then well then everybody, not too long until the Rakuen Festival.

New Discovery (2009.10.15 07:33)

Everyone, people with colds are doing surprisingly well. When give it all up and took a hot bath with lots of sweating, my fever was relieved, and I could safely reboot. (^_^)

So, I headed down to the convenience store to buy a lot of juice and other nutritional drinks. (^_^)

The goods on this one shelf are always gone, and there's always empty space. But the names of the brands are written nicely on the shelves.

Why are you always sold out? These goods... Are they that popular...? Or did you just have a sale...?

I always wonder, and now I've discovered, as I arrived at the convenience store just after the goods did. (^_^)


Now I like roll cakes, but these, no wonder they sell so well. (^_^) You eat them with a spoon, like miso. (^_^)

We have entered an era in which you cannot make light of convenience store sweets.

Enjoy your autumn appetites everyone. (^_^)


[ you eat them with a spoon? seriously!? omnomnomnomnom ]

F- Fail... (2009.10.13 02:30)

Of course, I got a cold. (^^;)

I was completely bed ridden for a while there. (*major (^^;) *)

With this season, even though I hate doctors, I went in for a quick influenza inspection. (^_^)

Well, luckily that came back negative, but my main fever wasn't that high.

So, "Nose Celeb" (^_^)


These are really nice. (^_^) I can blow my nose as much as I like. (^_^)

For people with hay fever or colds, this could be a must have item.

Everyone, please be careful so you don't catch a cold. As for me, I'm going to be completely healthy by the end of the day, no, I'd better be healthy. (^_^)

Well then well then.

P.S. The saddest thing when I have a cold is that I can't taste anything. Eating things but not tasting them, this really is hell...


[ sorry for the delay everybody, meredeth's internet went down for a little bit. oh noes! but we're back, and the next post should be up shortly here. arigatou~ (^_^) ]

WOWOW Event (2009.10.11 01:36)

To those who came out to see us, and those who watched on TV, and those who didn't get to see, thank you very much everybody. (^_^)

Since we're headed into some consecutive holidays... It's nice, huh...

And it seems that hay fever is suddenly upon me. (^^;) Well, maybe it's a cold.

My runny nose hasn't stopped all day. (^^;)

I've been constantly having tissues stuck up my nose, but of course I can't do that while I'm on stage. (^_^)

Thanks to that, I was absurdly nervous. (^^;) I kept thinking, is this snot going to fly everywhere...? (*major (^^;) *)

Well anyway, please enjoy an after-performance Service Shot. (^_^)


Well then well then, everyone have a good weekend~


[ as a fellow Constant User of Tissues, i would just like to say, GANBATTE YOUkun!
... seriously, i should just buy stock in kleenex. i could keep them afloat through the apocalypse with my tissue habits. (T_T) ]

Autumn Diet (^_^) (2009.10.9 02:16)

It's a little late I guess, but I ended up buying something like this.


In the EMS golden age, I had other machines, but I'm magnificently fickle... (^^;) I can use this guy more easily. (^_^)

It don't know if it's effective or not, but for the time being it'll be the usual live testing. (^_^)

Thanks to the tour, I gained a full 10 kilos. (^^;) But there was really no sign that I was going back. (bwahahah)

I've been on a diet of no carbohydrates at night for the past week, and I've been having hip-baths twice daily every morning and evening, and somehow easily lost 4 kilos. (*joy*)

So then, I'd better make doubly sure to repel this belly flab. It gives quite a nice electric feeling.

If I get any results, I'll let you know. (^_^)

Well then well then, have a nice weekend in Yoyogi~

Full Moon (2009.10.4 22:51)

I haven't written you all in a while. (^^;)

Yesterday I heard there was going to be a harvest moon, and when I looked up at the sky,

I though, was it a little short... (^^;) rough maybe?

Tonight, though, the moon seems dazzling.


Yes, have some of the familiar real moon. (^_^)

It's surprisingly bright for a moon actually, more pure white than in my usual photos. Maybe because I took the photoo from right under it.

Later, when I was trimming this photo, it's the telephoto of telephoto leses, but really, it's so small you can hardly take a shot of it.

If I wanted to take a properly large photo, I'd need a lens as big as a cannon I think...

Incidentally, they have for sale from CANON right now an 800mm super-telephoto lens for taking shots of wild birds and animals and such,

but it's about 1.75 billion yen... Yeah, the price of a cannon, too. (^^;)

Well then well then, everyone please enjoy the mysterious full moon.



P.S. Speaking of the full moon, man is a wolf...

But tonight...


Real herbivore style in a vegetarian restaurant. (^_^)

Just your standard sheep. (^_^)

Oyaki (2009.9.28 23:31)

I was invited by a friend to take some quick "oyaki" shots...


I came over to help out as assistant. (^_^)

Maaan, taking photos on my own was nice (^^;) but this is one case where I'll leave it to the pros. (^_^)

I'm just here to steal his snapshop technique... (bwahahah)

Incidentally, half the oyaki was still left when we hung it up for the day...



Of course I polished off that plate~ (^_^) Mm, tasty. (^_^)

As a signature product, it really is wonderful.

Well then well then~

P.S. 40 months, when you think about it, is an amazingly long amount of time....

Really, I'm kind of amazed that the place hasn't changed at all,

but in the midst of the crazy daily change I experience

things that stay the same feel really great. (^_^)



Thanks for not changing... Always...

Yatterman!? (2009.9.28 03:37)

This is really precious... (^_^)


It's been brought back with to this era with such skill. (*joy*)

It's like my childhood imagination brought to life. Although my childhood memories are pretty much non-existant these days.

Man oh man, the more I watch it, the more I remember~ (^_^)

So I say, and even today, I use sound effects like "Poit" unconciously... (^^;)

I wonder what sort of impressions the generation that didn't see the original will have.

You there, who saw this is real time!! Please watch this as a must-see. (^_^)



Or else...



"Punishment..." (not really)



It'll splendidly time-slip you back into your past. As you might expect from the Time Bokan series. (bwahahah)

With a live-action Gatchaman maybe coming up, my fun times are expanding. (^_^)

Well then well then, let's all do our best this week again~

P.S I'll have some anniversary comments next time...


[ poit would be my rendition of a button-pressing noise. the noise you get when you press a button. which in this entry, is apparently po-chi! ]

Circle of Friends (2009.9.25 01:02)

In Shizuoka last month, I met with a friend I haven't seen in 7~8 years. PUERTA DEL SOL's Hirano-san.

We had said, "Let's go to dinner sometime" so we celebrated our last reunion straight away. (^_^)

Abalone~


Of course the hot talk was in full bloom, and I was told many a useful thing. (*joy*)

We talked about his many long years on the front, and man did I really learn things.

Pueta is a world authority on silver accessories. It's one brand that I like, too.


Pow!! Skull ring obtained! (^_^)

And, it matches Hirano-san's. (^_^)



That night fired me up, made me feel like I could really go for it. (^_^)

Well then well then everyone, have a nice night.


[ no, you are not going insane. i changed the title of the post after a discussion with my awesome and wonderful translation-sensei, who pointed out that 友達の輪 generally means Circle of Friends, rather than Friendship Ring. i guess i wouldn't put it past YOUkun to make a pun such as that, but since i unfortunately can't call him up and ask him (T_T) i guess we'll go with the standard translation. (^_^) ]

annyeonghaseyo~ (2009.9.20 22:50)

I have safely returned. (^_^)



It was this kind of stadium. It felt bigger than the Tokyo Dome. (*joy*)

It's Korea, so of course the fans are hot. To respond to such a hot audience,

we poured all our power into those 2 songs. (^_^)

We weren't there very long, but having only one night doesn't mean you can't have the best night.


After the hot night is over, the obligatory drink. (^_^)

Lately, I haven't had any time, and I haven't been able to do any gourmet journalism, but for the time being, I ate my fill of spicy things. (^_^)

It's still burning in my stomach. (^^;) Ah... I'm scared of tomorrow. (bwahahah)

I'll finish up with a glance at the gallant figures in Korea...


Well then well then everyone, saraheyo~ (^_^)

Straight to the point... (2009.9.18 01:39)

It's the Autumn Appetite. (^_^) Well, in my case, that's year-round, but still. (^^;)


One of our staff is from Aomori, and it seems they went home for a visit the other day, and brought back this as a souvenir.

Lately, I've been holding back from sweet things with all my might (^_^) but he went through all the trouble of buying it, so

Just one bite maybe... (^_^)

"Oo... Delicious!!"

Of course, from a place famous for apples, this would be delicious. (*joy*) One bag has four of them,

but, yeah, I ate the whole thing... (^^;)

Ahhh... I'll have to really try hard from now on... (*contemplative moment*)

And Korea's full of spicy things to eat, I'll burn it right up. (^_^)

Well then well then everyone, see you when I get back...

The Scent of Autumn (2009.9.15 21:39)

I used up that ZERO, so I had to change perfumes. It's another I received as a gift. (^_^)


From my vast stock of perfumes (^_^) the standards upon which I selected this one were...

It's some kind of first impressions, but

It was basically that I thought, "Its color is like autumn..." (^^;)

At first I couldn't get used to the scent, but I've worn it so many times, I've become a prisoner... (^_^)

And that container has a totally mysterious shape, you know. I'm ashamed to say it, but I wass looking around like, "Where's the cap?" (^_^)

This summer was straight rain rain rain, and I thought I saw a little break in the lingering summer heat,

but now it's firmly cool. What's everyone going to do this fall? (^_^)

Fall appetite, fall sports, fall reading, fall arts, there's all kinds of options, but

as for me...

probably it'll be "Fall work." (hahahah)

Well then well then, everyone, the seasons are changing, so take care so you don't catch a cold.

Old Friendships (2009.9.13 01:12)

A friend came over on official business. (^_^)


Salarymen these days are rich. (^^;) His diamond glittered so much, it dazzled my eyes. (^_^)

Yeah, of course I was jealous... Jealous... (^_^)

Also,

he brought me this thing as a present. (*joy*)


Well of corse, it's "Udon!"

Thanks, I'll enjoy it. (^_^)

Maaan~ He's a close friend, I've known him since I was young, and it's been a while since I've
seen him, so I was really happy.

Even now, next to me,

"What, what are you writing about!!"

He can't help but be worried. (^_^)

Go for it salaryman!! Treasure of Japan!! Corporate warrior!! Me too, don't lose your daily battle, self----

I think we'll sum it up with those thoughts.

Well then well then, everyone, have a nice careful (^_^) weekend with friends.

P.S. 9/11... If it would get us world peace, I'd gladly sacrifice my life.

All the people in this world give a silent prayer that we can live in peace...

Notes from the Summit (^_^) (2009.9.10 14:37)

Looking down on the world below from the summit. (^_^)


Man oh man~ It's been a while since my back and muscles hurt so much I couldn't get out of bed. (^^;)

At last I have been revived. (^_^)

This time, I climbed on the Subashiri trail, but it's longer than the other trails,

and it was past midnight when I started, so I'd given up right from the start on seeing the sunrise from the summit,

but I was anxious about how high I was going to have to be to see the sun, so I climbed at an even more hyper pace than before. (^_^)

To tell you the truth though, I thought I wouldn't be able to see the sun past the 8/10 marker, so that guess was totally wrong. (^^;)

So I kept up my desperate climb. (^_^)

Just about when I passed the 7/10 marker, the sky lightened up, and my physical strength reached its tolerance limit, so I thought,

Aah, I'd better take my camera here and take some shots, but there wasn't any sun at all for another 30 minutes. (^^;)

Maybe... It's just here that I can't see anything? I thought, and my body was already totally cold, it was like frozen, so I started climbing again, and about 10 minutes later the sun showed up again. (^_^)

At first, it was covered by a film of clouds, so even the light you can see in my photo from 9/7 isn't much, but when it pierced through the clouds, I couldn't even look directly at it.


Basking in the light from the sun rays that climbed over the clouds, I really did melt. (^_^)

At the summit, like last time, there were so many people it overflowed. It really is extremely popular.

From grandpas, kids, dogs, foreigners, girls, office workers in suits, (^_^) people with their whole family in tow, all kinds of people climbed the mountain.

The fact confirmed on my second climb was, of course, that the descent'll kill your spirit better than the ascent. (^_^)

Even though the Subashiri trail is said to be fun on the way down, yeah... it's intense... (^^;)

But, if you climb up, you have no choice but to climb down, so. (^_^)

If I get the chance again next year, I'll forget these lessons, I'll climb it again. (^_^)

Everyone should try it.

The Second Sunrise (2009.9.7 11:35)

I'd been climbing since midnight, and I was only about seven tenths of the way up, when I was able to get one last look at the rising sun.

Climbing Mt Fuji is really INTENSE... Today, my whole body is all creaky and I can hardly walk around. (*big (^^;) *)

It's only my second time, but no matter how many times I climb Mt Fuji, it'll be good. (^_^)

If you're wondering what exactly is good about it, it's definitely an "What's good is good" kind of feeling. (^_^)

There's been a boom in Fuji climbs year after year, so these days there's a lot of confusion and traffic jams at the summit, but I'd still like everyone to see this scenery with their own eyes at least once in their lives.

Well then well then, everyone, I'm going to be bedridden for a while. (^_^)

Owowowowowowow...

Sweet Tooth Supporter (2009.9.4 18:49)

Lately I've been into these. (^_^)


These little zero calorie things.

Thanks to the tour, I'm completely fat (^^;) so when I'm hungry, I endure with these. (^_^)

Mm? I should just stop eating between meals?? (bwahahah)

Yeah yeah. (^_^) I recommend these for a really satifying amount of food. (^_^)

But, there's always nata de coco...

It's probably just me who thinks "It's kinda squid-y." (^_^)

People who can't quit sweets should definitely try it.

Well then well then~ Everybody have a nice weekend.

Lens Swamp (2009.9.2 18:27)

I don't know if I can climb Mt Fuji yet, but I was swept along with everyone's "Take an SLR" influence, (^_^)

and bought a lens for Climbing Mt Fuji use. (^^;)


Of course, even just the camera body is heavy, and three heavyweight-class lenses are intense,

but this convenient zoom lens handles it all from wide-angle viewing to telephoto viewing in one lens. Plus, it has camera shake correction. (^_^)

Really, you know... I'm was saving up for a macro lens, (^_^) but now I can't buy it... (^^;)

It's obvious, but you can't take pictures with a camera that doesn't have a lens, and the numbers go up as the years go by. (^_^)

Wide-angle zoom, standard zoom, telephoto zoom, single focus, macro, fish-eye, blue lens... there are so many kinds, I want this one and I want that one and I want them all. (^_^)

Incidentally, even if I do it with only the one lens, it is pretty heavy to carry around... (^^;)

It would still be the climb from hell. (bwahahah)

Well then well then everyone, the seasons are changing, so don't catch a cold.

P.S. I couldn't go for Gundam after all. (T_T) I want to take a photo of the Gundam with the setting sun in the background on a clear day...

I'm really... (2009.8.31 00:42)

not making any progress... I play it whenever I'm in the hip bath, but still...


Of course, with RPGs, if I don't play them day and night, I won't finish them. (^_^) In the old days, I'd do nothing but play for two or three days.

Now, though... I can't pull all-nighters unless it's for work... (bwahahah)

Oh and those Gensis costumes... Very "DIABOLOS" huh... I'm all nostalgic. (^_^)

At the scene where Genesis makes an appearance, I had a flashback to that night at the Tokyo Dome, the PSP still in my hands. (^_^)

In the middle of the bathtub. (*embarrassed*)

The way things are going, I won't be finishing it for a while... (^_^)

Well then well then, stock up for typhoons.

P.S. Did everyone go out to vote? In the future, it'll probably be in the history textbooks, this day will be commemorated.



[ see, voting /is/ what the cool kids do~ ]

NEW~ (2009.8.29 00:35)

It's gotten cold lately, but we still have full-on sulight at least.

This doesn't have anything to do with that, but...

I bought a regular digital camera for Fuji-climbing use. (^_^)


Mm? Don't I already have a bazillion cameras? (^^;) Yeah yeah... Still, I don't think I'm making it all the way up that mountain carrying all that weight. (*big ^^;) *)

But still, it's been a while since I've purchased this kind of thing, and I was surprised at how much they've evolved.

12 million pixels, blur correction, 10x zoom, a battery that lasts through 1,000 pictures, I feel like this thing has everything. (^_^)

Plus, it's totally automatic, so all you have to do really is "Push." (^_^)

The prints are really great, so if you make them about L-size, it might even win out over an SLR. *

Maybe that's an exaggeration? (^_^)

Well, I still prefer the viewfinder, you know. (^_^) But you can take photos looking at the LCD screen on SLRs now, too. (^_^)

No matter what I say, I'll go carrying around the SLR in the end, (^^;) but for now we'll call it a back-up camera. (^_^)

And when it goes into the manure drawer (^_^) we'll make it a photo contest prize. (^_^)

Ah, before that, it'll be the one machine I haven't even used yet... (^^;)

Well then well then, have a good weekend~


[ * l-size is the size he uses for his photo contests. ]

One step forward (2009.8.28 10:11)

It arrived first thing in the morning... zzz


I immediately installed it, but I think I'm going to use it for a while longer before I say how I feel about it. (^^;)

Or should I say...

I didn't even get accustomed to Leopard before it was completely revamped. (*big (^^;) *)

But still, they've stuck to the name Mac and OSX, they've used cheeta, puma, jaguar, panther, tiger, and we've gotten all the way to leopard,

but won't they run out of names one day...? (^_^) Maybe one day we'll have LION or something like that. (^_^)

But, whatever animal they name the OS after, it's still good. It gives me a big rush of lovey feelings. (^_^)

Although I have to say goodbye to them after a short time, but still... (hahahah)


Well then well then everyone, I've said it I don't know how many times, but really seriously be careful of the flu.


P.S. Thank you for the 33 Holiday.

I live everyday encouraged by all sorts of people. (^_^)

Today I'm grateful for all the miracles in this place!!


[ alright, it didn't suck as much as i thought it was going to. i changed a few things, but i still don't know what 33 holiday he's on about... ]

Lamantations... (2009.8.26日 00:50)

It's a manga I got from a fan.


Contrary to that title (^^;) it's really heart-warming subject matter...

As I kept reading, my heart warmed right up, and I spontaneously started crying. (^_^)

People who are already parents, people who are still children, people who live seperated from their parents,

everyone should definitely give it a read. It's a rare gem, you'll laugh and cry. (^_^)

I'll try phoning mom every once in a while. (^_^) That's the sort of thing this volume makes me think.

Well then well then~


[ the manga's title? samurai mom. priceless! ]

anisama~ (2009.8.24 01:10)

Man~ that was one hot night. (^_^)

Seen from on stage, it was alll different colors, a different mood (^_^) and still it was the most enjoyable.

All the guests were the same sex, but stuff like that gets me pretty fired up. (^_^)

For us, it was totally an away game (^^;) so it was a warm, no, rather, a hot greeting.

I'm truly grateful. m(._.)m Let's spend another hot night together some day.

So, in commemoration of today...


This time I got a t-shirt. (*joy*) I'll wear it when I go to Akiba next time. (^_^)

Well then well then~ Anisama is the best!!

P.S. We got a big chant. (^_^) "Cool!! Super Cool!!~" Plus, we got to shake hands after the end of the show. (*joy*)

Yeah~ side benefits. (^_^)

Afterwards, it was the promised ride home on the train. (^_^) Those satisfied smiling faces on the crowds going home were nice to see.

Seeing things like that really restore my motivation.

Tonight, I'll drink some delicious sake and go to bed... (^_^)

Well, actually I'm already drinking. (bwahahah)


[ anisama would be the animelo summer live, which is an annual anime music concert, held every summer. this year, it was in saitama super arena. this must be what he was talking about the other day. wow, i feel like a bad fan. (^^;) anyhow, gackt et al performed on the 23rd. the cheer translation may or may not (probably may not) be correct, but hopefully my translation sensei will set me straight. thanks~
well, my translation sensei wasn't familiar with the cheer either, so that leaves it up to you guys~ (^_^) ]

I answer your questions (^_^) (2009.8.22 00:51)

The perfume I was wearing at the meet-and-great the other day, is something I got from a fan, but honestly, I didn't clearly remember the name of it. (^^;)

Lots of people asked, "What do you use it for?" and I got a little worried, like, "Yeah, what is it?"

When you look at it properly, the name seems to be "RISING WAVE ZERO."


Usually I do Gaultier, but this perfume, it has a very freshing scent like summer, and it gives me a refreshed feeling.

I like it, and every day I've been diligently using it, so it's already almost empty, (^^;) but we're getting near the end of summer, too, so next time I'll have to find something for autumn use. (^_^)

The Gaultier I use is a women's scent, but everybody I asked seems to like it. It especially does well with guys, (^_^) and the shape of that little bottle is nice, too. (^_^)

Somehow, I think scents for guys are pretty lacking. Guys like sweet scents, too. (^_^)

Well then well then everybody, be careful with your scent, too. (^_^)


[ a) more super thanks so sensei!
b) sorry for the tardiness. i was on vacation last week, and today i've pretty much been killed by yesterday's 18-hour drive. (>_<) ]