Bindings (2010.2.21 01:20)

When I went snowboarding the other day, I used my new bindings, and while I was running around with that tea water on the day before we entered Niigata,


I finally got UNION.

The shop clerk at the shop that I used at first,

when I asked,

"I'm looking for some bindings by Noah's Ark?"

he said, 'We've got UNION or FLUX~'

I don't know how much stuff I tried out, but they didn't have any of the colors I'd hoped for, so at first, I took out some black UNION ones.

'Those bindings are light~ (long explaination) I really recommend these.'

The shop clerk gave these bindings huge praise, but the color was really bothering me,

so I said, "Let me think about it for a while."

And I left the shop behind for a while.

So, the number of snowboard shops in the tea water area, there were so many, I was all but surrounded by them. (^^;) I didn't have much time, so I ran. (^_^)

I searched everywhere, all into the day, until I was out of breath, but all the good colors of UNION and FLUX were sold out. (^^;) And to make matters worse, even the BURTON that I normally like, wasn't stocked in my size,

I pressed on as stores started closing, so reluctantly, I headed back to that first store... (^^;)

"Yeah~ I've been to all the stores in the area, but every single one is sold out..." I said frankly to the sales clerk, and then

'They're very popular. Even at our store, they sell out almost as soon as we get them. (^_^) '
'It's the end of the season, so we really don't have any...'

In these hard times... Even the things I can buy are all sold out... (T_T)

"Well, let me have those ones from earlier, really black's not such a bad color. (^^;) " and so when I reluctantly bought the original UNION ones,

the clerk kindly gave me some encouragement, 'Black can go with anything, so you can change your board and still use these.'

When I got home, I put them right on, and forgot about the color in seconds. (^_^)

Man~ That was a model clerk. I'm buying from that store next time. (^_^)

Clothes, check. Bindings, check. I've got to put these things to use. (^^;) The news said the winter sports crowds are thinning out, so...

Everyone, if there's something you want, you should go out a buy it, quick. After it's sold out, it'll be too late. (^_^)

Well then well then, have a nice day off~

P.S. Just for a little while, we rented... a parking lot. (^_^)

This probably goes beyond impertinence... (big ^^; )

But, we investigated the parking lots in the neighborhood, and there are just so many telephone wires. There was only the one that was free of them... (^^;)

Be afraid, Tokyo...

That which is rented... May be purchased... (^_^)


[ zombie. jesus. stop writing such long posts, YOUkun! alternatively, life could stop interfering. you know, either/or. (^^;) ]

Dead-tired... But Mellow... (2010.2.18 20:06)

just a little too much sliding. (^^;)

Last week, I didn't sleep that much, with all that training, and I wanted to take a snowboarding day trip with my next free day, and there was an event in Niigata that weekend,

thus I went snowboarding... (^^;)

Well I'm paying for my mistakes now, and of course with the surging waves of manual labor, I am completely exhausted. (major ^^;)

But

If I could be revived by all the chocolate I got from everyone (^_^) Cardboard boxes... It's scary, I can't even count all the chocolates. (^_^)

Borrowing this space, "Thank you" for the food nosebleed. (^_^)

So, the presents from Hell the other day (^_^) got a trial run right away.

My impressions...

Absurdly easy gliding. It changed into a feeling like, What? You can really glide like this?

To be frank, I've never ridden on a board like this. (^_^) From this season on, this is going to be my main board. (^_^)

With this, I'm really going to get into snowbarding. (^_^)

Man~ I've been going snowboarding a lot lately, I'm gonna need a 4WD.

This is my favorite era. (bwahahah)

I'm the type to instantly jump into action whenever I get an idea, so if I had a 4 wheel drive, I'd be headed off to the snowy mountains at the drop of a hat. (^_^)

Yeah, that's really the only reason. (^_^)

Has everyone ridden in an off-road vehicle or an SUV? This is of a completely personal nature, but if you have any advice, please give it. (^_^)

Well then well then, we've got training tomorrow, so I'll be laid up for a while. (big ^^;)

Everyone, it's been absurdly cold lately, so be careful of colds.


[ well, i'm moved in, and i've got a few days off work, but i've got a friend staying with me for the week, so we'll see if i can't squeeze some translating time in. i hope~ ]

zombietranslator

i swear i'm not dead. i'm moving. it may be a long minute here, folks, but i'm coming back. just, maybe not until april. sorry. (^^;)

~meredeth.

Thanks (2010.2.12 23:32)

For your many kind words,

truly truly thank you.



For being born in this era,

for the miracle of being able to meet all of you, I'm grateful,

and I'll try with all my might

to live a long life. (^_^)



Incidentally, in a birthday to remember,

I somehow broke my cell phone. (^^;)



So I couldn't get the all important calls from friends. (big ^^;)

The emails reached me though...



Plus, I only realized it was broken yesterday. (^^;)

I'm really tied to my phone. (major ^^;)



To borrow this space,

"Really sorry about that..."



So,

at one year older,

I'm still called robot (^_^)

I'm still called old man (^_^)

but I'll try for a lifetime of service~



Well then well then, see everybody in Niigata~

From the demon realm... (2010.2.9 22:05)

a present. (^_^)


Finally, everything is a NEW model. (^_^)

At first, I installed the bindings that I used before, but I guess I shouldn't have bought that whole other board.
(^_^)

Man~ Still some time left to go in the land of enjoyable problems. (*joy*)

The brand is "NOAH'S ARK" which is one I'd never heard of, but maybe it was fate, maybe it's my friendly relations (^_^) but somehow, this turns out to be their second season as a core domestic brand.

It feels a lot more limp than the board I've been using, so I'll have to play around with some jumps and airs. (^_^)

I'd better get right out and do some practice. (^^;) But you might say... Why exactly? (major ^^;)

However, with "NOAH'S ARK" from Sata-sama, has an even more profound meaning. (^_^)

And this design is super adorable. (^_^)

I'm grateful to Satan-sama... And grateful for being born in this season. (^_^)

I've got this new board, I've gotta get to those snowy mountains and get some practice... (^_^) This year, I WILL slide~

Bean-Throwing Day (2010.2.3 22:36)

Did everybody get to eat a lucky roll?

February 3 is bean throwing day, so:

"Evil out~ Good luck in~"

Good fortune always seems to turn up at my house somehow. In this case, Good Fortune means "Clothes" specifically snowboarding clothes. (^_^)


Of course I bought it, yes... (^^;)

The recent trend has been for either the super flashy type or the tight type, or the type that looks like casual wear.

It's been a while since I bought snowboarding clothes, but tight lines seem to be the fashion, and HOLDEN seems to be the brand that's ahead of all the others.

I am a BURTON believer (^_^) so I bought BURTON, but I didn't expect to find so many of them left on the shelves, so really tight lines must be popular.

HOLDEN is super expensive, and they're sold out everywhere on the net, and even at the store, they didn't have any in my size. (^^;)

Well, the tight stuff that's popular right now is really stylish, but to be perfectly frank with you, it's kind of difficult to be all SPUNKY and KAPOW with a kneepad. (^_^)

Talking to the people in the store, it's the butt pad, nevermind a knee pad, that you really want,

but, yeah, I think anybody who's snowboarded even once will understand that if you do not have a butt pad, that is when you will fall right on your bum. (^_^)

I've had to learn it myself repeatedly (^_^) but it really hurts when you fall down.

Ah, for people who are snowboarding for the first time, please get all of the necessary pads. Without them, there will be a world of difference, like between heaven and hell, I'm not kidding.

As for me, for now, I've got my super fancy type all ready for next season. (bwahahah) This year, it's SPUNKY and KAPOW. (^_^)

Well then well then.

P.S. New shoes, and clothes, and bindings. I wanna try them all out today. (^_^)

Major Snow~ (2010.2.2 03:12)

Somehow the snow piled right up in front of my house... (^^;) It's really been a while since we got this kind of snow in Tokyo, hasn't it?

Aaah, after training today, I thought I'd see how my snowboarding gear looked. (^_^)

Mm? Did I buy a complete replacement set?

Actually, I'd already gotten a pair of NEW shoes. (^_^)


I'm slowly buying it all. (^_^)

When this kind of snow piles up, I can slide around a little in front of my own home. (bwahahah)

Everybody don't get injured on those odd snow-covered roads. Be careful.