Hina Matsuri (2010.3.3 22:19)

As a boy, I have nothing to do with this, (^_^)


but today is Hina Matsuri. Also, a certain someone's birthday. (^_^) We've got an event this week, so it'll definitely be a surprise... (bwahahah)

Yeah yeah, just the same, everyone, good work on the snowy mountains.

It's been a while since I've gone three days without sleep, and it did kind of melt in the sun for that second half, but still. (^^;)

Well, even with that, that weather was a miracle... (^_^) The weather forecast was completely rain, but really, the clear skies and snow was great.

This time, we didn't have a tug of war, so except for the freezing cold, we got to enjoy ourselves right to the end, huh. (^_^) Every year, I totally use up all my energy. (^^;)

It was only for a little while, but hanging out with everybody was truly a precious time. Thank you.

So, after all that, as predicted... I was shrewdly kidnapped. (^_^)

This season's coming to an end already, but for two days we got in plenty of gliding early in the morning. (^_^)

I intended to quietly glide, but I got a little overexcited in the end...

I did some jumps. (major ^^;)

Yeah... Dumb... My apologies. (^^;)

These "jumps," they're really absurdly scary, but they give you the best rush... (^_^) They were small, but I even got in some quick kickers.

I didn't do anything unreasonable, thankfully. I only jumped within the lines of my own safety. Next season I'm definitely buying a helmet... (^_^)

Everyone get good practice, and next year on the snowy mountains we'll all jump... er, glide. (^_^)

Well then well then, everyone, please get some careful body maintenance in.


P.S. Please pardon the weak-minded leader of Team Bail Out. (^^;) We were so close... so close. Just one more step, and we could've had that ball...

Next year a YOUVICTORY will definitely avenge this loss.

Thanks, Team Bail Out, really good effort.


[ a) hina matsuri, also known as the girl's doll festival.
b) Team Bail Out's alternate names include Team Ladle, Team Hollow, or Team Stick Your Chin Out. (^_^)
c) am i dumb? who's birthday is that? ]

Strawberries~ (2010.2.22 02:14)

They were gifts to me, but go ahead and have some. (^_^)


In the past three days, I've eaten enough strawberries for a whole year. (^_^)

Eh? Overeating? (^^;)

Although, winter isn't really strawberry strawberry season... If you think about it, strawberry season is May~June, right? (^^;)

Yeah~ The strawberries that were pilled up in the fruits and vegetables corner, I couldn't win out against that temptation. (^^;)

But, I didn't have any condensed milk! (^_^) Non-chalant after a herculean effort, but still. (^_^)

Also, after I'd eaten a couple of them, their individual flavors were totally different,

so looking back at it, it was a day of flavor discovery. (^_^)

So, this time was "Amaou," * and they were very firm and moderately sour, and also they had an elegant sweetness to them.

Yeah, that one earned it's place in my mouth. (^_^)

It must have... I had some more before I went to bed. (major ^^;)

Everyone take care. (^_^) Well then well then~


P.S. Everyone, thanks very much for your advice. (^_^)

Of course, you're all steadily forcing my head. (^_^)

However, those rides are really expensive. (^^;) I could think of it like an investment in a machine, I guess. (^_^)


I'm a little worried...



[ amaou is a special kind of strawberry from fukuoka. man, just looking at all those yummy strawberry pics made me want one so bad! ^^; ]

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~