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• 12Nov 09

  Yankee-senpai to Yankee-kouhai Pt. 3

  So heres the next installment. Took a little longer since i was reading a lotta manga lately. Just as a reminder....anything in parentheses followed by Italicsare my thoughts. This thing has been getting longer and longer with each release. Maybe cuz i wanna finish telling the story as soon as possible or maybe i'm dwelling on minor points too much. Who knows. Anyway enjoy....

  "Damn it, pull yourself together Jun!" I say to him as we slowly walk down the street. "If we're gonna pull this off you're gonna have to start walking better." We reach his block and stop at the corner under a lamplight. "Alright, time for a quick check on appearance. Hmm…." I look him up and down. "Besides the little bit of blood on your shirt and the ruffled hair, you look fine for now. Now walk!" Slowly Jun limps without my assistance. He limps a few feet away and then turns and comes back to me. "Dou?" (Damn that doesn't look that good.) "Well in all honestly Jun, that looked terrible. Looks like we're gonna have to lie about this one. Umm…." I look to the sky while I think. "I got it! Plain and simple….you fell down some steps. Its short sweet and effective don't you think?" He looks at me and then silently turns and walks down the block towards the house. (Bastard! I'm just trying to help.)

  We both walk through the front door and watching TV in the living is Jun's mom. I nudge Jun. "Get to your room or the bathroom and fix yourself up. I'll stall." He runs to the back. "Ta-da-i-MA!!!!!!!" (I love saying that!) "Okaerinasai. Jun wa?" The sound of the bathroom door closing in the background echoes to us and his mom nods. Ara, you two are back late again." She smiles to me. "Ha well about that umm….we were just walking around and lost track of time. Funny thing…well I don't know if you'll find it funny but Jun kinda fell down a flight of stairs." Her eyes widen. "No worries. He's okay but he has to clean his shirt a little and maybe have a cut or two treated. Maybe a minor limp here or there but that should go away by the morning time. It was actually getting better as we walked down the street so it might go away before we even go to umm bed. Heh heh." I'm a tad anxious to tell her this and the small almost nervous sounding laugh at the end didn't really help. She gets up and walks over to the shower room. "Junichi are you okay?" She knocks at the door a few times and it opens. She backs up as it appears that Jun is coming out. I look eagerly to see what he did to fix himself up. He walks out with less of a limp than when we were on the street and a change of clothes then smiles to his mom. "Of course I'm fine kaa-san. Theres no reason I wouldn't be." The sound of the washing machine next to the shower room can be heard. "Well…I had to wash my shirt and pants since they got dirty when I fell." He looks over to me and I nod. "It's not that big of a deal so don't worry kaa-san." I walk over and put my arm on his mother's shoulder. "See its like I said. He'll be fine. Jun and I are at an age where we recover super quick. It takes more than a minor fall to stop a teenager. Ne?!" I look over to Jun and he nods in agreement. "Hmm…if you say so, but I still want to take a look at those cuts you have Junichi. We can't have you going out with open wounds." (Aww…she's such a caring mother. That's sweet.) Jun's wounds were tended to that night and his clothes were washed and ready for the next day. He stuck to the story for the entire night and his mother's anxiety level finally dropped. After dinner and completing his homework, Jun and I talked in his room.

  "So what am I going to do now?" He looks agitated and a little shook as he sits on his bed and stares at me. "I told you already….no worries. I got your back. You'll learn from me and people will rarely mess with you." I give him a cheesy smile and a cheesy joke like thumbs up. "Hold on, I thought you said that no one would mess with me again. Why is it rarely now???" I get out of my bed and walk over to the mirror and begin checking myself out. "Well that's simple Jun. Though the majority of about 75-80% will get intimidated and back away from a mere stare, the other 20-25% minority will actually stand their ground and attempt to fight you with the ability they THINK they have. Out of that group you encountered today, I would say only 1 of those 4 would actually fight you which actually plays into my 25% prediction. Ha!" The image of that bastard that kicked Jun in his stomach and then pointed his fist at me runs through my mind and I clench my fist. Through the mirror I see Jun watching my every move. (Looks like he's dead set on learning from me now. That's good!) I turn from the mirror with a smile. "Well I'll be accompanying you from school for a little while." A puzzled look crosses his face. "Before you ask….i just wanna see something. Plus I'll be looking out and providing sorta like a safety blanket while you recover. You're nowhere near 100% and you can fool your mom with it but not me." I turn off the lights and jump in bed. "I…don't know if I want you to…." (I'm not listening!) "Oyasumi Jun-kun." "You're not listening to…" (I'm still not listening. La-la-la-la-la!) "Oyasumi." "But you're still not…" "Oyasuminasai Jun-kun." I hear a sigh in the darkness. "*SIGH* fine. If you want to continue to accompany me then fine. Good night to you too."

  In the morning, Jun appears to be fine. The limp is gone and his minor cuts and abrasions have been patched up. He leaves the house happily. It's probably because he thought that I was gonna protect him or something. The day passes quickly as my friend, Jun's mom, shows me around more places. She's still fairly young at 30 and still acts childish from time to time due to her childhood being robbed from her at the young age of 13 but that's another story for another time. We get home from our mini excursion. I drop my bags of souvenirs and immediately head over to Jun's school. (S**t, I had too much fun and lost track of time. I gotta hurry now.) I sprint through the streets scaring the calm, stoic Japanese people I pass. I turn the corner of the school just in time to hear the final bell ring. "Good…*haa haa*….i made it…*haa haa*." I suck in air and lean on the tree in front of the gate as I wait for Jun to come out. 5 minutes later he crosses the gate and looks around for me. He cant see me because I'm standing on the far end of the tree checking out the sweet Japanese high school tail passing me by. Its at that time the hottest girl that I ever saw (at that point in my 17 year old life) crossed my path.

  She was about 5'5" or maybe 5'6" with long straight black hair and a slenderbody with a face to die for. She looks at me and I look at her. (*GASP* We made eye contact. This opportunity will not pass! I will take her!) I wink to her and she smiles and begins walking over to me. (S**t, what if she doesn't speak English? Wait…she has to if she's coming over to me right??? I mean I am gaijin and all. Well lets see how far I can take it.) She walks up to me as I try to look cool leaning on the tree. "Anno…you…American…deshou?" (Aww it doesn't seem like she has a grasp on the language. I'm kinda sad now.) I nod and smile. "Yeah I'm an American. Do you speak English?" She begins to fidget a little and acts shy. "Anno…etto…" (She's trying so hard to talk to me. Fidgeting like that so meekly is just so k-k-k-KAWAII!!!!!!) "Etto…otou-san…American. I Engrish a rittle." She smiles to me. "Sou ka. Your dad is American huh? (So she's a mix breed. I wouldn't mind making a mix breed with her.) She puts her hand on her chest which isn't that badly sized I might add. "Watashi no namae wa Tanaka Ami. Ami-chan desu!" She then points to me and I give her my name with a smile. (Ami huh??? That's cute! I have to get a piece of this while I'm still here.) I'm completely and totally oblivious to Jun and couldn't care any less that he's still waiting for me on the other side of the tree unaware of how close I really am. "So Ami-chan…" A hand drops on my shoulder and I quickly turn to see Jun. (No! Just 5 more mintues. Let me work on her!) "You were here the whole time?! I was standing at the front gate the whole time." My anger is slowly rising so I turn away from Jun and I see Ami-chan slowly inching away. "Umm Ami-chan wait!" Jun looks over my shoulder and notices her. "Ah Tanaka-san!" She merely looks at him without a response and then turns back to me. "Ja mata." (NO!!!!!! I want a piece of you!) "Ami-chan wait!" Jun nudges me. "Don't talk familiar with Tanaka-san. You don't know her." My anger is reaching new peaks. "Don't tell me what to do! I know her well enough so leave us alone!" (Now to get back to my project.) I turn around and Ami is nowhere to be found. (Eh?) I look around and Ami shouts my name from across the street. "Bye-bye!" She waves her hand, smiles and then runs down around the corner. "Can we go home now?" I lean on the tree with my head hung low. (My project got away from me.) I look up at Jun. (Its all because of this bastard!) "*SIGH* sure. Lets go home Jun, but first tell me something. Which side was it that you got kicked in yesterday?" He points to his left side and I immediately jam two fingers in the location he points to. The pain musta been excruciating based on his facial expression but he didn't say a word. He merely continued to walk along side me as we travelled home.

  "So exactly what were you talking about with Tanaka-san?" I stay silent. (She got away. My Ami-chan got away from me!!!) "Okay then could you explain why you're travelling with me home?" I continue to stay silent but then notice something from the corner of my eye. I noticed it for a few blocks but now I was pretty sure what it was. "Come on Jun. I told you I wanted to see something." I stop and so does he. He looks puzzled. "So….did you see what you wanted to see?" I nod. "I saw it and then some. Do me a favor. I want you to translate something for me." He continues to look puzzled. "Yeah you're the Japanese guy. I'm a mere gaijin without a grasp of this language." He still looks puzzled. "Okay I want you to say, "I know you're all hiding. Just come out if you want to play." Jun does as he's told and one by one high school boys begin to appear along the block. (Hmm…2, 3 and 4. So we got 4 today huh? The same group from yesterday at that. This should be fun.) Jun is amazed. "Don't tell me you didn't notice them? Man your awareness sucks!" The boys regroup and approach us. I merely smile. Jun moves behind me. I look at the 4 boys and as anticipated, it is indeed the same group with that same cocky bastard leading them. I smirk, turn and put my around Jun's shoulder. "Lets go home. I'm super hungry right about now. The group slowly continues to follow us. "Chotto kimitachi. The leader calls out to us and I quickly turn and give a stare. "NAN DE TEMERA?!" The stare and the ferocity in my voice as I uttered that comment makes them stop in their tracks. My stare shows that I mean business and will not tolerate being messed with today considering the Ami-chan fiasco. I turn back around and continue walking. One of the boys runs passed us and blocks our path. "Cho-tto ki-mi!" He points at me. (So its gonna go down like this huh? Cant say I didn't give them a chance to escape.) I turn to Jun. "Hey get out of here. You'll just get in my way. Make sure to watch it all though. Take in as much info as you can." Jun nods and walks over to the side. I turn my back on the guy who blocked my path. (He's nothing to worry about. I stopped him with a stare before. I gotta focus on the side with greater numbers and more importantly, that bastard.) I stare at the leader who stands in the middle of the three. So there I stand, surrounded by four guys. A big smile comes to my face. "Heh….this is gonna be fun!"

  Continued sometime later….

  • Posted Nov 12, 2009 8:56 pm PT
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• 4Oct 09

  Yankee-senpai to Yankee-kouhai Pt. 2

  Time to continue my TRUE story. The only thing that you need to know to prevent confusion is that dialogue with parentheses are my thoughts. Thats pretty much it. So enjoy the second installment....

  "So yeah, its not that hard Jun," I say as I slurp up my tonkatsu shouyu ramen at a local shop. "Damn this is so good!!!! From what I can tell, you guys, meaning the japanese, are easily intimidated by some of the most basic things and are quick to back down and that kinda amuses me. A well timed stare can make a whole lotta difference." Junichi fidgets in his chair. "But you, I mean….its just….well…." I look up at Junichi who continues to look down to his untouched ramen. I point at his ramen and he hands it over to me. "Alright! I get seconds!!! I have something known as gaijin power. You see, I bank on the fact that natives don't really want to have anything to do with me. At any rate, don't worry. I'll teach you well but for now lets get outta here. I'm done."

  We begin walking down the dark street and continue to carry on our conversation. "So like I said, I have whats known as gaijin power. Its something done in many cities and places and hell even I do it. I mean if I KNOW that a person is a tourist then I'll do my best not to attract attention and avoid eye contact and steer clear of them in hopes that they don't ask me any questions in poor incomprehensible accents or even worst, have them speak to me in their language and expect me to understand." I look over to Junichi who appears to be processing the information. "So in other words, this policy is based on your thoughts of possible slight discrimination from us towards foreigners?" "SLIGHT?! You must be joking right Jun? Though I don't know much about this culture yet, I can pretty much guarantee that foreigners aren't the only ones discriminated against here." (Hmm?) I look over to a convenience store down the block and notice a girl of about 16 years old standing by herself. "Check it, I'm gonna ask her for directions to your house and lets see her reaction." I walk over to the girl. "Sumimasen!!!!" She looks up and sees me approach her and quickly twitches. (Damn she twitched before I even said anything) "Anno…." "G-G-G-Gomenasai!!! N-N-N-No Ingurish!!!!" She quickly turns and walks into the store. I merely turn to Junichi and give an "I told you so," kinda look to him. "Sugoi na senpai!" (Hold on…did this kid just call me senpai? We're the same age arent we? Plus technically we're in the same grade so his senpai claim would be….wait why the hell am I thinking of this?)

  Tadaima!!!!! (I always wanted to say that. Tee-hee. Felt good.) "Okaeri. Ara, you two are back a bit late." Junichi's mother says as she sits in the living room. "Oh yeah, Jun took me to a ramen shop and I couldn't help but sample their wares, but don't worry, I still have space for dinner. Jun's mom smiles and walks into the kitchen. Junichi tugs on my shirt and whispers over to me. "Anno na senpai." "Hey no worries Jun. We'll continue the conversation later tonight after dinner." A few hours pass by and the conversation picks up again after Jun finishes his HW. "I'm ready senpai." "Mou ii yo!!! Enough of this senpai crap Jun!" I look over to him. "But technically you're taking me under your wing and teaching me something. Ooooh, then how about sensei?!" He smiles over to me. "*SIGH* just do what you want. So anyway like I was saying, a well executed stare can make a big difference in your encounters. Its one of the main factors of intimidation. The others being size, speech, ability and knowledge." "Knowledge? I have plenty of knowledge senpai." I look over to him as he sits on his bed with a look that shows he has hopes that he's one step closer to being intimidating. "Well not so much knowledge in your sense of book smarts but more along the lines of legend. People know you for what you've done. Whether it be something you did to someone or to a group of people or even to a place. As long as word travels and people know you for those exploits, then no one will want to mess with you. Makes sense right?" He nods in approval just taking in the knowledge. "Well technically ability leads to knowledge and legend when you really think about it. Anyway, get over here and lets work on the simplest and yet one of the most important things." He gets up and walks over to me as I stand in front of a mirror. "And that something is the stare."

  Junichi looks at me and then looks into the mirror. He stares at himself for a good amount of minutes. "Come on….while we're still young Jun." He takes a deep breath and then makes a face. I look at the image in the mirror and then move to get a profile view. (Hmm…he's tilted his head and closed his eyes slightly but….what the hell??? He pouted his lips?) "Hey Jun, do you wanna intimidate them to back down or are you gonna make out with them?" "Make out with them?! What are you talking about senpai?!" "You've pouted your lips so the only thing you're gonna end up doing is either piss them off more or try to attract a boyfriend." He grumbles and jumps in his bed. "Enough! I'm tired of this!!!" He digs his face deep within his pillow. (Get the hell outta here!!!! He only tries once and then wants to give up because of one comment? This kid really pisses me off!!!) Junichi lifts his head. "It doesn't matter. I'll find a way to manage somehow." I continue to look over to Jun. "And how will you manage huh Jun? You gonna move away to another town like you did before under the pretense that your parents got a new job in another town?" Jun gets out of his bed and stares me down. (Eh?! Did I strike a nerve?!) For a split second Jun's stare causes me to hesitate a bit. (That's a good one. No tilt in the head, lowering of the brows and lowering of the eyes while maintaining direct eye contact and all without the pouty lips. Lets see how far I can take this.) "T-that was supposed to be a secret. How do you know about that?" "Well its far from a secret to me. So tell me Jun, now that you know that I know this, what are you gonna do about it? *YA~WN* Not like you could do much to me anyway." Jun growls. (I wonder what he'll do next. ) He runs towards me and lifts his right hand. (You've gotta be joking right? He's charging in with a right and its very slow and predictable at that. God his attack leaves so many holes to be exploited. Well I guess its time to bring him back down to Earth.) Jun swings his predictable right hand at me which I easily dodge by sidestepping and then I quickly counter by throwing an uppercut into his stomach. *NOTE- You're always supposed to punch THROUGH an object and not TO an object.* The blow drops him to his knees and then to his side as he rolls around holding his stomach. I crack my right hand knuckles as I look down to him. Yankee factor number 4(Yes I really did call it a yankee factor), ability. Don't you dare, as a person who has none even consider challenging a person like me, who has tons of ability, to a fight. Now know your place!" He slowly gets to his feet and runs into his bed. (I cant tell him that he made a great stare now, but damn that punch felt good! I got some of my frustration out finally.)

  The next morning Jun leaves the house without saying a word. "Did something happen yesterday to Junichi?" I sip my tea and look over to his mom across the table who inquires to me. "I have no idea but you know us teenagers with our raging hormones and such. We can get moody at times." I smile and she smiles. Later in the day, I decide to pay Jun another visit at his school. I formulated a theory that Junichi would get beat down worst today due to my interference yesterday. Knowing that he had club activities, I went a little later. I hid behind a tree that's to the right of the courtyard entrance. Knowing that Jun had to make a left to go home, I figured he wouldn't spot me. So finally when he exits, he turns left with his face buried in a book (damn nerd) and as expected he's trailed by 4 boys about 10 steps behind. (Hmm…only 4 today. Maybe it wont be as bad as I thought. I trail a decent length behind as Jun continues to walk with his head buried in a novel unknowingly being stalked by four boys. The street lights cut on as the sunlight begins to disappear beyond the horizon. (Damn, how long are we gonna keep walking??? How come we arent home yet and how come those guys havent made their move yet?) Junichi makes a left around a corner and quickly the boys follow. (*GASP* what if the boys are merely trailing him in order to find his house and formulate a bigger plan later on?!) "CRAP, I gotta hurry. I might lose them!" I run around the corner and see nothing. (Where the hell???) Suddenly a garbage can lid flies out of an alley an onto the street. (Couldn't be.) I run over to the alley and slowly peer in. There I see Junichi with the garbage can raised over his head. (That's not too smart Jun. Even if he was to use that can effectively by throwing it, based on the size of the can, he can only hit 2 outta the 4 at best and then would be open to attack from the other 2.) He throws the garbage can but its easily dodged by all 4 of the boys. Junichi then backs up slowly and lifts his fists. (No Jun. Don't give them a reason.) *NOTE: By lifting his fists and presenting them to the boys, he in essence gives them the ability to say that they were merely protecting themselves or that he provoked them into battle. It's a tactic that I've used on numerous amounts of time. I think all the fights I won were based on a claim of self defense lol.*

  One boy quickly runs up to Junichi who begins to throw another right. (Damn its that slow right again. Even an amateur can dodge that.) Junichi throws the right and as expected the boy dodges and runs past him. (Well that's it. His loss is guaranteed. Its hard enough for a skilled person to protect both his back and front so this kid has no chance.) Junichi turns his attention to the boy that ran behind him and instantly pays for it as one of the three boys on the other side throws a straight into his back. (Oooh that's gotta hurt.) Two of the boys link their arms with Jun's to keep him on his feet. (Hmm….i wonder if I should help him now. I did offer to help him and he did turn me down so….nah I guess I'll just continue to observe from the side lines. This lesson should prove to be quite effective.) The original boy that ran past him begins working his body. Shot after shot lands either in his stomach or to his sides. He then throws one more shot to his stomach that makes Jun cough something out. It was too dark to tell but it was probably blood. The fourth boy, who merely watched up to this point merely waved his hand and signaled a stop. (Hmm….so he must be the leader huh??? Too good to get his own hands dirty eh??? Probably thinking that if Jun ever told anyone, he could merely say that he never Jun and sacrifice his friends. I hate those types!) Slowly the leader walks over to Jun who has his head down and gasping for air after having his torso worked on for a good couple of minutes. The leader lifts Jun's head to look at him. (Okay Jun, just don't do any-) Junichi spits in the face of the leader. (Oh boy.) I don't know the leader's reaction since his back was to me, but he wipes the spit from his face and quickly throws a right into Junichi's jaw. A cross with so much force and speed that it causes both Jun and the two guys holding him, to fall backwards and onto the ground. The leader runs over to him and begins stomping severely on his back.

  (Alright, I think he's learned enough for today. Its time to kick some ass!) I crack my knuckles and prepare to run into the alley. "OI KIMITACHI!!!!!" We all look up and see some oji-san peering out the window, screaming to the kids below. The little bullying group turns and begins to run out of the alley but the leader stops and gives Jun one final kick in the ribs for good measure. He then turns and runs out but quickly notices me and stops again. I merely stare him down as he stares me down. He points his finger at me and then makes a fist. I continue to only stare and he laughs and runs into the darkness down the street. "The audacity of that son of a-" *COUGH COUGH* I quickly remember Junichi and run back into the alley. Jun slowly begins to lift to his feet and spits out some more blood as I try to examine him. (I'll ask a dumb question.) "Hey are you alright?" I extend my hand down to him and he swats it away. "I can get up myself!" (Well…look whose grown a pair of balls all of a sudden!) " So what the hell are you doing here??? You were watching the whole time?" I nod. "Let me say this once Jun, don't use arbitrary items to fight with; even if you're outnumbered. It makes things a lot worse. And even if you do use one, make sure its an item that can take on ALL of your opponents. Oh and also don't spit into the leader's face. You see what happens when that occurs." I smile and he slowly begins to walk away. (Well this kid showed that he has something. His skill isnt there yet but he has heart so I guess that's something.) Jun slowly begins to tip over as he walks and I run to catch him. "Damn it, I thought you didn't need any help!" I put his arm over my shoulder for support.

  "So is this how you plan on managing???" I continue to drag him along. "Shut up! I've realized that your way might be somewhat beneficial to me." (Hm?! Is he gonna admit that I was right??? Well, its not exactly the way I pictured it, but the lesson today created the desired effect. Geez, why is it taking so long to get home?!) "So will you help me?" I look over to Junichi who continues to look ahead but then quickly looks up at me. I immediately turn my head away and look in the opposite direction. "HMPH!!!! Just make sure that you fix yourself up a little before we get home. I don't want your mom worrying too much about you." Junichi begins to smile. "So does that mean…?!" "Yeah yeah yeah, I'll work with you Jun, but we've got a lot of work ahead of us. Make sure you're ready when you recover because I'm gonna teach you all I can!" Jun's eyes light up. "Arigatou senpai!!!" I kiss my teeth. "Don't mention it. I'm just doing this to pass the time. Damn it…I'm getting tired dragging your heavy ass around. Are we there yet?!" And with that, Junichi and Nica slowly continue their trip home down the dark desolate street…

  Continued sometime later…

  • Posted Oct 4, 2009 11:07 am PT
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• 30Aug 09

  Yankee-senpai to Yankee-kouhai Part 1....

  I was in Chiba visiting a friend the other day and as i was walking down the street that beautiful midday, i happened to pass by an arcade and noticed a lone student inside playing one of the games. I looked at my watch and it was just around 11:30 in the morning. "Skipping school huh? Wonder if he's a yankee," i thought to myself. I decided to get a better look for curiosity's sake and as i approached him, he quickly turned around, opened his eyes as wide as possible and uttered out, "Nan da?!" more in an attempt to threaten me. With an uninterested and carefree kinda glazedlook in my eyes, i looked him up and down as he continued to attempt to maintain eye contact. "Hmm....shirt not tucked in, disheveled hair and pants almost falling off. I must say thats a pretty good job though you trya little too hard with the eyes." I give a small smirk, place my hand on his shoulder and say, "Ii ko ii ko," (which essentially means good child, well in this case good boy) and just walk away and out of the arcade.

  A few minutes later, i arrive at my friend's house and am greeted by my friend's son, Junichi (who i call Jun-kun), aproper 22 year old college student. Upon meeting him, i see that his appearance has changed to blend in more with Japanese society and it is this appearance that sparks a memory that leads to the creation of this blog......

  Six years ago, a 17 year old carefree high school student known by you as Nica, made his first ever trip to Japan. At that time, he was breezing through his studies without a care in the world mainly because everything being taught at the time was learned by him in grades 6-8. It was odd. He was very calm and relaxed, yet very angry inside and was teetering on the edge at all times. Anyway, one day while on an outing with a newly made friend, he met his friend's son. He was a meek and shy looking fellow who wore thick glasses. You know....the nerd looking type. I extended my hand for a shake and he flinched. "Why is he afraid? I'm not gonna hurt him. I mean i could if i wanted to but i wont. Somehow though this kid pisses me off," i thought to myself. I look with a little anger towards him and he flinches again and turns his head away. "Yeah....he definitely pisses me off!"

  My friend volunteered to let me stay at her house so guess who i got to see everyday??? Mr. I flinch at every move someone makes towards me. One day, his mother makes him show me around Chiba a little and i'm having a blast seeing all the sights and taking pictures blah blah blah....completely playing tourist. As we got closer to home, i decided to get something to eat from a convenience store. I convinced the kid that i was okay and didnt need a translator so he waited outside. About five minutes pass by and i exit the store chewing on some Pocky. When i look around he's nowhere to be found so i search the vicinity and eventually come across him in a back alley cornered by three other teenagers. "Hmm....i should help but....." As i contemplate whether to help,Jun gets knocked to the ground and the three teens begin to stomp him. *SIGH* At that point i guess i had no choice but to step in. Calmly i walked up to the three. With their back turned to the entrance, they had no idea i was approaching them. I merely gave a gentle push toone of them and somehow he went flying and fell hard a few feet away. The other two turned around and looked to me. I cracked my knuckles and awaited their move. *Silence* "These guys are scared. I can tell." Suddenly they turn, pick up their friend and run away and i go and examine my friend's son. "Hmm...they stepped on you pretty hard Jun-kun, but you dont look that bad."I extend my hand and help him up. "DAMN IT!" He screams out and kicks a nearby rock away. "This always happens! No matter where i go or what i do, they're always someone or some group that wants to mess with me. I hate it!" With an uninterested look, i merely dust him off a bit, put some more Pocky in my mouth and walk out of the alley. "Lets go home."

  For the next few days, i watchedJunichi mope around the house after he got home from school. We shared the same room but rarely talked. Now i'm not the type to go out of my way to really help others but if i'm gonna see this kid every day for the next month or so then i need to at least make him a little less pathetic looking. *Sigh* "If i dont do something, this kid will end up commiting suicide or something soon." So i end up going to his mother to gather some type of info. Apparently he was always small and was a constant target. It got so bad that it forced the family to move to another part of the country. I ask for directions to his school and end up meeting him there at the end of his classes. As expected he was walking down the courtyard by himself, but then i noticed a small group walking slowly behind him. "Jeez....dont tell me he's about to get beat up again and he doesnt even realize it. I'll trail him a little and see what happens....for observation purposes of course." A few blocks away the group begins to make a move. Their pace has picked up and by now, Junichihas realized whats going on. He stops in his tracks and turns to face them which stops their movement towards him. In Japanese he screams out, "What do you all want?!" in a cracked, shaky tone ofvoice and makes a pathetic attempt to put a fearsome face on. Its so bad that i burst out laughing along with the guys who were following him. They slowly begin to advance on him again when i call out, "Jun-kun!!!" I run up to him, put my arm around his shoulder and begin to walk away. For some reason though, the group continues to follow us so i turn with my arm still around Junichi and give them my own personal, "F**k are you looking at?!" stare but this time they completely stop their movement and run away. "H-H-How did you do that?" he asks with wonder and astonishment. *Sigh* "You've got a lot of work ahead ofyou Jun-kun but i swear, when i'm done with you, no one will ever think of messing with you again! Now lets go home." And with that proclomation, thoughwe didnt realize it yet,Jun the Yankee was born.....

  Continued sometime later

  • Posted Aug 30, 2009 11:07 am PT
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• 22Aug 09

  TADAIMA!!!! Well kinda....

  Yeah yeah yeah tadaima! well not completely tadaima since i'm still not back home in Americabut am still this house in Ikebukuro, Japan. At least i'm not on my little whirlwind tour of Japan like over this previous week and a half. I must admit, i did a lot of things over the course of that time....went to Kyoto to play tourist, went to Fujiyama and climbed Fuji (had to start climbing at like 3 in the morning to catch the sunrise above the clouds. i was NOT happy about that but the view at the top was worth it.) when i really think about it....looking down on clouds is so frickin cool!!! Went to a great onsen around there with my Hachimitsu group too and boy did we have a time but i cant disclose any of that info lol....

  Then i headed up to Hokkaido to see an old friend (who handles my swords) and he agreed to balance out this new knife i got so it could be more comfortable to me when i use it. Speaking of Hokkaido, they're famous for their snow crabs and sea urchin and stuff but no one told me it wasnt the season for them. again i was NOT happy!!!! I also went to Okinawa but i didnt stay long there. with the base there and all the Americans crawling around there, it was meh to me. Beautiful looking water though i'll give it that much. I also wanted to see if i could find the shop where Saya and her family lived but i had no luck in that venture lol....

  And with those memories forever etched into my mind, my group and I returned to Tokyo to see those (ugh) in-laws. I still have some stuff to work out with them, but they wont spoil my fun. You know....all the times i've been to Tokyo, i've never been to Roppongi in the hills to the north. they say thats the tourist or better yet the "foreign" section of Tokyo where all the outsiders reside. Maybe tomorrow i'll check it out and see what its like even though places like that are so not my style. why do you think i barely step foot in Okinawa??? I'm not gonna travel thousands of miles to go to a spot thats just like back home.....

  So yeah....tadaima minna! I'll be here for maybe another week doing random shopping in Akihabara for novels and manga and OSTs, maybe get dragged along by my wife again for JRPGs (ugh!) and maybe.....well who knows. i cant predict the future so i cant say. I'm at a comp so i'll be actively posting again. Not like any of you bastards missed me anyway, but uh yeah.....tadaima......

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• 8Aug 09

  Coming to you Live from.....

  Tokyo, Japan!!!! well....Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan to be exact. the downtown of the 27 districts. or was it 23??? meh i dont remember right now lol. anyway i've been here for about a week now even though i never told any of you. got family stuff to deal with around here with angry in-laws and other stuff. i mean i still gotta get some R&R. a vacation is a vacation imo. no matter how much business there is, theres always time for some type of pleasure. speaking of which, i saw my wife and Aya-chan for the first time in like 4 months which made my day. man the time difference has taken a toll on my body. 14 hours is a big jumpso i find myself napping in the afternoon and chomping on Pocky all night through the morning streaming anime or reading manga. my eyes are tricking my brain. the eyes say, "Hey its nighttime! Let's get some frickin sleep," but the brain says, "What are you stupid? Its 2 in the afternoon!!! Why the hell do i need to sleep?" Funny huh???

  Anyway i hadnt been to Tokyo....well Japan in general in about 4 years and its nice to see some of my old friends. I had met them when they had first entered university so 4 years later, they're seniors about to graduate and it was nice of them to take time off and get together to meet up with me. its funny but their little group is kinda funny in the sense that they resemble the Honey and Clover group. NOTE: This is the anime portion so non-anime people skip ahead to the next paragraph immediately! So like i was saying they're just like the Hachimistu group in that you have one who does art design work for a company....and will go on to work there after he graduates for the sake of a woman that is in charge of the company (Mayama). then you havethegirlwho chases that same guy despite the fact that the guy told her that he will never look in her direction (Ayu). then theres the infamous love triangle of Hagu, Takemoto and to a lesser extent, a guy who is kinda KINDA like Morita. i stress kinda because no one can be like Morita. this Morita has money and talent and jokes around a lot but its just not the same. this Takemoto fits the real Takemoto perfectly in that he doesnt know what he wants to do in life and must continue to work to find himself. from what i'm told, he actually took a trip to discover himself in his junior year and thus had to repeat it like what anime Takemoto did in his senior year before the presentation of his thesis. ANYWAY quite the cast of characters that i choose to associate myself with on this side of the water lol. Its just a real shame that we dont have a sensei for our group.....

  Travelling around Tokyo is fun. the major streets havent changed much but the real fun lies in the back alley streets where the small shops take residence. there were a few ramen shops and bars that 4 years ago (about 8 of them) i had hoped would still be open when i returned. out of those few i think 5 still remain which is still a decent success ratio i guess. economic development right??? ANYWAY to the main purpose of this blog....as i said, i've taken on the tourist role here in Japan even though i feel more like a native as much hasnt changed so i wont be around as much as usual due to partying, dancing, drinking, eating and any other assorted Nica like activities. posting will drop and communication will drop to a near stand still so dont get too angry if i dont respond to PMs or other forms of communication. Sore ja!!!!

  • Posted Aug 8, 2009 9:56 am PT
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• 15Jul 09

  The Purge....

  I've been meaning to do this for quite some time. there are so many people in my so-called friend's list and tracked list and i rarely if ever see them or better yet, even know. so i figure cutting the list of names by a good 50-75% should get the job done. why track someone you dont know or even see??? doesnt make sense i say. so i'll be getting on that.

  in other news....for the next 2 weeks i'll be doing nothing but watching anime. its a little project i cooked up to see how many titles i could complete in a given span. i've already completed 3 days and my posting has suffered for it. it will continue to slow down until whenever the date is 2 weeks down the line lol....

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• 6Jul 09

  I'm Tired.....

  *YA~WN* yeah its just like the title said. i am tired. i dont know but maybe its both physical and mental. lying around doing nothing actually does take a toll on your body much to my dismay lol. anyway thats not the only tired i am. also i'm tired with this site. i'm about to pack up and head out. this place is too glitchy, the reviews are far from the best and i can find other places that get me better info for my games which is why i didnt whore myself out like the rest of the community tovote this site as best gaming site which is complete bull. funny how they had to entice the users with point increase.dont get me wrong....the union aspect of this place is great UNTIL you get to the glitches which is another reason why i laugh at the fools who pay for this so-called "service."

  in other news....i got reported for a sig that was in my rotation. most of you have probably already seen it. it was Tomoe-sama from Queen's Blade and some 13 year old boy who thinks girls are still yucky or icky OR some oversensitive feminist decided to rain on my parade and show their non-appreciation for art. that was a nice blend of two images and the colors complimented themselves quite nicely. i tip my hat to Shadow who is 1 of only 2 people who i trust in picking anime women to put in sigs for me. at any rate, when i first received the sig i knew it was gonna happen. i just didnt know how long it would take. Tomoe-sama lasted for a good 3 weeks before someone had to cry like a little baby but not to worry people...she'll be seen again.....if i decide to stay which i severely doubt.

  doing the same thing over and over and dealing with the same people over and over has lost its luster. yeah i look forward to talking to some people around here....those who i consider to be true intellectuals and those who understand me. they're limited in number though and its just not enough to continue coming. maybe this is a temporary feeling and has nothing to do with the site to begin with. maybe its an internal response to an external problem in the real world which adversely causes a negative reaction towards other things in other areas virtual. wait....what??? *SIGH* more to say but like i said.....*YA~WN* i'm tired.....

  • Posted Jul 6, 2009 8:57 pm PT
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• 22Apr 09

  30k Yeah i know. Its about damn time!!!!

  So this is a bit late but hey, so was reaching the milestone. I've finally reached 30k posts +. Not exactly something i thought i'd be doing in this place but i guess i have a bit more of an opinion than originally thought eh??? Anyway as i said, its about damn time. I was actually slated to hit this milestone way way WAY back like i'd say a good 6-8 months ago but with work and all, posting dropped to just about 10-20 a night when my average pre work was a good 75-100 a night. Big difference huh??? I actually had my own little personal races with other users around the site like....well i choose not to mention anyone lol. Needless to say those people who had more time on their hands are just about 10k-15k and some even 20k posts ahead of me now. Late...yeah i know but at any rate banzai right??? Yeah ya damn right banzai! so heres to me....BANZAI!!!!!

  Another thing....with more free time due to lack of work and laziness, i might actually start up my Ichigo story again. Its been on super brief hiatus due to the aforementioned job and laziness. My true story must be told but it seems like a lot of work. Hmm....who knows. Maybe a new Ep will be released and maybe one wont. Depends on how i feel. Dont know how many people are still waiting for that next ep to come out though. I did stop a while ago. Oh well whatever. We'll see when time comes.

  So to recap....30k posts super late.....Banzai....Ichigo eps possible in the future....

  • Posted Apr 22, 2009 8:30 pm PT
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• 11Mar 09

  Feel the wrath of the pissed off Japanese chick....

  This all happened a week ago and i'm now writing about it. Rather interesting. ANYWAY....as some of you might know, i USED to work at the now bankrupt and outta business Circuit City. Now i received word last Wednesday that i was finally getting laid off which was great news in my mind. Working in a closing store is quite depressing and you put up with a lot of crap that you normally dont have to. SO as my last shift was winding down, i called my wife and told her to come down so we could go out afterwards and eat or relax or whatever. So for my last hour, i decide to go help the people at the Customer Service desk (not one of my brighter ideas). I figured it would make the time go by quicker since my departments were empty.

  So I'm helping at the service desk handling transactions and these two Japanese women buy this 52" Panasonic plasma. Decent TV imo. The picture lacks but for the price it was worth it. ANYWAY, i process the transaction and get the TV from the back of the warehouse. Unfortunately at that time, all the warehouse guys, were either at lunch or already taking TVs down to street level for other customers so i tell the girls to wait a few minutes for one of the warehouse guys to come back and they'll take it down for them. About five minutes pass by and i notice my wife come up the escalator with Aya-chan. She stands off to the side behind the two Japanese women who seem to be losing patience. I see this and walk over from the desk and try to explain about the shortage of warehouse guys at the moment with a warm smile. They merely scoff, suck their teeth and turn away from me and begin speaking in Japanese to one another. I shrug my shoulders and begin to walk away until i hear a few sentences that i understand clearly. I wont repeat them or translate them. Needless to say though, they were filled with a good amount of insults and curses thrown at me. So i turn back to them and quickly ask, "What did you just say," and they stand dumbfounded looking at me. Clearly they didnt think my small non Japanese brain could process their language. Before they could respond though, my wife walks over to me, hands me Aya-chan and steps up to the two women.

  NOTE: Its closing time and Circuit City is pretty much deserted at this point in time. SO she steps up to the two and looks them down. She's 5'7-5'8 150 and the two girls didnt look like they cracked 5'3 or 110. She goes on a rant to the two in Japanese defending me and throwing her own little insults back at them. This is one of the main reasons i fell in love with her to begin with. It wasnt that she was Japanese or was a gamer or loved anime and drawing anime, it was because she didnt back down from anyone and knew how to take care of herself. SO as the insults go back and forth in Japanese, Aya-chan and i merely watch from the sidelines. Our LP/security guard starts to make his way to the scene, but i quickly stop him. "Dont worry," i said, "I know the taller one can handle them. She's one of my people." With that statement the security guard nodded and just sat back with me. The last thing my wife said in Japanese was somewhere along the lines of...."Why dont you little spoiled princesses go back to daddy and," well i wont finish the restof the sentence lol.

  This in turn enraged the little Japanese girls. "You've disgraced our country and yourself by laying with someone of non Japanese descent. You and your baby have brought great shame upon our great country!" She looks over to me holding Aya-chan. "Look at her, she's an ugly mutt!!!!" NOTE: This is all in Japanese so no one else besides me, my wife and the two women understand whats going on. The comment hit me hard, but i didnt show it. I knew that bad things were about to happen so i didnt let it get to me too much. One of them pushes my wife and the other tries to take a swing at her, but my wife dodges back. Security tries to make a move again but i put my hand up and with a grin i tell him not to worry about it. My wife's eyes bulge in rage. The last comment pushed it. One of the girls, tries to take a swing at her but before she can lift her hand, my wife comes in tight with a two piece left right combo to the woman's jaw. (This is where my wife and i differ fighting wise. I'm more of a defensive, parry and submission style fighter whereas my wife is more along the lines of quick heavy offense and low defense and counter.) The combo drops one girl. My wife then turns and sets her sights on the other woman, who at this point in time is quaking in her knee high designer boots. As my wife slowly begins to descend upon her i call out. "OI!!!! Thats enough. Back down." My wife looks at me and her eyes are filled with anger but tears are streaming down her face. She comes running to me, hugs me tightly and buries her face in my chest as she begins to cry. I lift Aya-chan up and give her to the security guard in order to comfort my wife. A minute passes by and my wife calms down and dries her eyes. The elevator door opens and a warehouse guy comes in with a hand truck. "Yo, you and your wife should get outta here now," the security guard tells me. "Who knows what type of prosecution those girls will put on her. They look rich enough to afford the best lawyers."

  At that moment, the girl who was two pieced by my wife, slowly and in a daze makes her way, with the help of her friend's shoulder, towards my wife and I. My wife releases her grip of me and stands tall again prepared for round two. They both then bow to her. "Gomen nasai. We didnt mean to cause you any type of trouble and regret the words that came from our mouths. We are the ones who have brought shame to our country, our people and also our families. Your daughter is in fact very pretty." I translated it for you guys lol. And with that the two slowly made their way to the elevator and left with their TV. I took Aya-chan from the security guard, said my goodbyes to my ex co-workers and made my out the building with my wife. As we walked out the door, my wife spots the two girls with the TV waiting for someone on the corner. She quickly runs over to them.I didnt bother to pursue so i dont know what was said between them but it did end in my wife respectfully bowing before them so i assume she merely apologized for her actions. The two little women learned that day not to cross my wife. It was a small sample of what she can do but i think she got her point across to them quite effectively dont you???

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• 8Mar 09

  A Brief Hiatus....

  So its been decided. I'll make a brief change with certain things. With the first quarter nearly at an end, i've found (as did a lot of gamers out there) that there are a lot more good games out at this point in time of the year. SO with that being said, Mr. Nica the Otaku is taking a brief hiatus from all things anime and to a lesser extent manga. I love my manga too much to just let it go by the wayside completely. I need to up my Trophy total on my PS3 games. If you must know....the games that i'm currently playing that are forcing me to make such a hard decision are:-SF 4, FEAR 2, GTA IV, MLB 09 The Show and soon to be RE 5. all games, with the exception of FEAR are pretty damn long so i'll be occupied for quite a while trying to earn my trophies. Another potential adverse effect would be a decrease in GS time (i mean it was already low but now it might get lower lol). You'd think that with my loss of a job, time would increase but nah....not so much. It will kill me to abandon my precious anime especially since i was watching some good stuff but oh well. All for the sake of games i guess.....

  • Posted Mar 8, 2009 11:11 am PT
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• 21Feb 09

  Quick question and a vote....

  Gonna get straight to the point. Like i said in a previous blog, the removal of the Gin theme would be complete after finding a new blog header. The new theme was Noir and i had 4 candidates make a header for me. By process of elimination, i've gotten rid of two and only two are left. So here they are.....

  Pic 1:
  
  Nice attention to detail with the watch in the background....

  Pic 2:
  
  I like the font used and also the general color scheme of it in its entirety....

  So there they are. Pick it for me and help usher Gin out temporarily. It would be much appreciated.....

  • Posted Feb 21, 2009 8:51 pm PT
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• 4Feb 09

  Super Random Rants!!!! (Dai Roku)

  Its been a while but its back and better than ever. Back by popular demand after a four month hiatus is Super Random Rants!!!! (Dai Roku). Thats Ep 6 for those who dont know. I missed doing this and kept putting it off but now i've finally gotten a day off and have nothing better to do so here it is. I dont think i have much to say but we'll just have to see in the time to come.....

  1. Life is progressing normally. Aya-chan is just about 4 months old now and healthy as ever. She's a good kid; not excessivley loud or crying for no reason except for that time when i was cleaning my blades (long story) and had that accident. I dont know how she'll turn out but i can guarantee she WILL have beautiful hair and grow to be at least 5'5. Her mom is 5'6 and i'm 5'12 so i figure one inch below should be legit. Me personally, i was halfway between my parent's heights. (Dad: 6'4, Mom: 5'2) Weird huh???

  2. So as i mentioned earlier, Aya-chan caused me to have an accident a little while ago. It was during the time where i took like a week off from work. I said i was gonna clean, polish and sharpen all my blades since it was a new year. I was going through my small blades at the time and the woman decided to leave Aya-chan with me as she went somewhere. I made nothing of it since she was sound asleep. So i'm cleaning for about two hours and all of a sound this loud cry comes from her room and startles me. (The whole house was silent for like two hours straight and it wasnt like i could listen to Ipod.) So the jump caused me to jerk the handle slightly causing the blade to run across that meaty part of hand. Bare with me. Its the part thats connected to your thumb at the base. Get it??? So it ran ALL the way across that area and i bled and bled since the blade was just resharpened. Without thinking i rush to the room and lo and behold, nothing is wrong with Aya. She's merely smiling in her crib. I swear she set me up.....

  3. Speaking of scars.....my Kakashi is nearly gone. Doctors said it would be permanent. Lying bastards. I really wanted to keep it too cuz it looked cool. It shrank and shrank and now its to a point where its almost unnoticeable. For those who dont know, i was slashed over my left eye sometime in Fall '07 and it looked like Kakashi's Sharingan Eye. Oh and one of the people who attempted to rob me that night, returned to the block one day. He has a permanent limp (i snapped his ankle) and still carries scars (i took the blade he cut me with and carved him up a bit). See when i do a job i do it right. I cut deep so those things are permanent.

  4. Speaking of the block....as mentioned to certain people....while re-watching Black Lagoon, theres a part where the main character Revy is sitting in the middle of a desolate street with her hand on her cheek. I think i've been down that block a couple times somewhere around in Brooklyn. It looks so familiar and Revy is a New Yorker so its at least fathomable that the creators of the anime coulda took a random pic of a desolate block in Brooklyn and just stuck her there. At any rate, as mentioned to these people, i WILL find that block. When i get a few more off days, i WILL walk around parts of Brooklyn to find that block. I'll start in the industrial section of Fort Hamilton and then maybe Red Hook. I WILL FIND THAT BLOCK!!!!!

  5. *Scoff* Off days....i'll be getting a lot of those pretty soon anyway. For those who dont know, i am an assisstant manager of one of the largest Circuit Citys in the Northeast district. Now for Americans, if you havent been under a rock for the past couple months then you already know that i'll be out of a job soon since that company is bankrupt. Kinda sucks but hey thats the way things go from time to time right???

  6. I'm thinking about going back to school for my master's degree since i wont have much of anything to do once i'm laid off. I have two directions i can take it. Masters in Speech Pathology or in Psychology OR i could double the time and do both LOL. YEAH RIGHT!!!!! Psych was fun but so was Speech. I might have to go to the almighty coin flip for this one.....

  7. HA!!!! I just read that the official Groundhog Day groundhog bit the mayor of New York. Well it serves him right for trying to pull the thing out of its house when it doesnt wanna come out lol. I never really believed that whole groundhog sees its shadow, then we get more winter crap. I mean it must be pretty accurate if they keep basing their weather predictions on a giant rat in a hole right??? I'm actually gonna go research on the accuracy of said ground rat....

  8. You ever have those prophetic dreams??? You know the kinds where something happens in your dreams and then time passes and the event that you were dreaming about actually happens??? I get that a lot. I have those types of dreams where i dream it, forget it when i wake up and then remember it only when the actual event is taking place. Weird but true. The human brain is an amazing organ.....

  9. I'm bored. Not life but this place and its not like one place in general but its everything as a whole well at least union wise. I mean i like speaking with my friends about sports and anime and stuff and gathering information and hearing opinions and blah blah blah but after two years of it, i'm just getting tired. I feel that my GS career might actually be coming to an end soon and its not even because i have responsiblity or anything like that. I think i just dont feel like coming around anymore. Kinda lazy reason right??? I dont know though. I'm at a crossroads now. This might take the almighty coin flip as well. All important decisions are banked on it.....

  10. Last one i swear. So the Gin theme is slowly but surely being ushered out. First it was the Raitei tag and avi and sig, now at the home page its the Black Lagoon banner (its nice aint it. thanks to Eucalypta for that one.) Soon i'll be changing the blog header as well. The theme is Noir. I already have 3 entries and am waiting for the fourth one to judge which to use. I figure its about time to go back to having women look over my blog again. First it was the Natsume sisters and then it was the controversial Nel/Halibel pic and after i receive the last entry and decide, it will be Chloe and Kirika. I wonder what the last artiste has cooked up. It should prove to be quite interesting. I might even hold a vote.....

  Anyway, thats all for now. Its long yeah i know, but i'm known for that anyway so i dont care. I'm off to enjoy the rest of the day. Its almost midday and i'm getting a tad bit hungry. OH and i do have to continue my kana/kanji studies today. i completely forgot. Man thats gonna suck!!!! Anyway....i'm gone....

  • Posted Feb 4, 2009 8:54 am PT
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• 7Jan 09

  My Life as Ichigo 100% Dai Nana

  Yes ladies and gentlemen, its dai nana or for those who dont know the language, episode 7. I got myself into a hell of a predicament. Caught a fever, passed out and woke up with the two girls standing outside my house. What the hell??? So what happened you ask??? Well lets just see.....OH and i have to change the legend around a little. In my last ep, i inadvertently used a command that erases whatever is placed between the two keys, so you the viewer missed out on some very funny and interesting commentary by myself lol.....

  Legend:-
  /text/=my thoughts
  {text}=my speech
  "text"=X speech
  [text]=Y speech

  /This is not cool./ I stand looking at more doorway knowing very well that the two girls stand on the other side eagerly awaiting me to open it. /Damn, i cant even pretend that i'm asleep. Why did i have to get up and look out the window?/ X bangs on the door. "Hey open up!!!! We're freezing out here!!!!" [Do you think he collapsed again or something X?] "*Scoffs* I doubt it. He's probably standing on the other side of this door jumping around and all happy that two girls came to visit him or something." /Wow she actually guessed that i was right here the whole time. I wish i was happy about it though./ [I severely doubt he would have the energy to be jumping around in his state X.] "I guess. I just wish he'd hurry to the door. Its like 15 degrees out here." Slowly my hand reaches for the knob. Okay....this.....is it! I'm....gonna *sigh*./ I pull my hand away. /Damn it, i just have to...../ {DO IT!!!!!!} I cover my mouth as the last portion of my thought became clearly audible. Quickly my hand reaches for the knob and turns it, revealing both X and Y standing at my doorstep. Y had a smile on her face and X looked confused. {Umm....come in i guess.}

  As we move into the house, X looks around, observing every inch that she passes. "So, who were you talking to?" {What are you talking about?} "Well i clearly heard you say Do It before you opened the door. Who were you talking to? Are you parents around? I would so love to meet them so they could see this generosity that i'm offering to you." /Geez straight to an inquisition. I know what to do to stop the questions./ {My mom went to work.} "And what about your dad?" I turn my head and look out a window trying to be all dramatic. {I....i....well my father doesnt exist.} Hehehehe....lets see if that kills her little inquisition./ The room grows deafly silent. /Alright, now to take the offensive./ {So what brings you to these parts?} X takes off her long coat revealing her ensemble; a grey knit turtle neck with a short black skirt. /This girl and her short skirts i swear. But damn she looks so HOT!!!!!/ "Well i just wanted to check up on my main squeeze and see how he was doing. Is that a problem or something, cuz i could leave right now." {Its not a problem and whats this talk about main squeezes? Does that mean that you have other squeezes besides me?} "IDIOT!!!! I was really worried about you. I heard something bad happened to you when i left and when i went to see you, its was already too late. You were gone and then i tried to call but your mom said that you couldnt receive calls." She begins to tear up. "That made me worry more so today i decided to visit you and see you no matter what!" She begins wiping the tears away. "Anyway...where's your kitchen. I wanna make you something special to help you get over your fever." I point out the direction and she begins making her way, but soon stops. "And you're one to talk huh? Last i checked....you were the one with the main and side squeeze." She averts her gaze from me, to Y and stares her down for a bit. /Geez, a conflict is brewing. Y looks uncomfortable. God i hope she keeps her mouth shut or X will tear her apart./ "HMPH! Whatever." X makes her way to the kitchen finally and i breathe a sigh of relief. /That situation had problem written all over it./

  {So what about you Y? Why are you here? Dont take that the wrong way. i do enjoy seeing you and your company.} She begins to blush as we begin walking to the living room. [Well ummm....you see....i wanted to umm.....well i wanted you to read my story. You barely started to last chapter before you passed out and i really wanted your opinion on it.] {You know, you coulda waited til i got back to school for that one.} [Umm....i guess....so.] Her voice wavers and drops in volume. {At any rate, i am happy you decided to visit and wont mind reading your story now.} [THATS GREAT!!! *clears throat* I mean....i look forward to your opinion on it.] /Wow that little outburst is so unlike her. i liked it./ I walk over to cut on the light but the bulb burns out leaving us in darkness. Wow that sucks./ I then move to the windows and open the curtains. The grey skies offer a decent amount of light but with the trees in front of the house, numerous shadows are created preventing me from seeing clearly. Without thinking, i quickly make the statement....{Hey Y, lets go to my room!} Her eyes open wide from shock. {Yeah well...theres no light here and i can pretty much guarantee that my room has great light. It'll help me concentrate better.} [Umm....i dont know....] She looks in the direction of the kitchen where X is preparing something. {Hey no worries. Lets go!!!} I begin walking to the staircase and Y follows. As we go up the stairs, we pass numerous photos which i identify and tell brief stories behind them. We make it to my door. {....and so then we got caught in the tree and no one wanted to help us. All they did was take pictures of how scared we were.} [Well that was mean.] {Tell me about it. ANYWAY....here we are.} I open the door and walk inside. Unobscured light flows into my room providing for a perfect reading environment. I run and jump in my bed but notice how Y still stands at the doorway. {Hey Y, come inside. Dont mind the minor mess. I didnt have a chance to clean but its not that bad.} She takes a small breath and walks in. I didnt see the significance of it back then but now when i reflect, i bet it was the first time she'd ever been in a boys room. Quite amusing really....

  I begin reading her story and a considerable amount of time passes by. Y sits by my window sill looking outside and bit by bit, i continue watching her from the corner of my eye more than looking at the story. /To think that something this awesome could be created someone like her. It truly is amazing./ I lift my head from the book and stare at her a bit. /What an odd feeling. I cant explain it, but i really enjoy whenever she's around. How odd indeed./ She turns her head from the window and notices me staring at her. [So are you done?] {Uh....well....umm.} Now i'm the flustered one. {Well i stopped for a bit. I think i need a little break. I'll be right back.} I quickly get up from my table and run out of the room. I take a few breaths and then calmly walk down to the kitchen to see X. As i reach the living room, a great aroma hits my nose and i follow it quickly to the kitchen where i see X in a tight white tee with her sweater wrapped around her waist. "Oh hey, you finally came to visit me huh??? You're so gonna love this. I guarantee it'll make you feel better." /Boobs./ "Its an old remedy that my mom taught me." /Nice boobs./ "It smells good doesnt it?" /And she's wearing a light blue bra that i can see thanks to the tight T-shirt./ "It might be a little while longer before i join you two. I hope you're behaving yourself." /I never noticed before, but she does have a nice pair. *Sigh* i love boobs./ "Are you even listening to me?" She watches my gaze and follows its path down to her chest. "UGH!!!! You childish little pervert!!!! Get outta here!!!!" She grabs some nearby utensils and throws them. I quickly dodge and run out of the kitchen. I peek in the doorway a few minutes later and notice a small smile on her face. "That jerk. I can never be angry at him for long. At least i know where his interests lie." She begins stirring the pot and i walk back upstairs.

  As i open the door to my room, i hear my TV on and one of my Dreamcast games being played. YES i said DREAMCAST. This is set in 2000 after all lol. /Hmm....that sounds like Capcom v.s. SNK./ {Y are you playing my Dream..........} She turns around revealing her face. [Yeah i saw it laying there and my brother and i play this all the time and i was getting kinda bored just sitting around. I love it!] The girl i see sitting in front of my TV staring back at me isnt Y. The pigtails have disappeared and the glasses arent on her face either. All thats left is long jet black hair and a pair of flawless dark brown eyes staring at me. /The.....the....its the GODDESS!!!!! OMG....Y was the goddess all along!!!! I....I'm at a loss./ My eyes are wide with disbelief. /This cant be possible./ My heart begins to race with the realization that i have the girl that i've been spending the whole semester searching for in my room.....all.....alone.

  So thats the end of Ep 7. What do you think? Personally, I liked this one a bit more since i was a little focused but i still feel like i dragged things out a bit. The way things are shaping up....it might be quite a while before i finish this lol. Anyway, be on the lookout for Ep 8 which shouldnt take long to be released. Funny...thats the same thing i said after Ep 6 and it took 3 weeks. wonder how long this one'll take. Also i hope my legend doesnt omit more text like the last ep. that would just suck....

  • Posted Jan 7, 2009 10:23 am PT
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• 15Dec 08

  My Life as Ichigo 100% Ep. Seis...

  Its Ep Seis or episode 6 for those who dont know. Quick recap: me, X and Y are studying for high school entrance exams at 6 in the morning. feelings, desires, yearnings; they're all in the story at points in time. anyway here's this ep's legend...

  {text}=My speech
  =My thoughts
  "text"=X speech
  [text]=Y speech

  *Beep Beep Beep* I stare up at the ceiling and then at my alarm clock. {Hmph.....4 in the morning and 20 degrees outside. Do i really wanna get out of the bed??? Nah}.....I put the covers over my face but suddenly X's words run through my mind. "You'll be picking me up from now on. I dont like waiting so you better be on time at 5 SHARP!!!" {CRAP!!!} I jump out of bed and race to the shower and prepare. Out the door i go, racing through the streets like a madman in order to reach X's house by 5. This was a stunt i'd been pulling for the last two weeks and successfully i might add, but lately my head had been hurting a bit and i'd also been feeling light headed for some strange reason.

  So there i stand in front of X's house trying to catch my breath with 2 minutes to spare. The wind howls down the desolate block and attempts to cut through the heavy winter coat i'm wearing. A quick sneeze and shiver runs through my body when the door opens. X trots down the steps with a smile looking as beautiful as ever. Its hard to explain and might sound weird, but the smile alone made the pain from my head subside for the brief moments we were together. We walk to school as she clutches my arm and as usual we spot standing Y at the library window looking down to us.

  The lesson plan goes smoothly and in the two hour study session i get a better grasp of my arch enemy; MATH. "Well this was quite eventful. Time is pretty much up so i'll be heading to my c!ass a bit early to prepare my work. I'll see you guys later." X walks out of the library and i sit with Y. I take a long breath and slump in my chair. [Are you okay?] {Yeah Y, its no biggie. Its just that this work is taxing from time to time. Plus its a little hot you know.} [Its probably just the heat turned up high or something.] Possibly. So tell me, have you gotten a chance to continue your little story. I'm still quite interested in it. She pulls out her book and places it in front of me. [Latest chapter last night, fresh from my mind to the book, to your eyes.] {Cute.} She blushes at the comment. So i begin reading but find it hard to focus. For some reason, i cant see the words. Everything i look at is blurry and my head has become tremendously light. I look up to Y but can only make out a silhouette. [Are you okay???] {For some odd reason, i cant see and its kinda hot and my head is kinda.......} My head drops in her notebook hard and i pass out. The last thing i remember hearing was Y's scream for help........

  When i come to, i look around and notice that i'm in my room. I turn to see the time and a wet cloth falls off my head. Its still spinning and i still have a minor headache but not as much as before. I stare at the clock and after a few seconds my eyes focus and show me that its 11 at night. I know, i was kinda retarded back then. Forget the possible life threatening flu i was suffering from, my main concern was the three day weekend lol. I change my shirt since it was damp from my sweat and go back to bed. When i come to again, its 9 in the morning and my mom is taking my temperature. She tells me that its an improvement from yesterday's high of 102.6. She also tells me about my phone ringing off the hook constantly from two girls who wanted to make sure i was okay. I wonder who those two are. I mean one off the bat i know is X but who could the other be and how would they know my number? My mother tells me that she has to go to work so i'll be alone for the entire day. She gives me a list of medicines and pills i have to take and for the most part i pay attention.....for the most part. She leaves and i slowly make my way to my feet.

  As i sit in the tub soaking in lukewarm water i cant help but wonder who it is that couldve gotten my number. {Nah!} After my hour long soak and scrub, i slowly make my way to my room. I figure some video games might help me recover. They're the cure for everything imo. {Man, it sure is hot} I walk over to my window to crack it slightly and notice that snow fell the night previous and a small blanket covered the city. From the corner of my window, i notice someone walking up the block in the direction of my house. As the person gets closer and closer, i realize that its X. {She's come to visit me! Thats so sweet!!!!} She walks to steps leading to my house and stops in her tracks. I turn my head and look through the window on the other end of my room and see something quite astonishing. Y is also present and makes her way to X and the steps. The two stare at one another with only a few feet of seperation. I walk back to the main window in the room one floor directly above the steps and the two turn from looking at one another and look to me as i look at them. "Hey, open up!!!! Its freezing out here. Me and Y wanna come in!!!" They had already made their way to my front door while i was deep in thought.

  So thats the end of ep. 6. i dont know about this one. i didnt really get a good feel for it, but i ended it right where i wanted to. quite interesting developments huh??? Tune in next time Ichigo fans and find out how this one concludes.

  • Posted Dec 15, 2008 9:28 pm PT
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• 21Nov 08

  My Life as Ichigo 100%! Ep Go....

  So i'm back with episode 5 of my critically acclaimed series. Its been like what 4 months or something. I got the time now so i might as well continue with it. Recap: 2 classmates....a mysterious girl on the roof....1 guy....a story...a bond and high school entrance exams. That was my life and now i continue the retelling.....

  Legend: "text"=X speech
  {text}=my thoughts
  'text'=my speech

  As i arrive home, i'm immediately approached by my mother who tells me that i've received numerous phone calls from X. {At least now i can find out what she was all sad about so something positive will come out of this.} I call her cell phone (whose number is only known by me and her mother) and no one picks up. 'What the hell??? This chick calls me numerous times and then doesnt pick up when i call back?! I dont believe....' "Hello." Her voice continues to waver like earlier in the day. 'Yeah X, i heard that you called me. So whats up???'

  Its now the next morning and its 5 in the morning. The temperature dropped over the night and was in the low 20s to start the day. The wind blows viciously and cuts my face as i stand outside on a sidewalk. *Sigh* {what the hell am i doing???} Suddenly, a door opens behind me. I turn around to see X walking down her stairs bundled up but with a smile pointed towards me. {To think, yesterday i thought i'd never see that beautiful smile directed towards me ever again.} "Hey you actually made it. I'm quite surprised. Anyway are you ready to go?" I nod my head and she wraps herself around my arm and we begin our trek to school.

  As we get to school i look down to X still clutching my arm and begin to think back to the night before. "Do you really care for me?" 'What type of question is that???' "Its a legitimate one last i checked. Now tell me, do you really care for me or are you just playing around?" 'Well i would think that i do care.' (Retarded answer by the way) "Well i care for you as well and thats why i need to get things clarified." Immediately i think back to the library incident with Y. 'It was you wasnt it X? You were the one at the library door.' "Uhh....thats not important. What i wanna know is what your relationship with Y actually is." {Well that response pretty much answered my question.} 'Well to tell you the truth, i have no type of relationship with Y. She's merely a tutor to me.' "Then whats all this talk about you kissing her and also spending time with her on the roof?" {Hmm....so it was one of her friends and also i'm being spied on as well. Rather interesting.} 'Well....i never kissed her, but the angle that she was standing in made it seem like we were and about the roof thing....she writes this awesome story that she lets me read after school. It just so happens to be on the roof.' "Yeah where no one else is around IN 30 DEGREE WEATHER!" 'Well you know how much i love the cold PLUS you know how much i love to watch the sunset and the landscape presented in front of the school. Its only natural that i'd go there.' *Sigh* I hear her sigh over the phone and wonder if she believes me.

  {Did it work?} "I really wanna believe you but i dont know." 'Well you know you wanna believe me cuz if you didnt then you wouldnt have bothered calling me or picking up the phone when i called back.' "Yeah i guess, but now because you put me through this, i think its only natural to get some type of restitution. {Wow, i'm surprised she even knew what the word restitution meant. Well at this point i cant refuse any offers she throws at me.} 'Alright....go ahead and make a request.' "Great, now since we'll be studying from Y in the mornings, i want you to be the one to pick me up in the mornings as opposed to me picking you up. I wanna see you at my door every morning to get me as long as our little study session continues. Can you do that for me?" {Are you F-ing kidding me. Who does this girl think she is trying to force me to get up so early in the morning? But still.....} A fleeting image of X passes through my mind and i remember her face, her smile and even the moment when she was sad; something that i at that time would swear never to be the cause of ever again. 'You got yourself a deal there X. I'll be waiting for you from now on. You can count on it!' "Great! I'm so happy. i cant wait to see you tomorrow morning. Remember its all for BT Tech!" {Maybe for you, but for me, its all about seeing that beautiful smile cross your face once again.} "Alright i have to go now. I'll see you tomorrow." 'Yeah sure its not a problem.' "Oh and hey.....thanks." {Thanks? Why is she thanking me?} She hangs up the phone and i lay on my bed looking to the ceiling. 'Exactly what have i gotten myself into this time???'

  *GASP* "Just look at that beautiful sunrise!!! Its so beautiful!" I come out of my flashback and realize that we have reached the school. I look up the six story building and locate the floor that houses the library. There i see Y looking up the window down to us. "HEY!!! Its Y!!!! HI!!!!" X waves up to her and Y halfheartedly waves back down. I continue to stare up to her as we make our way to the door. Her eyes and mine meet and i stop for a second in the courtyard. {Hmm...thats weird. Whats this feeling that i'm getting now that i made eye contact with her??? Its the same feeling as back in the library alone with her. Do i in fact have some type of feelings for her??? Nah that cant be....can it???} "HEY!!!! You're gonna freeze if you stay out there. Come inside with me." I come out of my thought and break contact with Y. I then gaze upon X and her tremendous smile and for that moment as i walked towards her and the school, all seemed well with the world.......

  So thats ep 5. It took a while to write cuz like i said, i had no time. With work and also with Aya-chan, i kinda neglected my Ichigo fans. Anyway, not so much anymore. I will be making up for lost time with more and more eps from this great series. so look forward to it....

  • Posted Nov 21, 2008 9:40 am PT
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• 3Sep 08

  Super Random Rants! (Dai-Go)

  Well who woulda thought. What, did you think it was gone??? It never dies!!! Theres always something random to talk about PLUS there were (THIS IS TRUE) a good amount of people who wanted to read more. Its been a good month and change since i wrote a blog so who knows. Might be a bit rusty but lets see where this takes us. Its Super Random Rants and this is Dai-Go. Better yet....lets just say episode five.....

  1. *YA~WN* i cant believe it....just a semester removed from graduating from college and i'm already having trouble getting up at 10 in the morning. i remember those days in the past where i had to get up at 5 to get ready for school and actually had a smile on my face while doing it. i musta been on some sort of drug or something....but getting up at 5 in the morning does not sound like my cup o tea. its truly amazing what a person can really do if they really will themself to do it or better yet when someone forces them to do it.i know i would never willingly choose to get up at 5. probably had my mom throwing water on me to wake me up or something in the morning. probably hit my head a lot since i slept on the bottom half of a bunk bed. come to think of it....i do have this huge scar on my head but i cant....quite....remember....from............................OOPS. spaced out there for a minute. what was the topic??? OH YEAH! no wake up at 5 o clock...or something.....

  2. Speaking of school....so i'm done BUT i can continue. actually i think i HAVE to continue my studies in order to complete my studies of become a speech pathologist. Masters, Ph.D blah blah blah blah blah BLAH!!!! you'd think a person would be happy after reaching the end but it merely shows you that it all begins after that and not ends. C.C. has been good to me....but that is seriously starting to get on my nerves. i'm one of the most patient people when it comes to dealing with customer issues but damn it....its seriously starting to get to me. BUT HEY i'll just ride the wave as long as i possibly can especially with Aya Nanally on the way. OOOOOH that reminds me.....

  3. With Aya only a good say.....umm.....2 months or so away, my time spent here will obviously decrease somewhat. i'm not saying that my GS career is gonna be over (though it is a possibility) but a break will be taken to get things in order. hey who knows....maybe i might grace this place with my presence in the early hours of the morning when Aya-chan cant sleep. man thats gonna suck! hey...do you think C.C. will give me some sort of paternity leave to take care of business. that would be frickin cool! man...my 5 year GS career could potentially end just like that. that sure would be something and i didnt even complete my Ichigo blog. hell according to the story i didnt even get to high school yet. that sucks.....

  4. As some of you might already be aware of....my wife is a super cool artiste and has done tremendous artwork with her friends and in college and blah blah blah. ANYHOO....word around the grapevine says that a certain somebody is quite interested in her work and wants to hire her to do professional work for their company for big dollars. Dai scoopu yo!!!!! Now as some of you may know again....i actually had to force her to start drawing and painting again because she had pretty much given it up. i hate to see talent wasted. if you wanna know what i'm talking about then go to the Toonami Union Fan Arts thread and you'll see some of her drawings and paintings. ANYWAY.....this offer actually has a price. we would have to permanently move to Tokyo which i'm not complaining about since her parents are there and could help out with Aya-chan. oh hey i thought about something.....

  5. What if i converted that like 8-9 year old story that i've been writing since freshman year in high school into a manga or even an anime and she could be my head designer. that would be so FRICKIN KAWAI!!! but maybe i'm just having delusions of grandeur. the mind runs when it has a great thought and or idea lol. you tend to quickly escape reality that way. speaking of which....i havent wrote anything in that story for a good 6 months now. i should really get to ending it.....

  6. Been reading a lot of manga lately and i've come to realize that in every high school title...there's at least one character (usually a girl) thats probably like the sempai of the group or some high ranking person that is the oldest and yet looks the youngest. whats up with that??? have you ever seen that in your school where you have someone thats like 18 but looks 12 or something??? i've only seen it like twice in my entire time in America (Japan on the other hand is a different story lol.) Instead what i see hear is the inverse and more people looking older than what they really are. i swear *begins shaking fist*....you young whipper snappers are growing up too fast!!!! Stop drinking that milk man. all those hormones are giving you those adverse effects. deprive yourself of vitamin A and D and i think C too right???

  7. I'm getting hungry so i'm gonna wrap this up soon. Speaking of food....i put on a good 20 pounds this summer and am in decent defenseman shape for hockey. 205 is respectable and i can work with that and hone my rusty skills. who knows. its funny....though i am in fact 205....with my long arms and legs, you'd never guess it YET i'm only 6' tall. Is it a good thing to burn off food almost as quickly as you eat it??? I call it a curse and my wife (as well as pretty much any other female i come in contact with) calls it a god send. HA!!! yeah right i say.....

  8. Time sure flew this year. Labor Day has passed and summer has unofficially ended with that. the season's are finally turning to my favor. this is my time to shine!!! the weather drops in temperature and the skies darken. its my paradise and especially living in New York by the water where you know you're gonna get a nice little sea breeze. its great!

  9. As you can see....i'm a confused little boy. Ni-jyuu-ni-issai am i. Hey that rhymed!!!! Lived quite a life up to this point and seen lots of interesting things and people....but for some reason i feel that my life wont officially begin until Aya-chan gets here. Is that weird??? Or is that like some sort of instinctive feeling that soon to be father gets at certain points of time? Odd....

  Theres tons more to write but i dont feel like it. Hunger is kicking in and plus rambling on and on seems kinda pointless. Then why did i do it in the first place you ask??? *shrugs shoulders* beats me. Did you learn anything??? If you did then maybe it was all worth it.....maybe. Anyway this is Nica/Melon lord/Teddy-kun signing off on Super Random Rants! Dai-Go......

  oooh dont worry my Ichigo blog fans....it'll come back by next week and to celebrate an important anniversary....WITH COLOR PAGES!!!!!! LOL.....

  • Posted Sep 3, 2008 7:52 am PT
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• 30Jul 08

  My Life as Ichigo 100% Numero Cuatro

  *Beep Beep Beep* Hmm??? (My eyes open to the sound of the alarm ringing on my phone. I shut it off and look at the time.) Aww man....6 o clock. *Sigh* its for BT Tech, just remember that. (Slowly i make my out of the house. The brisk breeze cuts through my face instantly opening my eyes and removing my drowsiness. As i walk down the path to school i look around the block.) *Sigh* Everyone's lights are off. I bet i'm the only retard up around this time....well besides X and Y. Hmph, i wonder if they'll even show up. Boy would that be the ultimate joke on me. (Suddenly i hear a sneeze at an upcoming corner. Lo and behold it turns out to be Y just standing there shivering under a lamp post.) Hey Y, what the hell are you doing standing out here in the cold??? Not to sound like my parents or nothing but you could seriously catch pneumonia or something. "Umm...well...you see....(she begins to figet somewhat.) I actually was walking to school and just happened to sneeze. It is terribly cold nowadays." Hmm....(I watch her carefully.) Fine, well since you're here, why not we get to school together? (I grab her hand and begin pulling her.) Personally i love the cold and feel that it could stand to get a bit colder. This is really nothing. It sure is dark this time of morning. Hey, how about from now on, we walk to school together??? "I dont know about that one." Nonsense, we meet up almost halfway there plus i dont like the fact that you're travelling alone and its so dark outside. "Hmm...well that does make some sense. I'll take it into consideration." (As we walk down the street, Y pulls her hand away from me and i stare at her causing what i would assume was great discomfort for her.) "Umm....well....my hand was getting colder so i wanted to put it in my pocket." Fair enough.

  (We continue to walk and the sun slowly begins to rising, increasing the temperature maybe 2-3 degrees. When we reach the school, the custodian lets us in and we begin to make our way to the library.) "Hey, do you think X made it here before us?" Who knows. She does have a thing for punctuality so it wouldnt suprise me one bit. (I reach the library door and open it to see X standing there with her arms folded and her face showing dispeasure.) Crap, i know that face. 'You know, i'm kinda getting tired of dealing with your lateness.' But we're only late by....well thats not important. 'What do you mean WE?' Well Y is here too. (I open the door wider and Y stands with her head lowered in a shy manner.) "I sincerely apologize for arriving late. I know that you're relying on me to help you and lateness is unacceptable. Please forgive me." (X's anger quickly lifts with the apology and a smile crosses her face. She walks over to Y and pulls her in the library.) 'Dont worry about it. This one time is nothing to be sorry over. Lets just make up for lost time by learning as much as possible now.' (As we sit down i notice continue to stare at me.) What happened? 'You were late again.' So....'Dont So me. I forgave Y because it was her first time, but you....you do it on every occasion. THATS IT.....from now on, i'll be accompanying you to school. No ifs ands or buts! You take me home in the afternoon and i take you to school in the morning. It all evens out in the end.' Well thats great! Now we all can walk to school toegether! (I look up at Y who watches her notebook. She looks up at me and forces a fake smile that hides her pain.) "Umm...dont worry about me. You just worry about yourself. I think i'll be here a lot earlier than you two to further my studies so that when you guys come, i'll be more inclined to help you out." Oh.....okay i guess. 'Good, then its settled. Expect to see me tomorrow at 5 in the morning!!!!' Aww man....(Time begins to pass by. The studies go well as Y proves to be quite the teacher. Her notes improve our understanding of the cirriculums and at the end of it all, X and I feel as if we've made great strides into getting into BT Tech. The bell rings for 8 and X leaves.) 'I have to get to my early class. I'll see you all later.' (She runs out of the library and i slump into my chair.) This studying thing kinda pisses me off. I'm not the type to be doing this. I pass without studying and i personally feel that studying actually worsens my chances to pass. "Is it because you dont understand the math?" (She walks over from the other side of the table and leans over my shoulder. Her sweet scent wafts through my nose. Its an intoxicating scent that relaxes me and quickly reminds of X.) "Look these problems are simple as long as you remember this formula." (She begins writing it down and her breasts begin to rub on my shoulder. Being th horny little adolescent that i was at the time, that somehow began sparking a reaction *Hint Hint*.) Umm Y...."Hold on, let me finish." (I had always been close to her before but i dont think i ever really saw her. As she wrote, i began noticing how curvy her body really was. Apparently she was one of those early bloomers as they say. I turn my head and watch.) Umm....Y. (My comfort level begins to drop and i become antsy.) "What happened?" (She turns her head and notices that we are face to face with one another. So close that on her turn, our lips actually touch for a split second. Her eyes widen, her cheeks blush after the realization and she freezes in place. So there we are, almost frozen in time, face to face.) Umm....cute and all but could you back up a little Y. "Oh yeah, it would be kinda awkward if someone caught us in this position. From behind it almost looks like we were kissing." (She backs away and i chuckle and agree. I turn to the library door directly behind us as someone runs away from the door.) No way....umm Y i'll be right back.

  (Quickly i run out the library and notice as the stairwell door closes. i run through and hear footsteps going down the stairs quickly. My heart begins to pound with the fear that it might've been X who saw us and misunderstood the situation.) DAMN IT! This is not good. (Y walks into the stairwell with my bag.) "Hey, class is about to start so lets get a move on." Uhh.....yeah....let's do that. (Midday comes and i scower the school looking for X. When my search comes up empty, i go up to the roof to think and also hope that she may be up here. I burst through the door and the frigid air is the only thing to greet me. Slowly i walk to the roof fence and look out to the skyline.) Where have you gone X? Where have you gone? (The day passes relatively quickly and for once i actually get to the front gate of the schoolyard early in hopes of being the one to have to wait as opposed to the other way around. For half an hour i stood waiting. I went inside and checked her club room and no one was there, i continued to search the school and yet no one was there. It wasnt until i gave up hope and began making my way to the exit, where i saw her. She was walking through the exit. I called out to her, but she didnt respond and merely shut the door behind her. I continued my chase and eventually caught up to her right outside the courtyard.) Hey, i was looking for you all day. Where were you? 'Thats not important.' But i wanna know! You disappear for the whole day and just expect me to accept it? 'Yes i do. Just....just....(her voice begins to waver) just leave me alone!' (She turns away from me and runs down the street. I merely stand with confusion in front of the school and watch her run. She stops at the corner and looks back at me. Her look is sad and yet her eyes show that she wants me to follow her. Again, being the dumb adolescent, i dont pick up on it so X merely turns back around and runs away out of my sight.) *Sigh* I wonder what that was all about. Was it really her back at the library? Hmm??? (I look up to the roof and there stands Y looking out over the fence. She begins waving down to me.) "HEY!!!! WANNA READ MY STORY?" Sure, why not. (I begin walking back to the school watching Y as she looks down upon me with a smile on her face.) I hope this chapter is as good as the last one. (And just like that, my anxiety had disappeared as well as my thoughts about X. That winter's day, my focus lay completely on Y and her awesome story without thoughts of what reprecussions that action may have had on X, Y and myself.....

  • Posted Jul 30, 2008 12:55 pm PT
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• 22Jul 08

  My Life as Ichigo 100% Dai Trois

  So its back. My life as Ichigo 100% Episode 3. In our last installment, I had just gotten X to accept my offer to go out much to Y's disdain. What will happen now??? Let's see.....

  BRILLIANT!!!! (The cool autumn breeze blew over the rooftop as i exclaimed over another great chapter produced by Y.) "You know, I figure i've said it before, but you truly have a knack for this. You really should pursue writing as more than just a hobby. You could create some great novels if you you really tried. To think that THIS....this great story is something you barely even take into consideration and think of as poor. I'd love to see what you consider good if this is bad!" (She begins to blush and quickly turns her head away from me and looks down to the school yard.) Hey, isnt that X down there??? "Huh?" I peek over the rail and see X standing at the front gate. "Aww CRAP!!!! My alarm didnt ring on my watch. I"M LATE!!!!!" (I quickly get up, dust myself off and begin running to the rooftop door.) I'll see you tomorrow....right??? "Of course, same place and same time. Just make sure to have another great story waiting for me. (i open the door and begin walking inside but quickly turn around.) Later days Y!" *Sigh* The sigh caught my ear as i gazed upon Y.

  The orange-red hue of the setting sun cast an outline around Y and for an instant, a brief moment, i saw the beautiful goddess that i had laid my eyes upon on my first trip up to the roof. The girl who had once stole my breath and was one of the leading reasons as to my constant trips back up to the roof. (I mean yeah reading the stories were great but i wanted to see that girl again.) In that fleeting moment, as Y and I locked eyes, i could see the sadness portrayed in them and another sigh was uttered from her breath. Slowly the door shut and i quickly came back to my senses. *GASP* X! I gotta go!!! Racing down the steps and out the school to the courtyard i went. At the gates waited X ever patiently and ever beautifully. I stopped in front of her breathing heavily. (Running down six floors of steps is not fun!) "Hey.....i.....made it." Doubled over with my hands on my knees, all i could see was a skirt that was a tad bit shorter than the rest and thinking to myself that she was all mine. Slowly i began lifting my head as i began regaining my breath. As i made it to her face, i could see a look of anger all over it. 'Its been two weeks and we've been doing the same thing every single day! When are you gonna surprise me and actually be on time?' "Umm....well....you see....." '*Sigh* Just forget it.' The anger in her face lifts and all thats left is a smile. A smile that instantly washed away my fears and made me believe that everything would be okay. 'Oh just look at you!!! You're sweating! Exactly what were you doing to get yourself in such a state? *Gasp* You werent....you werent doing THAT were you?' My eyes widen after realizing what she was talking about. She utters a chuckle after seeing my response. 'Of course not, you're my good boy. ("Her good boy" i think to myself) She pulls out her hankerchief and begins cleaning my face. 'I swear i wont always be around if you keep playing around like this. (She caresses my cheek with her hand and a smile comes to my face.) Now come on and lets go.' She's begins walking down the block. As i begin to walk away, something catches the corner of my eye. I look to the rooftop and there i see Y leaning on the gate looking down to me. I wave a happy goodbye and she gives a half-hearted wave back. From such a distance, my eyes meet hers and time froze. The winds died, the cars on the street and the other people walking around me seemed to all have been put on mute. Her eyes told their own story. They told me of how sad and jealous Y was for X's happiness with me and how she longed to be the one to be walking home with me at that point in time. Being an oblivious adolescent at the time pretty much guaranteed that i didnt catch any of that. Time started up again and i ran off in pursuit of X.....

  "I find it quite odd that she would pick someone like you. I think she has some sort of alterior motive." Another two weeks have passed and my pretty boy friend and i are talking over lunch. "I mean of all the guys in the school, why would she choose you. Especially when someone like me, who is desired by every woman in the district is here in her school." You sure are a cocky bastard you know. Look all i know is that X likes me and our relationship is very healthy at the one month mark. "Really? Its already been one month huh? Tell me something....how many 'confrontations' have you gotten yourself into over that stretch because of this girl?" (He's right. I've been approached by a good amount of guys over this month because of X, but how does he know that?) I look up at him and wonder. Suddenly, X walks into my room and up to the pretty boy and I. 'Sorry to intrude, but he and I have some stuff to discuss.' "Trouble in paradise already buddy?" Shut up! X and I begin walking down the hall much to the chagrin of the male student body. We make our way up to the roof. So whats up? What do we need to discuss? 'Well its getting late into the fall and is almost winter. This is the time in which we will be approached by our counselors to decide what high school we'll be attending. Do you know where you wanna go???' Hmm....well if i were to pick now, i would say BT Tech. it has a great baseball program and being a private academy, it only allows people based on its rigorous testing. 'Hmm rather interesting. Well then, i'll help you to get there as much as i possibly can.' And what about you X. where exactly do you plan on going? 'Well.....(she begins stretching and her uniform shirt lifts from her skirt, showing her slim, well shaped waist) i was planning on going to BST but my teachers have all told me that my scores are nowhere near close to getting into that school and passing their test.' Wow, the top school in the entire city huh??? 'Yup, and so i've decided' Huh??? (she begins to drop her arms as the wind blows her short glistening brown hair over her face) 'I've decided to study to try and enter your school. If i cant get into the top rated school for myself, then i'll get into the second highest rated school for you. You and I will continue to be together!' She hugs me tightly as the wind blows and the midday sun pours onto us.

  Suddenly i notice the roof door move a few inches. Hmm??? Hey, stop hiding inside and show yourself! X releases her hug as we both look to the door. Y suddenly walks through and out onto the roof with us. "Umm, i apologize for intruding. I merely wished to come up here and write a little." (I notice the same sad look in her eyes. Her smile is fake.) 'Oh hey its no biggie. You didnt see anything right??? (She nods no) Well then yeah it was no biggie. Say....hey Y what school do you plan on going to??? I bet its BST right???' "You're right. I've studied my entire middle school just for the sake of gracing that school with my presence. I really hope to pass that test and get it." Well thats great Y. I plan on going to BT Tech. "Well thats great. I wish you nothing but the best." '*clears throat* I plan on going there too ya know. I wanted to go to BST but my grades arent good enough. HEY I KNOW!!!! Y....how about you tutor us so we have a better chance at passing that entrance exam for BT Tech?' We couldnt possibly force her away from her studies just to help us. "Oh its no problem. I'll use the time to study up as well." 'She is the top rated student in our school anyway so it shouldnt be much of a problem to learn with her being our teacher dont ya think?' I....guess so X. 'Alright, then its settled then. We'll begin morning tutoring in a week in hopes of passing that exam! Yeah i cant wait!!! I'll see you around. School is about to start up again.' X runs past Y and into the school. Y begins to walk up to me as i lean on the roof gate. "Never a dull moment eh???" You can say that again. "Here you go. (She hands me her notebook.) Thats the latest installment. Enjoy it okay?" (I stare at the book for a while as Y calls back out to me directly in front of the door. She removes her glasses and begins wiping the lens with a smile. My eyes are pierced with the image of the sun shining off her black pigtails.) *Gasp* The goddess! (Once again like before, for a split second the goddess had revealed herself before me and again i stood dumbfounded and unaware of the truth. "In any case, I am looking forward to working with you before class each day. This will be great fun!" (she puts on her glasses and walks inside and i stare as she disappears out of sight. I turn around and look over the city horizon for a few minutes.) Fun huh??? *Sigh* I sure hope you two are right about that.....

  • Posted Jul 22, 2008 2:15 pm PT
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• 13Jul 08

  The Fighter's Spirit Awakened (Well...kinda)

  What does that mean you ask??? well....last night while walking home from work....it was around 12 am or something....i was walking home with some food and decided, "Hey, why not walk down this dark, desolate block. Nothing bad could happen to me right?" WRONG!!! so i'm about a quarter way into the block (keep in mind that this is only about 5 blocks away from my house and my reputation is legendary in this vicinity.) Anyway so i'm a quarter of the way there and i see a couple of kids relaxing on the steps of there house. I pay it no mind because you know....its hot and people dont wanna be inside if theres a nice breeze outside. so i9 continue walking and as i get to the halfway point of the block, i notice two of them begin tailing me on bikes. i make no big deal about and continue walking, listening to my ipod and clutching my food. About three quarters of the way to the end of the block, the two surround me on their bikes. one in front and one in back. now by this point in time, i've already psyched myself up for a little battle. i had worked a 10am-10pm shift and dealt with a lot of annoying customers so i was not in the mood. the one in front demands for me to give my wallet up and i of course say no. suddenly, i hear steps behind me....the one from behind got off his bike and began sneaking up on me. i was ready to go and once i felt his presence close enough to me (YES i can feel a person's presence without even seeing them. a lot of people can do that!!!) so once i felt it close enough, i threw an elbow backwards that felt like it connected on his nose. the guy hit the floor and began rolling around (well thats what it sounded like since i was still watching the guy in front of me) so the guy in front jumps off his bike and pulls out a switchblade. (almost like the other fight that i blogged about) this time, this guy tries an overhand stab, but i like my forearm and block it out of the way. the quick block leaves his body open for a split second and i send a straight into his stomach causing him to drop the knife and fall to the floor from lack of wind. by this time the guy behind has gotten up and slowly begins peddling a way. knowing me, i chose not to let him get away. i looked around and noticed the other bike from the guy in front of me. I walk over to it and pick it up. the guy who is still floored desperately clutches onto my leg and weakly says,"No....not my bike." I give a small chuckle and subsequently step on his jaw for good measure. (think that was too far???) so he stops moving altogether and i pick up the bike and chase after the other guy. there was a little blood trail which helped me locate the boy so apparently it musta been the nose where i hit him or it coulda been his mouth who knows. anyway, after about 2 blocks he sees me and begins to really peddle and this is where the chase begins. for about 6-7 LONG city blocks i chase after him before he begins to weaken stamina wise. his bike begins to slow so i take the opportunity and fish tail his back wheel with my front wheel causing him to spin out of control and fall to the hard pavement leaving more blood splatter. at this point in time, i'm severely pissed because of my day, but also because of the fact that my food had dropped about 2 blocks away so i had just wasted some money. the kid, pleading for mercy lies shaking on the ground with a bloodied face and skinned arms. unfortunately at that point in time, mercy was not a word i recognized. so what i did was pick up the bike he was riding and repeatedly bash it over his body over and over and over and over again. i think it was 4-5 times. (think that was too far???) so, tired, hot, sweaty and foodless, i peddled home. i passed by the other kid i layed out and noticed he was still lying there, but moving so that was a plus. i merely laughed at him and continued on my way home with a new bike and no food. The moral of the story....Dont mess with Nica when he is hungry or just came off of work because bad things will happen to you....

  • Posted Jul 13, 2008 6:38 pm PT
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• 3Jul 08

  Super Random Rants (Karte Yon)

  YES!!!! Back by popular demand, its the oft asked for but almost never received Super Random Rants and this is chapter 4 in the long awaited series. Ohaiyogouzaimasu.....I'm kinda in a bad mood already because i'm at work a full 4 hours before i'm supposed to be which means i coulda been sleeping right about now. Anyway, without further ado lets get this show on the road.....

  1. Did you know i was having a daughter??? If you didnt then where the hell have you been all these months??? Anyway, as i said months ago, being that i won the almighty coin flip, i got naming rights over the kid and thus i chose Aya. Feeling short changed my ear was screamed off by the mother since she had no say in naming or anything like that. So i decided to give her the middle name, which in my opinion is more than fair. The middle name she decided to come up with.....Nanally. i was kinda skeptical when i first heard it. Nanally.....Nanally.....Nanally....Aya Nanally??? It didnt take me long to actually put the two together and see how good they really sound. Anyway, i know her to be a huge huge HUGE Code Geass fan so i figure that Nanally was some sort of tribute to that character (poor Nanally. Blind and crippled because of her evil father *sniffle sniffle*) She says no its some other reason for the name but i know otherwise. Anyway, Aya Nanally should be making her way sometime around October November so look out for that. Hey that actually brings me to number......

  2. I heard of mood swings and cravings but this is ridiculous!!!! I swear, this is not the same person i swore my life to when we first met those years ago. I find myself going out for weird types of foods at all types of the night and getting stuff thrown at me in anger for no reason a lot nowadays. Whats up with that??? I dont think things will better anytime soon but i must stand tall and brave the storm. *Stands up* i must NEVER GIVE UP!!!!! (wow, you're so cool!!!!)

  3. Is it just me or are there an absurdly high amount of comic movies coming out nowadays. Either comic or some type of superhero type movie??? I find that though most do rather well from the general fan base that the comics created over the years, some dont even come close to living up to the standards expected of it. They wanna focus completely on the image of the movie and completely forget about the actual storyline of the comic and throw some piece of trash, half-hearted, not very well thought through plot in your face and expect you to just sit there and take it. Which comic movie do you think was the worst??? (*cough X-Men 3 *cough*) I didnt ask you, i asked them.....

  4. I've been bumped from hourly wage to salary wage since i've been promoted to A.M. here at C.C. but i dont know how to take it. on one hand i have a somewhat stable job coming right out of college, but it also takes away from my persual of being a speech pathologist which would kinda make the last 4 years of my existence kinda meaningless. (*scoff* You'd swear school was the only thing you did over the last years the way you talk) What are you implying??? (Well maybe you're not looking at things in a big enough picture.) Whatever....all i know is that i wasted time and money persuing something that i more than likely wont get. (Its not like you're the only one who isnt doing the thing that they studied for so suck it up. the thing that they....hehe, like my alliteration???) SHUT UP!!! anyway, its supposed to be a joyous occasion, so why do i not feel......well....(joyous???) yeah joyous....

  5. My main union, The Toonami Union, has just reached 1K members and is in the top 10 of union views for all the unions here in GS. (why are you whoring yourself out like this???) SHUT UP!!!! i have a point where i'm going....so anyway, i'm curious at something. when was the first union ever created and what was the original purpose behind it? i mean who was the person with the bright idea that people could come together and chat about random stuff or specific topic stuff. I dont really wander around this place much and its obvious by my llong membership, low level and low post total but still i wonder what is like the most pointless union out there. why isnt there a limit to the creation of unions and whats with these union invites??? pisses me off everytime i get 4-5 a day like that. LOOK.....i wont come around by invite. i'll only come around when i personally find the place and deem it worthy that i may grace it with my presence. (Cocky bastard) Yeah and what of it??? Anyway, i wonder how long we can actually keep this Toonami thing going??? We all lead our own lives that at times, cause us to neglect or shirk the duties presented before us so i wonder. (only time will tell buddy) i guess so....

  6. God this sucks just sitting here in the lounge waiting for my shift to start. i could be sleeping right about now!!! Anyway, moving on, i can proudly hold my head up high and say that i'm the owner of the R4 for DS. (THIEF!!!!!) am not, i just....dont like paying for games. (so you steal them from the internet for free huh??? sounds like a thief to me.) Well you're wrong. utalizing the R4 shows my ability to get 1UP on those who have the money to spend on games. for those who dont know the R4, its basically a thingy that allows you to download NDSroms into a mini SD card that goes into your DS for free. I have a 2GB mini SD so i can fit just about 20 games into that slot.Great huh??? (No not really since i still pay for my games like a good upstanding citizen.) Well then you're a hater and its your unfortunate loss. Anyway with a DS MUST buy the R4. your pocket will thank you for it.....

  7. Bulking up for hockey is super hard for me. i'm just about 6' 1" and around 190 give or take 5-10 pounds. (wouldnt that make you 180 instead then?) SHUT UP! as mentioned in previous forums and in Random Rants Karte San, i do in fact plan on returning to the ice after a 3 year absence. I wish to bulk up because i wanna continue to play the enforcer style that placed fear into the hearts of the smaller children. (those were the days *sigh*) Yeah see, back those years ago, i was 5' 10" and maybe around 210. i used to throw my weight around with ease, checking guys into the boards, or neutral zone bone jarring hits oh and dont even get me started on the fights. Those were legendary, because though i was one of the if not the smallest enforcers in the league (all the other enforcers were at least 6' 2" at the time), i could still punch with the best of them. anyway, long story short, i got sick one christmas and in the span of like 8-10 days dropped about 40 pounds from 210-170. i hate those life threatening flu sicknesses. (ruined our Christmas didnt it???) sure did, but now i'm working my way back up. thing is, my metabolism has somehow sped up so i consume the same amount as when i was big but burn it off WAY quicker and find myself barely breaking even weight wise. Either way, i'm getting back into hockey no matter what my weight is and i'll make my impact known as soon as things kick off. (seriously, you're too cocky sometimes i swear.) well no one is talking to you....

  8. A lot of you have been asking so i must oblige. My life as Ichigo 100% will be returning for the third installment in a week or so. (you were gonna write it anyway werent you???) yeah i was but i didnt think i'd such positive feedback on it and have people actually want to hear my story. I'm so....touched *sniffle* (cocky and over dramatic. pathetic) Well i was trying to play off of my audience. I know a lot of you have decided to pick up the Ichigo 100% manga after my shamless advertising of it a few months ago (shamless whoring of yourself you mean) i'll ignore that and i know you all shoulda finished it by now and wanna see how closely my life actually was to that title so now worries, next one will be out in the latest 2 weeks. Will i choose to stay with X or will i finally see the advances of Y or what about the Z character who hasnt even been introduced in the story yet??? What impact will she have on me and my love life??? For these answers and more, tune in to next installment of My Life as Ichigo 100% (*shaking head* i think i've already said it twice but i'll say it once more....shameless whoring. its a real shame.)

  I have more to write but i figure this will suffice for now. I wrote more than i thought i did which is surprising. Anyway, work is a good 2-3 hours away and i'm getting hungry. I need a snack so i'll see you guys around. This is Nica, saluting and signing off on Super Random Rants Karte Yon.....

  • Posted Jul 3, 2008 8:12 am PT
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