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....

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.....

*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.....

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.....

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....

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.....

So i've decided to continue comparing my life to my fav manga of all time Ichigo 100%. now is the second installment of my TRUE story. if you havent gotten the characters yet then here they are....Junpei=me, Tsukasa=X, Aya=Y and Satsuki=Z. so there ya go and here's chapter 2 of my series.....

So as i sat on the rooftop watching the sun set over the distant horizon i couldnt help but wonder how i would make X mine. it was a tall task that i was asking of myself, but i knew that it was something that had to be done. a few minutes passed and suddenly the door behind me opened. lo and behold it turned out to be Y and all her plain splendor lol. she eagerly handed me her book which i found astounding since she had said previously that it was something she wouldnt anyone else besides herself to see. so 10 minutes passed of nothing but the sound of the leaves on the tree being blown by the wind as i found myself enthralled within another one of Y's chapters. like before, i praised her for her work and continued to encourage her to get her work looked at by some higher up. it was really some good stuff. anyway....she put her book away and we continued to stare out to the sun, but i decided to break the silence. (This part i remember clear as day) I turned to her, she turned to me and i asked her, "Y, what is the proper way to ask a girl out?" Y's eyes bulged at the question as it seemed that she was in complete shock. (I still am oblivious and have no idea that she has a thing for me) She begins to blush and turns her face away from me as a small smile crosses it. I stood there confused and yet eager to hear a response as i wanted to try out her plan against X. "So....what is it?" She cleared her throat, took a deep breath and turned back to me. "Might i ask who you wish to ask out?" The question caught me off guard because i figured it was none of her concern but hey, she was my new friend and i doubt she woulda told anyone anyway. "It's X from Class B." Her head lowered and her tone changed from eager and anticipating, to dejected and sad. "Oh.....i see. Well, you do know that X is the most coveted girl of our year dont you? It wont be easy." She just took some jabs at my confidence whether knowingly or unknowingly. "Okay, so this is what you do....you're gonna be playing baseball again this year right? (I nodded yes) Okay, and you guys will practice during the fall/winter time right? (I nod yes again) Alright, she has club activities during this time so what you could do is while you have your practice, go over to her club room when it ends and ask her there. (WHAT?!) No, hear me out here. Wear a sleevless workout shirt and when you ask her, drink some water or something and flex your muscles as you bring the water to your mouth. Trust me, it will work. (I dont know Y.) Do you have any other ways to go about it? (I shake no) I thought so. Give it a shot and see what happens." The wind picks up and we make our way inside. As we walk out the school, I notice as X begins packing up at the end of her club activity. "Hmm....the last one to leave are you? That will make it a little easier for me." All Y can do is sigh and turn her head away. I had no idea how much i had hurt her in that small span of 5-10 minutes.

Two weeks passed by. Y wrote another great chapter for her novel and baseball practice had finally began. for those two weeks i did nothing but pump iron as much as possible to build my biceps. turns out my right bicep looked the best and so thats the one i would be drinking my Gatorade with (hate water!!!). The day passed by rather quickly and i found myself in the gym with my teammates running basic drills all the while, eyeing the clock to see when X would leave her club activity room. When the proper time came, i ran out of the gym and up to the room only to see that she was already gone. i began to panic but regained my composure as i noticed the front door of the school slam shut. "Maybe thats her. She cant get far." So i ran outside in 40 (F)degree weather in nothing but shorts and a sleevless shirt and saw her slowly making her way to the front gates. I called out to her and she stopped. My heart began racing as the moment of truth quickly presented itself. "Umm...did you call me?" I caught up to her and there we stood. The wind blew her scent to my nose and made my knees weak. "So....what do you want? I cant imagine that you're very warm wearing that out here." (Oh well....i have baseball practice right now, but i wanted to ask you something.) I saw as her stare ran up and down my body. The door behind me opened and closed. Y was leaving for the day and began making her way towards the gates in our direction. "Well X, i've been watching you for some time. (What are you some type of stalker? Hahahaha! Nah, i'm joking. I'm used to it anyway continue.) I began lifting the Gatorade to my mouth. Well i just wanted to know if you would mind going out with me. Her eyes showed interest and the Gatorade reached my mouth. i began to drink and drink as Y stopped in her tracks behind us. I kept watching my bottle as the Gatorade supply dropped and dropped, but quickly looked at her and notice that she continued to examine my body. (Is it working? Is Y's plan really working?) My mind raced with thoughts as my Gatorade finally finished. I dropped the bottle from my mouth and my bicep uncurled, contracting the muscle. "Well...idk. Sure, i bet it'll be fun!" I thought that the grouping of the those two sentences was kinda odd but then came to the realization that she had in fact said yes to me! "You dont seem too happy that i agreed to go out with you. Did i make a mistake in choosing you?" No!!!! I'm very happy, its just that its a little shock is all. "Oh....well i would ask you to walk me home, but i see that you have practice and i wouldnt want you to abandon your teammates." She wrote her number in a paper and handed it to me. "Thats my cell number. You're only the second person besides my mom to have that so take care of it. I look forward to hearing from you soon." She smiles and walks out of the gates leaving both myself and Y in the courtyard. Y begins her walk to the gates again as i stand near still in continuous shock. She puts her hand on my shoulder and smiles. "I told you it would work." OMG, i dont believe it Y!!!! Thank you so much!!! I hug her tightly. I owe you big time you know. I look to her face and see her empty smile. (Still oblivious and ignorant. Its not until now where i realize that her smile was completely fake.) "Its alright, I just want to see you happy is all. Now get back.....to your....(she begins to choke up) practice." Hey, is everything okay with you Y? She begins walking to the gates but turns around at the end and forces another smile. "Yeah....i'm fine. I'll see you tomorrow." Ecstatic and oblivious, i ran inside and enjoyed the rest of my practice not realizing how much my life would be affected by that one incident in the courtyard.....

Ohaiyougouzaimasu!!!! Its morning time here in my time and i had nothing better to do than to write my ever popular Super Random Rants series. It is in fact chapter 3 as you see the Karte San in parentheses (spelled correctly???) and after a brief hiatus i decided to bring it back. Those looking for Karte Ni of "My Life that was Ichigo 100%" (what a title!) will just have to anxiously wait for next week when i do decide to continue it. Those who are reading or who have read that manga can almost predict whats gonna be in my next story though. (what happened to random rants???) OH YEAH.....anyway, lets get this going (Wall 'o' Text warning).....

1. So i picked up GTA the day it came out and i must say i'm impressed. Being a native New Yorker and all and seeing all the subtle details poured into the game is amazing. One thing though, its funny how they have the Brooklyn Bridge right next to Coney Island even though they're like 5 miles apart in reality, but directly on the other side they (accurately) have the Belt Pkwy running on the edge of Brooklyn through to Queens. OH and how they have no type of uptown in Manhattan yet. It goes....downtown, midtown at 42nd and then skips all the way up to Harlem at 125th once you past Central Park LOL. (umm....i think only New Yorkers can laugh at that one). Oh, anyway all in all i love the game and its a perfect 10 in my book. Anybody who rates it lower is just trying to be a perfectionist and went in looking to find flaws in the game. I've already seen it. Someone rated the game (ON THIS SITE) with a 7.8! The audacity i swear!!!!

2. So the Dim Wars III have officially started over at the Toonami Union (great....he's gonna be an advertising whore again. like the huge Dim War sig wasnt bad enough lol). Currently my team, Genesis (great name right???) is winning our battle against the Reapers. Being the master strategizer that i am, i have a bad habit of letting up just enough to give the opponent a SMALL amount of hope that they might win. I gotta stop that or i might pay for it in my next match. (next match?) Yes next match, even though we havent finished the quarters i've long since predicted my teams victory. As champion of the Dim Wars II, i owe it to my fans and admirers (was that spelled right?) to make it back to the finals and WIN IT ALL AGAIN! YEAH!!!!! (sidetracked again?) OH yeah, so anyway, if you're in the mood to see how i systematically pick all my opponents apart then come down to the Toonami Union and check it out. Hope to see you there.....

3. I know you've all seen it. (seen what?) You know...the thing. (what thing?) The thing at the top of the screen sometimes flashing and stuff. (the....ads???) Yeah thats what they're called. You know those ads that advertise that you can win this and that and god knows whatever else for free if you just CLICK HERE! (i hate those things!!!) I know i'm not the only one who has ever tried to click on those things and actually check out whats going on only to see some huge stipulation in order to win the prize. Like this last one i clicked on....Win a PS3 WITH GTA4 AND a 46" Samsung TV for FREE. i already had low hopes because in the corner you could clearly see the sign, "Certain Rules Apply" (ooooh....red flag.) Usually its to some site that bombards with third party ads and subscriptions left and right in an attempt to hook you in with promises that you're getting closer and closer to your "prize" Its actually rather funny how some people actually fall for that and still wind up with nothing at all. What they dont realize is that you dont automatically win the damn thing, but in reality are entered in a raffle to win the damn thing. WOMP WOMP!!!!

4. So a few days ago i learned the sex of the soon to be kid. Turns out that most of my unions were wrong. ITS A GIRL!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! (umm.....calm down???) Oh....so yeah as i mentioned in an earlier chapter, all naming rights after the coin flip went to me if it was a girl, but i decided to give the mother the middle name since i'm a nice guy. Her first name you ask? Well its gonna be Aya. Something short and sweet that can interpreted in both English and Japanese and looks pretty written in English or in Kanji characters. Plus combined with my last name, which will remain anonymous (wait someone here knows my last name but i'm still not telling) it sounds pretty good. It rolls right off the tongue. Kinda worried what the mother will give as a middle name but i'll let it slide cuz i got what i wanted. (Gloating???)

5. Currently its mid Spring right? The weather around here fluccuates (spelled right?) with each passing day. 80 one day, 55 the next then up to 75 then down to 63 or something. Is this global warming thing affecting us now??? Is this what Al Gore was crying about??? See i kinda have the mentality (dont hate me) that this is not gonna really affect my generation so frankly i couldnt care any less about the situation. Care to sway me and my thought process towards it???

6. Why isnt the U.S.A an education concious society like other countries anymore??? We're the fattest and soon to be if not already, the dumbest country in the world. I mean when i first came to America, i remember being shocked that my friends were all laughing their butts off and like pretty much not caring when they got scores like 65 and 70 on exams and stuff. Being from another country that stressed education, i couldnt see myself with a score lower than maybe a 90. Anything less would be considered failure. In retrospect, maybe my family was pushing me too hard but i still havent had anything less than an 82 as a final grade or exam. (Tell em about the great freakout over the first sub 90 score you got) NO!!!! (Tell em) It wasnt anything special. I just kinda....in the c!ass.....the teacher.....the grade....scared to....NO!!!! i'm not getting into it. Nothing happened and we'll leave it at that.

7. Have you ever tried listening to other bands that dont speak your language??? Dont you find their music kinda weird but still cool at the same time??? I like to expand my horizons and listen to tons of other stuff that might be classified as weird. Any union that has a WAYLT thread (What are you listening to) always has my share of anime music on it and ONLY anime music. Not to say that i dont listen to anything else, but i find that certain Japanese music is really cool y'know? (of course not, they dont listen like you Weirdy) Shut up! Anyway, do you listen to anything else and if so, what do you listen to???

I'm kinda getting hungry. I think i spent 45 minutes writing this thing. (Slow.) Nuh-uh....i just periodically stopped to do stuff. Anyway, its still Saturday morning and i think i'll get a quick jump on the day before the Met game starts at 1. (Last night's got rained out.) I'm so hoping to catch a double header one of these days. Anyway, the woman wants to use my computer EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS HER OWN!!!!! (but yours is faster) SHUT UP!!!! so i'll be signing off now saying....THE SPIRITS ALL ALWAYS AMONG US!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

i told you i'd do it. and now without further ado (since i have nothing better to do) i'll put into comparison how much Ichigo 100% was like my awkward teen years (late middle through high school). The characters.....

Junpei Manaka= me
Tsukasa Nishino= hmm....i dont wanna give a name so i'll say X
Aya Toujou= Y
Satsuki Kitaooji= Z

I could in depth with other characters but they're not as much of a factor for now. And so it begins.....

It was the beginning of 8th grade. Everyone was stressing us to study for high school entrance exams but personally i didnt care. I was smart enough so i did what i usually did which was sleep. Nothing really interested me so i never really paid anything any mind until one day. No one knew that i had well technically still have a thing for landscapes. Everyday i would go to the roof and watch the sunset over the horizon beyond our school. One day i went up there and saw a girl that i hadnt seen around the school before. She stood about 5'4" with long black hair and fair skin that glistened in the light projected from the sun. She was walking towards the door going back inside as i was walking out the door to the roof and we collided. She fell and dropped something and in a flash, just got up and ran away. Needless to say, i was shocked and a bit surprised. I sat on the cool ground a tad dumbfounded for a while and noticed a notebook lying next to me. i flipped through a couple pages and noticed a story the likes of which i had never read before. it was profound and it got me thinking who the owner was. someone with that type of writing skill couldnt possibly be an 8th grader....could it??? so the next day i track down the person whose name (Y) was written in the book in hopes that it would be the stunning girl that bumped into me the day previous. i didnt know many people since i kept to myself sleeping most of the time, so i had hoped that the beautiful girl was actually X. the most popular girl in the school and the one adored by all. lo and behold, its a plain looking nerdy type girl with thick glasses who seemed rather shy and unapproachable and so my hopes were dashed. it was the nerdy girl's book. it didnt belong to X nor did it belong to the pretty mystery girl on the roof. i was devastated, but i let that slide for a minute. i called Y up to the roof at lunch to talk. i needed to know if that story was in fact written by her. Y confirmed it and i couldnt stop praising her about it. her reaction showed that she didnt really have that much contact with other people but i didnt care. she told me that she felt kinda embarrassed that someone else read something that she wanted to keep personal but i merely praised her and said that we should get that story out to the world. our day ended with me making a request to always see her notebook whenever she wrote new chapters. the story kept me glued to my seat at all times. anyway a few days passed and as i walked to school with my friend (he along with many of the other guys had a super huge crush on X) spotted Y walking by herself. me thinking nothing of it, abandoned my friend to go talk to Y and find out if she made any progress with her story. as we made our way to the room we overheard a couple of guys rating the girls in our school and low and behold Y came up last. they would throw words out like boring and plain and then the word ugly came up and i snapped. Y ran away sad and i went to the three to defend her. i think i was kinda loud because the entire hallway heard what i said including X who, at the end of my angry rant, nodded her head and smiled at me. Me being the horny little adolescent that i was took that as her signaling for me to confess my love for her. i wanted to do it, but i didnt know how. i'd never confessed to a girl before. i'd never shown my true feelings nor did i know the right way to do it but a quick idea popped up in my head. My best buddy was the "Don Juan" of the school. he didnt have to do anything and i mean ANYTHING, but girls would still come and fawn over him. i went to him for ideas and he merely laughed at me. "What chance do you have of getting X? She's turned down all the guys in this school and guys from other schools and more importantly, she turned down ME of all people! You're just average looking. Dont bother wasting your time." that hurt to hear my best buddy say it, but i figured it to be true. i left dejectedly and spent my time alone for the next two days. I forgot all about Y and how sad she was and completely focused on X. i swore to myself that i would confess to her some way or another and she would accept it!!!!

Thats part one. Theres still more to go and i know you people are already tired of it, but bare with me. its actually interesting how it ends. Anyway....feedback from part one???