I'm only doing this because Mihashi made me.

Hanai...

2009-03-23T02:57:28Z

I just thought you might like to know that a mention of Hama-chan made Izumi rather defensive earlier. To the point that he actually pinned Tajima to the floor when Tajima started teasing him about it. I think that's worth noting.

Come to think of it, he's been rather quiet about Hama-chan for the most part. That's worth pointing out, too.

Another year...

2008-12-11T05:58:32Z

So it is now officially my birthday. ...and I honestly can't think of anything I want. At all.

Though I suppose I really don't mind this.

Okay...

2008-10-07T04:23:48Z

...well, maybe just for today, let's ignore my username and pretend that I am Jason Varitek.

Did they have to say it on television?

2008-10-05T18:42:30Z

We're watching the NLDS, and at one point the commentators described Kendall's work behind the plate favorably, saying that he had thus far guided the pitching staff through the Phillies lineup very well.

Of course, then there were those two consecutive home runs. That's what happens when you say stuff. (Admittedly, though, both pitches hit were left up in the zone, so it was not Kendall's fault.)

Also, writing a paper on a military officer becomes significantly more difficult to concentrate on when your pitcher is claiming he's freezing and keeps snuggling up to you in the hopes that you will do something to keep him warm.

...WHY?

2008-09-20T05:06:40Z

Those damn Strawberry Kanou songs are on 1863_project's iPod now. The ones where I have to be the fucking rancher. This is ridiculous.

At least Mihashi has a part in this dub, too. (Actually, now that I look at this dub, it's completely Tosei-less. I guess the rest of us are just picking up the idea, too...)

Just a thought here...

2008-08-18T20:01:45Z

Who the hell "bounces out?" I've seen fly outs and ground outs and pop outs and strikeouts, but never a "bounce out."

The people calling the baseball games for the Olympics clearly have never called a game in their lives.

Okay, that aside, don't believe anything Mihashi tells you about his bullpen session this weekend - he definitely is looking better. Even if he says he's not sure he is. He's been getting some fantastic movement on his breaking stuff lately, and he might just have added a tiny bit of velocity, too. He's looking brilliant right now.

Think we could buy Tajima one of these?

2008-08-03T22:42:53Z

I think Hanai appreciated this more than anyone else, but check out this guy's hat from today...

I can't really write too much, as Mihashi and I are scheduled to throw a session tonight, but today was actually a very nice day to be outside...and it was sort of nice to watch people play for a change, because then we got to be critical of what they were doing. Mihashi noticed that one of the starting catchers in the game we saw bore a resemblance to Hatake, too, which he wasn't too excited about, but I told him he could at least make fun of fake!Hatake every time the guy messed up. It helped, I think.

...and I told him it was worth Dairy Queen, apparently.

2008-07-17T04:21:21Z

This happened this afternoon.

In my excitement I supposedly told him I'd take him out for ice cream. And apparently he's holding me to that, so at some point this week I have to go to Dairy Queen or something now...

I just dodged a huge bullet...

2008-07-11T02:57:38Z

...1863_project almost successfully convinced her family to take everyone here. Holy shit.

Why do I have to do this?

2008-07-09T04:28:33Z

I have no idea why I'm agreeing to post these photos, but here they are. They're from a library supply catalog that 1863_project's mother gets in the mail to order from.

Yes, that is a beaver. Since it's BMU's obvious mascot, this one isn't so bad.

...what the fuck is THAT?

...no. I do not want to be a bookaroo. Go away.

I said no - go away!

...yes, there's even more. This is ridiculous!

...four pages of cowboys. Four fucking pages. Come ON.

Junta will probably appreciate this more than anyone else.

I'm almost frightened by the children in this catalog. They're all making weird faces (like the picture Izumi posted - that one's just messed up).

Coming to America

2008-06-18T04:46:10Z

We've been licensed.

I knew that we had been licensed a couple of weeks ago, but the official page is now up, and only now do I see that it was Funimation who licensed us. I hear that they do not have the best track record in the world, so I am concerned about this. Additionally, the name of the series was actually translated into English - 1863_project has told me that she does not believe this was necessary and that she is still going to call it Oofuri. Frankly, I do not blame her at all.

Oh, and interestingly enough, they also appear to think that Abe is my first name. It's not that difficult - if my name is written as 'Abe Takaya,' that means that Abe is my last name and Takaya is my first name. See, easy. But here's part of their description:

With the help of catcher, Abe Takaya, and his teammates, maybe Ren can regain his self-confidence and lead the team to victory.

So...apparently Abe is now my first name. Wait until they have to translate the part where my mother shows up and they get confused.

(...Also, when did the exclamation point show up? There isn't one in the original title...)

...right.

2008-06-13T06:53:58Z

I'm really not sure why, but I was suddenly struck by the desire to play Seven Days tonight. And I wasn't bad at it, surprisingly.

I just have a sinking feeling that these will be gone by the morning.

Peter Chimaera, An Introduction

2008-06-06T03:40:03Z

Last night I was forced to read this out loud. It is a story by Peter Chimaera about Wyatt Earp. I have no idea why I agreed to it, but here it is nonetheless.

The 'Half-Life fic' mentioned in the afterword is, according to 1863_project, the famed Quarter-Life: Halfway to Destruction.

I totally just hit a new low in my life.

2008-06-03T05:31:11Z

I just laughed at something on Oobi. I feel really pathetic right now.

And it was about cowboys, too. Tajima, you've utterly ruined me.

...why did I do this?

2008-05-31T07:48:29Z

I would just like to make the formal announcement that I have officially snapped.

Today, for whatever reason, I thought playing a round of the game show mode on the Bible Game was a good idea. It was set to long. I am an idiot.

That score of mine up there was from before - I didn't set it tonight. But those five cowboys in a row just did me in, and for the rest of the night the cowboy was irritatingly funny. At one point I had to play a game for him, and I just lost it. (Also, the top two high scores here are Junta and Sakaeguchi. What a surprise.)

This was funny because...well, a bunch of cowboys beat Sakaeguchi at False Idols. And for whatever reason, I have always found him losing to the cowboys at anything hilarious. (Yes, that's our ouendan leader at the bottom there.)

I just wanted to point out that Nishiura jointly owns this board. See, no Tosei Junta anywhere!

My final score. I am...sandwiched between two cowboys. And I thought that was brilliant, because I'm extremely tired. This game is not a good idea late at night. I mean it.

This game works fantastically if you have a spotter.

2008-05-28T21:09:01Z

So Hanai set a record on David and Goliath last night - his high score stands at 1773.

Let it be known that Mihashi and I are gunning for you.

Work?

2008-05-28T01:34:18Z

I was forced to run a bunch of errands today. Actually, we all were, and since it ended with 1863_project picking up a job application it means we could potentially all be forced to go to work with her at the store where her mother buys teaching supplies. On Saturdays, this might even mean doing arts and crafts with small children.

I'm the oldest in my family. Arts and crafts with small children tends to be messy and annoying, and since I have a little brother I can speak from experience on that one. I doubt I'll enjoy that part of it too much unless I get to boss the kids around (because that, as anyone knows, can be incredibly fun sometimes). The rest of it just looks like it'll be normal work, which isn't bad at all...it's the kids that worry me. I just hope I don't snap and yell at them or something. I honestly wouldn't surprise myself if I did, too.

Hey, Tajima, look.

2008-05-26T05:21:57Z

I only did this for one reason. And I was successful.

He didn't have the one name I find, erm...really funny, but I beat him anyway. LOOK, TAJIMA.

(I also knocked off two of Sakaeguchi's high scores doing this. I guess I'm good at it. Not that I necessarily enjoy it - this was just to exact some personal revenge on that cowboy.)

I hate cowboys. Really.

2008-05-24T04:32:26Z

Last night, we were playing that, erm, video game that shall not be named, and we discovered at about three in the morning that one of Sakaeguchi's high scores (on Noah's Ark, I believe) had been beaten by a cowboy.

A cowboy named Scrotum.

And I thought this was hysterically funny and I really cannot explain why.

This morning, it got even worse when Mizutani decided to watch Dora the Explorer (which may or may not be an excuse for him to scream at the television in Spanish). He turned the TV on...and everyone was dressed like a cowboy. My mind went back to 'Scrotum' and I had to leave the room.

I think staying up late with this game has made me snap. Someone help me.

I...totally did not know that I did this.

2008-05-23T06:09:42Z

WHY AM I ENJOYING THIS?

2008-05-21T06:46:28Z

I...sort of forgot that this game was fun. I played it once before, but that was it and I figured I was done with it.

Mihashi, I'm not sure if I want to thank you or grind your head yet. (And don't panic, I don't mean the latter literally.)

Okay, so maybe I'm almost Jason Varitek...

2008-05-21T00:26:29Z

Since I finally acknowledged the fact that being compared to Jason Varitek is actually a huge compliment last night, 1863_project insisted on getting me a Varitek jersey. I have it now; visual evidence will come later. I guess I like it...

We might go to Cooperstown this summer. I'd like that, actually, if only to see the Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk stuff. That would actually make me very happy...I'd like to see some of their things and maybe go through the archives a bit. I hope we can make it...

EDIT: I just let Mihashi talk me (well, more like stare me) into playing that damn Bible Game. What's wrong with me?

I didn't know I was a switch hitter until earlier tonight...

2008-05-20T01:01:45Z

Apparently I just homered in Boston.

You'd think that due to this username I gave myself, 1863_project would stop comparing me to Jason Varitek. But despite that, she and somebody else just did it in a gamethread, so I suppose it's not just her that's seeing this...I wonder how much I really have in common with this guy after all.

I won't talk about what else is going on in that game. I can't. Baseball protocol.

EDIT: I can talk about it now, because it's over. Jon Lester threw a no-hitter tonight. According to what I could find on the internet, Varitek has called four no-hitters now. I guess I don't mind the comparisons that much anymore.

The YouTube war gets personal

2008-05-16T06:17:00Z

Occasionally Tajima can be a genius. I know that probably sounds a bit absurd, as to the untrained eye he must seem quite stupid, but sometimes he does the most incredible things...

Take today, for instance. He decided to bring a cake to practice this morning. For those of us aware of the YouTube war, this was downright brilliant. For those of us who weren't at the time (read: Mizutani), it was confusing, but somewhat welcome. Either way, though, it was entertaining...especially watching Sakaeguchi react to it. (I haven't seen Hanai that amused in days.)

And no, Mihashi, I didn't forget your birthday - I know it's Saturday (tomorrow now, because I'm posting past midnight). We'll do something for you, I promise.

This was too classic not to repost.

2008-05-13T06:35:19Z

1863_project, who has kindly loaned us the use of her basement for the past several days, spent her afternoon watching Nicovideos on YouTube concerning, well, us. She found quite a few blackmail screencaps, which she posted here, and I'm reposting this one because, well, it...erm, actually made me laugh. Out loud. So...yeah, it's pretty funny.

Tajima definitely looks good in that color. I think it brings out his eyes.