Gekidan Engimono - Car Radio ga Owareba

Another one from the Gekidan Engimono. Actually, the last one in the series. I have a tendency to be bored with dramas that are really popular and get enamoured with small-scale obscure productions like these. I really loved Ie Ga Tooi so I've been keeping this one for quite awhile. I'm honestly surprised they even gave Shige one but I was glad.

I was really excited after the first episode, it's really captivating and funny, the characters were good and I loved this secluded atmosphere. Not to mention the teenage Shige is beyond adorable in this. However, I soon realized it has this typical "extremely sick girlfriend" trope and soon you realize it's the central story of the drama. And as soon as you do you know how it's going to end and I have to say that. is. so. lame. Because of that I found this drama hard to judge. I really like the premise, but not the main story. Basically, it left me with a bitter aftertaste. But after I made screens and got another look I realized all in all it's still a nice drama. It felt a lot like a play with all those people being thrown together and having to interact. I really liked Aya-san and I really enjoyed seeing Shige getting uncomfortable with people constantly invading his personal space.

One thing it really made me think about is that Shige has this pattern of roles where he's being an observer of the events around him, not just creating the story but rather bringing up other people stories just by being there. It's very different role than those YamaPi gets where he's the hero. But you know, it's not necessarily worse or less important. It's like he creates a story because he's the witness and these events happen around him. And that makes a lot of sense because now he's a writer.

@темы: dorama, Shige is my spirit animal

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The letter from Singapore came in just about 5-6 days. I got it yesterday. It made me kind of happy, the envelope felt almost warm from all the feelings.

The card it tiny, like this. But I don't really mind, it's kind of cute. It means so much right now.

@темы: NEWS., little treasures

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I finally sorted out my main priority fandom tasks - completed the Crash Course and more or less dealt with the DVD. Now I'm concentrating on writing and videos.

The former is going pretty well. I feel like it's going to take long to complete the two stories. Even though I have Benefits 60% written and the first half is pretty good, I feel like the second half will require a lot of editing. All of the dialogues in the end are what I worry about the most. I mean overall I guess there's nothing wrong with long Salingeresque dialogues but not in my type of story. It's not a slice of life, it doesn't fit in with the flow so I need to think about how to cut it down to the essentials.

As for the videos it's really problematic. I can't get Movie Maker to save videos and I can't get SonyV to read the avi cuts so it doesn't work out. Overall, that and also other progs that don't work on the XP drive me to the conclusion that switching to a newer Windows is inevitable. I'm really lazy to do it but in the end I think it makes sense. I think I'll try to at least finish Neverwinter Night but lately I don't feel like it at all. At any rate I'll need to research which version is the best first. So annoying.

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Sotsu Uta, Ep. 4: Sotsugyou Shashin

This is actually the last episode of a 4-episode drama but you don't really need to see the 1st three to get it.

This one episode is like a short demo of everything I love about Japanese dramas. The soothing atmosphere, the beautiful open landscapes, the heartwarming story and of course the loveable male character. Massu isn't the best of actors but he blended into the story perfectly and damn, I cried like an idiot through half of it. The only thing that I had a hard time dealing with is how the heroine bullies Tsuyoshi all the time. But I guess it's Massu's fault for being too lovable.

This one goes straight into a special niche in my heart. ♥

@музыка: Tegomass - Moshimo Kono Sekai Kara OO ga Nakunattara

@темы: dorama

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Personal investigations

I was bored so I decided to do some research and investigate about Tegoshi's father. But apparently Japanese fans don't know much either. There's a rumour he's a taxi driver but nothing is certain. However, it seems like his father left early. He never mentions him at all. This year there's this drawing corner in Myojo called "Tegonyan's friends" and well... there were the members, his mum, then his 2 dogs and now his friend. Which says a lot I think. He always tried to show everything is great but I wonder how much he's hiding. That whole thing of him talking with toys till he was 11... But he moved out surprisingly quickly, he has living alone by the age of 21.

Apparently Koyama's father also left But I'd say it was after debut so I guess it wasn't that bad. I don't know why I even care so much. I don't even know what it's like to have a father but I feel like if you do know and then he leaves it should be pretty damn sad.

I guess it's just one of those days. Everything makes me depressed.

@темы: musings, NEWS., Tegoshi Yuya

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Nothing makes me depressed quite like a beautiful weekend spent indoors because I ain't got no money or friends to go out.

@темы: myself, musings

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To Catch A Falling Star [AU]

Some books make you laugh.
Some make you cry.
Some make you think.
But some books change your life.

It's a really beautiful and powerful story and this amazing gifset really does its justice. A perfect collaboration.

Right now I'm writing my own stories. I really feel like writing finally became easier for me, that I began to write faster and sharper. This fandom gave me a high standard and I really want to fulfill everyone's expectations, to contribute something really good for people to read. I'm already over 3.000 on my main fic and nearing 2000 on my AU one and it's going good and I love it.

@темы: fanfix, TegoShige

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Kちゃん NEWS 2013.02.20: Koyashigetego kissing but only because they were drunk...

Introducing: Kちゃん NEWS 2013.02.20 or that one time Koyama, Shige and Tegoshi kissed but totally not because they’re gay or anything.

Feat: Kato Shigeaki who really wants you to know he did not agree to this and didn't like it one bit.


That's a rough transcript:

慶「”雑誌のインタビューでシゲがすごい発言してました。みんなでメンバーのドラマでのキスシーンについて話してたら俺小山とキスしたことあると言ってました。慶ちゃんはその後普通に受け答えしてましたが、なんで2人でキスしたんですか教えてください。”」
成「正直手越ともしたよね(笑」
慶「シラフじゃないっしょ?」
成「ベロベロに酔っ払ってそういうなんか、でも俺は結構嫌なの。そのノリでも男とそういうことするの。」
慶「振る人いるよね。」
成「ちょー覚えてるんだけど、手越がしてったの。手越がチューしにいってたの。」
慶「それ俺らが受け入れざるをえなかった。」
成「3~4年前くらい。」
慶「思い出した、あれか!その後に俺としげがする流れになっちゃったんだ。」
成「それからベロベロになった小山を助けに行ってちゅーしたこと何回もあるし。」
慶「まじ?」
成「大体その瞬間覚えてないじゃん小山さんは。俺は結構覚えてるからそういうこと言っちゃったんだよね。最終的に3人で同時にするってやったからね(笑すごいやだったから覚えてる。」
慶「ゲイ疑惑でるわ~。シラフでしてたらドン引きだよ(笑」
成「ガチでチュー(笑」

And my attempt to make it proper English:

K: It's from "Poko-chan". In a magazine interview Shige made a surprising statement. Everyone was talking about the kissing scenes in doramas and he said that he kissed Koyama before. Kei-chan answered normally after that but I was very shocked, why did the two of you kiss? Please tell me.
S: Actually, I did it with Tegoshi as well, that time.
K: That's right. But we, that's because... We weren't sober, right?
S: We weren't. We were very drunk so somehow... But I don't really like that. Even in such a situation to do those kinds of things with guys.
K: There are also people who reject it.
S: There are, yes. That time, I remember it very well, Tegoshi started it.
K: With men?
S: Tegoshi went to kiss...
K: That's right. In that situation we were forced to accept it.
S: About 3 or 4 years ago.
K: Ah, I remember now! It was that. After this it happened that me and Shige had to do it.
S: After that I had to go save a drunken Koyama and got kissed a few times.
K: Me? Seriously?
S: That happened several times. Koyama doesn't really remember that moment.
K: I don't.
S: That was at a birthday party of (?) That time. I remember it quite well so I said it.
K: I see.
S: That time, at first we did it with Tegoshi and we ended up with all three of us doing it simultaneously. We sort of gathered together.
K: People would think we're gay.
S: I remember it because I hated it so much. (but he was laughing so hard at that point) They would think we're gay.
K: If we did it sober we'd really freak everyone out.
S: Seriously kissing...



Also the part of the interview the girl talked about:

S: No, no! I don't want other members see my kissing face at my wedding! (laugh)
T: But Kei-chan, you've/we've seen Shige kissing before, right?
K: Eh? We did? (laugh)
S: Well, me and Koyama actually kissed before (laugh)
T: Ahahah!

Popolo 2013.01

@темы: Translations, NEWS., slash

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Member Ai

I seriously don't know if my shipper's life could be more complete. In just a few days I was able to find info on the two of the juiciest episodes I've only heard about for some time.

The first was the bath incident - That time when they got soaked at the concert on 2013.07.26. There were just 2 tiny baths which Tegomass occupied. Then Koyama came and asked Massu to move. Which he did. Shige then joined Tegoshi and complained he was wiggling all over the place. Seriously, Kato-san.
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The second - Kちゃん NEWS 2013.02.20 in which they talked about the drunken kissing. Actually, it turned out a bit different from what I've heard. I mean Shige did have a kiss with Tegoshi. The thing is Shige also had a kiss with Koyama. Apparently, they are had a threesome kiss which I'm not even sure how to imagine but... Guess you can't break that little love triangle? Or should I say threesome? Too bad Tegoshi wasn't there to add his version of the event.

@темы: NEWS., slash

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I beat Dr. Doom last night. And it was the hardest fucker to beat so far. But they made the rules so that now you can't take on bosses alone even if you want to. So I usually end up with random guys. Last night it was me and the Iron Man dude but I think I did most of the work. I got all stressed out but I finished it after all. And of course as soon as if was over the Iron Man dude took the booty and ran off. No courtesy these days.

@музыка: Kagrra, - し、み、め、ゆ、き、さ、あ

@темы: Games

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NEWS: Koyama Keiichiro

* Name: Koyama Keiichiro (小山 慶一郎
* Nickname: Kei-chan
* Birthday: 1984.05.01
* Zodiac sign: Taurus
* Blood Type: O
* Birthplace: Sagamihara, Kanagawa
* Education: Meiji University, major in Literature
* Siblings: Older sister
* Height: 177cm
* Weight: ~60kg
* Band colour: Purple

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Childhood

On the 1st of May the Koyama family mostly consisting of women was delighted to welcome a boy into the world. Apparently his great grandfather wanted to name him Toutarou but in the end he was named Keiichiro. While "ichiro" basically means 'first son', 'kei' is a kanji for "delight, happiness"so I think Kei-chan is a really nice way to call someone. Keiichiro's parents ran a ramen restaurant since before he was born and he continued living there until he turned 28.



In kindergarten Keiichiro had his first kiss. But unlike Shigeaki he was the one kissed all of a sudden. While at first he protested he ended up falling for that girl. I wonder why does this story seem familiar?

Keiichiro liked to play games which he often made up himself but he wasn't really very interested in studying. The boy liked to play outside and did all kinds of sports. Since elementary he played soccer, badminton as well as track and field. But he was especially keen on baseball and he was in a baseball team since kindergarten. In grade 3 he became team's captain until the end of middle school. However, he admits that he wasn't very serious about it so his team was weak and kept losing in all tournaments.

In middle school things were going great, but the high school exams turned out to be very tough. Even though Koyama tried hard he didn't manage to enter the school he wanted and he was so upset he considered not going to high school altogether. But then his parents asked him whether he was ready to start working and that did wonders to his motivation. To enter high school of course.

Koyama tried working part-time at a supermarket but he decided he wasn't suited for it and quit. As he was struggling with school and trying to find something to devote himself to his sister got an idea.


Entering JE and NEWS

Originally Koyama claimed his sister suggested he should try to audition to Johnnys Entertainment and he agreed. But he was probably too embarrassed to admit that he had no say in it. As far as Koyama was concerned he and his sister were just fooling around when they dressed him up and started taking pictures. She even did his make-up but apparently he ented up looking like he tried to cross-dress. Nobody told him these pictures would be used in an application form. That was in November 2000 and Koyama didn't think much of it until 2 months later.

It was snowing heavily on the January 21 and Koyama engaged in a massive snowball battle with his friends. As he came home tired from the fight he found a letter was waiting for him. It said "Come to an audition on Jan 21" so Keiichiro rushed to meet his destiny.

Koyama didn't know much about Johnnys Entertainment but somehow he had this image that popular guys should have blond hair and have pierced ears. That is why he hastily bleached his hair and borrowed his sister's ear clip before going to the audition. That day there were about 300 kids there and they were divided into about 7 groups and each of the groups had to sing to a certain song. Koyama figured that the A team was the best but since he was in team E his chances were bad. After the teams were all shown the choreography they were supposed to dance and selected based on that. That's when Koyama though he needs to figure out a way to improve his chances. He decided to play dumb and told the choreographer he couldn't remember the moves at all. Which was a lie but it allowed him to go through the routine one more time and that's how he found himself in team A. However, after Johnny came to greet the new Juniors he stopped Koyama and told him he hated his blond hair and piercing and that he should get rid of it. By next week black-haired Koyama had a photoshoot for "Fresh Juniors".

Just one week after Koyama entered the agency Johnny-san introduced him to another boy, 3 years younger and said "This is your partner". The boy's name was Kato Shigeaki and soon they became good friends.



Koyama joined Johnny's Entertainment at the beginning of 2001, when he was 16 years old which is pretty late considering how some kids join at 9. But being older had its advantages and when J-Support was formed Koyama became the team's leader. The group existed for about 2 years and while they not only backdanced but often performed at Shounen Club and such there was no indication that debut was anywhere near and Koyama got a little anxious. He graduated from high school and managed to get into a good university so he thought that maybe this wasn't his thing after all, that he should quit the agency but he could never muster the courage to tell Johnny-san. While Koyama hesitated the agency included him in their plans for a new unit and once he found out about it all of his thoughts about leaving vanished. He was now both a student and an idol.

Since January Koyama with Kato and Kusano were a part of the cast of the children's show Ya-Ya-yah. In September when Masuda and Tegoshi joined them on the show Koyama went from being a participant to co-host which became a start of his hosting career. Soon after NEWS was formed and somehow he ended up doing most of the talking along with Yama Pi. Eventually Koyama became the band's main spokesman taking it upon himself to entertain the audience during the talk segments in the concerts.



In 2006 when the band went on hiatus he and Shige were very depressed. They even said they'd cried when they saw themselves on TV without the "from NEWS" next to their names. While they did eventually perform as KoyaShige it was more of a comical duo that sung ridiculous songs. Moreover Koyama was pretty close with both Uchi and Kusano so the whole thing was a shock to him.

Eventually the band got back on its feet but to Koyama another crisis came in 2009 when he turned 25. He seemed to lose his sense of direction, couldn't figure out what he really wanted. However, in August that year NEWS were chosen as hosts for the annual charity event 24 Hour TV. Each of the members had their own project and Koyama's was helping deaf children to create a shadow show. In order to communicate with the children Koyama did his best to learn sign language. After the marathon was over a producer of a news program "News Every" approached Koyama. He said he was impressed by his efforts and invited him to try working as a newscaster. Once again Koyama realized he found something he was passionate about.

Koyama directing the shadow show



Once on April 1st Shige pranked Koyama saying that YamaPi was leaving the band and believing it Koyama replied "We can't go on without YamaPi". Three years later that joke wasn't funny anymore. By 2011 NEWS have already lost 3 members but Koyama felt that as long as YamaPi and Ryo were there they can still go on. So naturally when the two announced their decision to leave it hit him like a ton of bricks. It wasn't exactly that unexpected and perhaps all 4 of them felt that this might happen one day but nobody wanted to believe it.

As the four finally gathered to discuss their fate most people in the agency seemed to think they won't be able to go on. Not knowing whether NEWS would be able to continue Koyama fell depressed. He was even worried he might lose his job as a caster but his boss told him he hired him because of his abilities and human qualities, not because he was a an idol or a member of 'NEWS'.

No matter what anyone said Koyama cherished NEWS and wanted to keep it alive but the prospects weren't good. Working as a newscaster Koyama was visiting the areas struck by the earthquake and as he talked with people many have told him they loved NEWS and were waiting for their return. That made him think that maybe there's still hope.

The first thing Koyama thought when he heard the two members were leaving was that he should have acted earlier, he should have talked to them and maybe it wouldn't come to this but at that time he was so shocked he couldn't say anything. That is why he decided that this time he has to talk to the members and the agency and do everything in his power to save NEWS. His efforts were not in vain and after thoroughly discussing the matter NEWS was given another chance.

Koyama has lost his leadership in 2003 and it was in 2011 when NEWS were planning their comeback that he finally got the chance to regain it. He decided to bring it up at the next meeting but first he called Kato and asked for his opinion so basically it was just Tegomass' approval that he needed. He invited all the members to a restaurant and told them his wish. His wish was granted but with one term: from now on he had to pay for all of the meals. Koyama agreed not expecting the members to take it seriously. But apparently he does pay every time the members go out together and Tegomass even occasionally hand him check for the meals they had without him. The funny thing is I'm pretty sure nobody else would want to be a leader anyway.


Career&Hobbies

Koyama has always been talkative and it was natural for him to assume the role of MC soon after he entered the agency. After just two years he was co-hosting the children's show Ya-Ya-yah (2003–2007) and later he co-hosted the Shounen Club along with Nakamaru from KAT-TUN (NHK, 2006–2011) and Hi! Hey! Say! (2007–2009). In Summer 2009 Koyama began to learn sign language and spent two months preparing his project for 24 Hour TV marathon. Because of his passion and dedication he was invited to try himself as an announcer.

Since April 2010 Koyama has been working as a newscaster for 'news every'. It was challenging but he really enjoyed meeting new people and experiencing new things. His speciality is working on locations and after the 2011 earthquake he regularly visits the affected areas and delivers reports on the recovery progress there. Sometimes he also uses his ability to communicate via sign language. In 2014 he was promoted to main caster so now he can be seen there every evening Monday to Thursday.



Since 2005 Koyama had a weekly radio show, "K-chan news". He is the host while other members visit him in a rotation system. The show survived all of the band's crises and is still going strong.

Early in his career Koyama received a lot of letters from overseas fans and realized he didn't know that much about other Asian countries so he decided to devote himself to studying Asian history and culture. Thankfully he was able to enter Meiji University and though it was hard he really enjoyed learning. He graduated in 2007. Koyama takes particular interest in Korea and learns Korean language.

Koyama didn't have many roles in films and dramas but he did have some notable plays. He was in the Japanese version of 'High School Musical' (2007) and in 2009 he played the main role in stage play called 'Call' which was very challenging since he had to spend the entire play in a telephone box talking non-stop.



In 2012 Koyama and Kato became hosts of a show called Mirai Theatre. Every week they invite guests to the studio and show 2 inspiring stories about interesting people who can be considered 'revolutionists'.

Koyama spends a lot of time working out though he has yet to catch up with Masuda. He started doing karate in 2009 and he's seems to be a good student. Koyama doesn't have many hobbies but there is one thing he really loves. He has a sweet tooth and can't live without sweet things. He's especially fond of eclairs. He also has a section in magazine where he introduces recipes of various cakes and pastry and tries to make them. Too bad none of the other members like sweets.


Personality

The first thing anyone would say about Koyama is that he's nice. Probably too nice for his own good. Because of his nurturing caring personality Koyama has always been looking after the other members, especially the younger ones. So much that fans began to call him "Koyamama". When Tegoshi came along all awkward and cute and a little lost Koyama 'adopted' him and has been taking care of him ever since. But basically Koyama loves all of his band members and often complains that he's forever living an unrequited love. He is also considered to be the one to come up with the term "Member Ai" which is the name of his jweb blog.

Koyama says he is often used by people, but no one more than Tegoshi. The youngest often asks him to recommend him restaurants, make appointments for him and treat him to dinners. Koyama says he's helpless against him and would do anything he asks. Even if he gets frustrated by Tegoshi's antics a simple "Kei-chan, thank you!" will appease him in a moment. By the way, it was Tegoshi who began to call him "Kei-chan".

Koyamama and his two kids



Koyama is best friends with Shige. They were paired up as soon as Koyama entered the agency and have been very close ever since. They hang out a lot and often go on trips together. They're actually so close that they often joke they're a lot like a married couple. Koyama is also Shige's biggest fan and supporter. When Shige's first book came out Koyama read it 3 times and praised him a lot.

Kei-chan is very friendly and gets along with people well. He is very agreeable and is always ready to help those in need. However, his bandmates say that sometimes it almost seems like he doesn't have his own opinion as he always supports everyone else's ideas and is easily swayed. Members even used to call him "Yes Man" since he can't say "No" to anything.

Koyama is somewhat naive and never really gets angry and that is probably the reason why the members prank him so often. Though earlier it was Shige who got bullied the most after NEWS became 4 this role went to Koyama. Tegoshi and Shige often play pranks on him and make fun of him in every way. The most popular topics are his naivety, his meekness and his single eyelids. But of course it's all out of love.

Koyama might not be the image of a perfect leader. Members say he's air-headed, clumsy and often messes up words. But he's also hard-working, caring and dedicated. He's the one who fought hard to keep NEWS alive, the one who looks over the members and brings them together.

He's also simply fabulous~

@темы: NEWS.

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It's amazing how many years it took me to look at myself in the mirror and think: "I look beautiful today. I don't need any make-up." You know, not because I was lazy but because I was comfortable enough.

@темы: myself

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Dotama, welcome!

У меня давно уже не было новых читателей и ни одного с пор моей Ньюс-мании. Я вижу, у нас много общих интересов. В общем, не знаю что еще сказать, но я Вам рада.

@темы: welcome

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GW 516

Just finished episode 16. And I was ok though most of it but that last part. Fuck. My poor feels. That is just so not fair. I have no idea what comes now but it just can't be good, it can never be good.

@настроение: crying

@темы: work, series

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What goes up and then goes down down down? My mood. I was feeling so high these past few days I honestly began to worry about the setback. Which is what happens now. And there is no real reason for it, just violent mood swings. I tried to do aromatherapy and tried to do lavender again. Except I hate lavender. I guess it doesn't really work that way. Now that's more like it, life sucks and that seems like my natural state.

@темы: myself

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NEWS 2014

So so far it's like this:

Tegomass Tour Final: Fukuoka 4/24

Tegoshi: Apart from ItteQ he's gonna be the main announcer for the World Cup in Brazil but that's June-July so not sure what he's up to until then.

Masuda: He's now a member of permanent cast of Ippuku which airs on 8 AM I think. Entertaining bored celebrity housewives every Monday.
Mirai Rocketto 24:50JST Fridays?

Koyama: News Every - Monday to Thursday.

Shige: Now the 'Burn' promotion seems to be over so he'll concentrate on his play 'Naka no Hito'.

Tegoshi: ItteQ every Sunday. World Cup in Summer.


There's a comeback in May but I doubt they will do much. Not with Tegoshi being the main caster for WC. I'm not sure they would make a tour without releasing anything but that would take time so I dunno, it's hard to tell now. I doubt they'll release anything until at least August.

запись создана: 03.04.2014 в 15:13

@музыка: TOKIO - シェリー・アルーム

@темы: NEWS., schedules

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Ayana Sakai, wife of L'Arc~en~Ciel's leader and bassist tetsuya, announced her pregnancy this afternoon.

According to her ameblo blog, she is already 6 months pregnant and will be giving birth in summer. Congratulations to the couple!

Ayana Sakai married tetsuya in 2007. In addition to being a model and actress, the mother-to-be is also a wedding dress designer.


Took them long but Yay! Baby! Tetsu!

@темы: L'Arc~en~Ciel, news

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The Good and The Bad

The Good: The results of the sg-paanas contest finally got announced today and as expected I won. The second prize. Which I'm cool with. I mean I was hoping for the first prize and frankly looking at the winner I still think I was better but then again I'm a new fan and I even missed the Anniversary itself so in that respect it's fair enough. Hope the card gets here soon.

The Bad: So I was having a good day and I went to take a shower and I guess I was too excited because I ended up shaving a whole patch of my own skin on my leg. What the fuck is wrong with me? T_T How the fuck did I even do that? Shaving for 14 years and never learning. Thank you, life, for putting me in my place.

@темы: myself

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