Year of the...

(These last two were a bit too big so click through to see them in all their glory)

You're sick Jessy! Sick, sick, sick!







Thanks to all those people I stole these pictures from.

Happy New Year!

(And yes, I was trying to match last year's blog post count.)

The 108 Defilements and New Years Omamori 百八煩悩 と お守り

Were I smarter person (or at the very least a far less lazy person), I'd have a list of the following two things prepared but I'm not so:

除夜の鐘 Joya no kane

The 108 Defilements (百八煩悩)

Different types of Omamori (お守り)

The Gift III and IV

Hey Bunpei!

Yes, character with no name and face?

While you were at lunch someone left you a phone message.

Really?

Yeah, it's from a Mister...Sasuke?

*Sigh* I told him not to call here.

What?

Nothing. What was the message?

He said that he was calling to make sure that you got his gift and that he'll call you tonight after his shift at 7-11 is over.

Alright, got it. Thanks.

Oh, wait. You have another message. And it's from..Mister Sasuke again.

*Sigh* And?

He said that maybe you should try using the spray on your back because he knows that it always makes him feel better and even though his eyes still sting from time to time it sure seems to have helped him see better.

Wha? Um. OK. Thanks.



*Ring*

"Leave a message after the beep."

*Beep*

Hey! Shingo! It's me, Katsumi! How are you doing? I'm on my lunch break at 7-11 and wanted to call to make sure that you got my gift! Isn't it great? Anyway, I was thinking about your hat. Yeah! Your hat! Like, how it's always falling off and stuff. So I was thinking, what if you used some of the spray on the inside of your hat to make it stay in place? Wouldn't that be great? Actually, I had the idea before the last SASUKE. Me and my assassin tried it at my place when we were training and it seemed to work really well! Well, maybe too well. I guess we put too much and it was really hard to take off. Like, really really hard. So long story short, that's why Takuya showed up with his head shaved. But I think if we...

*Beep*

(to his wife) And that's why we should always screen our calls.

The Gift II

*Ring*

Hello?

Kaz-man!

Umm..Katsumi?

Yeah! It's me! Did you get my present?



Uh, yeah. Thanks.

Isn't it great? I sent a box to all the others too! Even some people who aren't All-Stars like you and me! I do stuff for the little people!

Little people?

Yeah! I even gave a can to one of my co-workers at the Mickey Ds!

Mickey Ds?

McDonalds! I heard one of those Ninja Warrior people call it that!

I thought you were working at Mister Donut?

I was! But they let me go, can you believe it? They said something about me taking too long between orders. Said I was "thinking too much." Whatever!

OK. Got it. Mickey Ds.

So anyway, I've been thinking lately. You know how you haven't been competing because of your eyesight? Well, I think that Sasuke Spray might be the cure for your problems!

The spray? Are you sure? How is that going to help me?

I know I always feel good after I use it! But I've only been using it on like my arms and legs and chest and stuff but I've been wondering if it'll help with other body parts? Like, my eyes? Maybe it can help you see better!

Uh..I don't know about that Katsumi.

We'll never know until we try! I've got a can right here with me! Let's try right now...

I don't think that...

*Pssht* AGHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Katsumi! Are you OK!

AGHHHHHHHH! KAZ-MAN! AGGHH! I GOTTA GO! I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF I AGHHH! CAN SEE ANY BETTER LATER!

*Sigh* OK Katsumi.

Sportsman No. 1 2008 Overview