urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive Your friendly neighborhood tennis freak. Kawamura Takashi 2005-08-01T04:36:35Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:23464 2005-08-01T04:36:35Z 2005-08-01T04:36:35Z Well, looks like it's back to the salt mines of restauranting for me now; this time I'm going to some sort of italian restaurant, although I've really got no idea what to expect--I hear it's very popular in America, and I guess in Italy? But uh...we're not either of those? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:22929 2005-07-18T04:10:52Z 2005-07-18T04:10:52Z Seems I'm getting to move to 'fine dining' next.<br /><br />This is getting exciting, and hectic as hell...I need a break or something, but I'm having too much fun! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:22617 2005-07-11T03:46:32Z 2005-07-11T03:46:32Z I could get used to cafes....<br /><br />Bustling, but calm, and not a lot of food prep or service! That's nice...this place is a little far from my house though being by the train station and all.<br /><br />Still, I could get used to this kind of thing...<br /><br />...Plus it's far away from weird.....people. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:22411 2005-07-04T03:56:10Z 2005-07-04T03:56:10Z Ah...that's...much better.<br /><br />So this week I'm kind of off the beaten path, not really near anyone that I can think of; just a cafe that's been around the train stations here for a long time--the owner and my dad go way back, apparently.<br /><br />It's...much calmer here, but getting used to the strange style of cafe's is a little odd--Strange working in a place that serves food where most people come to use just about everything else but the food. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:21975 2005-06-20T03:40:57Z 2005-06-20T03:40:57Z What is with me and my hair? Am I just really unlucky?<br /><br /><br />....<br /><br />What the hell am I supposed to do with a punk styled pompadour?!!?! How did this even happen?! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:21629 2005-06-13T04:03:38Z 2005-06-13T04:05:32Z <a name="cutid1"></a>Man, getting a shipment from a company with roaches in it was not exactly a great way to spend the week. We were closed for a day so we could clean out the supply closet and get everything put back into place...the company was very sorry and gave us our money back, plus some more to buy more fish because we couldn't guarantee the quality anymore.<br /><br /><br />Jeez, always something around here... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:21254 2005-05-30T04:27:06Z 2005-05-30T04:27:06Z Dad moved fast; he got me an apprenticeship pretty damn quick; some bakery downtown. Oddly, I think it's near Fudomine...they deal mostly in sweets, so since I have little experience in baking I guess that's why I'm going there first, to work for a few weeks?<br /><br />..Also, I wonder why dad turned red after I mentioned that I saw a certain someone dressed like a tramp on the corner across the street?<br /><br />...Maybe it's best I didn't ask. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:21181 2005-05-23T04:12:38Z 2005-05-23T04:12:38Z <a name="cutid1"></a><br />I guess I didn't notice but it's time to worry about what happens after I graduate...<br /><br />I mean, I really don't see tennis being a long term thing. It was fun while it lasted but I just don't know what to do--I said I'd go as far as the nationals with them, but then what?<br /><br />Dad's been talking about getting me apprenticeships in the area, short term gigs and so forth. For someone in the food biz, this is basically like high school and college...but also I have the urge to go to high school too...maybe I can get him to make them part time; at the least I don't need college.<br /><br />I just don't know how many people'd miss me, being that I'd have to leave the tennis team to do these jobs...it's kind of frightening.<br /><br /><br />Oh<br /><br /><a name="cutid2"></a><br />What.<br /><br />The.<br /><br />Hell.<br /><br />Are.<br /><br />You.<br /><br />Wearing.<br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:20858 2005-05-16T04:14:54Z 2005-05-16T04:14:54Z Still dull. Aliens could be landing and I would never know from boredom. And it's been unusually slow at the restaurant, so I've been rereading a lot of old manga I read as a kid.<br /><br />Oh! Kaidou, happy belated birthday! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:20575 2005-05-09T04:48:26Z 2005-05-09T04:48:26Z A rather uninteresting week.<br /><br />...I wonder, maybe all the interesting stuff happens to other people, and thus I need to act as a 'normalcy' magnet or something to keep the world balanced?<br /><br />...<br /><br />Or maybe I'm just really dull. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:19784 2005-04-18T04:48:06Z 2005-04-18T04:49:43Z All that tuna sold out fast, I was really suprised.<br /><br />Dad suprised me with tickets to see a high ranking match at Kourakuren Hall, he can't go cause of the shop...he knows some sports reporters and they had some apparently.<br /><br />...Except I don't think I know anyone who likes to watch boxing... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:19670 2005-04-11T04:27:41Z 2005-04-11T04:27:41Z Things are going very well! In fact I'd almost think that nothing has been wrong for a while now! We've even been getting in some very good tuna from a friend from up north, it's very expensive and hard to prepare but very tasty! Dad won't let me cut it though since it's so rare.<br /><br />Oh well, things are finalyl normal again...<br /><br />...I think. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:18757 2005-03-28T16:30:26Z 2005-03-28T16:30:26Z I feel like there's something important I'm supposed to be talking about but I can't really...<br /><br />Oh, the letters seemed to have stopped.<br /><br />I can only assume that's bad. I'd say it's good.<br /><br />But I doubt it.<br /><br />But I guess I'll just ignore it; time to go manga shopping and get my mind off things. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:18612 2005-03-21T05:09:36Z 2005-03-21T05:09:36Z This stalker thing is getting out of hand but at least I think I can get a handle on it. They're getting sloppy...which means either something is gonna happen of they're giving up, I'm not sure. But I'm on the trail...<br /><br />I feel kind of like Kindaichi or Conan now... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:18245 2005-03-14T04:35:44Z 2005-03-14T04:35:44Z I guess I've got a stalker; and I don't know if they're reading this or not. But it's gotta stop; threatening people I know just ain't sitting well with me.<br /><br />It's time to figure out who's behind it, and put an end to it...<br /><br />...I didn't really want to have to try and go this hardcore into it, but I'm worried.<br /><br /><br />....Jin, I need to talk to you. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:18117 2005-03-07T04:23:10Z 2005-03-07T04:23:10Z Fuji, I need to talk to you...<br /><br />And Shinji, I definetly need to talk to you.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />The letters haven't stopped..and they aren't from Shinji...unless the boy writes about himself in the third person and makes very violent references to himself.<br /><br />It started out cute, but now I'm getting worried...I don't think telling dad or anyone would do any good, no reason to get them upset. I'll tell Fuji...he should know what to do.<br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:17738 2005-02-27T03:02:12Z 2005-02-27T03:02:12Z Ok, what the hell.<br /><br />I thought it was a joke, but like...for the past week, my locker, mailbox, and even my DESK have been crammed with love letters. <strike>GIBBU ME RABU LETTERS!!!</strike> They were kind of funny at first, but when the count got to...<br /><br /><br />....<br /><br /><br />...300, I think perhaps it's time to investigate. They LOOK like they were written by...well, I would think a girl, but then there are typed ones, and some of the latest...<strike>creepy</strike> ones are sort of just scribbled.<br /><br />I think I'll start with the first person that comes to mind here, and work out from there..<br /><br /><strike>Shinji that means you, what the hell.</strike><br /><br /><br /><small>OOC: Strike out 1 is a Bo-bobo quote. Strike out 3 was there, and then deleted by Taka before posting. =3</small> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:17613 2005-02-14T04:38:03Z 2005-02-14T04:38:03Z Things just don't like to go my way lately...but thankfully it seems that everything is back to normal.<br /><br />...for now... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:17284 2005-01-31T04:53:04Z 2005-01-31T04:53:04Z I guess I'm supposed to be in some sort of play? I wish people would tell me weird things like this sooner.<br /><br />...I hope I don't forget about it...<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />Man I have got to get out of that and then say I forgot.<br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:17023 2005-01-17T00:06:26Z 2005-01-17T00:06:26Z I hope everyone had a good holiday, I sort of dropped off the radar for a bit as we took a trip to visit some relatives. Hope no one minded the absence of sushi in your lives!<br /><br />Guess it's time to catch up and see what's going on...and to be thankful that, unlike my cousins, I was not forced into an arranged marriage! (I never understood that custom.)<br /><br />Cleaned out the manga magazines for the year, and donated them to some local kids who really seemed to want them...I guess I never realized those magazines get expensive.<br /><br />Ahhh, it is nice and cold out though! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:16673 2004-12-24T20:05:57Z 2004-12-24T20:05:57Z <a name="cutid1"></a><br />Y'know, having sex with Shinji wasn't too bad. I have a feeling he's freaking out about it...and a small part of me kinda finds that redeeming, in that revenge kinda way. I think Fuji'd be proud?<br /><br />He looks pretty convincing in a dress, though.<br /><br /><br />So, the Xmas ball was...interesting...and had...interesting results.<br /><br />To be honest, I'm glad that weird girl got knocked out when she did...I don't think I could have handled that anymore. I hope I'm not that bad when I ramble about manga. I was kinda hoping to see McKenzie-san or some other people, but the costumes made it kinda hard to spot people. I dunno if I even saw anyone from my team!<br /><br />Ah well...I think I'll save up and get one of these Vespas...and my hair is silver. Again. That wasn't really 'temporary' dye I guess... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:16448 2004-11-29T04:36:24Z 2004-11-29T04:36:24Z Ah, thanks to everyone for the party this week at the amusement park, it was really appreciated. I would have posted my thanks earlier but some little squirrel got in here and chewed through my computer wires!<br /><br />Anyway, aside from replacing those, I got some other presents--which is good cause I just cleaned out a lot of stuff from my room.<br /><br />Got some manga, a few figurines, but I got some extra spending money since the manga I really want doesn't come out till next week, release dates and all!<br /><br />Met that foreign girl, Mckenzie-san, at the amusement park and she spent some time with us. That was fun...I hope she wasn't too scared by everyone else though.<br /><br />Oh, I have a new cell phone guys...ask me at school and I'll give you the number.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />Ah, I feel kinda bad, but I threw out all the stuff Shinji gave me...including my cell phone. Dad gave me a new one, he understood. We gave that phone a good send off, chopping it into a bunch of pieces though.<br />I felt it was time to move along...<br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:16348 2004-11-15T04:52:41Z 2004-11-15T04:52:41Z We won! We won, we won!<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />But I don't really care! I'm glad we won though...I've gotta give it my all, even if I'm gonna stop in High School...<br /><br /><br />I noticed that red haired foreign girl in the stands today...and I ran into manga girl again.<br /><br />Strange... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:16002 2004-11-08T04:56:58Z 2004-11-08T04:56:58Z ...Did anyone else know that we have foreign students? I guess I never noticed till I bumped into this red-headed girl today...I guess that's the term? She certainly wasn't Japanese...And she spoke English mixed in, it was kind of obvious.<br /><br />I wonder why I never noticed her before?<br /><br />And I think I saw a girl from my class today buying the same manga as I was, but I couldn't talk to her cause she ran away from me.<br /><br />Weird...<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />...I also didn't notice there were so many cute girls at our school.<br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:burning_drive:15780 2004-11-01T04:59:08Z 2004-11-01T04:59:08Z Geez, they really start piling it on during certain parts of the year, don't they...I feel like I'm prisoner at my own desk!