10.30.2003
Listening to: Amayadori (not sure by who...)
Mood:  Great...and I can smell food...

Sugoi! (Wow!)  Tonight's sparring session went very well.  I need to work on building some strength in my feeble arms ::laughs and begins to laugh in a hysterical manner:: Gomen... (Sorry...)

SmoothJava along with a total of four other guys came down to watch us spar.  ...I think it went well.  Demo! (But!)  I think a video of what we did would better explain things... that's right!  With SmoothJava's camera, he was able to take four pictures and a nice video of us sparring (Loidensis and VashMatrix).  I'm excited to actually upload some media concerning Shouten...can't wait for tomorrow ::forms a big smile::

...gee, I can still smell food...but I better not.  Its not healthy to eat before you sleep you know...not in the least bit.  I think I'll be making a list of Japanese kanji I use so that I won't have to type them the way I have been doing so far...  Oh, and I've decided to cut the logs shorter now... in terms of the overall entries I have listed here... I'll keep them within 30 days or have a total of 10 or so entries at a time...

Boy, I need a shower... so that's all for today...

Dewa mata!

-VashMatrix

10.29.2003
Listening to: Itazura na kisu by Day After Tomorrow (I think...)
Mood:  Same as last entry...

Even though I said I probably would not update the front page for a while...there you have it...updated and ready.  I will still be making tweaks here and there...but for the most part, the new layout is finished.  ...now I can go to bed...mmmmm...bed...

-VashMatrix

10.28.2003
Listening to: Moon and Sunrise by BoA [Beat of an Angel]
Mood: Feeling good and tired

I hope you enjoy the new layout.  I've spent countless hours (or maybe six...) working on this.  I think its looks pretty good but drop me an e-mail and let me know what you think, yeah?  ...I really can't wait for Thursday to come... "Smooth Java" has an awesome camera that not only captures pictures but videos as well.  Ahh, the endless possibilities... Just for that, I've already found a good place to store the future Shouten pictures and video clips thanks to "The Bryce Specialist" (...you know who you are).  I'm still working on the other pages...this layout took a lot out of me so...there might not be any updates for a while...or at least until Thursday. ::sticks tongue out::  Dewa mata! (See you later!)

...and yes, I'm thinking about changing the main page as well to fit with this layout.  I think it would make more sense if I did so...

-VashMatrix

 

10.27.2003
Listening to: Cruel Angel Thensis by Iravati
Mood: Sleepy (and its only 20:30)

Kora!  Just yesterday, I came back from a very nice retreat.  It was about an hour's drive up north from where I'm at.  The retreat pertained to the importance of silence in prayer, the different images of God, and steps to becoming "holy, happy, and healthy" seminarians.  We made campfires on Saturday eve, and a small few made one Sunday eve in the rain (while the rest were having a fire in the fireplace as they were watching a baseball game...yeah, that's a way to spend a retreat...).  "Smooth Java," "Upholder of all that's good and traditional" (now will be referred to as UoatGaT...and if you see this message (you know who you are) give me a proper name to describe you by), and myself went traveling in the woods at various times throughout the retreat.  (...and here I thought I wouldn't be able to get any exercise in during the retreat...) The three of us used make-shift swords to chop down various dead (and sometimes the "not-so-dead") trees.  ::sighs:: Well, I'll get my fill of "whacking someone with a stick" once Thursday comes by.  Wish us luck on Thursday...we expect many future Shouten members to show up to this practice session.  Hopefully, we may be able to recruit a couple.

Coming up soon...

-VashMatrix

10.15.2003
Listening to: Duvetremix by BoA
Mood: Okay, just tired

Just wanted to make a few adjustments to the appearance of the site, that's all.  ...oh, and I don't think we'll be sparring this week...perhaps next week though.  Why?  Well, we want to play it safe and make sure any injury caused from last time has been given proper time to heal.

-VashMatrix

10.11.2003
Listening to: Where's Your Head at by...some artist?
Mood:  Good...especially with such an upbeat song as that...

Kora!  So you're probably all wondering why I haven't typed anything the past few days (or not).  Well, my sparring partner was...well, out-of-commission after our sparring session last Mokuyoobi (Thursday).  I won't go into the details but... we should be back on track and good to go next Mokuyoobi...hopefully.

Let's see what happened before...oh, I was able to purchase some awesome hockey gloves and some shin guards with the help of my parents.  Without them, I wouldn't have been able to get anywhere (currently is carless).  So, basically I have all my armor decked out...I just need a good helmet and a cup (last Thursday's sparring session proved that purchasing such a thing was indeed, vital...and that's all I'm going to say about that!  ^_~).  Decked out with all that armor though...phew...its a workout in itself...pretty cool though since you actually get the feel of wearing armor (and it actually fulfills its function too...not just for looks).

What else...what else...oh, so I revived good ol' school games here with SNES...my friends and I started engaging in the Super Mario series.  Just about two hours ago, "Smooth Java" and myself...(but mostly due to "Smooth Java") we were able to beat Super Mario World in 1 1/2 hours.  That was fun...but I think I had my share of Mario this weekend...that's the only thing I kept on playing today...ahhh, the good ol' days....

At any rate, that's about it...I don't have much else to say really...so...ja ne!

-Bashiatsuriku