I really do need a squee icon.

If you have/seen any, let me know. Shige? Does Shige squee?  We'll have to settle for the rabu rabu icon, I guess.

Email from mommy:
"I should invite Sean over for dinner sometime soon. I hardly see him anymore. I never know when Dad is going to be home to plan ahead. I should just send Sean a text and ask him what is a good day for dinner. I don’t want to wait until I have to ask him to shovel snow for me. Yes, Sean is an adult now. I actually keep forgetting how old you two are. “Sean is going on 22, Heather will be 24!” My babies!!! How time flies…"

Oh, I love my mom. :)  I wonder if she was doing a happy dance because I am starting to talk about when I'm coming home.  And I'll be moving in with the parents at 24...... god, I'll be one of those --- what the hell are they called --- fuck, I can't remember.  Just like Japanese people who live at home til they get married.  Although I won't be living at home until then, just a few months until I move back to BC.  Ahhh I'm actually looking forward to it?  I like being able to hang out with my mom, I really miss that.  And get a carrrrr.  I am itching to get some wheels.  MY own wheels.  Or basically adopt my dad's car since he's never home anyway. 

Ahh now I get to use the "nostalgic" mood. :)

Irony is my antidrug.

Johnny has outlawed gocons. Because apparently that's where they all get high and do dirty things with girls (and probably some boys). XD As if that's going to stop them.  Here's the gist of the article, but you should click the link anyway to see a most unattractive picture of Ohno.

"Shibutani Subaru's woman scandal continues and now Arashi's Ohno Satoshi's accusations of marijuana are being reported. Not only that, but unsettling reports of "moving along with one pretty girl after another" are starting to circulate.

Last year, accusations of Nakai Masahiro and marijuana were being murmured underground. And then there was the scandal of TOKIO's Nagase Tomoya and an adult video actress. In any case, rumors of women and drugs aren't dying out for Johnny's. Since then there has been even more potential for scandals to come out.

Now, if scandals come out Johnny's is disciplining their activities and urging them to exercise self-restraint.  So far, there hasn't been any rules on having drinking parties in private. The situation this is time is very serious.

It's been announced that group dates (gokon) are banned to all the talent belonging to Johnny.  (YES that's what it says.)  There are no exceptions. This was only the 2nd or 3rd rumor to come out for Shibutani and Ohno but any more than the sponsors and clients might go their seperate ways. And those at the top of the Johnny's Jimusho are afraid of that.

Young men in their prime only going hard after girls is becoming increasingly problematic. Next time, will the JE boys be able to win in the battle for their pleasure? We'll be watching."

Oh, JE is becoming more sordid by the moment!  And big Johnny is pissed off.  To top it all off, this was on the hazcheezburger  feed this morning:

More to come today: Maou mail translation and whining about housework.

Maou Mail

どうも魔王で～す！
第４話は見てくれたでしょうか？領は自分の計画はあるものの、段々と色んな感情や思いに揺れ動いてきましたねぇ～！大野智もスーツを着ての撮影がほとんどで、自分の私服に違和感を感じてきちゃったから、私服もスーツにしようかと揺れ動いています(笑)。
そして第４話の最後に出てきた領のお姉さんが、第５話にも登場！領にとってどんな存在なのか！？お楽しみに！！

2008年8月1日　大野智


Hello, it's the Devil~!
You watched episode 4, didn't you? Though Ryou has his own plan, he's been gradually wavering with various feelings and thoughts. Mostly when I'm wearing a suit during a shoot, but when I'm in my plain clothes there is a feeling that they aren't quite right, I'm wavering between making my plain clothes a suit. (lol).
So at the end of episode 4, Ryou's sister emerged, she'll make an appearance in episode 5 too! What kind of existence does she have for Ryou!? Look forward to it!

August 1st, 2008  Ohno Satoshi

And now to get packing before the show!

よく分かります！

I want to know how Maou can have such low ratings.  I am totally enjoying it!  And Ohno's acting chops are starting to shine.  Ryou -- or is it? -- is starting to show some emotion on his face other than severe DIEDIEDIEHATEHATEHATE glares at Naoto.  I was able to understand much more of this episode than the last so I won't be scrambling to download the next episode when it comes out to find out what the hell happened.  A few pivotal lines of dialogue were lost on me but overall, I'm impressed.  Set out a roach trap so we'll see what we catch over the week.  I'm all packed up save for my toiletries and I'm getting drowsy now from the melatonin so I should be out like a light as soon as I crawl into bed.  I want to wait until Best Fiction is finished downloading but I don't even know if I could wait 10 minutes before passing out like a light. 
Osaka tomorrow! :D