Bata-kun no Atarashii Nikki/バタくんの新しい日記

Originally, I said that I would update the site three times a month at most.  Well, as of late, I’ve had second thoughts.  I’m seriously thinking about not updating this site anymore.  What seemed to be a really hyped up site turned out to be a big failure in my eyes.  Sure, it helped me become a staff member of a serious site, but really, this site turned out to be a big failure.

I will make a decision in two months or so.  While I’m at it, I don’t have much interest in working on Clover as well.  At this point, the only site I’m worried about outside of that pro site of mine is my Mixi one.  My typing style is not flashy enough and I am better off as someone typing up in Japanese.

When I do introduce my Mixi site, obviously, there’s no need for me to do a lexicon section.  This also means that I will no longer be a game guide creator or a game guide editor.  By the way, the Mixi site will now be my official site. (This means yes, I’m quitting that other site of mine too.)

Honestly, I had thoughts about making the Mixi site bilingual or English only, but it’d look ridiculous.  In regards of the guides, I originally was going to place them on my Mixi site, but they will look out of place.  Also, I have stopped working on them and adding on, no, you can’t take over any of the guides.  You still have to follow the rules though.

I am done ranting here.  Until then, I’ll be working on my new sites.  I’m heading to bed.

I haven’t updated this site in like almost 2 months and I have very good reasons why. Some time before my last post if I recall, I was asked by the head of J-Pop Express to be a serious editorial person for the site. I accepted because the blog needed some serious help.

I bet you’re thinking, “Hey! You’re not there”! That’s where you’re wrong. I am there, but I adopted a new name. The reason why I got a new nickname was that right after my birthday, I had decided that should I get a serious position, I would no longer use my usual name. I am not getting younger anymore and I am at that point in which I can’t be what was back when I was only 18 or 19 forever.

So, “Where are those two new sites?” you ask. They’re not the ones I initially thought of. One isn’t ready, but it’s because it’s a Mixi page. (Yes, I have a Mixi page.) Say what you will. Mixi is a powerful site. The other site happens to be my professional site.

You will say that it looks the same. It’s bland and it’s in the same background color. Despite those two bits I’ve said, it’s not even like the sites I have created. Why? For sites like this one, I can pretty much place up any site I want. For my professional site, I can’t list any fan sites at all unless it has quite a reputation. When I report news bits, I can’t make witty comments in the section, but in the diary only. I spell Koshiro Yuuzou-san’s name just like how I have done so. I don’t do it for the pro site.

The pro site is quite an interesting project for me. It taught me to be more disciplined. The site shows that I’m not the same person I was three years ago. The new methods make the site flow better. I can’t do tasks that I’d normally do here, but that doesn’t matter.

Somehow, I got an e-mail from someone in Japan saying that the person found my site through Google with the words “Quiz Magic Academy”. Obviously, people out west visit sites from people in Japan. It’s quite rare from someone in Japan to visit a westerner’s site mainly because some don’t have polished up English. That’s what got me over here again.

While this means that the site will not die off, this doesn’t mean that the site will get a lot of attention. I mean, look at Clamp. I am like Clamp. I don’t have much time to do various fan works anymore. Also, you have to consider that I’m not getting younger as I have mentioned already. At most, the site will be updated three times a month from now on.

I am glad people still call me Bata-kun, but you have to remember that these days, I don’t go by that name as much as I used to. I should mention this. My pro site will never list my Mixi page or even this page for that matter. So, that tells you how serious I am with that site. As much as I want to work on this site some more, I don’t have the time anymore. If I had a clone, that’d be terrific.

About that “job”, I am at that point in which I call it, “My mom’s wish”. I don’t call it a job anymore. I just call it, “My mom’s wish”. I don’t even bother mentioning this wish at my pro site because there’s no need for me to metion it. For sure, without any delays, I will stop the wish on my birthday at the latest.

I am off. I might as well give my best wishes to Neya Michiko-san. Also, I better say this. Hajimemashite! Boku wa Bata-kun soshite kore wa Bata-kun no Atarashii Nikki. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.