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.

Please don’t kill me! I haven’t updated because I’ve been so busy with stuff like getting photos developed (even though they look horrible) and I did a favor I wanted to get rid of before I’d forget. That’s why. Oh and uh, I knew that the American League would win again. Hee hee!

To make up for what I did or rather, what I haven’t done as of late, I made a new page. Looks familiar, huh? I guess some of what’s up there can be blamed too. Ha ha ha! By the way, the sooner I can find a scanner, the sooner I can finish that AX report. You will love the report.

First, there’s the doujinshi issue. Now, there’s the Singapore issue. Gah!

I can understand not being able to chew gum, spit or leave the toilet unflushed, but this! This, I can never understand! Why?!

If I’m not making sense here, it’s because I’m mad at what’s going on. For the doujinshi issue, go to Zepy’s site or Insert Credit. For the Singapore issue, go to That Anime Blog.

Why is there no justice? I don’t know. Chupiler taught me something about justice that I’m too embarassed to say. So, I’m not going to bring that out.

In less than two weeks, I’m going to quit my job. While it’s nice to be called a great, it’s pointless if I’m not getting a lot out of it because I’m aiming for the south. I’m more inclined to live in Los Angeles than a place like Irvine because I have relatives there, but of course, Irvine has its upside.

Oh. I know that I just had a two week hiatus earlier, but sorry. I have to take another hiatus. Two months from today, I’m coming back. Three birthdays are coming up: both of my parents and mine.

Golden Week is next week. For those that don’t know, this is the week in which a bunch of holidays occur in Japan such as Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day). If you’re planning to travel to Japan, you better do it before the week is over. After that, you are in trouble.

I am not going to update during Golden Week. I am most likely going to be blowing a lot of money during the week. Hee hee! Actually, I am going to meet with Tsubasa and maybe Spiritsnare to discuss our new blog, which will be called Clover, at that time. Hopefully, we’ll be able to set it up before summer begins.

Oh. Before I leave, our friends are interested in being part of Clover. I guess you can say that we’re the Aice5 of blogging except that we don’t star as side characters in “Negima” or any other anime series and some other stuff.

Generally, I don’t like Mondays. (Yes, I caught this from Garfield. Heh.) Monday is the first work day and the first day you go to school (usually). However, I also don’t like it when I have a free Monday because you become bored easily. Fridays and Saturdays, I don’t mind being free, but Mondays, I do mind.

So, I’ve decided to make the best out of this Monday and work on some of the pages here. I have already looked over about a third of the entries so far as well and I might as well call it a day here. Tomorrow, I’ll finish up January’s entries.

Yeah, you really can tell how bored I am today. Ha ha ha! Seriously, I’ll think of a way to bust out of this slump.

First things first. Right now in Japan is the “Garou Densetsu” star’s birthday. Terry is now 34. Next year, we’ll be experiencing “Mark of the Wolves”. Of course, it’s pointless to go down south because we all know that Southtown doesn’t really exist. Well, except in our fantasy worlds. Ha ha ha! Omedetou Terii!

I guess the site’s now working. That’s a tolerable way of putting it. I’m sure Maestro went through Hell just to get them running.

That last entry was an entry I’ve been working on for a while. Hopefully, that entry will get me accepted to T.H.A.T. Animeblog. Of course, should I be part of it, I will show what I’ve been showing you all for the past few months. Also, should I be part of that group, I will most likely kill Impz because of torture, not because of my Zenkai Kiaidan. I think I’ve started already with the J.C. scenario. I hope I’m wrong though.

I’ll continue editing next week because this is SNKP week. Terry’s birthday is going on right now and Athena’s went by recently over there. Oh and of course, on Saturday, it’s the birthday of my wife. Uh, I mean, Yamadera Kouichi-san’s wife, Yamadera Mika Kanai-san. Hey! I can’t help it that she’s more attractive than most 20 something girls I know of! XD

To get back on track, I’ve asked a few people to be interviewed for that interview thing. They like the idea and they’ll send me answers next month. Most likely. I am about to work on twos draft soon. I am not going to say anything about them right now though.

I feel so guilty now. I forgot about Athena’s birthday and I just said a phrase from Terry. I deserve to be hit with a Shining Crystal Bit.

Image by Megane.

I’ve been piled with so much work, I am actually having trouble thinking about what I want to type here. Am I finally becoming a grandfather? Maybe.

I plan on being a freeter again. I never liked my current job mainly because I go Milpitas for nothing really. I didn’t mind having it for like the first couple of months or so, but that was only because I was still living in Milpitas. After that, I really was serious about getting a second job or better yet, a new job. I actually wanted to quit around the time I moved back here to San Jose, but some people said that I should stay for a year.

The rain, which I never liked over the years, has killed off my plans this week. I was supposed to go to Milpitas to talk with a family friend about some issue the day before yesterday. Even though it looks clear right now, I don’t want to be hit with unexpected rain.

Daylight Saving Time will start in less than two weeks. Whoever thought of this idea was drinking some good sake. I never liked DST because you lose an hour of sleep and you move an hour closer to school or in my case, work. Why can’t America be like the Philippines and not have DST?

Next week for sure (and this time, I am not going to joke around here), I will check all of last year’s entries as well as the entries of the first half or so of last month. I’m pretty sure some of them need fixing. When will I work on the other entries? I don’t know.

I forgot that tomorrow is March and I better start thinking about what series to watch this spring. There’s this one Gainax series with a girl named Youko, but I forgot its name right now. What I did not forget is the the fact that I will not miss this series. Other than that, there are not many series I can think of to watch this spring.

For some reason, outside of “Nodame Cantabile”, the winter series have not done much for me. I still haven’t watched “Nova”, even though there are people out there that don’t like it for some reason. (I’m just watching it for the seiyuu and not much else to be honest.) I may like Koyasu-san, but no one ever said that one seiyuu can hold a series together as this is the case in “Saint October”, I still don’t know if Hayashibara-san has a role in “Manabi” to make me watch it seriously and “Hidamari Sketch”, as cute as it is, is no “Azumanga Daiou”.

Oh. It is Chun Li’s birthday in Japan right now. While I do admit that I picked her the most in “Street Fighter II”, the percentage of times in which I picked her in any form of fighting game has dropped severely and it’s not because she barely young for the lack of a better word. It’s that she has changed so much, I can’t keep up with the changes anymore. Well, there’s that and I started using Sakura and Ibuki more.

I’m not going to mention her “SF II” form because she has always been a nightmare for opposing players for the most part. While she was good in the first “Zero” game, she got worse with every game that followed and it really showed in the final “Zero” game as well as “Upper”. It’s good that she came back in the final version of “III”, but outside of the Houyoku Sen, there’s not much else that impresses me about her. She’s a very good tournament character and she’s the only character I finished “Third Strike” with, but despite all of this, I never did fully grasp her. Yes, you have to rely on her normal moves more, but I’m one who loves to utilize special moves.

Seeing that I mentioned Ken earlier this month, I probably picked Ken more than Chun Li in “Third Strike”. What’s unusal about this is that rarely do I find myself in a “Street Fighter” game or any other Capcom game for that matter in which I pick Ken more than Chun Li. I take that back. Now, it’s so common for me to pick Ken over Chun Li in various games. This wasn’t the case back when I was still in elementary and middle school.

Well, here’s my best wishes to her. That did not sound right, but that’s okay. You’ll always be 18. Ha ha ha!

Added notes as of 12:03: the name of the Gainax series is called “Maikin Breakthrough Gurren-Lagann”. The link is here. Good that Rid was talking about this the whole time.

Before I forget, the site looks fine. There’s no need for me to talk to Maestro. So, yay.

If you notice anything funny about the site, the server’s going through upgrades. Give it some time. I’ll talk with Maestro later.

I’ve decided to scrap that schedule of mine because to be honest, I can’t make promises anymore. I don’t think I was ever a good promise holder. Ha ha ha!

Whether or not I’ll eventually get rid of the interview idea also, I don’t know. I have some people in mind, but am I really up to the task? This, I’m not so sure on.

I still need to fix a lot of parts here. I am trying to figure out how to get my category section organized and I still need to add a few links. Don’t forget that if you want your link up here, give me an e-mail and the link to your page showing me that you linked to my site (properly).

Oh. What was with that random post last time? Generally, I am not one who jokes around or any task like that. I am more of the old school, straight forward guy who does not fool around. To be honest, I’m still trying to keep my nature, but at the same time try to make the blog more interesting. I am still wondering if I have done what I needed to do in regards of that mission.

I’ve been following “Muchi Muchi Pork” for a short while now. It’s what “Parodius” would have been like if it has a pork theme or something like that. Well, if it turns out to be as fun as “Parodius”, then I have found a serious contender for the Game of the Year award of this year.

I so hope that “Senkou no Ronde’s” western release, if it really will happen, doesn’t mess up. –’

The reason I’m updating right now is because I have a horrid cold, meaning that I’ll have to miss work for the next few days. So, I guess I have an excuse to update, though it comes at a price. Oh well.

Anyway, I’m seriously thinking about doing an interview section. The interviews will most likely have the feel of Rocket Baby, but I will also allow the people being interviewed to give links that people should visit. In a way, this is like a new generation Guests’ Picks, a thing Anipike used to do back in the old days.

A few people so far like this idea. I want to do this also, but I don’t have lots of sources to work with. It’d be weird if I interviewed myself, but I don’t mind being interviewed. Go ahead and give me an e-mail. I check my e-mail a good amount of the time.

Well, that’s that. Here’s to hoping that all goes well. Oh and uh, I have to say “Otanjoubi omedetou” to SNK’s Mary. It’s Takuma’s birthday also, but it’s all about Mary! Ha ha ha!

Ahem! I should rest up soon. Mata ne.