If You Can't Keep Up...

Or boyfriend time

I think my sensei tried to bury me in homework for over break. Geeze. All that's left is in all my worst classes, too. English...ugh. Why do I have to take English, again? It's such a stupid class. Not like I'm ever going to use it

It's been too cold to hit the street courts. God, I have no idea how I manage to get up and run in this cold in the mornings sometimes, but I'm still doing it. Nii-san says I've got to be insane. For that and coming home with grease and stuff on, but working on the car with Jin was fun He might be right. ^^; But I finally added another kilometer to my route and I'm not winded when I get done~ ^_^ Even with my weights on.

Looks like all the stamina training is paying off. ^__^

Next year, we're so taking Nationals

I think we need to hit some karaoke or something before break ends~

Buchou, are we supposed to do a booth or something for the school's club fair next month? Shit One of the girls in class was talking about it and handing out forms to sign up for booth space. Something about a membership sign up type thing…

My brother needs to stay out of my room, off my computer, and away from my stuff. Geeze, I just get all my CDs how I want them and he starts 'borrowing' stuff. What the hell? He's the one with the job, so why can't he just buy his own, the jerk? God, I can't wait until he moves out for college.

Least I think he's going to college. The idiot had better. He's smart enough for it.

Wednesday is so gonna rock. We haven't been out clubbing in forever~

All these people snooping around practice are throwing my rhythm. Geeze. How're we supposed to get anything done with all of them around?

Ugh. Whatever. Buchou said we can't hit serves at them

In your face, jackasses!

Training paid off big time! ^____^ Even if we didn't take first, we still showed people what Fudomine's made of! Just because we're unseeded doesn't mean we suck

So~ We're going to prefecture! YES!


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Nii-san is a jerk. And an asshole. I still can't believe he went into my room again and started digging through stuff. God. I don't even know what he was looking for, but he insists that I had one of his video games.

Yeah, right. I don't even play half the crap he does. And the stuff I do play, I don't have the time for right now. Besides, the street courts are open.

Why would I sit around the house playing video games when I could be playing tennis?


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Just when I think I've got my rhythm back, I put more weights on and it's gone again. Ugh. But it's helping on the court, so I'm not gonna complain. Much At least I took some time off my sprints too; that's gonna help.

Outdoor practice today. ^__^ I can't wait to get back on a real court. The gym's just not the same. And we won't have the stupid basketball players starting at us all the time. Though at least they aren't so bad with Ishida dating one of 'em

Jin~ Mind if I come see ya at work tonight? I want to see that car you were talking about and you greased up...er. Right. >.> Really shouldn't be thinking about that in study hall...

Endurance training is evil, but I gotta do it. :\ Still, I don't like running with weights. It's hard to get my rhythm when I've got them on.

And playing with them is worse. I still can't believe how bad Mori creamed me. But I'm getting better. I will get better. Though if Sakurai would just drop it already. Geeze. I know I lost. Don't rub it in. -.-

At least I added two more minutes to my running time with them on. That means it's working, right?


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My mom needs to stop being all spastic. She saw this story about some girl being attack on the news a couple weeks back, and she's still going ballistic about how dangerous it is and all this other crap, and acting like some guy's gonna jump out of the bushes and grab me or something. Geeze. The only guys I've ever dated are Ahn and Jin, and they haven't cracked. Any other guy that's bugged me, I can beat up.

And if I can't, buchou or Jin can. Don't know what she's so worried about.

Nii-san's not helping matters either. >\ Jerk.

Practice is tiring, but worth it. Though I still suck at endurance training. Kind of. Getting into a rhythm with weights on my legs is hard, and it's making going for a run a pain. Then throw on mom wanting to know where I'm going, if my cell phone is on, blah blah blah. Ugh. I haven't even been able to go see Jin at work since she thinks it's too far away or something.

I still don't see her getting up early to take me to school, so how worried can she really be?

Schoolwork is killing me. I hate algebra and sensei's evil. -.-;

I hate yearly cleaning. Niisan's no help either, since he keeps leaving his crap laying around all the time and not putting anything up. And dad keeps yelling at him when he comes home which is just no help.

At least mom took a couple of extra days off. We've got almost the entire house done, between her and I. Though she keeps wanting to talk to me about stuff. Why does she have to pick now to do the motherly thing?



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Okay, now that?

That was fun last night. Even if I did fall on my ass eight million times or something. ^_^; Probably just enjoyed it because Jin was there…

We should so do it again.

Niisan's actually being nice to me today, and he got me a really cool clock radio that I can plug the iPod my parents got me into. Yes. You read right. >.> My parents got me an iPod for Christmas. I'm…kind of in shock, really.

They just don't do shit like this.

Shi-chan, I'll be over later tonight, if that's okay with your mom. Gotta give you your gift 'n stuff, yeah?


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Okay. Peach girl. What the hell? Can I go anywhere without running into you for a few days? First the street courts, then when I was trying to get some pizza. Geeze. You're almost as bad as that kid with the damn green headband. Though you eat a hell of a lot more.

And I'm NOT insane, you weirdo!

At least that Echizen girl is quiet. D:


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God, we can't even practice in peace when we're inside. Those idiots keep loosing their stupid balls when we're in the middle of the game and it throws my rhythm!

Buchou. I know you said not to, but can't I just lob one quick serve at them? They'll never see it coming.

At least with Jin and buchou hanging around, they otherwise leave us alone. I don't like the way that one guy was looking at Ishida the other day...morons.

At least the street courts are still open, so Shi-chan and I can get some doubles time. Though...oi. We were there the other night, and these two new girls came around to play. I guess no one ever told them that the one court is for doubles only, and it was like they'd never even played doubles before. They sucked so hard. The girls from Gyoukurin beat their butts big time.

Of course, we beat them afterwards. ^_^

...I'm posting it, Shi-chan. Geeze.

You are Strength

Courage, strength, fortitude. Power not arrested in the act of judgement, but passing on to further action, sometimes obstinacy.

This is a card of courage and energy. It represents both the Lion's hot, roaring energy, and the Maiden's steadfast will. The innocent Maiden is unafraid, undaunted, and indomitable. In some cards she opens the lion's mouth, in others she shuts it. Either way, she proves that inner strength is more powerful than raw physical strength. That forces can be controlled and used to score a victory is very close to the message of the Chariot, which might be why, in some decks, it is Justice that is card 8 instead of Strength. With strength you can control not only the situation, but yourself. It is a card about anger and impulse management, about creative answers, leadership and maintaining one's personal honor. It can also stand for a steadfast friend.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

[ooc] Let's just say this was posted closer to lunch time. ♥

Great. First we get that creepy kid following Shi-chan and I around on the street courts a couple of weeks ago, and now he shows up at practice. With a friend. And binoculars.

What the hell? Geeze. Is it "stalk Akiko month" and no one told me?

At least they didn't bring a video camera or something.

Jin, you don't know some weird guy with orange hair, do you? He told buchou that they were looking for me and mentioned your name. He was wearing a Yamabuki uniform too. And that idiot took off with one of Shi-chan's hair pins, and she wants it back. I haven't heard her scream that loud since we found a dead mouse in the equipment shed. I'll come get it myself if I need to. -.-*

I think we should use all the idiots we catch lurking in the brush for serving practice though. They make good targets! Just have to figure out how to keep them from getting away...



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Okay, yesterday…was creepy. Seriously.

There was this little kid at the street courts, and he kept watching us whenever we played and taking notes and crap. What the hell?



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Would someone mind explaining to me why they've got the street courts closed down? I mean, I know it's getting cold…but it's not that cold yet! We could still play! And the signed said it was closed for repairs. What the hell? They just repaved it last spring. It doesn’t need it again.

Damn it. I guess this means we'll have to find someplace else to practice when we're not at school. There's always the old courts by the river if we want to get in some extra game time.




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Saturday was our first win of the season.

We keep playing like that, we are taking Nationals.



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