Happy Birthday, Osamu-san~ It's been a while since we last saw each other in person, perhaps we should remedy that :) I'll buy you lunch or something.

The next time someone offers you free tickets to travel to the Olympic Games in a country known for its lack of organization, say no. I almost killed myself three times. And it was hell trying to stop Hikaru from just wandering down uncovered manholes when he wasn't looking. Thank god Hyotei's good about letting kids leave school for a bit ( Read more... )

Scratch everything I said about being an editor, somebody kill me now. I think I just accidentally insulted one of the CEOs of Toyota by calling him a possessive bastard who ruined my life because I thought he was my ex-husband. Shoot me. Now. Before I screw something else up.

-Shiba

Hikaru-chan and I are all ready for the New Year. He's determined to stay up until midnight, but I'm fairly certain he won't make it past eight o'clock before collapsing. As for me, I'm going to try and see everyone else's New Years, so I'll be unavailable through most of tomorrow, so I can stay up to see the whole world's separate celebrations ( Read more... )

Hikaru and I have been setting up for Christmas. He's been making glitter snowflakes for the apartment, so now there are little white paper snippets, liquid glue and glitter everywhere! Including on top of my laptop, which is now glitter covered. I wonder if my co-workers will appreciate it. At least the laptop is still working ( Read more... )

So, I'm officially starting off my tenure as Editor this month. And...I felt that I would need to start with a bang. And...there's a topic that hits close to home that still hasn't been addressed. And I wanted to address it at a time of year where people are generally kinder and more open to things ( Read more... )

[Screened to Sengoku]Happy Birthday, Sengoku-kun! I hope that the year ahead is a good one for you and your career (no more awful injuries, I hope!). May I tempt you out with some tea?I never knew that being an editor was so....tiring. There's so much to oversee and supervise and read. Lots of late nights staring at articles sent to me. I can see how this might be an ( Read more... )

...Is it so difficult for my co-workers to tell when they screw up royally on things instead of trying to cover it up? Now, I have to work doubletime to fix their idiocy and I have no idea who's going to go pick up Hikaru from school when it comes around. What do I do ( Read more... )

The report's out and I've been flooded with calls about my article writing; both good and bad! I think...60 voice messages and almost triple the amount of emails. It's good to start my tenure as Editor with notoriety! :D In any case, I think I might just be away from my cell for a couple of days while I try to sort out all my messages into the good ( Read more... )

...Shiraishi-chan, I submitted the interview to the current editor and he wanted to put it on the front page of Monday's paper. Is that okay for you ( Read more... )