The first post of the year should go in reflecting and stuff. A few things went right and some wrong. This is what I say almost every year but... Hoping for more of the right and less of the wrong in the coming year. I wonder if I should have made resolutions. Somehow I feel a little too sleepy old for those.

That aside thank you for the gifts everybody :) and of course, Happy New Year!

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Ore-sama will be gone for a few days to be with his family. Kunimitsu, you know what to do.

( Locked to Yuushi )

Happy new year. And after last night, I'm sleeping all day today.

Also, thank you to those that felt it neccessary to give me a Christmas gift especially after I was rather anti-Christmas. Especially those of you that gave food or something useful.

What the hell am I supposed to do with all these rocks though?

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Can I have bungee cords attached to the ceiling of the bar for tonight? Maybe every other night too?

ooc: I'll be posting gifts and stuff when I can think properly.

Bunta: Let me know if you need help zipping up your dress tonight.

Keigo: Midnight....

Everyone else: Happy New Year and thank you all for the Christmas gifts.

Keigo, the report is on your desk.

Everyone, thank you for the presents. It was too much.

Tezuka: A winter coat

Echizen: A drink book

Kikumaru: A box of chocolate and a sweater

Inui: A small note book where he has written down some data about himself.

Yagyuu: A framed photograph from his modeling days

Saeki: A ticket for an amusement park... And a small note that says: "You'd better take me along with you! ^o^ ♥"

Yukimura: Flowers

Everyone Else: Chocolate



Yeah, I don't post in forever and when I do it's an ooc post. Go me. ~.~;;

Hi everyone,
I'm dropping Yanagi, sorry for disrupting any plans you might have for the New Year event. Thanks for having me!

Atobe-san...

Could you please decide where you want the ice sculptures already? New Year's Eve is tomorrow.

Also, thank you everyone who have sent me gifts. They were much appreciated.

So, I've been tasked with creating new drinks for the ball.

Any volunteers to test my creations?

Seriously, where does the time go? Christmas was spent with family, I failed at helping to decorate the tree but I did put the star on top. which wasn't much of course but felt strangely satisfying for some reason. They will be counting on me to take it down I suppose.

So, did everybody like their gifts? :)

Edit: Why Argentinian Tango...? Won't the normal stuff do? Fuji is your practice coming along ok? If its done then help me already.

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Gifts:

Ryoma: Kleenex and frozen fish (because they failed at catching much that day)
Marui: Gloves and chocolate covered strawberries he is under the notion that the fruit content makes it low cal xD
Shiraishi: Cake/cookie molds and some Chocolate cake.
Kirihara: Hairbands (Secret Santa)
Atobe: Coffee Mug
Fuji: Music CD
Inui: Sudoku Puzzle Cube
Yukimura: Wool Muffler
Tezuka: Pocket watch
Gakuto: Rainbow Pocky
Sanada: Another pet rock Elise He insists that its a girl.
Renji: Writing Journal yes he is playing safe

Others: Cards and Potpourri

-I am not a fucking cat Yagyuu.

-Christmas was awesome. Thanks for the awesome stuff everyone :)

-Echizen, we need to make your stupid Ponta cake or whatever.

-THERE IS NOT WAY IN HELL I'M WEARING THE DRESS. SEIICHI, YOU ALREADY LOOK LIKE A GIRL ANYWAYS.

...You know there's not enough to do when you end up watching a weird gun show with an old man as the host on the television. Christmas this year was great though, even just for the company. It's definitely different than it was in Brazil. I really enjoyed everything I received this year, and am thankful for my friends. :)

I'm going to visit my parents after New Year's and make sure they're getting on alright. I talk to them often enough, but it's one thing to hear about their lives and another to see it.

Okay, the show is over. If nothing else, I'm going for a walk around the hotel complex. Maybe I'll come across something on the journey. ;p

[ ooc: Jackal made little pies for everyone and attached Starbucks gift cards to them - the joy of coffee. :p (Marui got an oversized sweater and a gift certificate for yoga lessons.) ]

I LOVE CHRISTMAS. Thanks for all the gifts! :D I've got some extra eggnog if anyone wants to stop by. It doesn't HAVE to be alcoholic.

[ ooc: Kirihara's gift list ]
Yukimura: a set of his and hers bath accessories
Marui: a set of cake decorating tools
Jackal: a variety of hot chocolates and coffee with two mugs
Gakuto: gag lingerie and pokemon rumble
Yagyuu: the game of Operation
Sanada: a three gallon tank (...for fish OR his rock, either one)
Yanagi: Traditional Japanese Poetry: An Anthology
Inui: a DS carrying case and pokemon stylus
Saeki: some christmas cookies
Everyone else: a coupon for a drink on him while he's on duty at the bar.

Christmas has come and gone. And I am so, so exhausted. Only the new years crowd left to get through, and then perhaps the insanity of the guests' demands will subside. One can only hope. At least the fan meeting went relatively well. Nothing like screaming fangirls to make you remember just how many people in the world absolutely adore you.

Ore-sama thanks you all for his Christmas gifts (except for you Echizen, but then again you could never possess the gift-giving tact I have) and hopes that each of your Christmases were everything you hoped them to be. Also in the spirit of giving, you're all getting bonuses. Be awed by my generosity.

I need a large, large cup of coffee.

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Thank you for your presents. I am very grateful, and in return I have prepared the gift of self-knowledge. This is a psychology test, which I have found exceedingly accurate.

Name the people you associate with these types of clothing (1 or more persons).
1) tie
2) socks
3) gloves
4) dress shirt
5) boxer shorts
6) shoes
7) boots

( ANSWERS )

When you have experienced various epiphanies about your psyche, do remember to share your findings. I am every bit as curious as you.

Tezuka Green tea vodka, with a note saying that he should try it. There is also a tradition tea ceremony set with it.

Fuji Cactus.

Inui A stack of plain notebooks, along with invisible ink pens and the light to read that ink.

Saeki A blanket, flu medication and a box of tissues. You're probably as sick as Ryoma is.

Atobe A set of DVDs. They all involve monkeys.

Marui A book on weight loss.

Che, having a cold sucks.

Saeki, this is all your fault.