Aki to sumo no kangae wa kimasu
The weather continues to be beautiful here, with clouds in the morning (to keep the sun from waking me up) giving way to clear skies all day. I'm starting to re-adjust to the time change, as I managed to stay up till 11:30 last night and sleep in till 6 am. I've written a haiku about it:
leaves blow on the wind
as the morning sun awakes...
boy am I sleepy
The Leader of the Free World arrived at Osaka Kansai airport yesterday and choppered up to Kyoto, but the real news here is the marriage of Imperial Princess Sayako to a "commoner". Under (soon-to-be-changed) Japanese law, women in the Imperial family bloodline who marry commoners become commoners themselves. As far as I can tell, since there is no aristocracy anymore, and they can't marry their brother, they therefore have to choose between an Imperial lifestyle and marriage. The males naturally face no such quandary. So the new Mrs. Kuroda has to learn how to drive, go grocery shopping, and do the laundry, but perhaps the 152.5 million yen severance package she received will ease the transition. Or maybe her new husband can do the chores, although until their marriage he was still living with his mother, so she shouldn't get her hopes up.
Speaking of unusual living arrangements, the last sumo basho of the season is underway, the Fall Classic in Kyushu. (It's not really called the Fall Classic, but I think it should be. Also, "basho" is such an accurate term for a sumo tournament that it seems very suspicious.) The lone yokozuna (or uber-sumo), Asashoryu the Monstrous Mongolian, is in top shape, winning his first three bouts. My man Kotooshu the Bulging Bulgarian was upset in his first bout, but rallied to win the next two (so what if one was a forfeit). He's gunning to upgrade his status from sekiwake to ozeki, which will allow him to boss around more of the lower-ranking rikishi in his stable and presumably wear a nicer kesho-mawashi. (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you should read this sumo primer.)
Following sumo sure beats rooting for the Eagles at this point.
leaves blow on the wind
as the morning sun awakes...
boy am I sleepy
The Leader of the Free World arrived at Osaka Kansai airport yesterday and choppered up to Kyoto, but the real news here is the marriage of Imperial Princess Sayako to a "commoner". Under (soon-to-be-changed) Japanese law, women in the Imperial family bloodline who marry commoners become commoners themselves. As far as I can tell, since there is no aristocracy anymore, and they can't marry their brother, they therefore have to choose between an Imperial lifestyle and marriage. The males naturally face no such quandary. So the new Mrs. Kuroda has to learn how to drive, go grocery shopping, and do the laundry, but perhaps the 152.5 million yen severance package she received will ease the transition. Or maybe her new husband can do the chores, although until their marriage he was still living with his mother, so she shouldn't get her hopes up.
Speaking of unusual living arrangements, the last sumo basho of the season is underway, the Fall Classic in Kyushu. (It's not really called the Fall Classic, but I think it should be. Also, "basho" is such an accurate term for a sumo tournament that it seems very suspicious.) The lone yokozuna (or uber-sumo), Asashoryu the Monstrous Mongolian, is in top shape, winning his first three bouts. My man Kotooshu the Bulging Bulgarian was upset in his first bout, but rallied to win the next two (so what if one was a forfeit). He's gunning to upgrade his status from sekiwake to ozeki, which will allow him to boss around more of the lower-ranking rikishi in his stable and presumably wear a nicer kesho-mawashi. (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you should read this sumo primer.)
Following sumo sure beats rooting for the Eagles at this point.
posted by Eric M. at 5:30 PM
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