SparkleSalad

I knooooow! >_< I retweeted and Jason gave me a likey heart. My first famous person likey heart! I feel so blessed with cute happy smiles. (I'm just a naive Twitter baby.)

"Figure Skating Pre-Grand Prix Series Special" BS Asahi 19th (Wed) from 9pm. Reporting on Yuzu and other's first performances of the season.

I'm sure ANA must pamper him endlessly. Can't have your spokesperson looking like they've flown through hell!

bcuz genius skater not vain model? >_>

Me too! And a lot of Japanese people on Twitter. So great from that angle. Ugh. I want to see it live so bad. I am almost kidney selling level desperate. Even for just a runthrough!

Amazing! I want one!

My heart can't handle moe-sode. It's too much.

Host of a highly not recommended YouTube channel and now, apparently, a comedian as well.

His much nicer co-host scored it above what the judges did, though!

Okay okay, one more thing because it's toooo funny. Dave, is it? He said the score he would have given ACI Chopin was... Wait for it... Waaaait for iiiiit...

A lot of people seemed so pained to have to compliment him.

They had a guest co-host who was very lovely, actually, but the regular guy is... blegh. He said he found it "interesting" that Yuzu went for 4lz in the free even though he said his knee hurt. That's so low. ETA Maybe new co-host? Whatevs.

(What is TSL's obsession with Hanyu looking down?)

We do it to Patrick. We kind of do it to Yuzu, too.

Dreading it so much.

I'm so relieved he's recovered! Look how happy! All my anxieties melted away, replaced with excitement and anticipation!

What I don't like about it is calling individuals from the winning team OGMs without a massive asterisk.

I also took him to mean he didn't much like what Hanyu's doing and his suggestion of separating artistic and techical programs and then criticising the ISU's similar proposition was confusing.

I hope I'm as cranky as Dick Button when I'm in my 80s.

You stop that! Some of us have things to do that require a certain degree of heart solidity, consarnit!

I think it's sort of natural for an athlete not involved in team sports, not to mention he's a young male in his 20s (the world seems to revolve around a lot of them.) On top of that, all the resources dedicated to him, cameras turned his way. I went to school with an OGM who was similarly self-focused (though nowhere near as polite, kind, and gracious.) That sort of intense, driven personality can be a bit of a social repellent and along with the isolation of dedicating all your time to training, it must be difficult to interact socially with others. I don't know if you've noticed but a lot of these kids seem pretty dorky off ice. Also, that pianist seemed incredibly shy. As a former mute-level shy person, it was always a relief when other people talked about themselves, though in an interview that's not really a great outcome. They're just a couple of insanely talented kids having a bit of an awkward chat. Brian is in full-on PR mode this season and apart from the costume comments, I'm loving it. Best spinner in the world, pancakes pancakes, pancakes, etc etc etc

Yeah, that's about right. Sry OT but Chuck Jones was a genius and this is one of the best animations of all time. Disney's got nothing on golden age Warner Brothers.

Thank you so much! I zoned out when they went back to the desk but reading that part gave me chills! It’s war, isn’t it? He gives me the impression of a young prince who’s ascended the throne and who’s intensely determined to prove himself on the battlefield. Is this really the same smiley mushroom?