Congratulations to Hideki Matsui on being the first Japanese-born major leaguer to be named World Series MVP.I'm probably in the minority concerning the world's most legendary baseball team,but I consider myself Yankee-neutral.I'm just glad that the teams feared by dodgers_suck and thecubsuck failed to reach the 2009 World Series...

Happy 50th birthday to Minako Arakawa...

...and now Ms. Shriver was videotaped illegally parking in a red zone.I guess she feels that Arnold has nothing to lose since he'll be mercifully(for us Californians)termed out in just under 15 months.Hopefully,the Office of the Governor of California will be in safer(Democratic)hands then...

On the eve of the opening game of the 2009 World Series,the best thing any orange and black fan could ask for is a Phillie repeat...

Happy birthday to Yukiko Nikaidou(who turns 69),Junichi Kanemaru(who turns 46),and Chiharu Tezuka(who turns 35)...

With the puro yakyu postseason having been expended in recent years,the 2009 Japan Series will actually begin on Halloween;and yes it's a best-of-seven format...

Nowadays,I just don't have the mind to concentrate on RPG video games even though I've been good at Dragon Quest and have dabbled into earlier Final Fantasy remakes for the portable systems.In fact,a DQ5 remake for the DS may be out stateside...

Happy birthday to Rokurou Naya(who turns 77),Shin Aomori(who turns 68),Michie Tomizawa(who turns 48),Kouichi Toochika(who turns 38),and Mami Kosuge(who turns 37)...

In baseball,it's a hitting streak when you get at least one hit per game so many times in succession.On LJ,it's a posting streak when you manage to squeak in at least one post per day so many times in succession.Having notoriously neglecting to post when I should,I have a good streak going right now and I don't want it snapped even though LJ mobile has its occasional log-in bugs...

Happy 23rd birthday to Sayuri Yahagi.Turns out I was one day off on wishing Yumi Takada happy 48th birthday,thanks in part to the September 21st article in Japanese Wikipedia leaving it out.I had thought it was the 22nd when I last checked(even though it was years ago).Bah...

PCSS 29 may be the worst episode,but 35 is relatively bad itself...

I would use Twitter,but it requires knowledge of special jargon...

Why can't the Cubs and Dodgers BOTH simultaneously lose when playing each other?

Happy 27th birthday to Akane Ohmae...

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If there's ever a .mobi where I can check yakyuu scores,it would be great...

Happy 41st birthday to Yuri Shiratori...

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Congratulations to Japan on its succcessful defense of its inaugural 2006 WBC title in this year's renewal...

Anyway,per new instructions,I'll either report to jury duty tomorrow afternoon or work my regularly-scheduled afternoon-evening shift depending on instructions to be updated 12-13 hours from now.Considering how yesterday's and today's midday reserve groups were actually needed(normally,it's less common),I'm only keeping my fingers crossed and neither holding my breath or consulting that digital battery operated magic 8 ball at least until after the matter is resolved.In any case,I don't presently use or have ever used Twitter or Facebook both of which have been linked to "Google mistrials."On a lighter note,my sister actually got a summons in the mail;and she gets summoned far less frequently than I do...

Happy 36th birthday to Sakura Kinomoto Sakura Tange...

...the baseball I'm looking forward to most is Japan's title defense in the 2009 World Baseball Classic...

Happy birthday to both Misa Kobayashi(who turns 33)and Sakura Nogawa(who turns 31)...

My 32nd birthday was rather decent(including a trip to Oto's);but when I checked my e-mail,I received a sobering message from the Ridership for the Masses mailing list:Not so much pending fare hikes,but certain service cut scenarios that could leave license-free transit-dependent Sacramentans(including myself)screwed on nights and/or weekends.Sunday bus service near my house is rather shoddy enough that I generally stay home that day when off(I only ride the bus that day when going to Sac-Anime due to short service hours on that day for the 2 daily routes with walking distance to my house,a third route that operates closest only runs weekdays and Saturday),and I generally get a ride when I do work that day of the week(my ride also takes me home when working evenings).However,I've used the bus on Saturday off days(usually to go to either Oto's or more commonly Borders).Call me a fool,but the idea of a Sacramento refugee in Frisco may not sound as scary:I'd rather not touch the idea of learning how to drive with a 10-foot pole,as there are many drivers out there that should have never been licensed in the first place.As long as daily light rail service is spared(at worst,half-hourly service all day with current extended service hours),I can at least stay in my home metro area...

Onto something less worrisome,since eBay and PayPal now hove mobile phone versions of their respective .com's,I've set up a mobile PIN that allows me to pay for eBay wins when away from the comp...

The parting shot of my 32nd birthday:I share a birthday with two pro greats(the home-run king regardless of the presence/absence of an asterisk and The Mailman,the latter whose daughter sadly suffered a raw deal in a WNBA brawl),South America's most famous revolutionary,and J-Lo(whom I actually neither love or hate)...

Though I've yet to get into them,the same Yumi Touma who voiced Urd has written an Aa!Megamisama novel which is available domestically...

Happy 45th birthday to Noriko Uemura who like Kappei is Fukuokan...

Thought Yankee Stadium's last All-Star Game was never going to end...