The Great Terrible Lord Yukimura

I got the all clear from both doctors and my physical therapist, so in 8 days I'll be in Brisbane. Two days after that, I'll be playing. I'm excited to start a new season. Also, I'm so over training. I want to play in some real matches.

Since Mina is out of classes during the tournament, her and my mom are coming along. Neither have seen me play live in Australia, so I think they'll enjoy it. Unfortunately, my dad couldn't come due to stupid work commitments.

Australian souvenirs, anyone?

(ooc: strikes deleted)

That was the longest match I've ever played and I still lost. I'm annoyed, but not as upset with this outcome as I was with the French Open. Journalists can stop saying my endurance is an issue. I'm pretty sure I proved them wrong with this tournament. Three hours average in these conditions is decent.

I met with a boxing instructor yesterday afternoon to get out some frustration. Yanagi is the absolute best for setting it up. I feel a lot better after the session. I might have to make it a regular thing.

We'll be home tomorrow, so you can come around to my place any time on Monday to get souvenirs.

(ooc: if your character wants a souvenir, you can just make up something random that yuki got for you)

Training is great. It's fun. I'm definitely not feeling like sleeping for an entire week. Hard courts are my favorite. It's a wonder I don't train on them more often. I can't wait to start training all over again tomorrow.

Also, I think I'm finally getting the hearing back in my left ear. Once I convinced my parents that my sister would be just fine in New York with me, I told her the news and I remember hearing something shrill then nothing. Needless to say, Mika is downright giddy about the prospect of visiting New York. She even left out the bit about being disappointed it wasn't Paris. Joke's on her as that's what I'm planning to do as her high school graduation gift.

Despite training for the US Open taking up most of my time, I've managed to get the first few layers of paint down on the landscapes I'm doing for class. I don't enjoy using oils, but stepping out of my comfort zone is good for my art. I'm only taking one empty sketchbook with me to New York, so I'm going to be a bit more discerning with what I draw. It's not going to be 80 pages of different views of Central Park, that's for sure.

If you'd like any souvenirs, let me know.