Today I graduated from the Academy!

The WHOLE village, okay, almost the whole village, was there to watch Kukai-sensei hand out our forehead protecters. It is so shiny and pretty but wearing it on my head makes me look dumb so I took it off. But oto-sama made me put it back on.

Oto-sama says all proper shinobi wear it that way and he pointed to his forehead.

Then how come Aya-chan gets to wear it around her arm? Isn't she proper?

Oh well...

Today is too happy to waste being angry over small things,

I like this new book – its blue, my favourite colour. Oto-sama says its not plain old blue – it was prsian prs prussian blue. It's still pretty – even if it is prussian. He says I should write down everything I remember for before and everything that happens from today and on.

It's suposed to help me remember who I am.

Haha…oto-sama can be so silly sometimes…

I am me!! Shizumi Takahashi! Of course I remember who I am!

Ah… Oto-sama is calling.

Time to go to Ichiraku's!

Ramen time!!! I LOVE ramen!