Dear Journal,

I'm starting to like the idea of a journal. I can rant without anyone saying 'Shut up already!'. I didn't know paper could be a good listener. Gah. My sister's here again. She always butts in on my entries. Now she's saying "You must be pretty desperate if you're talking to paper!" I don't get girls. She has one of those stupid diaries too...I mean, no, not that this is a diary! It's a JOURNAL, like I said...

Anyhow...today I found out that Koizumi likes Umibozu. Finally, something good about that idiot!

It's odd, but somehow I feel like talking to her is more worthwhile now. It's kinda nice, though she's a bit confusing. It's kind of like...one minute we're friends and talking like normal friends do, but the next, we're biting each other's heads off. But I think she's kind of fun to be around in an odd way...but she still irritates me. Don't get me wrong.

- Atsushi Otani

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Dear Journal,

Guess what? I got some tickets for the Umibozu concert on Christmas. But guess who I'm going with...? KOIZUMI. And Christmas is normally a day where actual couples walk around saying "OH I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!" and walking side by side holding hands, and that sappy stuff is disgusting, ecspecially when it's Koizumi I'm thinking about. But never again does a thought like that enter my mind, ugh. Gross. It makes me cringe just thinking about it.

- Atsushi Otani

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Dear Journal,

Today, something happened that was a bit unexpected. Kanzaki, my ex-girlfriend asked Nakao to tell me that the old basketball team is getting together for a Christmas party...and on the same day I said I'd go with Koizumi. Christmas day. I'm not sure what to do, because I'm considering the fact that I said I'd go with Koizumi first and I don't want to go back on my word...but Kanzaki is my ex-girlfriend, so I don't know who to go with. Oh well, I'll ponder it some more...

- Atsushi Otani

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Dear Journal,

Short entry because mom's nagging me to go to sleep. I've decided to go with Koizumi since I promised her first.

- Atsushi Otani

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Dear Journal,

I went with Koizumi to the Umibozu concert. I don't regret my decision, because

One, Umibozu was awesome.

Two, Koizumi would have been lonely all alone.

Four Three, it turns out she needed some help because her stockings ripped and her knee was bleeding.

Four (for real this time, four.) She seemed happy I was there.

I didn't regret my decision...UNTIL...he came.

Koizumi's childhood friend. He's all girly with little earrings and makes me wanna be sick.

He just suddenly came out of nowhere and hugged Koizumi, screaming "RISAAAAAA!" and it all went downhill from there and I took the hint that I was being left out...so I just walked off and got on the train and left.

Can't write anymore. I'm pretty much half-asleep now...I could fall asleep on the table right about now. I'm really tired...goodnight.

- Atsushi Ota

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Dear Journal,

Hah! I looked at my journal entry from yesterday and saw that I fell asleep before finishing my signature! Pretty uncool of me, I guess. FYI, my name is Otani and not Ota, thank you.

Anyway...there's an important detail I left out. Me and Koizumi challenged each other. She says she can get a boyfriend before I can get a girlfriend, and I said I can get a girlfriend before she gets a boyfriend. So if I win, she buys me basketball shoes and if she wins(which she WON'T!), I buy her whatever game she wants.
But...looks like Koizumi's in the lead with that 'Haruka' guy...but she can't get together with him...he sickens me. He obviously takes a liking to her, but whatever. Not like I care...

- Atsushi Otani