So Japan is out of the World Cup (that soccer tournament, never mind, it’s really not important.) Not many people outside of Japan, or even those outside of sports casters in Japan had high hopes for their team, so I don’t think many people are that surprised. It’s not that the Japanese team isn’t any good, they just aren’t good enough, especially when they have to play teams like Brazil. The coach (a Brazilian national and former Brazilian soccer star) is going all around talking smack about his players and how “some of them lack the skills and strength” — which, I have to say is no one’s fault but the coach. Lots of people get caught up in the games and get really into it, but they forget that international sporting events are not about national pride, not about the sport, not about the fans.
No, it’s all about commercialism. And look what I found yesterday.
Oh yea, now I smell like a true Samurai Samouraï I’ve always wanted to be. Look, I even have the official “so cheesy I couldn’t not buy it” totally bad-ass keychain. As well.
It’s okay, you can be jealous, I won’t tell anyone.