L.A.


Dangerous! Dangerous! L.A. is too dangerous! They’re advertising “Star
Wars: Episode III” everywhere! And I’ve bought so much…Novels, comics,
story books…and they all spoil the ending! I can’t look, I can’t look…I
have to stay strong…Ah, I can’t! I looked at the comic! I just can’t
control myself when it comes to this. “Revenge of the Sith” is the biggest
event of the year for me. Although, there’s already all this information
about it (the book even tells the whole story) you still have to go to the
movie theater to get the whole story. It’s too hard to wait. I hate that I
can’t control my appetites…And watching the birth of Darth Vader is going
to be too cool. And it’s going to be so sad to see the last of Obi-Wan
…L.A. is too dangerous.

Just so people don’t think otherwise, I have to point out that I don’t
really like L.A. I’m just here to take care of some things. Basically, I don
’t really like things that are surrounded by greed – things that are “
American,” materialistic, or shallow. I feel out of harmony around them. You
have to always be conscious of how people are seeing you. I don’t like being
deceived [1]. To speak plainly, it seems that everyone here is somehow crazy.
There is so much futility. So much poison. So many temptations. Because of
this, obesity is rampant. It’s a sickness.

I do like the climate of Santa Monica, though. And one more thing: my hay
fever went away. Now in Japan the “Sugi Pollen” is everywhere, isn’t it?
It seems like a lot of people are suffering because of it. I was really
affected by it from 2001 up until last year. The year before last, I had an
injection and it was pretty effective. But I don’t think it’s very good for
your body, so I can’t recommend it.

Truthfully, I’m really into breathing exercises and homeopathy. I really
suggest trying either! Please give it a chance. It’s also a good idea to eat
yogurt every day. But don’t smoke! It’s the worst thing you can do for your
body. This year I’ve finally conquered it.

All of you, don’t be defeated by the Sugi Pollen!


Sugizo

Posted by SUGIZO : 07:20 AM




TRANSLATOR’S NOTES:

[1] This part was really hard. The original Japanese is 翻弄されないように常に
気を張ってないといけない。惑わされたくない。If anyone has a better idea at
how to put this into English, please leave me a comment and let me know what
you think.