Watching nhk Sumo as usual with the family. The tournament started with the shadow of Abe's death and everyone was grim both in the ring and audience. I don't think the undertone left for the duration.
Genevieve had picked Ichinojo. Guess she wins this time with a dark horse pick. Regina had the Yokuzuna Ternofuji, whom she adores. I was rooting for my fave Tobizaru (the flying monkey) to get as many wins as he could. He did alright before coviding out.
Here is Ichnojo in a screen cap, with the emperors cup.
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| Ichinojo holds trophy. |
He gets to look at himself in that tiny moment while the world spins by. He also will need a room for all the trophies they gave him, which is typical.
I told Gen and Gina I would just stack them in the bathtub and turn on the shower when they got dusty. Typical John thing to say. Maybe lash them in with some screen too so they don't fall out if there is an earthquake, badly nailed to a crumbling wall with old rusty nails I found in the backyard. Is my family Guy style cutaway done yet? I love to share them with Genevieve because she can imagine them with fine granularity and enjoy the cringe.
Trophy people must have a hell of a time in an earthquake situation. "Oh no dear, all my trophies are knocked have fallen over!" First you hear then clanking against each other. Scary, like Jaws. But trophies.
