December. My favourite month. It’s my birth month but that doesn’t really have anything to do with why it’s my favourite.

As every day passes I feel melancholy wondering how many days are left until the year will end.

The ringing of bells you can hear anywhere you go is also melancholy, and I like it.

I don’t like the cold but I guess I can forgive the level of cold in December.

And I don’t mind if it snows.



Speaking of which, the view at night from the top of Mount Inasa in Nagasaki (where we visited on tour) was also very very beautiful. I just wanted to stare at it forever. But of course, being on the top of a mountain the wind was so strong, and it was so cold, my hands shook as I took photos. I was unable to bear it for long and quickly went back down… Now it’s just Mount Maya left.



DIESEL FUEL FOR LIFE I’ EAU smells nice.



There’s only a short time left in this year.



This year we were able to produce a new album.

We’ve already played some shows on our BY THE GRACE OF GOD tour, and while playing our new songs we’ve already found problems we need to clear as a band.

Again we must tweak these new songs live and gradually power them up.



See you later.