Premieres Tues June 24 on ABC.  9-10 pm ET.

Some of the games/challenges will include --

• WHY IS THIS FOOD SO HARD TO EAT: Why? Because the food is attached to the head of one teammate who must run in place on a fast-moving treadmill, while the other teammate leans over a platform trying to eat from the moving dish.
• CRAZY CRANE FINDS FLUFFY BEAR: This takes the American arcade game to the next level as blindfolded teammates must operate a moving crane while another teammate precariously dangles trying to collect as many stuffed animals as they can.
• CHICKEN BUTT SCRAMBLE: The contestants create their own version of Japanese Scrambled eggs as they attempt to smash goo-filled over-sized eggs with only their butts&while wearing chicken suits. This unscripted reality/game show takes an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes look at 10 Americans who are whisked away to Japan and compete in the ultimate Japanese game show

But y’know… there’s something to be learned from this from multiple standpoints.  At the time, I was applying this to my spiritual walk, pointing out how revolting wishy-washiness is.  From a relational perspective, it’s definitely not an attractive feature in a man… probably because it shows that he is not a good leader in the relationship.  How can a woman respect, follow, and support a man who can’t make up his mind?  Conversely, how can a man sense devotion from a woman who can’t decide whether or not she wants to be with him?  To both questions, you can’t.  Is it necessary for the other to know their future, their 5-year plan?  Of course there’s no guarantee of anything in the future, but you can focus on a goal and aim and work towards it.  In a lot of manga/anime, there’s usually a character that has his/her eyes focused on a goal, and they want to give all they have to reach that goal.  He/she’s always looking forward, with a steady gaze.  And someone else usually gazes at that character and is charmed, inspired.  In “One Piece”,  Luffy’s friends are drawn to him and develop faith in him, against all odds.  In Kare Kano, that’s what attracts Soichiro to Yukino.  And in endless shojo manga, a girl has a crush on guy #1, and guy #2 falls for girl, coveting that devoted, steady gaze of hers.  If 2 people are in the middle of a dark room, it’d be great if the guy would take the girl’s hand and lead her out, even if they fumble.  But if the girl leads, she feels like a mom… and not in a good way.

So… where will you be in 5 years?  Al & I are uncertain where we’ll be in 5 years, but here’s some ideals: living close-yet-comfortably far from family, Al working in MSK for a group and possibly dabbling in academia, Al possibly exploring medical illustration, and me happily retired.  Orrrr… me developing new medical systems, writing Christian manga, maybe in fashion design school.  I want my cake and to eat it, too!  Will we actually be there?  Who knows?  Maybe a freak accident will make one of us blind and out of work.  If that’s that case, though it would be difficult, I’m confident the other would step up to meet needs, whilst the other acclomates, reworking life goals.  More likely than this, I’ll just flip out and decide to retire and become a total otaku while Al has to work & raise kids & walk dogs.  Nyah-hahaha…. But who knows, maybe I’ll try to go for Project Runway season 9 and become famous.  In the end, it doesn’t matter.  We just know that we can trust each other, that we’re both trying to make the wisest decisions we can, and that we would love to accomplish our own or each other’s goals.  The neat thing is how our interests have developed and overlap in such an intricate web.  I never expected such personal growth & development within 2 years of marriage.  Pretty cool, huh?  Marriage is awesome.  I don't even remember my life before marriage.  Dang, why do I keep quoting manga????