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1. Apparently, I passed the JLPT level N1. Still not believing it. Still thanking the Virgin of the Kanji (new deity of my invention). Still expecting a different result instead of the certificate. Still happy about the provisional result anyway. When I took the JLPT for the first time in 1999 (3-kyuu, N4 now), I believed I would never even try ( Read more... )

This is a topic that comes up from time to time in my f-list and that, as both a long-term reader and an infrequent writer, interests me very, very much. I fret a lot over what to do when I have liked a story, for many of the reasons mentioned. When I don't like it, I just ignore it and leave for other people to enjoy if they can. The best thing of ( Read more... )