Bleh.  I had my entire post typed out and then got an error.  My draft didn't restore.  :-(

It's still cold in my apartment, but it's tolerably warm.  We suspect our new unit emits a scent into the air, which now smells oddly like a waiting room.  I spent my afternoon hanging out with some other gaijin friends here, playing a game and then going ( Read more... )

I couldn't tell how late in the year it was, seeing as how it's still in the 50's outside. Or about 10C. I'm still trying to get used to using Celsius all the time. The first hurdle was learning how to spell the word ( Read more... )

 This time, I swear I will study Japanese every day.  I did pretty well all of August and part of September.  But, for the last month and a half, I have been nothing but a big pile of failure with the language study.  I reactivated my Smart.fm account, downloaded Genki workbooks and audio, and might possibly go to weekly lessons at the city hall ( ( Read more... )