I finished my first lesson, except for the pronunciation & speaking bits. 100%! Oh-kay, I might have earned that by redoing each part I messed up on until I got 'em right, but that's why that option is available. ;)

I feel like I'm already learning something, if only because the constant repetition kinda forces you to. :D

おんなo-n-na -> onna -> ( Read more... )

When I wrote up my resolutions this morning, I joked about holing up in the library and forcing myself to work on my Japanese. The more I thought about though-- I'm totally going to do it. The library is open until 5pm on Saturdays and I think that I'm going to leave here after the mail comes and just stay at the library until closing. I'm giving ( Read more... )

I've never been quite so relieved to have a nice quiet weekend at home. We've been super cautious but I don't think they'll be trying anything else ( Read more... )

I was lucky enough to score a ARC of I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears... from Random House & I'm having entirely too much fun with it. :D ( Read more... )

The Japanese textbooks/study guides I ordered last week finally came! I've flipped through them & I think they're exactly what I was looking for in a learning aid, so I'm really excited to begin some serious studying ( Read more... )