(It just struck me how the first five letters equate to [恋愛] - れんあい - romantic. That elicited a smile ( Read more... )

On Japanese:
I started Heisig's Remembering the Kanji. Basically you attach a meaning (in English) to a Kanji, and you learn that as well as how to write it. So far I have 172 in my Anki deck and I try to do a lesson or two every day.

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I spent Friday night at AI. I was there from 7 until 12, playing TGM only. They changed it to a quarter and no one was playing, so I just sat there constantly playing. I only managed to get one S1 though. The next day I got an S2 on Texmaster, although I think Texmaster is more strict on the grading. I've been playing quite slow and since speed ( Read more... )

Since I have a lot of free time, I really want to attempt to learn Japanese ( Read more... )

On Friday, I hit up AI! Yeah! Unfortunately there's one thing I don't like about arcades which is that it takes forever to get a game in for a fighting game. I managed to get in one game of BlazBlue. Shoulda won it but lost in the clutch.

The rest of my time, I spent playing Tetris...

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BlazBlue, TGM, and Halo 3 are all going to contribute to my downfall, I swear ( Read more... )

This lack of time is really getting to me, but I kind of enjoy it. Being busy makes me feel like I'm actually doing something, and I have to dig deep to really do something I want, like say, going to the gym at 5AM ( Read more... )

-Oh man, Bigmista's BBQ is the truth. Just good old fashioned BBQ, with the right amount of smoky flavor and great sauce (served on the side so you can douse it like a typical American). I thought Jaybee's had better baked beans and the sausage was just okay, but everything else like the brisket, pulled pork, ribs were superb ( Read more... )

-I begin Japanese class at El Camino next week. M-Th, 6:30p-9:30p. Looking forward to it. Might mean I have to start working out in the morning... could be fun, busy times. Or I could follow status quo and NOT work out ( Read more... )

-Texas is the land of short shorts. Great if you have a shorts fetish, but bad if you have a skirts fetish ( Read more... )