No I have not dropped off the face of the earth. I've just been busy. Highlights ( Read more... )

Can't wait to go to Japan. Summer is still so far off, and between now and then there are papers to write, things to pack, things to store, and forms to fill. Busy work - life is just a whole bunch of busy work. I don't think after college is going to be any better - as a matter of fact, I'm convinced that it's actually much, much worse. What a ( Read more... )

Ugh, I don't know what's worse. Japanese grammar or writing in Japanese (using characters). Either way it's a bitch, and learning one gets you nowhere in the other.

たった今３０漢字を覚えた。すう漢字もう分かれたけど、いくつかの忘れたか本当に分からなかった。新しい言葉も習った。たとえば教会。教と会をもうわらったでも、今新しい言葉になった！今とても疲れた。寝たいんです。

Oh yeah, this guy. Well, Spring Break was filled with things of sorts, but some of the highlights was ( Read more... )

Сегодня на уроке мы разговаривали о литературе, а что для американцев литература? Ну, каждый человек по-своему, конечно, но хотел добавить что такое литература для меня.

Хорошая литература является тем, что может меня сильно поразить или потрясти. Вот и всё. Например - книга "1984". После того, как я прочитал эту книжку, попал в депрессию два - три ( Read more... )

私へ

こんばんは。　今ちょっと忙しいね。　せんたくして、もうしこみしょを書くのをおわらなくちゃ。　FAFSA　がきらいだよ。　どうして毎年学生はFAFSAを書かなくちゃ？　大変で、めいわくだ。　だから、たくさん読書があるが、読めるか、わからない。　面白いと思うけど、時間がないかもしれない。　…　もっと単語を習ったほうがいいでしょう。

今学期ロシア語も習わなくちゃ。　今私はTerminal3+になったと思う。　今夏は日本へ行って、気をつけなかったら、日本語でもTerminal3+になる。

じゃ、つかれた時、寝るのが大好きだよ。　寝に行こうと思う。

I really like our really tight-knit group of Russian majors here at Stanford,  in particular Courtney. This came up during the episode which I wrote about a couple of posts ago, trying to translate some really slangish Russian on LJ. Anywho, we're there, sitting behind the computer, and we're like "What word would go best with this? Do you agree ( Read more... )

Princeton peeps are the biggest bizznatches. Not only did they not send me a letter saying "Hey, we got your mail so don't worry, it wasn't lost," they decide to send me an acceptance letter 4 days after I confirmed for the other one. :\ I really hate rejecting programs, because it feels as if I'm the one being the snooty bastard saying "Hey, haha ( Read more... )

I got into the Hokkaido International Foundation Summer Language Intensive Program. HIFSLIP, for short.

I got the $4,000 Fellowship from the Center for East Asian Studies. CEAS, for short.

I'm going to Japan this summer. 日本へ行きます, for short.

:))))))))))))))))))))

I feel so baller right now.

While Ashley speaks of such things such as job offers, I constantly think to myself "How can I accelerate my demise?" and quickly come up with the conclusion that the melted ice cream left in the lounge was a great idea. Mmm... bowl of melted ice cream ( Read more... )