I gave blood at work this morning. That was the 3rd time I've ever done it. I'm passing my blessing into the health system so that when I grow old and weary I won't feel bad taking others blood.
Things went smoothly just like both times before. 62 pulse, 120/80 blood pressure, and sufficient minerals in the blood sample they do. Good to see I'm still in good health.
I really should exercise more though.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Another Day Another Dollar
Or a couple hundred dollars if you're me ^_^
Friday is always a slow day here at work. I don't know if the boss realizes it, but everyone seems to come in late or not at all. Granted, most of the people that don't show up work from home but it is still really quite.
I love quiet.
I started reading Death Note this morning and am finding it to be an easy read. Watching the Anime all those years ago probably helps. My word and character recognition is great compared to my speaking skills after 6 months. I guess some things go away more easily than others. I want to take the JLPT level 2 test again this year. Registration is starting soon and the test is in December.
Can I really pass it though?
I failed it last year by a few percent (see 3%) and have been out of practice. However I hear that if you can recognize all those characters and understand what they mean then you have a much better chance at passing.
It's weird... I never really got into the high level grammar during my studies (I still use mostly the grammar from Genki I and II--First 2 years of study) rather than all the stuff I learned in Japan. You just don't have the opportunity to use the more rare phrases in daily conversations.
In any case, I will look into it more. It is a good chance to get out of Cleveland and go to Chicago for a weekend (I could even stay with Jim Kogler! Juggling club's President and Computer Science Capstone partner-in-crime!)
I wonder If I have the willpower to accelerate my studies.
Friday is always a slow day here at work. I don't know if the boss realizes it, but everyone seems to come in late or not at all. Granted, most of the people that don't show up work from home but it is still really quite.
I love quiet.
I started reading Death Note this morning and am finding it to be an easy read. Watching the Anime all those years ago probably helps. My word and character recognition is great compared to my speaking skills after 6 months. I guess some things go away more easily than others. I want to take the JLPT level 2 test again this year. Registration is starting soon and the test is in December.
Can I really pass it though?
I failed it last year by a few percent (see 3%) and have been out of practice. However I hear that if you can recognize all those characters and understand what they mean then you have a much better chance at passing.
It's weird... I never really got into the high level grammar during my studies (I still use mostly the grammar from Genki I and II--First 2 years of study) rather than all the stuff I learned in Japan. You just don't have the opportunity to use the more rare phrases in daily conversations.
In any case, I will look into it more. It is a good chance to get out of Cleveland and go to Chicago for a weekend (I could even stay with Jim Kogler! Juggling club's President and Computer Science Capstone partner-in-crime!)
I wonder If I have the willpower to accelerate my studies.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
What to do
I just got into work this morning and don't really have anything to do... I did however rummage through my 2 boxes of manga this morning and grabbed 1, 3, and 5 of Death Note. I thought I had organized my books by series before I shipped them off, but I guess some of them got mixed into the box I lost... Stupid postal people losing my box of stuff!
I will try to figure out something to do today besides try to look busy. It would be so much easier if my screen faced towards a wall instead of to the aisle where everyone walks by.
In other news, the Japanese engineering students arrived on Sunday night and I got the chance to meet them last night. There are 3 guys--Shin, Take, Kousuke, and 1 girl--Lisa. They seem like a pretty cool bunch. None of them were particularly shy about talking but as per the usual they prefered Japanese to English. I feel like there is a gag tied around my throat causing me to spit and stutter all my words. My Japanese skills (at least speaking) are not kind to a lack of studying for 6 months. I need to work on getting that back up to speed once school and Kaiwa Club start up again.
I will try to figure out something to do today besides try to look busy. It would be so much easier if my screen faced towards a wall instead of to the aisle where everyone walks by.
In other news, the Japanese engineering students arrived on Sunday night and I got the chance to meet them last night. There are 3 guys--Shin, Take, Kousuke, and 1 girl--Lisa. They seem like a pretty cool bunch. None of them were particularly shy about talking but as per the usual they prefered Japanese to English. I feel like there is a gag tied around my throat causing me to spit and stutter all my words. My Japanese skills (at least speaking) are not kind to a lack of studying for 6 months. I need to work on getting that back up to speed once school and Kaiwa Club start up again.
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