Friday, November 25, 2005
All Is Well
After feeling a little down on Wednesday and getting really sappy on Thursday I'm happy to report that today was back to business as usual: feeling happy, aceing a Japanese test then nodding off in class after lunch.
OK, I'm not proud of that last one but it did feel good to be unencumbered with over-emotional self-contemplation for a change. The day got off to a great start when I turned on my phone and discovered a message from Mako! She was at Itami Airport and decided to mail me while waiting for her flight. I sent back a quick response although I was worried I had missed my chance since her message had been sent two hours earlier. She wrote back, explaining that she had left Osaka but was now in Narita. We had a brief exchange where she vented about her long wait and wished me luck on my test. She also threw in 「なんかすごくダンが恋しくなっちゃった」which means something along the lines of "I miss Dan" or "Dan is very dear to me." That might not be love but that's at least proof that I am more interesting than a three hour layover. A winner is me!
The test came and went pretty quickly although I will admit some bits were harder than I expected. My listening comprehension skills are still teh suck as I honestly cannot fully understand what is being said on those recordings he plays. I get the gist of it, of course, but you'd think after three months I'd be able to totally follow a staged conversation played three times. I figure my educated guesses are still enough for an A but it was a little frustrating.
Have I mentioned that next Friday (as in seven days from today) is the last day of classes? And two weeks from today is my last final exam? It's a thought I hadn't fully come to appreciate until this afternoon. I suddenly realized that in two weeks I'll be free...horrible, unorganized freedom! What will I do with myself all day? How will I bear the unchecked ability to explore a foreign country? Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that I'll end up spending most of my time in the computer lab unless Scott or Mako is free too? Meh, there I go anticipating problems to the point of manufacturing problems. Worse case scenario I can always take a long walk or read a book or something.
Before I forget I want to thank everyone who wrote me about yesterday's request. Lots of you offered support via the comments or e-mail and I really appreciate it. Mom even sent me one of those "e-cards" which now includes a free commercial at the beginning but it was still sweet. I also ended up receiving actual birthday cards from her and my sister on Tuesday which was really nice.
I'll end today's post with a random announcement: watching Sumo on TV is a real treat. I can't wait until I have a chance to see these dudes in person next year. Envy me!
OK, I'm not proud of that last one but it did feel good to be unencumbered with over-emotional self-contemplation for a change. The day got off to a great start when I turned on my phone and discovered a message from Mako! She was at Itami Airport and decided to mail me while waiting for her flight. I sent back a quick response although I was worried I had missed my chance since her message had been sent two hours earlier. She wrote back, explaining that she had left Osaka but was now in Narita. We had a brief exchange where she vented about her long wait and wished me luck on my test. She also threw in 「なんかすごくダンが恋しくなっちゃった」which means something along the lines of "I miss Dan" or "Dan is very dear to me." That might not be love but that's at least proof that I am more interesting than a three hour layover. A winner is me!
The test came and went pretty quickly although I will admit some bits were harder than I expected. My listening comprehension skills are still teh suck as I honestly cannot fully understand what is being said on those recordings he plays. I get the gist of it, of course, but you'd think after three months I'd be able to totally follow a staged conversation played three times. I figure my educated guesses are still enough for an A but it was a little frustrating.
Have I mentioned that next Friday (as in seven days from today) is the last day of classes? And two weeks from today is my last final exam? It's a thought I hadn't fully come to appreciate until this afternoon. I suddenly realized that in two weeks I'll be free...horrible, unorganized freedom! What will I do with myself all day? How will I bear the unchecked ability to explore a foreign country? Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that I'll end up spending most of my time in the computer lab unless Scott or Mako is free too? Meh, there I go anticipating problems to the point of manufacturing problems. Worse case scenario I can always take a long walk or read a book or something.
Before I forget I want to thank everyone who wrote me about yesterday's request. Lots of you offered support via the comments or e-mail and I really appreciate it. Mom even sent me one of those "e-cards" which now includes a free commercial at the beginning but it was still sweet. I also ended up receiving actual birthday cards from her and my sister on Tuesday which was really nice.
I'll end today's post with a random announcement: watching Sumo on TV is a real treat. I can't wait until I have a chance to see these dudes in person next year. Envy me!
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God, I just ate Thanksgiving and it turned into the largest dump I've ever created. So massive it breached the surfive like an ice burg. So smelly it compleatly wiped out the oder of the feast. Magnificent. Thank you.
# posted by 
: 26 November, 2005 06:57
: 26 November, 2005 06:57
hey, dan! I got a lot of pictures from thanksgiving! I'll be sure to send them to you as soon as I can!
# posted by : 26 November, 2005 07:05
: 26 November, 2005 07:05
MOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNN
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! Oh, billy, I just ate too much dinner that might have been eaten by a cat before I ate it. I feel like my stomach is full to bursting. I'm about to make pumpkin custard for everyone!
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! Oh, billy, I just ate too much dinner that might have been eaten by a cat before I ate it. I feel like my stomach is full to bursting. I'm about to make pumpkin custard for everyone!
# posted by : 26 November, 2005 07:07
: 26 November, 2005 07:07
You still don't get it it . Do ya? Danny boy.
She is not text messaging you because she has nothing better to do. She is texting you because she is thinking about you!
Geeeeeez! do I have to spell it out to You?
She is not text messaging you because she has nothing better to do. She is texting you because she is thinking about you!
Geeeeeez! do I have to spell it out to You?
Hyde: The answer is two fold. Since I have two Japanese language classes (Spoken Japanese and Reading & Writing) and a good language course always has frequent assignments, that means twice as many quizzes and tests to report. However, since I tend to only write down about interesting/remarkable events each day, I don't write much about the ordinary classes where we didn't earn any grades.
Salena, Sam: Thanks for helping me out. I look forward to seeing these pictures!
perfect, j ragged: In some small way I miss that feeling too. Opportunities to eat a horrendous amount of food are very limited in Japan.
Mystic: I know! That was just a little self-depreciation on my part.
コメントがあります？ Type something, please. It's less work for me.Salena, Sam: Thanks for helping me out. I look forward to seeing these pictures!
perfect, j ragged: In some small way I miss that feeling too. Opportunities to eat a horrendous amount of food are very limited in Japan.
Mystic: I know! That was just a little self-depreciation on my part.
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