Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Springtime for Feitclub
OK, truth be told, it's still cold and miserable here in Albany but free ice cream means spring has come. Behold, a new video has bloomed for you!
つづく... (Click here to read more)
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Monday, April 16, 2007
The Pieces Fit
Wasting time between classes right now, so there's no better time to issue a challenge to my readers.
This Flash game is simple in concept: place the 50 states, one at a time, onto the map of the US. The game gives you a little leeway but if you're off by too much, it tells you so. How well can you do this? Some luck is involved, since the coastal states are a lot easier to eyeball than, say, Iowa. I haven't yet achieved a "perfect" score, but I get pretty close. Mako tried it once and managed around 75%, not bad for a foreigner. Surely all Americans can outdo her, right?
Right?
つづく... (Click here to read more)
This Flash game is simple in concept: place the 50 states, one at a time, onto the map of the US. The game gives you a little leeway but if you're off by too much, it tells you so. How well can you do this? Some luck is involved, since the coastal states are a lot easier to eyeball than, say, Iowa. I haven't yet achieved a "perfect" score, but I get pretty close. Mako tried it once and managed around 75%, not bad for a foreigner. Surely all Americans can outdo her, right?
Right?
つづく... (Click here to read more)
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Back Burner Post
It frustrates me as much as anyone when I realize how often I neglect this little web project of mine. So all I can do is drop in from time to time and write something, however short, to keep a record of what's up.
School is school, without much emotional impact as of late. All of my attention is focused on the future. I suppose that's not the worst thing in the world, as I tended to get all worried about certain homework assignments. Call it "Senioritis" if you must but I'm kinda OK with it. Just this past week I completed a reasonably "long term" project for Japanese class. It was a presentation in Japanese (duh), more specifically a guidebook to the Albany area. I wasn't too thrilled with what I had written but I finished strong by showing a slightly-altered version of my natto movie. which drew some chuckles from the students and the teacher.
There was one crazy surprise at school this week. It was revealed to me that our school sends two students each year to Wenzhou to teach English for three weeks. It's a free flight with a free room and free food, so even though I don't speak any Chinese at all I couldn't help but sign up. I probably won't get picked but if I didn't write my name on that piece of paper I would have regretted it. Plus, it would be great experience for my upcoming job in Japan.
I went to a doctor for the physical/X-ray in order to get clearance for the JET Programme. There were no real surprises since I wasn't sick, and while I have gained weight since I returned from Japan last year, it actually wasn't nearly as much as I had feared. Sadly, I didn't get any taller. Certain people in my life (who will remain nameless) often insist that I continue to grow each time they see me. Deep inside I like to believe they can see something that I can't, but the facts don't lie.
I should use this video camera for more blogging segments. It's been too long. I get plenty of mileage out of it from chatting every morning (plus last night I actually chatted with my friends in Westchester) but the video logging side of it should not be neglected.
つづく... (Click here to read more)
School is school, without much emotional impact as of late. All of my attention is focused on the future. I suppose that's not the worst thing in the world, as I tended to get all worried about certain homework assignments. Call it "Senioritis" if you must but I'm kinda OK with it. Just this past week I completed a reasonably "long term" project for Japanese class. It was a presentation in Japanese (duh), more specifically a guidebook to the Albany area. I wasn't too thrilled with what I had written but I finished strong by showing a slightly-altered version of my natto movie. which drew some chuckles from the students and the teacher.
There was one crazy surprise at school this week. It was revealed to me that our school sends two students each year to Wenzhou to teach English for three weeks. It's a free flight with a free room and free food, so even though I don't speak any Chinese at all I couldn't help but sign up. I probably won't get picked but if I didn't write my name on that piece of paper I would have regretted it. Plus, it would be great experience for my upcoming job in Japan.
I went to a doctor for the physical/X-ray in order to get clearance for the JET Programme. There were no real surprises since I wasn't sick, and while I have gained weight since I returned from Japan last year, it actually wasn't nearly as much as I had feared. Sadly, I didn't get any taller. Certain people in my life (who will remain nameless) often insist that I continue to grow each time they see me. Deep inside I like to believe they can see something that I can't, but the facts don't lie.
I should use this video camera for more blogging segments. It's been too long. I get plenty of mileage out of it from chatting every morning (plus last night I actually chatted with my friends in Westchester) but the video logging side of it should not be neglected.
つづく... (Click here to read more)
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