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Life Update
A short one, anyway - just so people would know I haven't turned into a rotting corpse yet.
Basically, I've been busy studying Japanese AND answering job interviews that come my way. The latter half is what pressures me the most, and it's a little heartbreaking when I don't measure up to most standards. But I don't want to talk about real life problems online, so I'll leave it at that.
My goals for this year (wow, I sure am late, it's already February!)
*Master 2000+ Kanji in preparation for JLPT2
Yep, you heard that right. Meanings, reading, compounds, the works. I realized this was my biggest weakness with the language, so I've started on a regiment of daily kanji memorization (starting with identification and averaging out around 60 per day so far).
*Read through all my advanced grammar textbooks
Japan Foundation was awesome enough to give us so much free/discounted textbooks while we were in Japan (I had to send a box home because it couldn't fit in the luggage), and I've barely read through them. It's great, though - if I master these, it'll lessen the time I take browsing through books and dictionaries whenever a conjugation stumps me.
*Pass JLPT2
So that I'll be decently employable at last.
*Get a job
ie. Stop being a hikkikomori and start helping out. It may or may not happen before the previous goal, but this is the big one.
*Be a nicer person
Well. Or be more human, in a way. A couple of things that shocked me last year was how different my perception of myself is, and from other people. Even my parents. I don't react or get as emotional as other people get, and apparently that has been interepreted as a)Indifference b)Boredom, c)Apathy d)Arrogance - leading to a lot of problems relating to people. Misunderstandings tend to accumulate over time.
*Draw more
Damn. And I signed up for a 50 doodle challenge too.
*Read a novel (or more) in Japanese
What I bought my Keiichi Sigusawa collection in Japan for. Plus, it helps with the language.
Well, that's basically it, so far.
Also, fandom:
@ Weiss: Still awesome after all these years. I love it.
@ Bleach: With all the shit coming down, I'm glad that most of my fandom's response is: Clearly, we need to draw more porn. This is something I can get behind, yes.
@ Yami no Matsuei: Volume 12 was released, after 8 years! HURRAY! Also, glad to find the corner of the fandom that's not in it just for the BL subtext (which might disappear considering the new direction it's taking - but I'm actually in it for the plot and the cool universe. Also, it has cool girls which are often neglected). One of my oldest fandoms is suddenly revived.
@ Everything else: Baccano fans are having a ball over Durarara. D: I don't usually watch an anime WHILE IT'S STILL BEING AIRED, but this is so fun, I had to keep watching.
Basically, I've been busy studying Japanese AND answering job interviews that come my way. The latter half is what pressures me the most, and it's a little heartbreaking when I don't measure up to most standards. But I don't want to talk about real life problems online, so I'll leave it at that.
My goals for this year (wow, I sure am late, it's already February!)
*Master 2000+ Kanji in preparation for JLPT2
Yep, you heard that right. Meanings, reading, compounds, the works. I realized this was my biggest weakness with the language, so I've started on a regiment of daily kanji memorization (starting with identification and averaging out around 60 per day so far).
*Read through all my advanced grammar textbooks
Japan Foundation was awesome enough to give us so much free/discounted textbooks while we were in Japan (I had to send a box home because it couldn't fit in the luggage), and I've barely read through them. It's great, though - if I master these, it'll lessen the time I take browsing through books and dictionaries whenever a conjugation stumps me.
*Pass JLPT2
So that I'll be decently employable at last.
*Get a job
ie. Stop being a hikkikomori and start helping out. It may or may not happen before the previous goal, but this is the big one.
*Be a nicer person
Well. Or be more human, in a way. A couple of things that shocked me last year was how different my perception of myself is, and from other people. Even my parents. I don't react or get as emotional as other people get, and apparently that has been interepreted as a)Indifference b)Boredom, c)Apathy d)Arrogance - leading to a lot of problems relating to people. Misunderstandings tend to accumulate over time.
*Draw more
Damn. And I signed up for a 50 doodle challenge too.
*Read a novel (or more) in Japanese
What I bought my Keiichi Sigusawa collection in Japan for. Plus, it helps with the language.
Well, that's basically it, so far.
Also, fandom:
@ Weiss: Still awesome after all these years. I love it.
@ Bleach: With all the shit coming down, I'm glad that most of my fandom's response is: Clearly, we need to draw more porn. This is something I can get behind, yes.
@ Yami no Matsuei: Volume 12 was released, after 8 years! HURRAY! Also, glad to find the corner of the fandom that's not in it just for the BL subtext (which might disappear considering the new direction it's taking - but I'm actually in it for the plot and the cool universe. Also, it has cool girls which are often neglected). One of my oldest fandoms is suddenly revived.
@ Everything else: Baccano fans are having a ball over Durarara. D: I don't usually watch an anime WHILE IT'S STILL BEING AIRED, but this is so fun, I had to keep watching.
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If I draw a group picture of everyone sleeping together, will the no-clothes version count as an orgy? =D
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You may draw that ... we can always extrapolate to where you stopped.
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I fail.
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Indeed. Sometimes 'subtle' can be sexier than intended. 8D
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The reason why BL subtext is sexier than outright yaoi. OHHHHHH yum ~
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But I download Yuri for the heartwrenching ROMANCE/ship tease/attraction. Any porn included barely interests me.
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Drrr!!'s fun, and if the spoilers are right, then it has awesome plot twists. I just wish most of the fans aren't there just for the sake of shipping Izaya with Shizuo... there are other things to like about this anime. Like Simon. *A*
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Meh. I like Shizuo so far, but Izaya doesn't interest me. Hell, I think I'll just ship Shizuo/Celty from the ep 4 scenes alone. Shinra looks like trouble to me.
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... also shipping Shizuo with Simon which shouldn't be surprising to anyone.
DRRR DRRR DRRR
Sadly, I think only a couple of people in my FLIST might get it.
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@Hush now, I haven't cared much for what the other side thinks for the past 5 years. I'm more worried for the new fans - it all looks so traumatic for them. Of course, there is never enough porn. 8D
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Also, when will you be coming home? Hope you're doing fine over there.
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Thanks for the support.