Well, it would seem I only post on Sunday nights nowadays~

Let me see... obviously the biggest thing recently was my blind panic scramble to get ready for the kanken. But do you know, they let you take the answer sheets home with you! I wrote most of my answers on the sheet itself, so while I have no way of knowing if some things are right, I can at least be assured I wrote real words for the jukugo (lol not every time). I'm cautiously hoping for a ギリ pass, but it could go either way. I'm told we should be hearing the results in a week (wow), but.

Yes, I did buy the 4級 books already. But just think, if I pass this, I can be a real middle schooler!

Oh, and note to anyone who wants to take the kanken: *buy* the 漢検分野別問題集 because not only is it a good reference, there were problems on the test directly from out of the book. I did the whole thing yesterday/this morning, and it really helped. Especially because I did NOT understand how to do one of the problems, and there is no instruction given at the actual test other than what's written.

All in all, a good use of an hour. I feel much more kanji-fied. Even if there are definitely still a few I'm weak on. (And I can't read anything from fifth grade ;_;)


...Gosh, I don't have *anything* else to say. This is just sad. But... I think I'm going to go back to reading Conan now.

I am going to tell you something I'm sure you will find shocking, utterly shocking:

I am not prepared for the kanji kentei that's in a week.

orz

I mean, I'm certainly *better off*. But for a test you need a 70% to pass, uh, yeah, no.

Anyway. vintage_belle came and stayed and we went to ikebana class and a doll store and I bought several phone straps and ate Wendy's and KFC and finally went back to BookOff to get me some HikaGen.

I of course bask in love and adoration from my students. Even if I did have a problem with Takano-sensei last week that had me ready to destroy things. I *did* get to complain about having to learn HSJ, but no sooner did I get 9(!) of them right, they asked me about B.I. Shadow. WHYYYYYYYYYYYY orz We started a reading-writing club for kids who wanted to come. I've been kind of surprised at the turnout! Exciting~

I've also tried to get better at kendama, because I'm seriously fail. Although, given I have that test in a week, maybe I should spend the time practicing *kanji*...

Anyway, I'm sorry, I remain unmotivated to write *anything*, even though I really do want to.

I did clean my entire apartment, at least? It was way hardcore.

...Okay, I'm going to bed.

Me: [Eats squid]
2-3: どう?
Me: 味がない。
2-3: 鯵がなかったら、買ってあげる。 :P
Me: *facepalm*

EDIT: Oh, I forgot. ( Blah blah no one wants to read this, probably not even *you*, Staubs. )

I am writing. An LJ post. Guah.

Happy June Birthdays!

SO. In "hilarious things my students have said":

Takano-sensei: The era before this was called Showa. And of course now is Heisei. What will the the next era be called, I wonder?
6-2: Godzilla!!

In "travels":

So I went to Todai to see Fuki's dance performance except I don't think I did. I had to leave because it was POURING. So hard I actually stopped in Ohmiya to buy new clothes. And also to eat ~real cookies~. But.

And then yesterday I went to hang out with Lisa in Maebashi. Oh, Gunma. We decided to go to Niigata next month!

I'm also going to try and set up my summer vacation to go all the way down to Kyuushuu and then leapfrog my way back up through Kobe, Osaka, and Nagoya. And then maybe go North? I'm also not sure when I should visit Alia... Dude, Alia, we should go see the temple made of stone!

And vintage_belle: 7/21-22 (Tues.-Wed.); 8/20-21 (Thurs.-Fri.).

In "idol magazines":

For all the people that saw the July Popolo interview and were cautious about the translation, today was the first day of magazine sales for us mere mortals, so here you go:

まず、結婚相手は女性のほうがいいかな、と(笑)。究極を言えば、性別は関係ないでしょうけどね。

Uh, yes, he did say what you think he just said. But I would also put forth that we should take into account that it's *him* saying it.


And now I'm just kind of... out of steam. Some post is better than no post? BACK TO KANJI STUDYING. ...Or maybe a nap.

I don't think I even wished happy May birthdays? So, Happy May Birthdays!

( THE TRIALS OF BEING AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER. )

I have a pet marimo now, but I don't know what to name it. Is Mario too unoriginal?

Also! I decided to take the kanji kentei in June! Level 5, which is all the elementary school kanji. I dunno, I'm not sure if I have confidence or not. I am learning what all the radicals are called, though.

And. I started ikebana! You may be aware that I have wanted to do ikebana for YEARS, and now I finally can! Three Saturdays a month. Woo~

Okay. Well, I guess I'm going to back to drawing Pokemon now or something... I leave you with this ACUTAL QUOTE.

Takano-sensei: Many Japanese are crazy.

TWO DAYS IN A ROW?

Yeah, well, in addition to yesterday's capspam, I bring you ~whining~.

Although, not unjustified whining? At least *I* don't think so.

( Anon memes and you. By which I mean me. )

Footnote while I'm at it:

Dear everyone who looks at me like I'm insane,

In the English Language, our pronoun for the second person (you probably know it as "you") is both singular AND plural. Like sheep or fish or ninja. This means that some of us use it in in the general, nebulous sense. We don't actually mean you you, you you-you. THIS IS A PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE USE OF THE PLURAL PROUNON WE CALL "YOU."

Much frustration,
Me

P.S. If you need to nitpick our pronoun usage, might we suggest our liberal usage of the plural first person (a.k.a. the royal "we") to obscure responsibility and protect ourself using language like the bright little Japanese learner we are. Because that's pretty universally frowned on.

P.P.S. I also use passive constructions and preface every statment of opinion carefully to avoid confrotation. THERE IS PLENTY TO TAKE ISSUE WITH, SO PLEASE TAKE ISSUE WITH THAT.

I said I would try to post more, and look! Here I am!

( Why SCP is officially the best show ever )

Uwaaaaaaaaa, it's been a long time, huh?

Well, especially since my last two posts were meta and music blah.

All I really I have to say for myself is: I've been all over Japan. Gunma and Tokyo and Ishikawa and of course my Tochigi. Today I went to Yaita, for example. vintage_belle, いいもの見つけたぞ～

And when I'm not traveling, I'm working. Ah, It's fun but difficult. Makes sense, I guess.

HOWEVER. This weekend! I started Ikebana class! Finally! My dream! And, surprise surprise, I can copy exactly what the sensei does. I think she's going to be disappointed in me when she asks me to do something on my own...

( The list of media I have to talk about )

That is not a short list. If there's anything I'm forgetting, please feel free to let me know. Maybe if I try really hard, I could use the next week to get through it :D?

Even though I have to watch original Quiz Show now. Stupid episode 5.

In conclusion, Dear everyone on the internet I'm stalking but can't get up the courage to talk to;

Please read my mind and friend me! I promise I'll be interesting this week as I work through that list of stuff. Pretty please?

Love,
Me

P.S. Everyone who *did* friend me already: ♥♥♥

I really am working on that longer reaction post, I promise.

NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE A ISSUE WITH WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT SEXISM, SPECIFICALLY RE:JAPAN: This is not the meta you're looking for. Also, Spoilers for the most recent Shinkenger.

Okay! Now that *that's* out of the way.

So, as all the poor suckers on my flist know, two of my main fandoms are Toku (Yeah Toku side of the flist yeah!) and Jmusic, specifically JE (Yeah boyband fans, represent!). These two fandoms can have some interesting overlap sometimes.

My favorite overlap? How megthelegend and still_ciircee are steadily molding their children into becoming the next generation of fans. You guys should share tips, seriously. (If still_ciircee was on my flist, I would make it happen you guys. It'd be like those crazy crossover fics we love, except real life.)

But another, less hilarious commonality has arisen: People objecting to the sexism they see in their media.

( I'm going to cut it here, because it's probably going to get long. THAT'S THE WAY I ROLL, OKAY. )

I'm working on a longer post, but this. This is too long for twitter, but too hilarious not to share right now.

So, I need an 印鑑 (inkan) in order to do, you know, anything. And, for those who have been following the saga with my company, I'm sure you will not be surprised when I say that everyone but Asumi thinks Asumi is in charge of having them made for us. So, I went to go get it done myself.

Now, my name is five characters long, which runs about $45 for a custom one (ouch), opposed to the $15 for a custom one with one or two characters. Of course, for all but official purposes, I can choose kanji for my name instead of going with the katakana.

So I talked it over with the ladies at the hanko shop, and I was like, "I wouldn't mind kanji, but do you know of any last names that sound like mine?"

For those who don't know, I've been having an extraordinarily hard time coming up with something for my last name, even though I've had one for my first name for, like, years.

AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH.

"What about Go Hiromi-chan's 'Go'?"

I AM NOW NAMED AFTER GO HIROMI.

IT'S SO AWESOME, I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING.

Look at me, not posting about what I said I'd post about. WHAT A SURPRISE. Yeah, I honestly don't know when I'll write about training, because it is TOO COLD for that.

To start: This made me laugh SO HARD YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE. I love it when fandoms collide~ Well, and then:

Me: I'm sorry
I have to go to the grocery store before it rains
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN *shakes fist*
Sarah: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Me: but I will be back soon
Sarah: okay
you just made up for any time lost with that comment, btw
<3
Me: lolololol
<3

( Blah blah work is lame )

( Time Stranger Kyoko 2-3 (End) )
( Shinshi Doumei Cross 7-11 (End) )

...I should really get caught up on my TV shows. Really really.