こんにちは。きょう、あめがたくさんありました。いいじゃありませんでした。いまはごご十時半です。わたしはともだちと八時にサッカーゲームへいきました。でも、あめがありました。だから、たくさん人がありませんでした。ゲームはオーバータイムがありました。二ばんのオーバータイムもありました。でも、わたしはともだちとはやいりょうにかえりました。七-十一もいきました。きょう、わたしは日本語のだい四かのテストがありました。いいじゃありませんでした。わたしはたぶん二時かん半ぐらいとしょかんで日本語をべんきょうしました。でも、すうがくとぶつりがくもいいじゃありません。わたしはバージニアだいがくでたくさんをします。時かんじゃありませんよ。わたしはこばんパーティへいきません。いまブログをかきます。いまとてもねむい。わたしはねます。
平成19年10月26日金曜日
平成19年10月19日金曜日
バスてい and other crap
UVA/CTS bus system ... stupid .... confusing ... craptastic (I know it's not a real word, but I've always been a fan of portmanteaus). Anyways, today one of the screws in my glasses fell out, and I couldn't find it, rendering them practically useless to me. I used a spare that took me a half hour to find for the day (missed my fist class as a result). I was told by a friend that I should go to the Lenscrafters in Fashion Square to fix them. Needless to say, I accomplished the task at hand, but it took an excessive amount of time, even by excessive standards. The following is a rough itinerary of my day on the wonders of the bus and all of its workings:
(1:00ish) - Depart on Blue Route near O-Hill heading towards Barracks.
(1:30-1:45ish) - Depart from Barracks at CTS bus stop near McDonald's on Route 7
(Around 2:00) - Arrive at destination (Fashion Square)
(2:00-2:45) Wandering around Fashion Square wondering where the hell Lenscrafters is: running back and forth to take a glance at the only mall directory in the whole place. Eventually figured out that it was outside. It's just plain sad to be lost in such a small mall...
(2:45-3:00ish maybe possibly who knows) - Glasses Repairs (cost: $5 for one screw - Goddamn it)
(3:00-5:00) - Took possibly every CTS bus route possible ... 5,3,1,96,84,572, etc... getting off at random stops and becoming really lost ... eventually making my way on Route 7 back to Barracks ... after two whole wasted hours....
(5:00-5:30 - around that time) - Ate (was hungry)
(5:30-6:00ish) Boarded Blue Route in front of McDonald's and headed back towards O-Hill.
So... a day wasted with crappy buses. It could be that the buses and the entire system sucks sucks in general, or it could simply be my overall incompetence, stupidity, and lack of sense of direction (seriously, I could get lost in a box). I would like to think that it's the former, but it's most likely the latter. Possibly it's a combination of the two, but that's a far fetched claim given my ability to navigate anything.
Japanese Section:
Drill #3 was interesting. Once again, I failed to get on the ball and was completely lost in a sea of confusion. So essentially, nothing new. The reporter gimmick was entertaining though. It's like the class is so intense, painful, and yet enjoyable and entertaining at the same time. All in all, at the end of the day, Japanese is learned. Ideas and concepts are still fuzzy around the edges, but I know that they'll come along eventually. Despite how much I hate Drills as I know that if I get called on that I'll just freeze up and blurt out incorrect crap as I have no idea what I'm doing (sometimes I do - once in a blue moon). The extra Chapter 4 review session was extremely useful, but this chapter is so intense to the point that even though this particular session was longer (compared to Chapter 3), I felt that unlike last time, while I learned new things and had some other things cleared up, the basic result was me feeling stupid and realizing how much I didn't know. It contained many answers, but left far many more questions. However, I am grateful that I went as every little bit of help is useful... and that session was surely useful.
If you're still reading this...wow, there's something wrong with you. No one in his or her right mind would read this ramble/rant. Anyways, what makes a good blog.... Essentially, the exact polar opposite of this. A good blog would be able to keep the readers' attention (short and cohesive), unlike my long-winded passively structured ranting format. Since it is a Japanese class blog, usage of Japanese would make the blog better... notice my lack of it. So, in conclusion: good blog = opposite of my blog. Well, that's about it.
(1:00ish) - Depart on Blue Route near O-Hill heading towards Barracks.
(1:30-1:45ish) - Depart from Barracks at CTS bus stop near McDonald's on Route 7
(Around 2:00) - Arrive at destination (Fashion Square)
(2:00-2:45) Wandering around Fashion Square wondering where the hell Lenscrafters is: running back and forth to take a glance at the only mall directory in the whole place. Eventually figured out that it was outside. It's just plain sad to be lost in such a small mall...
(2:45-3:00ish maybe possibly who knows) - Glasses Repairs (cost: $5 for one screw - Goddamn it)
(3:00-5:00) - Took possibly every CTS bus route possible ... 5,3,1,96,84,572, etc... getting off at random stops and becoming really lost ... eventually making my way on Route 7 back to Barracks ... after two whole wasted hours....
(5:00-5:30 - around that time) - Ate (was hungry)
(5:30-6:00ish) Boarded Blue Route in front of McDonald's and headed back towards O-Hill.
So... a day wasted with crappy buses. It could be that the buses and the entire system sucks sucks in general, or it could simply be my overall incompetence, stupidity, and lack of sense of direction (seriously, I could get lost in a box). I would like to think that it's the former, but it's most likely the latter. Possibly it's a combination of the two, but that's a far fetched claim given my ability to navigate anything.
Japanese Section:
Drill #3 was interesting. Once again, I failed to get on the ball and was completely lost in a sea of confusion. So essentially, nothing new. The reporter gimmick was entertaining though. It's like the class is so intense, painful, and yet enjoyable and entertaining at the same time. All in all, at the end of the day, Japanese is learned. Ideas and concepts are still fuzzy around the edges, but I know that they'll come along eventually. Despite how much I hate Drills as I know that if I get called on that I'll just freeze up and blurt out incorrect crap as I have no idea what I'm doing (sometimes I do - once in a blue moon). The extra Chapter 4 review session was extremely useful, but this chapter is so intense to the point that even though this particular session was longer (compared to Chapter 3), I felt that unlike last time, while I learned new things and had some other things cleared up, the basic result was me feeling stupid and realizing how much I didn't know. It contained many answers, but left far many more questions. However, I am grateful that I went as every little bit of help is useful... and that session was surely useful.
If you're still reading this...wow, there's something wrong with you. No one in his or her right mind would read this ramble/rant. Anyways, what makes a good blog.... Essentially, the exact polar opposite of this. A good blog would be able to keep the readers' attention (short and cohesive), unlike my long-winded passively structured ranting format. Since it is a Japanese class blog, usage of Japanese would make the blog better... notice my lack of it. So, in conclusion: good blog = opposite of my blog. Well, that's about it.
平成19年10月12日金曜日
Stressful week over... and a new one to soon begin
Coming back from Fall Break and doing all of this college crap that I had neglected to do made this week more stressful than ever, although the break was a nice change of pace. I had an English research paper to start and complete is one day (I knew about it for about two weeks though), an impossible physics assignment due (had 10 days - but really, it was impossible), a massive amount of math homework and a quiz to study for (had about a week to do all of that) and a Japanese skit to prepare, and a Japanese test to prepare for. And all of this fun happened in the course of ... three days. I also have to lead a discussion on two case study things for English on Monday. Today, I also found out that there's a Physics midterm on Monday... and the thing was, I wasn't even planning on going to class on Monday. I guess I am now. Perhaps I should pay more attention to the syllabus. Oh well. Life royally sucks.
Anyways, in relation to Japanese, I felt confident in Chapter 3 materials, and I think that I did well on the test. Nevertheless, I feel a B coming along only because I know that I most likely screwed up somewhere along the line. Even if I have full confidence in my ability (which I don't), somehow, I know that I'll still screw up. That's just how things are. So there's this Chapter 4 grammar sheet thingy to do as well... and that always takes forever. I know that I'll get killed in the drills coming up next week, as my usual response is either a) nothing or b) huh?. I think that I'll take a friend's advice and try to do the Mallard exercises earlier so that I'm not completely lost. What's the worst that can happen?
Anyways, in relation to Japanese, I felt confident in Chapter 3 materials, and I think that I did well on the test. Nevertheless, I feel a B coming along only because I know that I most likely screwed up somewhere along the line. Even if I have full confidence in my ability (which I don't), somehow, I know that I'll still screw up. That's just how things are. So there's this Chapter 4 grammar sheet thingy to do as well... and that always takes forever. I know that I'll get killed in the drills coming up next week, as my usual response is either a) nothing or b) huh?. I think that I'll take a friend's advice and try to do the Mallard exercises earlier so that I'm not completely lost. What's the worst that can happen?
平成19年10月5日金曜日
Back home... (I'll fit in Japanese somehow)
At this point, I feel as if I may have enough knowledge to maybe perhaps type up a blog entry in Japanese. However, since this is due by the end of today and I'm really tired, I'll forgo that plan this week and continue once again in English. Well, today I went back home for fall break. The ride was long as we literally parked the car in the middle of the highway before the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. It was heavily congested, it took about forty minutes to even start moving again after we stopped. I feel bad for saying this, but at least five people better have died in that accident to have made me wait that long. Then again, what can one possibly do? I went to my high school's homecoming came, only to come to the realization that high school, in terms of sports at least, pales in comparison to college (and we lost too). Anyways, onward to Japanese...
First things first: Mallard sucks. It seems to be VERY picky with answers, and it no margin for error. It even says that a correct answer is incorrect, and that is very interesting to me. Other than that, chapter 3 is coming along swimmingly. Everything so far seems to be going okay. All in all, I am more confident with Chapter 3 than Chapter 2. The only thing that I honestly don't like is Mallard. Mallard doesn't like me, and I don't like it. It takes so long to do it "correctly" (and by that, I mean it's way). I often believed that the program was busted, and it very well may be, but I eventually got a 100% on everything, albeit after many, many submissions.
First things first: Mallard sucks. It seems to be VERY picky with answers, and it no margin for error. It even says that a correct answer is incorrect, and that is very interesting to me. Other than that, chapter 3 is coming along swimmingly. Everything so far seems to be going okay. All in all, I am more confident with Chapter 3 than Chapter 2. The only thing that I honestly don't like is Mallard. Mallard doesn't like me, and I don't like it. It takes so long to do it "correctly" (and by that, I mean it's way). I often believed that the program was busted, and it very well may be, but I eventually got a 100% on everything, albeit after many, many submissions.
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