Posted on 29 September 2009.
This morning I cut my thumb while slicing up a persimmon. Nothing terribly deep, just enough to draw some blood and sting. The following ensued (all in English): Me: Ow! I cut my thumb. ~Ken rushes in and has a look~ Ken: Oh, I thought ~mimes thumb falling onto counter~ Me: That’s “I cut off [...]
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Posted in life, random
Posted on 23 September 2009.
No cookie. So here’s an FO instead. Rivolo [Ravelry] Pattern: Rivolo by Anne Hanson Yarn: Malabrigo Sock, Impressionist Sky, roughly three quarters of a skein (~325 yards) Needles: US 6 Ended up adding a few repeats to make up for my row gauge and the measurements came out right on the money. I finished the [...]
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Posted in craft
Posted on 08 September 2009.
合格(ごうかく, goukaku) means “pass”. As in, I passed level two of the JLPT, the test I failed by a few points last December. Woo! No time to rest, though – on to level one! Not my certificate – my score wasn’t quite that good. Photo by MrWabu
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Posted in japanese
Posted on 05 September 2009.
Work has started and my life has been turned upside down by the change in schedule. I feel like I’m relearning how I did my job in some ways. For example I forgot what time I usually leave the house for each of my five schools. That leads me to playing it safe… and making [...]
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Posted in japan, work