Japanese 101

So at the end of last week I started taking my first Japanese class. So far it is easy, not that I thought the first day would be super hard. We talked about what Japanese words everyone knew and the professor asked that we learn seven words all of which are very easy: iie, hai, Sayoonara, Knonnichiwa, doomo, doozo, and desu. Lucky for me I already know all of those so I decided to learn most of the Japanese sounds and started learning some Katagana. So here it is A,I,U,E,O:

I hope that at the end of the semester I can look back at this and feel embarised about how poorly I wrote it. Ahh well my next class is tomorrow I hope that I learn lots! well everyone take it easy!

Gender specific food

So I went to the Asian food store today to get some fun food. Here is what I got :) Hot curry mix (my favorite), Noodle soup base and Soba noodles (for a delicious treat), and Men's Pocky? what? Now don't get me wrong the pocky is delicious but I don't understand. There is no women's pocky that I know of. It's dark chocolate so is that a literal translation of what dark chocolate is in Japanese? Anyone know what this is all about?

The new year

ok so I have reviewed what all has happened this year like so many crappy end of the year shows and I have discovered that it has been a great year! here is what has happened and I have learned in a nut shell:

1. So at the beginning of the year I started going out with my current girlfriend. she is a trip and then some. Lots - O - Fun!

2. I was able to have my Bachelor of fine arts senior show. its a nice addition to my artists resume.

3. I got my first "real" good pay, benefits, insurance, job at the McWane Science Center.

4. I graduated from college. Finally after 7 years.

5. I learned that Taco Bell Fire sauce is good on almost anything. Hot dogs and cup of noodles to name a few.

6. Finally I have a goal that I really really really want to accomplish. Having something that I really want to do is a great thing to happen to me. I find that in these scenarios the best comes out of me and it always seems to change my life for the better. which brings me to my goals for the year.

This will be the first year for me to do new years resolutions, and I want them bad enough that I think it will be easy to keep to them.

1. Learn to speak Japanese well enough to talk to a five year old with only a little difficulty.

2. practice singing so I don't completely embarrass my self at karaoke.

3. save up enough money to pay for my plane ticket to Japan and save enough money to pay my student loans for a year assuming I get the position.

4. and I guess I'll throw in some exercise for the year so I can have a little more energy.

finally I found this great quote. I think my last resolution for the year is to attempt to live by it.

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
-Pablo Picasso