I'm reading this manga now. I completely and utterly recommend it to you! Here's the link (in Japanese). Let me know what you think!
http://www.fwinc.co.jp/vassalord/

Damn. My job can be so unsatisfying sometimes. Blah!

Today was an unusual day because children acknowledged my existence at shogakko, which both shocked and delighted me. There was a even small "fight" over which table of kids I'd get to sit and eat with at lunch time. I still can't believe it ( Read more... )

Thats what I am. I've been devouring local, national, and international news with an insatiable appetite. Along the way I've picked up some interesting factoids about how governments are implementing creative solutions to social/environmental problems, in many cases using revenue (taxes) generated from the sales of the very goods/entertainment ( Read more... )

I mean, its sunnier than heck outside and yet its absolutely freezing in this room. I was hoping for even just an marginal increase in "ondo" but alas I will have to just keep waiting.

Ugh, I loathe the winter! (>_<)

But, with the exception of not being able to feel my fingers or toes, things are going fairly well otherwise. (^_-)

...(from an article on some website I can't remember) and then recently found tucked away in a notebook ( Read more... )

Kamada-Sensei:
I think volleyball is more exciting than baseball.

Me:
I think Matsumoto Jun is more handsome than Oguri Shun.

Student #1:
I think love is more important money.

Student #2:
I think water is more important than oil in the world.

(@_@)

Trust me, it was funny.

Inspired by Rae-Rae's LJ activity and concerned about my recent inability to express complex ideas and abstract thought (yes, I've regressed to chimpanzee-level cognitive abilities while on JET), I decided to flex those dormant English muscles with a quick journal entry ( Read more... )

My demon has ranged from wildcat to mouse...

Hello everyone,

Can you recommend a good electronic Russian/English dictionary? I am only a lower-intermediate student right now but I'd like a model with enough vocabulary to help me grow in the next few years. Are there any particular models that students in Russian language programs are using now?

Thank you for your help!