for a lonely soul you're having such a good llama

[mugen_edamame]

just wrote my third "why do you want to get into this uni" letter and each incarnation is subtly more depressing than the previous one. this latest one i finished not ten minutes ago, and half of it was talking about how after many disastrous experiences with university, i'm hoping that this time i can do well, and that the school's principle of

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[hakasha]

*hugs you* seriously, i suck at school advice and stuff, but usually when I do stuff like that I try to make it less depressing by slipping in private jokes or references to stuff I watch/read or even things that, if read aloud with the right tone, could sound sarcastic but when they're just written down you can't really tell, and stuff like that - and everything is worded carefully to make sure I'm still writing in formal mode and that my jokes are difficult to spot. if I can't do any of that stuff, I write first a completely fake rough draft where I try to sound as crazy but still formal as possible. XD

sorry about your llama. =(

[mugen_edamame]

WHY MUST SCHOOL BE SO HAAAARD.

the problem with figuring out the tone is that in japanese i'm p much still tone deaf orz so the impression of how my writing sounds to me is mostly, what sorta state of mind was i in while i write it. 's why the teacher's feedback is crazy important, 'cos even when I think i'm p much oozing charm right outta my nose pores, she can just turn and say to a japanese person this sounds like you hate life lmao IF ONLY I COULD APPLY VIA FANFIC.

the saddest llama mama ;-;

[mugen_edamame]

Can't lie, that's my plan for tomorrow. But if I'm all dripping with feels when I'm normal, idk how smooth i'll be drunk orz

BAWWWWWW BABESTER no such things <3 i'm applying for slightly different courses in each university, so I can't use one why i want to get into uni to study this thing essay to cover all of them. Just the one that's due the soonest (next month), the teacher keeps saying i can do better, so i'm trying.

;-; i'm never gonna stop hoping. never loved a piece of jewelry as much as i loved that wee purple llama. it's been constant company for years and years. ;-;

I SURE AM GONNA TRY BABE *clasps hands*

[mugen_edamame]

I've been watching a lot of FMA, lately. And watching so much anime has actually had an impact on my listening skills. My average listening exam marks shot up ;-; so that's p spirit lifting.

oh, no, babe, nothing like that c: applications are staggered, but result release dates are pretty standard, so if i hear one result it's already too late to apply for anything else.

sent her the latest draft, she says it looks okay ;A; DIDN'T EVEN NEED BOOZY INTERVENTION. And no senpais in any of the courses I'm taking, because no one takes biology in this whole damn country??? pfft. she said we'll have a discussion on what I can do to improve come monday yaaaay.

it's hard to judge anything in japanese. grammatically i can tell if i'm being too informal or not, but as to the actual tone of the essays and how it sounds inside the head of a native speaker, i get constant criticism for weird structure. i just keep trying to improve, not much else i can do orz

praying hard, bb

FAITO. but not too hard!

[charlzway]

/offers hugs

I'm terrible with advice about school and such, but I hope after some rest and sleep, you'll be inspired to edit your first draft and make it sound more better/hopeful?

Sorry to hear about your lost pendant; losing treasured trinkets really suck D; Any rough idea where you might have lost it?

Good luck for your finals! You can do it! \o/

[mugen_edamame]

/ACCEPTS HUGS

I'm waiting to hear back from my sensei >w< The problem with writing things for university applications is that I write everything like I write fanfiction, and trying to reign in the feels is super hard orz

Rough idea, but no one's found it yet ;-;

ARIGATS BB!

[lavenderscarf]

*HUGS!!!!!!* I know the feeling, bb =/ University apps are always so dicey; it almost makes me glad that I got in on the tail end of the whole "take the National Exam and your score on that one test determines where you'll end up" phase of Taiwanese education. I'm sorry I can't help much with your essays (if they were Chinese essays I could maybe help a bit ^^;;), but fingers crossed that your teacher can <333

[mugen_edamame]

daijobs c: the teacher read it through, and said that the latest incarnation of the essay is acceptable! so i should be allright. now i'm just waiting for one single letter from my former professor in the uk ~o~

HOW'S THE NEW JOB! I didn't know you were hunting for one, but congratulations on getting it! And i'm glad it's so much better! Happily, my interviews won't be till next january at the latest, and i really really really shitting love new year's and it never fails to buoy my mood, so i think maybe? i will prevail (maybe)

;-; i'm hoping it might still turn up. and i went through my old pictures, and i found the picture of me buying it >///< so i always got that glorious purple llama to look at.

THANKS MY LOVE. We just gotta hang in there for a couple more months, then it'll be a whole new world to trip and fall over in!