Sep. 6th, 2006

DAMN!

Sep. 6th, 2006 08:06 am
arkster: Excited dragon is excited. (Doskoi PANDA!)
Damn damn damn damn.

Princess Kiko had a boy.

Dammit Japan you were having a productive and revealing debate here! A necessary one!! And now you'e just going to drop it, aren't you. Oh hey the royal family had its first boy in forty-one years. We have a crown prince. HOORAY. No more talking about an empress now!

God fucking DAMMIT. It was going well! 70% of the populace was cool with an empress. The main opposition was coming from a bunch of high-level right-wing politicians who were rapidly being revealed for the neanderthals they are. But! Of course, it is easier and happier for all involved if there is a prince. The Japanese public doesn't have to think about it, doesn't have to talk about it, doesn't have to worry about changing the law or going against the social norm or overruling a bunch of douchebags in power.

And now the douchebags get to stay in power and they've got their oh-so-important Emperor to hold up in front. Never mind the way Kiko and Masako's differences will most likely be used to subtly emphasize the "proper" behavior for a classic Japanese woman. Make babies and smile for the camera, girls! Education? Self-assertion? Identity? NO. That's a BAD little girl. Do you want to be like MASAKO?

dammit.
arkster: Excited dragon is excited. (Luffy: what is wrong with you)
Dear boy with terrible cologne, curled over your little chairdesk far, far closer to me than was necessary:

Die in fire. Kthx.
arkster: Excited dragon is excited. (Zoro's annoyed.)
First day of Japanese 4. We read a handout on self-introductions.

It was the same handout we read at the beginning of fall classes in ICU last year.

Same one at the beginning of summer classes in ICU directly preceding.

SAME ONE WE DID AT THE BEGINNING OF LEVEL 3.

The syllabus also looks identical to ICU. And the pace of my fellow students is equivalent to or LESS THAN my compadres from the end of 3rd year.

Really do not want to repeat a semester of material okay. REALLY FUCKING DO NOT WANT.

AHAHAHAHA

Sep. 6th, 2006 09:02 pm
arkster: Excited dragon is excited. (Sanji has no regrets!)
I just talked my way into Level 4+: a Japanese class for grad students on dense readings from academic texts.

This will either kill me or make me much, much stronger.

I will NOT be repeating material.

The first one is on history theory. Kanji quiz tomorrow. I've got tonight to learn forty-something words like "constructivism" and "transfiguration".

WISH ME LUCK 8D

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