kanji quiz

To continue with the previous entry's theme of academic triumph: Undoubtedly you've ehard me complaining a little (or a lot, depending on how lcosely you pay attention) about Japanese. The truth is that I've been hovering at or below the failing level since the beginning of the semester -- that is, on test and homework grades. Fortunately a great deal of the class grade is measured in things like attendance, participation, and effort, so I'm not ACTUALLY failing. Still, it's disenheartening to get back an average of 60% on most of my tests.

Well, recently one of my classmates IM'd me about this study tool that came out for the Mac, called iFlash. She'd even already entered all of this unit's kanji into them. Okay, thought I, since she's gone to all the trouble, I'll definitely do my best to study with it.

Took the kanji quiz yesterday, got it back today. 37/40.

OMFG THAT'S OVER 90%.

I cannot express how happy this makes me. I really can't. Eliza, you rock!

forsooth! UU and PIT

I feel like today was a productive day. ( Read more... )

Also, you know you're broke when $35 seems like a whole lotta money to you. Yes, I finally got the money from the Pit for that book I sold there two years ago. >_o The new manager was very nice and helpful. But when he gave me the money, I was like, "This is so cool! Now I can use this to buy groceries! And hair dye! And get a haircut! And and and" making all sorts of wild plans. Fortunately today was the end of the period at work, so I should get another paycheck next Friday. <_<; Here's keeping my fingers crossed that the Pit can't get enough employees and has to start hiring non-work-study. :x *Will elaborate on this if anyone is interested.