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[Nov. 13th, 2009|03:13 pm] |
So I did the test for placement in the Japanese program yesterday.
According to the test, my grammar is easily at the 202 level, so if that were all that mattered, I'd be in.
However, my Kanji is in considerably worse shape.
The advisor wasn't sure about whether or not I would get in. The decision will be up to the professor who teaches the 202 class, whom he'll be relaying the results to. It's my job to get into contact with him and sort things out. If I get in, I'll have to spend the whole time between now and when school starts doing self-study to catch up on Kanji.
And there's another problem. The Japanese program is being downsized; a couple 202 level classes are being merged together, and the overall capacity will be less than half of what it was. The number of seats will be bottlenecking harshly. So I have to worry about class capacity in addition to everything I mentioned above.
I'm fixing to email him right now, but it's making me a bit nervous. But this is what I was talking about before... I can't let things that scare me hold me back, because there are way too many things that scare me. I'd never get anything done.
This brings to mind a quotation I heard a long time ago, which, cheesy as it may sound, has helped me a lot over the years when I'm afraid to do something.
"Do one thing every day that scares you." The quote, I believe, is attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt.
Remembering those words helps me do things when I'm scared. And I'll be damned if there's not a lot of that going around in my life right now.
So... gonna do this. And fuck the consequences. |
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| Referendum 71 |
[Nov. 6th, 2009|07:58 pm] |
Dear Washington.
I know we've had our disagreements. I know things get rocky between us every now and then. But in spite of all that, I just wanted to say...
...Don't stop being you. I love this state.
That's all.
--Love, Matt
P.S., do work on that other 47%, though, huh? |
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[Nov. 6th, 2009|04:15 pm] |
So. Today. Today was a big day.
Advising and Registration at WWU. Had to get up at four (ugh) and leave at five for the two-hour drive up to Bellingham. Two hours and change, plus extra time to find parking and such.
Tour of the campus from 8:00-9:10ish. It's... a pretty awesome school. A lot to take in, though. But I had no problem remembering how to get around afterwards, so... hooray for sponge-like memory? \o/
Next was transfer student advising. Couple of teachers explaining to the group of us the process of registration and how credits and majors work, etc. Got an awesome notebook and a free book-- an actual book! They were giving them to all the new students. Score.
After that, nothing to do for about an hour or so. Had lunch at the Atrium. It was like the cafeteria at Green River, only with better seating arrangements and atmosphere. I like this place.
Then came a tour of the library. The group was substantially smaller and the tour substantially shorter. After that, we waited 'till the Japanese advisor's office hours.
So this is where the important part came. I had a talk with him about the major requirements. Evidently, my Japanese classes don't translate directly into a placement at WWU-- and you can forget about the high school classes, naturally. In order to declare Japanese as my major, I have to be enrolled in the 200-level or higher; but I have to test into it. Otherwise I have to start from scratch, and that's three years of schooling. Bad mojo.
The qualification consists of, it would seem, a written test and an oral interview. The results of which will be used to place me in a class of the appropriate level. I gotta score a class that's 200-level or higher, else I'm stuck in this school for an extra year.
Appointment for the test is next week, on Thursday. I gotta cram kanji to get myself prepared for the written test, and hell if I know what I should do to prepare for the oral interview. I'm so out of practice, goddamn. I'm really nervous.
Once I get my placement, I'll be able to apply for a loan. The loan form asks for a projected graduation date, which is just not in the cards until I know what my classes will be like.
Registration starts on the 18th. Housing assignments are released in early December, roommates later that month. New student orientation is January 4th, and classes start the day after.
Got a lot to do before then.
But for now... long day. Eventful. Not much sleep. Need to nap.
/dies |
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[Nov. 2nd, 2009|05:35 pm] |
Gonna have to get up at like 4 in the morning on friday urrggghhh.
Advising/Registration happens at 8. Three hour drive up to Bellingham. Extra time needed for traffic and parking.
Yeah. x.x' |
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| Halloween. |
[Nov. 1st, 2009|12:42 pm] |
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So, yeah, having nothing to do on Halloween pretty much sucked ass. =_= |
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| I lol'd |
[Oct. 28th, 2009|01:30 pm] |
So I just saw this on someone's Facebook page. Apparently my eye color means:
"People with green eyes are sexy and seductive. They are the most passionate lovers. They have an air of mystery around them. They are beautiful and always attracted to the opposite sex. They can be very good friends. They like nature and the outdoors. They have an adventurous streak in them. Green-eyed people are usually quite jolly and love to crack jokes." (emphasis mine)
Oh really |
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| Hey Matt! Why don't you do life updates anymore |
[Oct. 25th, 2009|01:30 pm] |
[School]
Took care of my FAFSA and my student housing application the other day. That's a relief, but also, holy shit is it surreal. It's like, seriously, I'm having an impossibly hard time imagining myself living in a dorm. And holy shit I'm going to be even further away from my friends than I already am! Aaaaagh nuuu ;;
At the same time, though, man am I glad I'm gonna have a meal plan. One less thing to worry about.
Incidentally, I didn't actually need to get another measles shot. My mom and I both misread my immunity records; the info for the first shot was transcribed from a different institution, so only the date was filled in-- which made it look blank unless you were paying attention. So, yay for not having to get stuck with needles?
[Project Oracle]
Also incidentally, I updated the Project Oracle page with info on a few new characters.
[Gaming]
Did I mention I got a copy of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons from my dad a week or two back? 'Cause I did. I've been screwing around linking back and forth between Ages and Seasons now that I can. Gives me a good excuse to replay Ages, now that I've finally found my fucking copy of it.
And now that I've played through both of them? I can say that Ages is definitively the better game. The season-changing mechanics of Seasons was interesting, and it had the better music of the two for the most part (not a small thing in my book), but the plot was dull as all hell. You can tell that Ages was made after Seasons, because it plays around with the plot a lot more; stuff actually happens between the beginning and end of the game, instead of just having you going around collecting MacGuffins. And the villain in Ages is more interesting; Onox is just kind of a generic "rawr I am a bad guy" type villain, but Veran is... well, she's also that, but her methods are a lot more interesting.
I imagine most of the plot of Seasons was written back when it was still going to be a remake of the first Zelda game; whereas Ages was probably written after they decided not to do that, so they realized that they actually had to make the plot workable on its own merit.
Still, I'm glad I have both games now. They make for a pretty interesting experience as a pair.
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Nintendo had a deal for Wii owners that originally bought the Internet Channel for 500 Wii Points; now that they're offering it for free again, they give you a free NES game-- so long as the game in question costs 500 Wii Points, of course. I'm a little annoyed at this; I would much rather have just had my Wii Points refunded, but what can you do. So I got Ghosts and Goblins.
Wouldn't you know, I can't get past the first area. Fucking flying... gargoyle... thing.
[Computer]
...is still falling apart. The down key is pretty much fucked now; it works about 30% of the time. Firefox is randomly crashing; I have no idea if that has to do with the computer or what, but it's annoying. It still has problems with overheating. And it's still got the hinge problem I'm sure I've complained about here already.
On the upside, I'm probably going to be using my student loan to get a new one... so there's that.
[Music]
I got a hold of Chip Tuned Rockman. It's pretty cool; not revolutionary, but cool nonetheless.
Also, I figured out how to rip sound effects and music from WoW's data files. This is very useful, especially the sound effects.
[Other]
GUYS it's actually starting to get cold. Like, I finally had to turn on my heater and I got the urge to make hot cocoa the other day type cold. Man oh man do I ever love autumn. Because who doesn't love freezing to death?
I still have nothing. Like every Halloween for the past... how many fucking years? Ugh. I can't tell you what I'd give to be out of the house and not having to deal with trick-or-treaters. |
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