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@telyas Jim Breen is light on idioms and expressions, which is kind of necessary when reading a novel.

December 25 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

@telyas In the beginning it was something like 30 minutes for 2 pages. Got much faster by the end. A good denshi jisho helps a lot.

December 25 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

@telyas Also, IIRC, the first 10 or so pages are much more difficult than the rest of the book.

December 25 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

@telyas That was the first book I read all the way through in Japanese, two years ago. Took 6 months of daily reading, though.

December 25 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

@rob_art また間違えた。Could you shut *the* fuck up please.

December 23 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

@furetosan a club for singing showtunes to elaborate choreography. became popular in the US lately because of the hit tv show "Glee".

November 30 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

There's a big ad for the 京大 Glee Club outside the main gate that I'm not sure has been there before.

November 30 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

@Ram_world I am still not sure about the plot, but hey - they got natural Japanese dialogue from actors who are really Japanese.

November 22 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

@telyas Yeah, her first episode was this week and I guess it's the reason the Japanese sounds natural and not like translated english.

November 22 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

I am totally impressed by the way FlashForward is handling the scenes in Japan (as opposed to, say, Heroes)

November 22 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

why are people who joined googlewave after me are getting invites, and I still have none? I want my friends on there too!

November 11 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

It's a testament to the addictivity of tapping just about anything to the rhythm of music that Rock Band is fun even on the Nintendo DS.

November 7 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

tested the Magic Mouse at Sofmap. yeah, I think I'm getting one once it's available separately from iMacs.

October 24 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

@erezronen טיפ (בתקוה שעדיין תקף): בבניין רקאנטי הסמוך יש דוכן של קפהקפה. יותר טעים, כוס יותר גדולה באותו כסף, ובדרך כלל אין תור.

October 22 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Whee, I have Wave (thanks, Fred!). I will report when I have invitations to give.

October 21 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

@telyas of course, what I *really* want is a new 27" iMac, but that will have to wait.

October 20 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

I have 7000 yen in ecopoints from the TV I recently bought. Do I use them to get the new Apple multitouch mouse?

October 20 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

just in case anyone has any doubt - just because I no longer work in the field doesn't mean I don't crave a Wave invite...

October 15 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

@adamcadre I only check my Livejournal friends page once a week these days, so twitter is my primary way of seeing your site updates.

October 13 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

tearing cardboard and also the skin of my hands in the process.

October 4 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Back in Kyoto (on a sleepless nightbus) after a week in Hiroshima, Tokyo and Nikko. Family is on way to Narita as I write this. #fb

October 1 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Spotted at an Osaka shop: an action figure of Ariel Sharon (as a young IDF general)

September 20 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Family arrives in Japan tomorrow morning. For the next two or so weeks I am in semi-tourist semi-tourguide mode. #fb

September 16 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

beautiful huge full moon outside

September 6 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

The electric range at my new room boils water about 3 times faster than the one at the dorms. That's what I call a lifestyle improvement!

August 31 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Best new feature of SL: Command+Space is now actually useful when you have more than 2 languages enabled.

August 27 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Running SL. So far so good.

August 27 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

About to install Snow Leopard. Wish me luck.

August 27 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

אם חותכים את הקונטקסט זה עוד יותר מצחיק http://yfrog.com/4cvc3p

August 19 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

back from daimonji. thanks for the rooftop view, @burepe!

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