#rumistudies

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Thursday, 5th of October 2023

my Japanese composition notebook finally arrived today! I got so excited about it that I spent all afternoon + evening writing in it, practicing my kanji and going down a rabbit-hole of research about diary and letter writing in Japanese, verb conjugations, how to write on 原稿用紙、and a bunch of other random Japanese learning related stuff! for fun!!

other highlights included dancing around in my room and confusing the hell out of my cat,, the delicious garlic-herb naan I had for lunch, and my Japanese teacher's response to my homework, which was just a single line:

Things accomplished:

10 min on treadmill

organised old bank statements

wrote an intro for Japanese diary (constructive criticism would be appreciated <3)

Things to do:

review Japanese lessons (6/8)

book a workshop session w/ Learning Advisor

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🎧 : This Is Studio Ghibli 📺 : High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

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14th October 2024 - 20th October 2024

so picture this: I just finished my usual weekly ballet class and I walk across the street from the studio to the bus stop, and staring me in the face is this enormous bright yellow sign, which was not here an hour ago, and seemingly descended from the heavens by nothing short of an otherworldly force with the express intent to ruin my day. why is the bus stop closed? when did that happen? why was I not informed of this? surely there should have been a notification or smt? maybe an email??

Things accomplished:

Japanese class

went to ballet class

set up my e-portfolio

watched Crim tutorial

Things to do:

reapply for DSA

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🎧: Jazz for Study 📖: Re: Dracula, Golden Kamuy by Noda Satoru

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7th October 2024 - 13th October 2024

missed ballet class cause I had a sudden drop in blood pressure 😞 I get them sometimes, had one about a month ago too, but before that it'd been at least like, six months. they're not too bad symptoms-wise. but they do tend to completely derail my day when they happen. it's just really frustrating, I hadn't missed any classes yet and it really sucks that I didn't get a choice in the matter. oh, well..

I was meaning to watch The Fall on mubi with my sister, but when we tried it was raining quite a bit and I think it really messed up the video quality, cause it was unwatchable. we ended up putting on George of the Jungle, so at least we still had fun. it's a childhood fave of ours, even if watching it now I'm a bit appalled by the scientific inaccuracies (why are there an orangutan and a toucan in "Africa"??)

Things accomplished:

attended Japanese class

therapy session

made onigiri (only my second time trying, they were ok)

attended Criminology lecture on graffiti

got myself the coconut oil I was needing 👍

Things to do:

reapply for DSA

finish swapping clothes out for the colder seasons

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📖: Re: Dracula, Valerian and Laureline by Christin & Mézières, Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda 📺: Only Murders in the Building, Dungeon Meshi 📽️: George of the Jungle (1997) 🎮: The Long Dark

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Thursday, 28th of September 2023

been feeling off today, and I'm not sure why? I figured that I might be a bit emotionally drained from yesterday's therapy session (which was really good, but it got heavy towards the end), but idk if that's the full reason why. Possum's also been weird all day so I guess I'll just have to chalk it up to the weather.

also, I went out for groceries but totally forgot to take a picture outside 🙃

Things accomplished:

SoSci exercise on taking notes from video material

washed my hair (believe me, it's an accomplishment)

Japanese class

Things to do:

review Japanese lessons (6/8)

Japanese homework

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🎧 : Summer Never Dies - The KTNA

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Monday, 2nd of October 2023

listen, does my writing look like crap? yes. am I proud of it? also yes! (do you know how long I took to write 熱い? like, 5 whole minutes)

anyways, tanoshiijapanese.com is suuuuper helpful for writing kanji, and I hope everybody learning Japanese is aware of it. oh, and I'm thinking of making a post about how I highlight and tab my Japanese textbook,, would anybody be interested in that?

Things accomplished:

10 min on the treadmill

Japanese writing practice

did Japanese homework + sent it in

made dinner for dad

Things to do:

review Japanese lessons (6/8)

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🎧 : Dancing Queen - ABBA 📖 : Just Kids by Patti Smith

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Tuesday, 10th of October 2023

it's been pretty hard to find any time to post in the last few days, but I've been having a great time! it's funny, the anticipation of school starting was driving me up a wall last week, but now that classes have properly started I'm feeling super relaxed?? anxiety can be soooo weird and silly tbh

had a lovely therapy session today, it was super chill and kinda fun? I'm really starting to like my new therapist, she's really nice ☺️

anyways, enjoy my mini muji haul and a little drawing of a cat my sister made 😘♥️

Things accomplished:

10 min on treadmill

weekly therapy session

introduced myself on the student forum

signed up to TalkCampus (everyone's really nice)

applied to SCONUL access scheme

around 2.5 hours of studying for SoSci

reorganised top shelf of the pantry

Things to do:

review Japanese lessons (6/8)

drop off DSA forms at the surgery

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Thursday, 21st of September 2023

Had my first Japanese class of the new term today! Same people as last term, except we have a newcomer who was taking private classes with our teacher already. He seems alright. I've still not finished my revisions but I had tonight's material done already, so even though I don't have as much finished as I really should, I still did ok (still managing to appear On Top of It™™ as far as everybody in my class is concerned)

I also messaged a bit with my new therapist, just introducing myself and looking at a few forms. She's my second try since my old therapist, who I'd been seeing for over a year, had to stop working because of his health. Finding someone you connect with is always a challenge, you know?

Things accomplished:

introduced myself to my new therapist

attended Japanese class

finished another Japanese lesson review

Things to do:

review Japanese lessons (6/8)

watch SoSci module induction session recording (part II)