Work.

Today was... TERRIBLE!!

I got one ten minute break over a seven hour period.  Seriously?

I was supposed to go to a Polish dinner at a friend's apartment tonight.  I drove downtown and everything... but parking was bad, my phone was dead, and I was alone and tired.  タビ、ごめんあさい！！I really wanted to go.   I have Polish music and everything.   :(  I'll try to find the CD for you ~_~

Now I am trying to relax by watching a creepy J-horror movie called "Premonition" on Netflix (Thanks Schuyler!!) and drinking some cheap red wine. (Though I really must brush my teeth before I go to bed!!

I finished Season 3 of 30 Rock.  Pretty dang good ^_^.

The best part of work today was Joe stopping by, and seeing Christina.  You guys need to come by more often please!!!!

Language and You

This past year has been quite fun as far as languages are concerned.
This past semester I took Japanese at UWM.  It was really interesting.  I think I have a good basis to begin self study.  There is this wonderful website that one of my friends showed me called Smart.fm.  I have been using it to memorize my Japanese vocabulary.

I am also very interested in becoming more involved in the field of translation.  So I will be practicing that, and restudying my old grammar text books.

Currently I have become interested in the mood created by creepy movies.  I love the atmosphere.  I just watched The Ring, and found it interesting to watch, I'll be watching the original soon.

I got a sewing machine for Christmas!!!  So I have been spending some of my free time repairing the old pillowcases I love.  Dorky I know, but I do love to see my repair pile shrinking.

I'll try to post again soon.  ^_^

Amy

Dear World

Dear World,
Why is contentment so hard?

Anyway.  I'm trying to be happy today. I found two great videos
New OKGO
and a Cute Couple
Yesterday was snow and tea and Jasmine and Dexter.  It was also Crazy boots, and Cthulhu.
It was lonely and not.
It was church and strangers, it was avoiding handshakes.
It was sewing.
It was falling asleep at 2:34

Today I don't know what to do with myself.
I work at 5:00pm... till Close, of Course!
Get me out of here...

Movie times!

I've been watching  A LOT of movies lately

I've watched seasons 1-6 (up to episode 10) of The Office (Thank you Doug).
I've also watched some good old movies including: The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and Rear Window
And some great indie movies: Sunshine Cleaners, Off the Map, and Little Miss Sunshine.
I'm currently watching: Kingdom Hospital which is based off another mini series called Riget I'm quite curious about that series now.  It's interesting to see how Stephen King brings in aspects of his books into the story.  But... I won't go into that.. I don't know how to create a spoiler! ^_~ but I'm really enjoying the personalties of the different people in the story, and the quirks that the hospital itself has.  It's not nearly as dark as regular Stephen King book, though I have seen another side of him in The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.  Which is dark, but also has an innocent feeling to it.  I did find a copy of the book as a pop up.. it was in the children's section at Half Price Books, which, although I say it has an innocent feel, I'm not sure it is appropriate for children!


Finally, I found out that the first season of Fringe a tv series was on sale at Best Buy for $10.00.  However, when I went to see if it was available... the Best Buy near Mayfair Mall was out.  When I got home, I checked to see if I could buy it online, no dice.  When I checked to see where it was available.. Delafield or Racine.  Fortunately I was visiting a friend in Union Grove on that day so it wasn't too far out of my way... ok it was a little, but still 20 episodes and 7 DVDs for ten dollars?! And strange stories to boot? I'm in!


Also, I need to get a new DVD case.. What do you think, would it be more sensible to buy a big square one (4x4) or a (2x2) rectangular one?  I have filled two rectangular ones already (Almost) One has movies and tv series in it.  The other is almost full of Anime.