| New life. new death. |
[Dec. 9th, 2007|06:27 pm] |
Well, I live in san francisco now.
all by myself. looking for friends.
i have a job.
now, i just need to focus on what's important.
i just don't know whats important, making friends, or staying a hermit crab.
i know i must make friends, thats what i moved here for, because the town of which i was living in was so small. here, there are actually an abundance of people who share my same interests, but believes are more important. i'd like to make friends who share my personality and my beliefs.
it seems my social skills have vanquished due to my nature.
not that i ever had any, i find that having strong beliefs and unique personality conflicts with each other. I need youth, young friends, who share my old spirit.
who will take me in with their pack, and share with me their intellectual development.
i am just one stick, i need to be in a bundle.
i need to be loved, but not romantically loved, just strongly loved.
i find that i don't feel that from people, at least not in person, maybe the friends i've made over the internet, because those are the ones who have stuff in common with me.
i need to find that, in person... NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED to.
okay, i'm done ranting to myself. i know no one will read this so i'm just writing it for myself.
well. tonight i'm faced with choices, stay up or go to bed early. i think i'll go to be early. |
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[Aug. 28th, 2007|09:16 pm] |
Unit 2
14. Circles Between Strokes. Where an angle, or a point, is formed at the junction of consonants, the circle goes outside the angle:
15. Where straight strokes and curves join without an angel, or where two similar-motion curves join without an angle, the circle is placed inside the curve.
16. Some vowels are so obscure or neutral that they are omitted when they do not contribute to speed or legibility. For example, the e in the words taken and maker is absolutely useless, and is omitted. Any vowel which does not contribute to the legibility of an outline may be omitted. Any vowel which does not contribute to the legibility of and outline may be omitted if its omission gives a more facile outline.
17. Between straight strokes in the same direction the circle is written with right motion:
18. Between opposite curves the circle is turned back on the first curve:
Consonant Combinations
19. Kr and Gl Combinations. K and r, and g and l, are equal curves and are made a little flatter than usual when joined, thus:
20. Gr and Kl Combinations. Where curves of unequal length join without an angle, as in the following, note how a distinction in length is positively shown.
The movement in writing gr is similar to that in writing y in longhand; kl to that in writing h, thus:
21. Rk and Lk Combinations. Since r and k are of equal length, the curves are somewhat flatter, as with kr and gl. Lk is very infrequent.
22. The Signs for Th. The sign for t is curved to express th, thus: or
Brief Forms for Common Words
23. A comparatively small number of frequently recurring words make up a large part of the English language. As an illustration, ten words—the, of and, to, a, in, that, it, is, I—form one-fourth of the entire written and spoken language.
The forms for these frequent words are based on a very common method of abbreviation in longhand writing. For example, amt. is written for amount; Rev. for Reverend; gym for gymnasium; ans. for answer: math. for mathematics, and so on. By taking advantage of this method of abbreviation, brief and easily remembered shorthand forms are obtained for the most common words in the language. Some of these brief forms consists of letters you have not yet learned, so do not attempt to learn the new letters until the chapters in which they occur.
*In some phrases they is written the same as the, as in they will.
Note: Refer to the alphabet page for explanation of characters.
24. Business Abbreviations
25. Reading and Dictation Practice |
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[Aug. 12th, 2007|01:41 pm] |
漢字版
みなさん、こんにちは！美樹のブログです。
東京は暑い日が続いています。夏バテしないように気をつけないといけません。
みなさんは暑い時、快適に過ごすために何をしますか？クーラーを入れますか？それともプールに行きますか？
涼しさを感じるために、日本では伝統的な文化として「打ち水」をします。これは、道路に水をまいて涼しさを感じるものです。また、「風鈴」を軒下に吊るすこともあります。風鈴は、風を受けるとチリリーンという涼し気な音が出ます。
みなさんの国の伝統的な暑さのしのぎ方はどのようですか？
私は今月中に納涼船に乗って東京湾クルーズに参加しようと思っています。このクルーズでは夜景を楽しみながら二時間かけて東京湾を回ります。東京湾からは東京タワーやレインボーブリッジ、お台場の夜景が見えてとてもきれいです。
船の上では軽い食事をしながらお酒を飲みます。お酒は飲み放題ですが、私はお酒が弱いので、あまり飲むことができないので残念です。
私はこのクルーズに浴衣を着て行こうと思います。浴衣を着て行くと参加費が千円引きになるからです！これは学生にはうれしいシステムです！
それに浴衣は涼しそうに見えますね。でも実は、浴衣を着るよりもタンクトップとショートパンツのほうがずっと涼しいんですけどね・・・。
みなさんは夏の夜をどのように楽しんでいますか？
それでは、また来週！
ひらがなばん
みなさん、こんにちは！みきのブログです。
とうきょうはあついひがつづいています。なつばてしないようにきをつけないといけません。
みなさんはあついとき、かいてきにすごすためになにをしますか？クーラーをいれますか？それともプールにいきますか？
すずしさをかんじるために、にっぽんではでんとうてきなぶんかとして「うちみず」をします。これは、どうろにみずをまいてすずしさをかんじるものです。また、「ふうりん」をのきしたにつるすこともあります。ふうりんは、かぜをうけるとチリリーンというすずしきなおとがでます。
みなさんのくにのでんとうてきなあつさのしのぎかたはどのようですか？
わたしはこんげつちゅうにのうりょうせんにのってとうきょうわんクルーズにさんかしようとおもっています。このクルーズではやけいをたのしみながらにじかんかけてとうきょうわんをまわります。とうきょうわんからはとうきょうタワーやレインボーブリッジ、おだいばのやけいがみえてとてもきれいです。
ふねのうえではかるいしょくじをしながらおさけをのみます。おさけはのみほうだいですが、わたしはおさけがよわいので、あまりのむことができないのでざんねんです。
わたしはこのクルーズにゆかたをきていこうとおもいます。ゆかたをきていくとさんかひがせんえんびきになるからです！これはがくせいにはうれしいシステムです！
それにゆかたはすずしそうにみえますね。でもじつは、ゆかたをきるよりもタンクトップとショートパンツのほうがずっとすずしいんですけどね・・・。
みなさんはなつのよるをどのようにたのしんでいますか？
それでは、またらいしゅう！
English
Hello everyone! This is Miki's blog.
Tokyo continues to heat up under the swelletering sun. We have to be careful not to get sick. What do you do to stay cool when it's hot? Do you use the air conditioner? Or do you go to the swimming pool? In Japan, we have a custom of sprinkling water on the pavement to feel cool. We also hang what we call "Furin" under our roofs. These Furin contain little bells that make a refreshing sound when the wind blows. What are some of the customs in your country for cooling off?
I am thinking of taking a Tokyo Bay cruise this month on a ship specifically operated for cooling off during the summer. This two-hour cruise runs through Tokyo Bay, offering a spectacular night view. From Tokyo Bay, we can see the Tokyo Tower, Rainbow Bridge and the Odaiba area beautifully. On the boat, we can enjoy some alcoholic drinks as well as a light meal. They offer an all-you-can-drink service, but I can't drink too much because I have low tolerance. That's too bad.
I plan to wear the yukata -- a summer kimono -- on this cruise, because we get a 1,000 yen discount if we wear yukatas. That's a great system for students! And yukatas look cooler, although it's actually hotter than wearing tanktop and shorts.
How are you enjoying your hot summer nights?
Well, I'll talk to you again next week! |
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[Mar. 24th, 2007|02:19 pm] |
(2 Corinthians 11:14) = . . .Satan himself keeps transforming himself into an angel of light. . .
(Hebrews 11:1) = . . .Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld.
(1 Corinthians 11:3) = in turn the head of the Christ is God.. . .
(Proverbs 3:5) = Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding.
(Luke 11:13) = . . .the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those asking him!"
(2 Peter 2:5) = . . .god kept Noah, a preacher of righteousness, safe with seven others when he brought a deluge upon a world of ungodly people
(Psalm 23:3) = My soul he refreshes. He leads me in the tracks of righteousness for his name's sake.
(Hosea 10:2) = Their heart has become hypocritical; now they will be found guilty. "There is one who will break their altars; he will despoil their pillars."
(2 Corinthians 3:16) = . . .when there is a turning to Jehovah, the veil is taken away.. . .
(Hosea 8:7) = For it is wind that they keep sowing, and a storm wind is what they will reap.
(Revelation 19:6) = . . .Praise Jah, YOU people, because Jehovah our God, the Almighty, has begun to rule as king.
(Luke 10:21) = "I publicly praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have carefully hidden these things from wise and intellectual ones, and have revealed them to babes. . . |
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| Tea notes |
[Jan. 26th, 2007|09:45 pm] |
Okay, my Coffee Phase is practically over and replaced with Tea.
i started drinking green tea again in order to get rid of coffee breath.
then i was watching the history channel and they have an entire show devoted to tea.
then i read about tea on wikipedia, turns out i've been infusing the green tea at too hot temperatures and that is why it was tasting bitter, i modified my technique and found the difference to be enlightening. I ran out of green tea one day and notice that we had an abundance of black Lipton tea, which made the claim that black tea has half the amount caffeine per cup than coffee, twice as much as green tea, and 90% of the antioxidants that green tea had.
I had always thought that green tea had WAY more than black tea.
I had the habit of ripping the tea bag and poring the tea into my French press, which i felt gave it a better infusion.
little by little i started drinking more tea than coffee, and i noticed that i still had the energy through out the day, but i wasn't over stimulated and i didn't crash at the end of the day.
I went over to books and crannies one day searching for a book called "the doors of perception" by Aldous Huxley. They didn't have the book, but they did have an impressive selection of premium teas.
I purchased an ounce of Chinese Gunpower (green tea) and some Oolong tea.
Started reading some more about premium loose leave tea, and i found out that you can re-steep them up to 3 times, and that you should wash the leaves first in order to open up the leaves.
So i did that and i was happy.
I've noticed how much i've changed from avid coffee drinker to delicate tea drinker.
Tea is much more harmonious, and calm than coffee, this has a lot to do with the taste and the moderate amount of caffeine compared to the excessive amount, and a little to do with the fact that i'm filling you're body with healthy flavonoids.
I want to get a Gaiwan, and a tall mug that holds two cups.
AH... and then there is musical notes... well... lets just say that i'm "meditating" on each individual note in an attempt to obtain perfect pitch. and i'd say it's working... i can now sounds a note in my head and play it on a keyboard with little mistakes. |
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| My idea of a get well card. |
[Jan. 22nd, 2007|03:51 am] |
Hope you feel well.
No sooner will there be a day in hell,
No worry about what the future may tell.
To hope in the day when bad men fell.
Or I can tell you with certainty you’ll feel well. |
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| chinese lessons. |
[Jan. 15th, 2007|02:46 pm] |
A:早，你去哪儿？ B:我去办公室。 A:办公室在什么地方？ B:在南京路一百号。
A:请问天安门广场在哪里？ B:天安门广场离这里不远。 A:怎么走？ B，再右转。:一直走
A:她是谁？ B:她是我的朋友。 A:真的吗？她很漂亮。 B:我也觉得。因为她是我的女朋友。
A:服务员，买单。 B:我来付，好吗？ A:不行，你为什么付？给我面子,我来付钱。 B:不可以，上次你已经付过了。下次你付。 A:哎哟。
A:你的工作是什么？ B:我是老师。 A:你在哪里工作？ B:我在大学工作。 A:我可以问你几岁吗？ B:当然，我今年二十四岁。
A:我听说你是美国人，对吗？ B:对。谁告诉你的？ A:我的朋友告诉我的。 B:真的吗？你的朋友是谁？ A:李小姐。
A:小朱，我要走。 B:为什么？再多坐一会儿。 A:谢谢。但是我赶时间。 B:那么，再见。明天见。 A:再见。
A:你家有多少人？ B:一共有三个人。我爸爸，妈妈和我。 A:你没有兄弟姐妹吗？ B:我没有。
A:你的工作是什么？ B:我是律师。你呢？ A:我是记者。我能不能问你一些问题？ B:对不起。我现在不太方便。再见。
A:你的工作是什么？ B:我是律师。你呢？ A:我是记者。我能不能问你一些问题？ B:对不起。我现在不太方便。再见。
A:你喜欢你的工作吗？ B:喜欢。但是我不太喜欢我的老板。A:真的吗？你为什么不喜欢他？ B:因为他很凶。
A:你结婚了吗？ B:没有。我是单身。你呢？ A:我结婚了。我有两个小孩。 B:男的还是女的？ A:一个男的，一个女的。
A:你每天几点上班？ B:我早上七点半出门。 A:你几点到公司？ B:我差不多九点到。
A:你想吃什么？要不要吃鱼？ B:我不太喜欢鱼。我想吃古老肉。 A:好。想不想吃炒饭？ B:炒饭可以。有汤吗？ A:有蔬菜汤。
A:王小姐你好像很累。 B:对，我很累，我的工作很麻烦。我每天八点钟上班，六点钟下班。 A:哎呀！太忙了！工作差不多十个小时，你应该休息。 B:我没有办法休息。
A:嘿。好久不见。 B:对啊，你怎么样？ A:不错不错，你在忙什么？ B:我一直在工作，没办法
A:你周末喜欢做什么？ B:周末吗？我喜欢在家里休息。你呢？ A:我喜欢和朋友出去，我们今天晚上去酒吧。
A：你在学中文吗？ B：对，我在大学学习。 A：学中文难不难？ B：我觉得说还可以，写很难。
A:你明天干什么？ B:不一定。如果下雨，我在家。 A:如果天气好呢？ B:我出去。
A:小姐，请问哪里有出租车？ B:在前面。 A:往那边，对吗？ B:对。你一直走。
介绍：大家好，我是Jenny。今天，我和Ken为大家准备了一个中级课程。在以后的时间里，我们会为大家准备更多的中级课程。 1.老师，早上好。 2.同学们，早上好。 3.今天，我们要学什么呢？ 4.今天，我们要学怎样学习中级中文。 5.老师，我怎么样能提高我的中文呢？ 建议：现在你已经是中级学生了，你需要两样东西。第一是投入，就是学习资料。它必须是有意义的，难度适中的。如果太难，你不会懂；如果太简单，你不会学到新的东西。还有一个就是付出，也就是练习，比如口语练习。
1. 你很漂亮。 2.你很迷人。 3.你很帅。 4.你一个人吗？ 5.不是，我和朋友一起来。 6.走开，你臭美。
2. A:你的爱好是什么？ B:我喜欢打篮球。你喜欢吗？ A:我喜欢看，不喜欢打。
3. A:李小姐，你最近怎么样？ B:还可以。你好像比以前胖了一点了。是吗？ A:对。我应该多运动。应该少吃。李小姐前面的那个人是谁？ B:很高、穿黑衣服的那个人吗？他是陈先生，你认识他吗？ A:我们好像见过一次，但是我忘了他的名字。
4. A:师傅你好。 B:你要去哪里？ A:我要去王府宾馆。 B:好的，你想怎么走？ A:随便你，走最快的。
5. A:我去年从上海搬到香港。但是我比较喜欢上海。 B:你为什么比较喜欢上海？我认为香港比上海现代化。 A:我不同意。我认为上海比较好。上海比香港漂亮。天气也比较好。
6. A:您第一次来中国吗？ B:不是。这是我第二次来。 A:您喜欢中国吗？ B:我很喜欢。特别是中国文化和语言。
7. 当你听到人们谈论在中国做生意，他们一定会说关系。那么，什么是关系？简单的说，关系就是你的朋友和熟人组成的人际网络。通过关系，大家互相帮助，做生意，解决问题。
8. A: 上海的交通怎么样？ B:还可以。我每天坐地铁去上班。 A: 你经常坐出租车吗？ B: 很少。虽然坐出租车很方便，但是很贵。 A:哦。我明白你的意思。
9. A:你会做菜吗？ B:会一点。你呢？ A:我做得很好。我的拿手菜是番茄炒蛋。 B:那你下一次做给我吃。
10. 谁是中国最有名的电影明星？当然是BruceLee，李小龙。他是香港人。他是功夫电影大师。他在好莱坞成为世界巨星。他的招牌是双节棍和他的叫声。
11. 今年，中国流行文化界最火的是一个电视节目，叫超级女生。就像美国偶像，超级女生是一个选秀节目，选出最出色的女歌手。最后的胜利者是李宇春。
12. A: 上海今年冬天不太冷。 B: 是吗？温度怎么样？ A: 现在大约十五度。 B:北京冷多了。
13. A:先生，我们走高速公路好吗？ B:为什么？ A:因为马路很堵。 B:好，没问题。
14. A:你怎么了？哪里不舒服？ B:我头疼，喉咙也疼。我感冒了。 A:你吃药了吗？ B:我吃了，但是没用。 A:我这里有很多感冒药。中药西药都有。我给你一些吧。 B:太谢谢你了。
15. A:你昨天晚上去哪里了？ B:我哪里也没去。我一直在家，没离开。 A:你说谎。我在酒吧看见你。 B:那不是我。你搞错了。
16. A:先生，我们到了。您用卡还是用现金？ B:我用现金，好吗？多少钱？ A:八十五块。 B:八十五块正好。谢谢。
17. A: 李小姐，你大学毕业了吗？ B: 我刚毕业。我是从上海大学毕业的。我的专业是商务管理。 A:好极了。你有什么打算？继续学习还是找工作？ B:我不想继续学习。我打算在一家国际公司工作。 A:这样的打算不错。上海工作的机会很多。
18. A:你好，我是Smith先生。我订了一个房间。 B:Smith先生，对吗？我看一下。 A:这是我的护照。 B:谢谢。您稍等。
19. A:李太太，如果我搬到上海买东西方便不方便？ B:上海的百货公司很多。在百货公司里什么东西都有。可是价钱贵了一点。 A:除了百货公司以外还有其它的买东西的地方吗？ B:在上海市场也很多。那里价钱比较合理。 A:在上海我必须用现金付钱吗？可不可以用信用卡？ B:现金、信用卡都可以。
20. A:我期盼着圣诞节，因为我所有的家人都将在家。 B:真的吗？我不喜欢圣诞节，因为我要去拜访我的亲戚，那很无聊。 A:那太糟糕了，我喜欢圣诞节就是因为我亲戚会给我漂亮的礼物。去年我从我父母那得到了一个iPod。你得到了什么？ B:我从我父母那得到一把牙刷。我不喜欢圣诞节。
21. A:王先生，你好像很忙。压力大吗？ B:有可能。我的老板给我很大压力。我很早上班，很晚下班。周末经常加班。 A:你在这家公司工作了多久？ B:在这家公司做了八年多了。但是我对我的薪水不太满意。薪水太低。 :你为什么不换个工作？像你这样工作经验丰富的人找工作很容易。 B:你说的对。我应该考虑一下。
22. 我来付钱 我请客 我明白 我明白你的意思 我不了解 我不明白你的意思 我不知道 我不清楚
24. A:新年夜是下个星期四，而我仍然没有决定怎么过。 B:那你去年的新年夜是怎么过的？ A:我和我的女朋友参加了一个市中心的聚会。我们喝了很多，并且跳了整个晚上的舞。我们度过了一个美好的时光。但是那也非常昂贵，我没有钱再来一次了。今年我想做一些不同的。 B:为什么你不在你的公寓里举办一次聚会呢？在你的公寓举办新年聚会很合适的。你可以邀请你所有的朋友来度过美好的时光。 A:好主意。我会考虑的。那取决于我的女朋友。嘿，你的新年愿望是什么？ B:新年愿望？哦，是的。我已经决定照顾好自己的健康。我打算戒烟以及参加体育运动。我真的是要减肥了。所以我将制定一套有规律的锻炼计划。 A:我很高兴今年马上要结束了。今年对我来说是很艰难的一年，我一直在很多的压力下工作。实话说我考虑明年换个工作。我需要更多的放松以及享受我的生活。
24. A:今天晚上我想到餐厅去吃中餐。谁跟我去？ B:我跟你去。 A:我们中国人都用筷子吃饭。你会用筷子吗？ B:一点都不会。 A:那不要紧。我可以教你。
25. A:嘿，很久没见了，我听说你在北京出差。 B:对，我在北京有一个很重要的销售会议，我昨晚上刚回上海。那是我第一次去北京，没想到北京和上海那么不同。 A:什么意思？ B:人们的饮食习惯不同，上海人喜欢吃米饭蔬菜还有海鲜，但是北京人喜欢吃水饺和面条。 A:说不定这就是为什么北京人都比上海人高。 B:是的，北京的生活节奏比上海慢。我原来都不知道上海被认为是中国的经济中心，而北京是中国的政治中心。 A:我有从北京来的朋友，他们告诉我北京人和上海人相处得不好，是真的吗？ B:可能是。北京人看不起上海人，因为他们认为上海人太物质化。上海人也看不起北京人因为他们认为北京人不够现实。 |
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| I hate my life. for now that is. |
[Nov. 29th, 2006|04:23 pm] |
my father has been rushed to the hospital for the 3rd time this morning.
his liver isn't working, and with the toxins building up in his brain he starts acting like a zombie sticking his tongue out in spasm like intervals, only able to say one phrase of "don't do that" when i was trying to lift him out of bed.
we were already swiming in a pool of medical bills, now i can say with confidence that i really don't know what i'm going to do.
i really don't.
i wanted to leave america before this happened, i knew tragedy was going to strike my family, and i didn't want to be a part of it when it happened. i wanted to be my own family and start a new lineage. and now i have too many ties to this plain, a job, a modest car payment, a not so modest insurance payment, and my parent's debt.
well, for both friday and saturday i have the evening off so maybe i can spend time with the people who give me complacency in a world of un-sympathy. |
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| internal politics and luncheon meat. |
[Nov. 20th, 2006|04:18 pm] |
Wow, long time no update.
first let me update my schedule for the week of november 20th.
Friday, Off
Every thing else is pretty much booked.
well i've spoken to a very honest former car salesman who has assured me that my chance of getting a new car with my credit history is slim (with out huge interest fees).
Well... i'll take his word for it, no matter how many times i tell him i don't care about interest fees because i always pay my bills on time, he doesn't seem to listen and spats out something technical that i don't understand. Then again, this former car salesman is now working at albertsons, so i don't exactly know if his word is AS credible as, lets say, a successful one.
well, i can hold off of the car for a little while, my father doesn't seem to be as truck hungry as he used to be. He hasn't driven once since his latest hospitalization.
of course these people don't understand my logic when i say i want a sedan.
Who knows. maybe i want to move to salem oregon?
i'm going to need a car i can at least recline in.
http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=20647
proof that all pop music is the same.
ummm... i have nothing else to vent i think.
maybe just the frustration in not being able to find any one who has any thing in common with me...
thats about it. |
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