Facebook doesn't seem to know me very well at all...



EDIT: several hours later...

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Winter 2009 is over:

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Course	Section	Grade
HIST 13002	02	A-
JAPN 10200	03	B
LING 20200	01	A

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Not too shabby. A- in civ though? Really? Oh well. Not turning in a homework in ling along with feeling like crap after the final didn't seem to kill me. And Japanese? Totally enjoying the B. No doubt about that.

Also, these grades somehow didn't affect my GPA whatsoever. It is exactly the same as last quarter. Cool?

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Because Joe asked what my paper is about, I'm posting it. And I'm sticking my tongue out at you as I write this. It's about the term lol. It was really fun to write, so who knows, maybe it's fun to read as well.

Joe, this is all for you. Seriously. I have no idea who else would be interested.

Labels: linguistics, lol, writing

There is this unbelievable happy in me that I am trying to contain, but I feel the least I can do is write a short bloggerific post about it.

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Japanese is over! Just finished my final (yes it's only 10:05am) and that means I'm completely done with it. Forever if I so choose, and I probably will choose, thank you very much.

I also have my linguistics exam today. It should be fine, I did pretty well on the midterm and I got this in my inbox yesterday:

I enjoyed your paper: do you mind if I share it? you are exploring new linguistic territory!
John Goldsmith

That gives me an unreasonable amount of confidence in my abilities to do well on the final. But in my minimal preparation for it last night, I read a really interesting article about ASL. I won't get into why it was interesting, because I'm sure in reality it's really boring. I just want to point out that I was interested in it, with hopes that next year will be the same. :)

Oh, and...
I am tougher than I look.

Labels: asl, done, japanese, linguistics, nattily

My attempts to design a new nattily are proving completely futile. Any ideas? Anyone? Anyone? I hate the current layout, but I'm just stuck. Remember my popcorn one way back in the day? That was pretty sweet. Sloppy, but awesome.

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I have studied for Japanese so damn much this weekend. If I don't pull off a B on the exam I will be very very sad. I think I deserve it.

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I haven't taken class (as in ballet) in like two weeks. I'm going to get all fat and stuff. No good. Bad Natalie.

Labels: ballet, japanese, nattily

Princeton can't be that bad a school. Why? Because they recognize they are inferior to UChicago.

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NOT OK, MEXICO. THAT'S A BAD MEXICO.

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I think I can soon be free from Japanese. This is good because I just took my oral exam. Bad bad news. Baddest of news. Japanese in general makes me feel like an incompetent idiot, but compared to what I just said in my oral exam, I'm a fucking sensei in class.
Role play...
Natalie (in broken Japanese): Tanaka San, there is a test Wednesday. Would you like to study in the library tonight?
Sensei: Yes, let's study. What time?
Natalie: 8pm?
Sensei: At 8pm I have my part-time job. 8:30?
Natalie: ...
Sensei: 8:30 is that good?
Natalie: ...
Sensei: 8:30 is that good?
Natalie: (drops head into hands)
Sensei: 8:30 is that good?
Natalie: Oh, 8:30. Yes, that's good.

So that was great.

Anyway, here's the deal. Some idiot (and I don't know who) told me ASL (American Sign Language) doesn't count towards the linguistics requirement. So while I was signed up for it initially, I dropped it and switched to Japanese.

WELL motherfucker, it counts. For my major. I want to rewind so badly. I want to get rid of all the pain and tears (lots of tears) this class has brought. I want to learn ASL!

So, decision 95% final, I'm dropping Japanese spring quarter. Fuck it. I'll start ASL next year (because the sequence doesn't start mid-year) and that might mean conflicting times with other required classes for linguistics. Which means...I might not graduate on time. So fuck. But you know what, I took a year off and I switched majors. Is it soo big a deal if I graduate a quarter or two late? Don't tell me yes. I say no. Still haven't talked to my dad, who will have to pay for those quarters, but I'm pretty sure he's willing to give a little (ok a lot) extra for me to have some sort of peace of mind. I don't deserve the torture that is Japanese for any longer. After next Tuesday, this is overrrrr. Over with lots of Rs.

This is me:

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Cinderella is over and it was...fantastic?
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

I'm not ashamed to say, it fucking rocked. It was awesome. Both audiences seemed to love it, though admittedly Friday's more than Saturday's. But AAAAAAH it was great! The happy in me is going nuts.

Cast photo:



And a personal favorite of mine:


Major congratulations to everyone involved. :)

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