Sorry guys, Schools out! Well, it has technically been out for about a week now but that hardly means I am doing anything intelligent. I've decided to kind of take one week and just avoid doing any actual studying or anything. Although playing Final Fantasy 9, and Myst/Riven in Japanese... (beat myst and am actually working on Riven.. used guides to beat myst because the kanji were all small and fuzzy. riven's better in that aspect.) Yeah going back to the subject, all I want to say is that playing games in Japanese some how works it self into being some sort of studying.
As for some other stuff that I have been up to, I read through the 5th, 6th and final Harry Potter books over last week. It all started with a desire to see the 5th movie because Ouji kept talking about it. Before seeing a movie, my personal rule dictates that I have to read the book that is associated with a movie if there is one. Of course, this means I acquired the 5th book and read through it. Well, one thing leads to another, and since Nick offered to loan me the last book once he finished reading it, I ended up buying and reading the 6th also. When all is said and done, despite having read all of the books, I still won't see the 5th movie until I get back to America. Mainly because it will cost me about 10 dollars to see it here.
To be honest, I used to be someone who thought that Harry Potter was likely something evil. As a result of that line of thought, I at first read the books just to give it a fair look over. Currently, I am quite in the midst of rethinking that stance. However, I will say one thing and that is; I still don't agree that the revolving theme in the books, that of death, is dealt with in a way appropriate for children. Nor are the books written with enough difficulty to merit an adult's attention. The books simply land in categorical limbo for me.
On the other hand, while I was reading the books I grew curious as to what it means to be a writer. As a result of this line of thought, I have spent a lot of time in front of my computer writing random descriptions, weaving plots and trying to create convincing characters. The problem is... I am enjoying it.. but haven't made anything I really like. It's fun, and it makes me want to read all sorts of things.
That's all for this update.
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