Just finished writing down the material from lesson 6. Here's some of what's been covered so far:

x はどこですか。
x wa doko desu ka? - Where is x?

ここですか。
koko desu ka? - Is it here?

あそこですか。
Asoko desu ka? - Is it over there?

ここじゃありません。
Koko ja arimasen. - It's not here.

あそこじゃありません。
Asoko ja arimasen. - It's not over there.

なにかたべますか。
Nanika tabemasu ka? - Would you like something to eat?

なにかぬみますか。
Nanika numimasu ka? - Would you like something to drink?

いいえけっこです。
Iie kekko desu. - No thank you.

どこでたべますか。
Doko de tabemasu ka? - Where would you like to eat?

わたしのところで。
Watashi no tokoro de? - At my place?

あなたのところで。
Anata no tokoro de? - At your place?

わたしのところでなにかのみませんか。
Watashi no tokoro de nanika nomimasen ka? - Would you like something to drink at my place?

I'm concidering a slightly more vegetarian diet. I wouldn't (read: couldn't) cut back on meat completely, there's too much taste-sensations at steak there.........no pun intended, much.

In all seriousness though, it would be for health reasons, although the reasons themselves are not huge. At least not yet, I suppose.

It's not all that often, but now and then after I've eaten meat I can feel my intestines cringe, like (mildly) cramping. I'm guessing I'm either not chewing enough or my body's getting worse at digesting meat. Which would be a bit alarming, but probably not all that surprising. But it's not too late to change, right?

And actually, another reason would be that vegetables are fucking tasty.

I don't see myself being picky about animal products as such, eggs and milk for instance. Can't really live without them. Remember this is just to make myself feel better physically. If I have to beat up a cow now and then, so be it.

Day 2 was actually wednesday two weeks ago, but nothing exciting happened (so I didn't bother writing anything). There were no driving, just a day full of theoretic stuff. We did a small test to see how much of the information we had picked up. Most of us did good. We all went home to practice some more though, in preparation for the big final day.

Day 3 (today) was rather awesome. Started out with the usual, casual cup of tea (the others had coffee, branding me 'tea-man') before we did the final test. I dunno if it was the tea that did it, but I got through and managed to score enough points to win myself a certificate. Sweetness, thank you very much!

Yay me! ＼（＾ ＾）／

I got the Special Edition Steelbox which contains a bonus DVD with interviews and behind-the-scenes material. The DVD wasn't really worth the extra money, though there were some interresting clips, like when they showed how they recorded the in-game cinematics but it was mostly pretty boring. The box however is really nice compared to the regular 360's keep cases (no 360 logo and all that).

When I first started playing the controls were a little funky. I was used to playing Far Cry 2, and they handle a bit differently, obviously, from having a different perspective and all. (Which i would later find out again when I picked up FC2 again....jikes!).

Knowing the difficulties of previous games, I started playing on the easiest setting, just to get a feel for the game. Sadly with that, the only things I had real problems with were the bosses and mini-bosses. The rest was pretty straight forward.

Something that bugged me was the lack of challenging pussles. That's what I really liked about the older instalments, that you have to look for clues and use your wits to get by. Here, the most challenging pussle is to find a lever for your partner and tell her to get ready to use it, while you go look for a lever of your own. Piece of cake.

Ammunition isn't really an issue when playing on the easiest setting. At least not when you play with an AI controlled Sheva. I played through the game with a friend and I could swear we used up more ammo. I'm thinking Sheva preserves ammo better than any of us did. ;D

I'm slowly going back to where I begun this journey. I'm feeling confident enough to write hiragana and am now, once again, listening to the Pimsleur's Japanese-"tapes", writing along as the lessons go. I finished lesson 2 earlier today and here's some of what I've written thus far:

すみません、えいごがわかりますか。
Sumimasen, eigoga wakarimasu ka? - Excuse me, do you speak English?

にほんごがすこしわかります。
Nihongoga sukoshi wakarimasu. - I know a little Japanese.

おはようございます。
Ohayou gozaimasu. - Good morning!

ありがとうございます。
Ariagatou gozaimasu. - Thank you!

いいおてんきですね。
Ii otenki desu ne? - It's nice weather, don't you think?

Of course, I write by hand, so it won't look as pretty as this. ;-] But it's good fun, and a good practice. :-]

The last line, about the weather, fits really well with where we are right now so I used it for the title. Spring (practically bordering summer) is a pretty nice season and for the last few days we've had really warm weather. いいおてんきですね。:-]

I hardly slept anything last night. I was really fucking anxious about today. First time in a long while I felt this way. Ugh, I hate it.

As soon as I got to work, all those feelings were gone. Worried sick for nothing. Fuck you, imbecile body.

So, yeah. A while ago someone at work asked if I wanted a forklift certificate. I said yes. I mean who wouldn't, right? All expenses paid and all that shit. Sweet deal. The place i work at isn't all of an asshole. Mostly though, but not all.

The "tutoring" (dunno what it's called exactly) wasn't held at work, but instead five of us had to cram up in a small Golf (I swear, my back's gonna hurt forever) and drive for about an hour. Bleh.

Once there we were greeted with coffee (and for me, tea) before taking the lifts for a spin. We had some good times driving them back and forth, practicing various maneuvers. I did pretty good for my first time driving (to the point where the tutor-guy didn't believe I had never used a lift before in my life, hur hur).

We're heading back tomorrow, but there'll be no driving, only "schoolwork". Technical stuff..

This is good fun, I'm happy I agreed to go. And it'll help me get a better job in the future. :]

Well then. I find myself playing a lot of Resident Evil, eagerly awaiting RE5. I ordered it last Wednesday, and it should be here any day now (shipping takes a wee bit longer from UK). In the meantime I'm playing up on the older instalments. Just to keep a fresh imprint of the story in the back of my head.

And also because Resident Evil is fucking great!

Yesterday I got hold of Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. It's fun, but kinda tricky. :-]