Reading and Learning... I Thought I Was Out Of School?
Life has been so busy lately, or so it seems. It really hasn't been that busy, but I've been keeping myself busy between movies, books, and video games, haha. It's been really nice letting go and allowing myself to have some fun and relaxation without worrying about what doesn't get done (although the house must still be clean at all times, it drives me nuts if it's messy or dirty).
Last week was dedicated to catching up on movies and such, and this week I have been getting caught up with my reading. I finished Bringing Down the House on Sunday, started Geisha, A Life and finished on Wednesday, and then started and got halfway through Twilight last night. I have a feeling that it will be finished by Saturday night. That's nearly 3 books in one week, which certainly helps make up for my slacker ways the first few weeks of May. ^^
I've also been spending a lot of time lately studying Korean. When I was cleaning through the boxes in my garage a few months ago, I found all my old books and notebooks that I used to study. It brought back a lot of memories and made me realize how much I had learned, but forgotten. I also dug out all my Korean music CDs and have been listening to those lately. The language is coming back a lot faster than I thought it would, and I'm also learning a lot more that I didn't learn before -- I suppose my memorization and comprehension skills have drastically improved since I was in 8th grade, because I feel like learning is coming a lot easier this time. It's also amazing how many more web resources there are for learning... I remember when I began learning (almost 10 years ago, *gasp*) there were hardly any websites out there dedicated to learning the Korean language, and the ones I did find were mostly concerned with learning to read/write in Hangul (the Korean writing system) and just some basic conversational words. The sites I'm able to find now are so much more in depth, and I'm really glad I've been able to find more resources for learning -- it makes it so much easier.
Tonight I am going to the Rockies game (baseball) with the old roommates (Matt, Steve, Brian, Justin), and Kristy is coming too! I think I'm more excited about seeing everyone again than I am about the actual game (actually, I know I am). It should be a really fun night. :D Tomorrow I am going to my sister's place to help set up her wireless, and then we're going to lunch. I think later in the day Matt, Steve, and I might go see Chronicles of Narnia. Hopefully Kristy can come, since her and I went to go see the first one together. We both loved it, and I've heard the new one is already getting great reviews. We'll see! I just need to read the books now, hehe.
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Learning never stops it just changes from the necessity it was to finish school! Now it comes in forms of “upgrading” a work necessity, then it comes in form of “how do I do that” for your everyday lives, and then the “FUN” learning a new hobby wanting to be able to speak a new language for a trip (like many do for Japan)!
And thanks to the Internet you can find out almost anything you desire to know to the point of information overload more then one needs to know.
Its good to know you are still doing a healthy amount of reading, video games and movies these things will help keep your mind sharp and active and it is this that might be helping you with your quicker assimilation of the Korean language. Keep up the good work! And your such a good sister helping out your sister I take it things have gotten better!
No problem at all, glad you finally have internet now! ^__^
Overall the movie was good, but it was different, and with Matt there it was a little mock-able.