Getting stuff done

[spacealien_vamp]

I used my laptop practically all day at work. It was slightly annoying that the outlet within range of my desk was already filled up by cords from other teachers' things, but after I ran home and picked up an extension cord I didn't have any problems. I updated my yukata page through the part that I've gotten accomplished so far.

I took several of the requested photos today. I'll have to work on the rest when I have the opportunity.



The new shelf is in the middle, with the preexisting ones on either side. (The shelf on the left has my stuff, while the tiny shelf on the right is the stuff left by my predecessors.)



I don't generally re-read books, unless I've totally forgotten what has happened in them. Sometimes I will go over favorite scenes, but that's about it. However, when it comes to books I use a lot, this one is at the top of the list. It's my kanji dictionary, which I bought back when I first got serious about studying Japanese around 1998.



If I had to pick something "most read," it would probably be this manga. It's a really sweet story with pretty art AND gorgeous Heian Era clothing. That's hard to beat.



I'm pretty sure I bought my deep fryer and food processor the last time wednesday_10_00 visited (...and if I didn't, I thought about it...), so I think this is the only truly new one. (Does the gratuitous bag of chips count as food?)

Comments

[spacealien-vamp.livejournal.com]

Seikimatsu Darling, the first series, is really adorable. I especially like the way it starts out. I was aghast when I realized it just *stopped* without any resolution (back before the second series came out).

The second series (really just a continuation with a different publisher)...is...well...the characters are still cute, but the lack of plot eventually gets to the point where it makes me go, "And what is the point of this?" It starts to focus too much on zany little vignette episodes that TRY to be plot but don't quite succeed. The author either needs to jack up the cuteness of the characters to the point that I don't care if there's a plot, I could just watch them sit around talking to each other and I'd be happy (as in the case of, say, Corseltel no Ryuujutsushi)...or develop the plot to the point that it will hold my interest.

<whisper>...or increase the smut level a notch or two...</whisper>

[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

I fell in love with the OVA when I first saw it (I gather now that the OVA covers only the first two chapters, since the two chapters that have now been scanlated match the OVA exactly). From what I'm read of the reviews (http://www.senshigakuen.com/aqua/manga/series/index.html), I'm hoping that its cute plotlessness will give me something reasonably easy to practice my Japanese on.

Major plot lines so far from the new series revolve around movie dates, meeting family, and volleyball tournaments. Seriously, it's that cute.