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Archive for October, 2008

Taking A Break: The Third Way

October 29, 2008
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This “burn-out” issue is really interesting. Now, all you wusses out there — you know I’m just having fun with you; I don’t actually think you’re wusspots, I just think that you’re morally inferior to me. BACK UP! You were NOT supposed to see that right there. We’re all special and… OK, never...

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KhatzuMoto on Video! But In English :( !

October 25, 2008
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YouTube’s TkyoSam very kindly did an ad-hoc interview with me…unfortunately it’s in English. Fear not, I have finally acquired a camera , so Japanese stuff shall be forthcoming. Um…this really was ad hoc. TkyoSam walked into my fortress of solitude while I was watching Dragon Ball Z in Cantonese, and turned his camera on. My posture,...

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Massive Turnover: How To Banish Boredom and Burnout from Immersion Even When You’re Just a Sucky Beginner

October 22, 2008
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This post began as a footnote to one of my own remarks here, where I said that: Even “burn-out” is, IMHO, almost always bogus – you’re not “burned out”, you’re just “being lame”: you need to get more creative about the immersion process. Looking back, “creative” was the wrong word. “Active” might be more appropriate. Now what do I...

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Compromise: Maintaining Your Immersion Environment Without Completely Alienating Your Fellows…or Yourself

October 20, 2008
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The title of this post is a misnomer: I don’t know that you can both immerse yourself and avoid alienating your friends/family/roommates. But, you can help soften the blow somewhat. These are fun activities you can do with non-immersing people around you, who, as you may already be observing, can sometimes have very strange reactions to your immersion. I...

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Link-O-Mania: Mostly Japanese Websites — Blogs, Think Tanks and Some Inspiration

October 12, 2008
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So, I thought I was having…what’s the word…hot flashes? Feminine itching? A dry spell? When I realized I was just taking mean comments to heart. They got moderated: people who say such mean things about Mati from Captain Planet shouldn’t be allowed on the Internet! He took the crappy power bullet for all the ethnic minorities! Anyway, I came...

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What It Takes To Be Great

October 5, 2008
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One day, I’m going to make an acronym for everything. Like, that last sentence will turn into: “ODIGTMAAFE”, and people will be all: “OMG!? AAFE?! LOL!”. Also, a little warning — there are going to be a lot of links. Break yo’ self! So, I’m sitting there, eating my curds and whey, when yet another good-looking reader (Gav) sends...

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