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The last few days have been ridiculously cold and I'm quite frankly getting rather tired of it. I was hoping for a nice, warm day or two when the work rotation is finished, but it looks like it'll continue to hover around -40. Clearly the world is doing this just to make me miserable. ;)
And I will not lie, it's been kind of dull sitting at a desk for ten days in a row and I really need a break - but on the other hand, all I need to do is remind myself that I'm making [ridiculous amount of money] per day, and that there is plenty of downtime in which to read (and I finished 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea yesterday, as a matter of fact).
I've been studying Norwegian more than usual recently, because there has been downtime at work and I feel better about it if I'm doing something other than dicking around on LJ. So, I signed up for Livemocha, and I must say, I really enjoy the flashcards feature. Oi love flashcards. I guess it's mostly because when I'm learning language-related things, one of the biggest problems I have is that I have difficulty learning the vocabulary. And the Pimsleur lessons I was using before were great for learning how to put phrases together, but when it comes to teaching vocabulary... not so much.
The actual Livemocha lessons aren't so bad either. So, we'll see if I keep up with it. Who knows, maybe I'll try something else. There are only a limited amount of lessons for Norwegian, so if I finish all of them I might try Dutch - or try to take another stab at French. Good gods, I have such a love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with French. I keep thinking that if I bang my head against it long enough, it'll start sticking. I studied French for way too long to suck at it as much as I do.
All that aside... oh, man. I am so looking forward to having some free time. At the end of the work day I have absolutely no energy to do anything -- and also no time. (And with the horrible weather we've been having, maybe I'll be able to keep the shopping itch at bay, and focus on things like writing. ;p Who knows.)
And I will not lie, it's been kind of dull sitting at a desk for ten days in a row and I really need a break - but on the other hand, all I need to do is remind myself that I'm making [ridiculous amount of money] per day, and that there is plenty of downtime in which to read (and I finished 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea yesterday, as a matter of fact).
I've been studying Norwegian more than usual recently, because there has been downtime at work and I feel better about it if I'm doing something other than dicking around on LJ. So, I signed up for Livemocha, and I must say, I really enjoy the flashcards feature. Oi love flashcards. I guess it's mostly because when I'm learning language-related things, one of the biggest problems I have is that I have difficulty learning the vocabulary. And the Pimsleur lessons I was using before were great for learning how to put phrases together, but when it comes to teaching vocabulary... not so much.
The actual Livemocha lessons aren't so bad either. So, we'll see if I keep up with it. Who knows, maybe I'll try something else. There are only a limited amount of lessons for Norwegian, so if I finish all of them I might try Dutch - or try to take another stab at French. Good gods, I have such a love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with French. I keep thinking that if I bang my head against it long enough, it'll start sticking. I studied French for way too long to suck at it as much as I do.
All that aside... oh, man. I am so looking forward to having some free time. At the end of the work day I have absolutely no energy to do anything -- and also no time. (And with the horrible weather we've been having, maybe I'll be able to keep the shopping itch at bay, and focus on things like writing. ;p Who knows.)
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.