Validations: 8/9
Exams: 3/3

It's odd how sometimes you can't just be happy for yourself :P I got the highest grade from my French exam, yet I feel like a dumb idiot who doesn't deserve it. I saw the written part, and it was covered in corrections, and I'm sure that my speaking was horrible, I kept trying to say things I couldn't because I don't know the necessary vocabulary or grammar and kept making stupid mistakes. I was sure I'd get a 3 or a 3+ and I got a 4+ O_o Combined with the 5 from writing and grammar it gave me a 5.  I really don't know what to think about it XD Maybe it's my unhealthy ambition, or something... or a weird perspective: I'm used to being able to express myself quite well in English, so when I have problems with saying the most basic things in French I am easily frustrated. But from a more objective standpoint the level of French in our group is supposed to be DELF 2, so they can't really expect us to spontaneously form long, grammatically correct speeches full of difficult vocabulary.

Changing the topic: I saw the last two episodes of Last Friends, the final without subs, unfortunately, and even though I don't exactly understand some things, I think it's one of the greatest dramas I've ever seen. Seriously. I'm not going to go into the psychology yet, I'll probably do that after I have seen the last episode with subtitles... But I really, really, REALLY love the concept of "tomodachi janai, koibito janai" xD It completely exceeded my expectations xD <3 <3 <3

Validations: 6/9
Exams: 2/3

I passed the history and culture exam, though I thought I would get a higher grade... but oh well :P I never did get more than 3+ on all the history tests in high school, so a 4 at university is still good :) But it's kind of sad - I like history very much, when asked about something I can spin a fantasy tale about it, connecting it to lots of insignificant details, but when it comes to testing my knowledge, I always score a lot less than I thought I would. Eh, life :P

I have the exam from French tomorrow - can't say I'm really confident about it, but there isn't much I can do about it now... Should have learned more when there was time xD Wouldn't have to cram so much today xD

About my interview - if they want to work with me they will get in touch in the next two weeks, but I seriously doubt they will. I didn't do that well, besides I'm a nineteen year old university student with absolutely no experience xD Fat chance xD

And lastly - about Kurosagi the movie. Don't watch it, it's awful ;_; Stupid Shakespeare references, running around with katanas (where the hell did they come from, damnit?!), Yamapi looking as if he had just swallowed something disgusting, angsty scenes in a fake graveyard (wtf? why was Katsuragi in the damn tomb?! and why did Kurosaki stand above him with the katana?) and in the rain with poor Kurosaki crying his poor heart out (so stoopid, btw), absolutely no plotline for Tsurara (I mean, she was in five scenes or so, didn't say much, just stared sadly and smiled once, don't get what was so important about her to have the second place in the credits... I would have given the place to the ugly guy who played Katsuragi... but oh well, it's Horikita Maki. But Yamaki fans didn't get much to feed on either... xD). The saddest thing was that the angst was so oppressive that all the humoristic parts of the show were completely destroyed. Though I did kind of like the scene when Kurosaki had to escape from the elevator. And Kurosaki as Jack Sparrow was totally random xD

End of rant :P And yes, I'm a geek.

Validations: 4/9
Exams: 0/3

Today at university was exhausting - first we had a painful validation from latin (I passed! The note could have been higher - I got a 3+ and I wanted at least 4... - but still, I've finished! No more latin! xD), then we had to wait as the teacher checked our tests, then we had an additional lesson from latin, then we had to wait and we had a validation from French. It was mighty boring.

And now I'm so sleepy.... And completely devoid of linguistic imagination, so I'm going to stop this entry before it gets too complicated :P

Yep. It's Independence Day in Poland. The shops are closed, it's snowing like mad and unfortunately it's Sunday, which means that we won't have an additional holiday this year... pfft.

I'm having a language oriented day. First there was a half hour session with L'Assimil (a French self-study course), then another session with French vocabulary, then hiragana practice, and now I'm about to start some exercise for the English past tenses. And then... we'll see :P Although I don't plan on starting any new languages today... xD

So I started uni and it's all right, I guess... Only I can't get used to getting up so early (6:30, which normally isn't quite that early, but for me, who, for the last six years usually got up at about 7 it's really early xD) and going to sleep before midnight xD The English part of the course is okay (English seems to be at something between FCE/CAE level, which means that I don't have to worry too much....), well, apart from history of Britain and British Literature, which are taught by a weird woman who can't give an interesting lecture to save her life.  The French part, on the other hand, is really scary xD We had conversations on Monday and the woman came in, started speaking and continued to do so regardless of the fact that we hardly understood a thing xD But I'm optimistic :)

To continue where I left last time I wrote... I went to the wedding, was cordial and polite, then my mother came, behaved like an utter idiot and then had the gale to blame me for not sticking up for her and saying that she had behaved abysmally... We're okay now, but those were really unpleasant moments...

Apart from that my life's going okay. Not great, no, but all right. I finally managed to read a part from the book about languages I borrowed from the library about two months ago... And read a part from another book, which I'd had for two years now xD And I bought a jacket that is bright tourqoise! xD The brightest item in my wardrobe apart from a sunny yellow top... the rest is in black and khaki (or olive green) xD So it's a real change and it also means that I've got virtually nothing to wear it with xD

Sadly, university life has depraved me of my inspiration... I have neglected my ficcies and my major novel works (both HEDATARI and The Mieroszewski Palace.... Although I think HEDATARI needs some time to gain some more depth to the story and the characters... I'd like it to have the same feel as the Mieroszewski Palace when I write it... like writing down things that had been long in the brewing, and not thinking them up off the top of my head).

And last, but not least... I've developed another unhealthy interest in a Japanese male idol xD This time it's Yamapi (much better than Oguri Shun, I think xD) and at the end of September I was on constant Yamapi high - I watched Nobuta wo Produce, Kurosagi, Proposal Daisakusen and the available episodes of Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no you ni almost in one sitting xD Since then I managed to get my hands on raw version of episodes eight and nine and though I hardly understand a thing, I'm impatiently waiting for episode ten (the last one) to download...  This drama is kind of weird... normally  I'd say it's pretty boring, but both the leading actress (who is a thirty-something) and Yamapi have wonderful roles... And the romantic story is really great :D Can't wait to see the end.