05 May 2007

May 3: More Tests

Language: Reading and listening tests today. B+ and A- respectively. The reading had a lot of grammar that just tore me up and my concentration wavered a bit during the listening test. However, I was also catching a lot of information on the first run through of the sound files, which is a nice sensation. It means that I am actually learning this language and won't have to ask the enemy to repeat themselves. Today my class also discovered that we are going to our target language country this August. Now I have to make sure I wind up on that list. I'm hoping that my extra work and desire to study the culture covers for my less-than-stellar grades.

My mentor and I had another chat about anime and manga today. We started talking about Neon Genesis Evangelion and I was tasked with talking about what I liked, what I didn't like, and to describe the characters. It was an interesting challenge. Tomorrow I'm going to bring in some of my target language comics to discuss with her.

Military: So Huey failed his room inspection today thanks to a broken lock. Now, it's happened to me before so I'm not angry. However, now I have to show up on Sunday to stand re-inspection with him and I think Corporal said something about my whole fireteam doing it so I told everyone to make sure their alphas are ready just in case. I'll clarify the matter later.

Personal: Well... Today was nice. The Momrine and I fell right back into harassing each other on a regular basis with texts. There was a downside though. Someone went into her classroom and destroyed the origami lily that I had made her on Valentine's Day. It had survived my episode of clearing house and reclaiming the little bits of myself I had left here and there just to be destroyed the day after she and I become friends again. I was also in there this morning to return the Lumnidriver set I had borrowed and used to dissemble and reassemble the desk she gave me. There was a brief conversation on if I was the culprit of the lily smashing. So... Someone out there doesn't like the idea of the Momrine and I being friends.

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