Japanese
September 16th 2003 -
Japanese
I’m up to lesson 10 of the Japanese course, and am now getting to the slightly disturbing bit where I am forced to ask a woman if she will have a drink with me. I’m normally fairly shy – no, really – and I am perfectly happy with my current girlfriend, so I have to just pretend that this is some work thing. I must admit though, my technique seems fairly slick. “Would you like a drink with me now?” I say. “No thankyou,” she says, with what I detect is a little irritation. “How about later?” I say. This kind of persistance is normally alien to me, but it really seems to work since she readily agrees. What are the odds that she’ll actually show?
Actually, I really don’t need these slick moves, as I’ve already been through this in the Greek lessons. We’ll end up arguing about what time to meet, just you wait and see.
Lotus
Miracle of miracles, I did a wee bit on Lotus last night, though my back subsequently shut down and I went off to have a bit of a lie down. Dad gave me some good advice, though. He’s been having back problems too and recommends sit-ups to strengthen the back muscles so that it doesn’t happen again. And a lot of stretching. This oughta be good for a laugh.
Anyway, Lotus: The Procrastination is currently in an awkward bit of dialogue that I just need to power through in a lame kinda way so that I can keep going. I’m often surprised at the quality of stuff when I power through it instead of putting a lot of thought in – it frequently reads more naturally, partly because the writing speed is much closer to the reading speed, I’m sure. This gives me some hope.
Back
Following Dad’s advice and much more use of the heat pack has, remarkably, worked a treat. I’m feeling a lot better today. I should be just about better by the time Anna gets back, and will therefore no longer need a massage.