The video says Throw that D. I always remember it as Throw the D. Whatever.
Today I washed my clothes by hand because the only washing machine in my hotel was broken. But at least the internet was working, I wasn’t chased by the hotel rooster and my shower was hot. It’s been a good day.
Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I posted anything here. I’m still alive. When I get some photos together I’ll show them.
Whoa! Remember Herbie Hancock? I just saw this video and loved it:
I want one. I really, really want one (not the guy, the synthesizer).
Great tune. Youth subcultures really don’t have the same substance as they used to.
My friend (& cousin) Pippa recently commented on my recent glamrock post on here asking why there was no Alice Cooper on there. She’s 100% right about that. The above is a correction of that omission.
Today after Church we went to Peter and family’s home for a big lunch. Asher came and played with some Chinese visitors as well as the resident Greek Australians. It was a rowdy afternoon.
The Japanese really know how to enjoy themselves. Wish I was there!
Finlandia is a beautiful hymn. Or, maybe more accurately, hymn words have been written over the top of it.
Recently I have been consolidating some sentence patterns and a lot of vocabulary that I have learnt on this trip. I’ve got a box of 1000 blank cards which act as flashcards, and I write useful material on those. Also, there’s supermemo, which is memorisation software on the computer. Supermemo uses an algorithm which spaces out your flashcards in accordance with how well you know them based on your own response to a flashcard drill. Time isn’t wasted learning stuff you already know. The best time to be reminded of something is when you’re just about to forget it. Efficiency is very important when it comes to vocab learning because there’s simply so much vocab to learn. I look forward to getting back home to my more familiar computer where I can use supermemo in a far more satisfactory way. Recently I would have lost my whole data file due to a USB stick virus had it not been for a timely backup.
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