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October 21, 2007 by MJ 7 Comments

this is a dog.

The weekend is flying already. Yesterday, Paul and I took a trip up to Brattleboro, VT, where we met up with Dave & Ren, and had a lovely day exploring shops and enjoying a delicious dinner at India Palace. I picked up a tiny little book called Japanese in Thirty Hours, which promises great things. I took myself through the first lesson this morning, and can now point at Lucy and say, “This is a dog.” Very exciting.

Today, Paul will go hiking, and I will attempt to do some writing (with perhaps a bit of laundry on the side). I have a lot of ideas swirling around in my head, and I need to get them down before they flee.

Tomorrow I will be leaving the house before the crack of dawn to make it to NYC in time for auditions. We are booked solid (with a short lunch break) from 10-5, and we even have a waiting list, which is a very great thing, but makes for a long day. I will be lucky to make it back home by ten, at which time I intend to collapse on the couch with Lucy and anyone else who will join me. If I am still capable of speech at that point, I will point at her and say, “This is a dog.”

Happy weekend, folks!

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  1. Steph says

    October 21, 2007 at 1:24 pm

    That Japanese book sounds great! Keep it up!

    (All I remember from Intro to Latin is how to say “The dog is in the street.” and “The dog is not in the street.”)

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    • melinda says

      October 21, 2007 at 1:25 pm

      Hee! That is too advanced for me yet, but I’ll work up to it! :D

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      • Steph says

        October 22, 2007 at 10:07 am

        Little steps! :)

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  2. mom says

    October 21, 2007 at 5:44 pm

    Always nice to read about your weekend. Thanks.

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  3. Shawn O'D. says

    October 23, 2007 at 12:34 am

    そちらわ、犬 ですか?

    Been a long time. Hope you and Paul are well.

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    • melinda says

      October 23, 2007 at 7:23 am

      It *has* been a long time! And we are well! How are you? *Where* are you? What are you up to?

      Sadly, even the amazing book does not think it can teach me to *read* Japanese in thirty hours. So you’d have to use romaji for me to even have a clue. :)

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    • melinda says

      October 23, 2007 at 4:47 pm

      Okay, after spending some time with an online translator:

      はい

      Or (since I’m really only learning romaji at the moment): Hai!

      Reply


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