Bad Year?

I have a feeling I am little cursed this year. I started my year with being hung over and not feeling well physically. Then my b-day came...turned 28..... it got worse.
Started with my car. It broke-> got it fixed-> my car got broken into->got it towed -> got it fixed -> a cat gets sick i.e. emergency room -> tried to sell my queen size bed on criagslist -> got scammed but no damage to my finances -> bed still won't sell-> I plan to take it to consignment.....but they won't take it- > Have to move the bed somewhere because it's 2 days before the lease is up. That is all in a nut shell. Oh, I don't have a job for the next two weeks except for Tues, Sat and Sun.

For month of March

As March approaches, I am going to make a goal for myself. 1 topic a day and I'm going to respond to that topic via English and Japaneses. This is a little test to myself to see how well I can really communicate my feelings and thoughts in both languages. This will be very interesting......stay tuned.

TOEIC

Listening 495
Reading 480
Total 975

Highest score on TOEIC is 990.

TOEFL

	Test Date	Reading	Listening	Speaking	Writing	Total
	February 2, 2007	21	29	29	27	106

For the Internet-based test, you will receive four section scores and a total score: Reading (0-30) Listening (0-30) Speaking (0-30) Writing (0-30) Total Score (0-120) In addition to numeric scores

Reading Skills	Level	Your Performance
Reading	Intermediate(15-21)	Test takers who receive a score at the INTERMEDIATE level, as you did, typically understand academic texts in English that require a wide range of reading abilities, although their understanding of certain parts of the texts is limited. Test takers who receive a score at the INTERMEDIATE level typically have a good command of common academic vocabulary but still have some difficulty with high-level vocabulary; have a very good understanding of grammatical structure; can understand and connect information, make appropriate inferences, and synthesize information in a range of texts but have more difficulty when the vocabulary is high level and the text is conceptually dense; can recognize the expository organization of a text and the role that specific information serves within a larger text but have some difficulty when these are not explicit or easy to infer from the text; and can abstract major ideas from a text but have more difficulty doing so when the text is conceptually dense.
Listening Skills	Level	Your Performance
Listening	High(22-30)	Test takers who receive a score at the HIGH level, as you did, typically understand conversations and lectures in English that present a wide range of listening demands. These demands can include difficult vocabulary (uncommon terms, or colloquial or figurative language), complex grammatical structures, abstract or complex ideas, and/or making sense of unexpected or seemingly contradictory information. When listening to lectures and conversations like these, test takers at the HIGH level typically can understand main ideas and important details, whether they are stated or implied; distinguish more important ideas from less important ones; understand how information is being used (for example, to provide evidence for a claim or describe a step in a complex process); recognize how pieces of information are connected (for example, in a cause-and-effect relationship); understand many different ways that speakers use language for purposes other than to give information (for example, to emphasize a point, express agreement or disagreement, or convey intentions indirectly); and synthesize information, even when it is not presented in sequence, and make correct inferences on the basis of that information.
Speaking Skills	Level	Your Performance
Speaking about familiar topics	Good(3.5 - 4.0)	Your responses indicate an ability to communicate your personal experiences and opinions effectively in English. Overall, your speech is clear and fluent. Your use of vocabulary and grammar is effective with only minor errors. Your ideas are generally well developed and expressed coherently.
Speaking about campus situations	Good(3.5 - 4.0)	Your responses indicate an ability to speak effectively in English about reading material and conversations typically encountered by university students. Overall, your responses are clear and coherent, with only occasional errors of pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.
Speaking about academic course content	Good(3.5 - 4.0)	Your responses demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively in English about academic topics typical of first-year university studies. Your speech is mostly clear and fluent. You are able to use appropriate vocabulary and grammar to explain concepts and ideas from reading or lecture material. You are able to talk about key information and relevant details with only minor inaccuracies.
Writing Skills	Level	Your Performance
Writing based on reading and listening	Good(4.0 - 5.0)	You responded well to the task, relating the lecture to the reading. Weaknesses, if you have any, might have to do with slight imprecision in your summary of some of the main points and/or use of English that is occasionally ungrammatical or unclear.
Writing based on knowledge and experience	Good(4.0 - 5.0)	You responded with a well-organized and developed essay. Weaknesses, if you have any, might have to do with use of English that is occasionally ungrammatical, unclear, or unidiomatic and/or elaboration of ideas or connection of ideas that could have been stronger.

it's worth reading

So, it's been a while since I last posted to my blog....which i should do it more often. Here is an image Scott sent me that i knew it had to be posted on my blog.