I have mostly dabbled in languages lately.
I have reasons for this:
1. I'm doing a panel for Anime Boston!
It is is the last weekend of May. I'm sharing my comic-making process, both the traditional methods and getting the page digitized. So I've done some preparation for that--and I need to update my website proper.
2. After years of being thrifty, it finally made sense to upgrade my cell phone plan to Unlimited Data, and I have spent far too much time on Pokemon Go.
Though thankfully, I am finally getting burnt out, and can return to real life. My personal problem with life in general is the feeling that I can't enjoy certain things without money, and I am transposing my dissatisfaction into the game as well (I can't upgrade Pokemon skills without the "stardust" currency, and I can't win battles without upgrading, and I have to work hard to get stardust, etc.) I have played the game about 1/3 of the time in French, and most of the time I could get the gist.
3. And of course, planning for the Scandinavian trip. 12 days seems like a long time...Except for vacations.
As such, I realize that I can only visit a few cities. Copenhagen and Oslo for sure, and I'm debating between Stockholm and Southern Sweden, though leaning towards the former. Skåne makes more sense, because it have more universities that I'm interested in; but I honestly feel I would really regret not visiting Stockholm.
4. Just got the official word that our landlord is moving into our current location, and we have to figure out new living quarters.
I heard rumors about this, but I assumed "no news is good news". So I have to find a new place for September. Blegh.
Regarding languages...I wonder if the interest in Korean is another "thought experiment". I seem to have a lot of those. If I may write of faith things, I feel that God often asks me "would you be willing to give up/ do something else if I asked you?" I felt doing Korean instead of Japanese was such a thing, and I was willing do so. But as many have discovered, Korean is hard.
Since I have studied Japanese off/on for so long, I forgot what it's like to tackle a Category 4 language. I could, theoretically, do a bit of Korean each day and make slow progress--but I can't on my own strength, not with a full-time job and other commitments. It just feels exhausting. If anything, this diversion makes me appreciate Japanese all the more. So I'm praying about God's will in this regard.
Started Pimsleur Swedish, and am recognizing the cadence from the Wallander actors.
So that's what I got.