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In the Grass

By Michelle | October 15, 2007

Obviously, as far as this blog goes, I’ve been letting the grass grow under my feet. In all other aspects of life, I think, I’ve been sprinting at full speed. Work has been busy–but I suppose that’s been a given recently. Aikido has also taken up a decent amount of time. I’ve been lazier than usual over the past few weeks, so I’ve returned to the treadmill in an attempt to head-off that cold-weather fitness slump. I’ve also been lamenting the lack of pretty WMA fall foliage this year. I suppose it’s just been too dry–the theme of the year, I guess, is “seasonably warm, dry.”

And what else is new…? I’m going to sit the JLPT (日本語能力試験) again this year. In truth, I should have taken level 1 last year, but with moving and starting work, and all that I simply forgot to register.

What’s been happening around the world lately? It’s been relatively quiet, which is always a good thing. Putin has been flexing his muscles, or at least trying to raise his international stature–and scheming of ways to stay in power after his current term as President of Russia expires.

The cycle of protests and arrests in Burma/Myanmar seems to have quieted, but the UN is still endeavoring to pressure the Junta to stop “repressing” its population. Hu Jintao opened the Seventeenth National PRC Congress (every five years China’s top leaders meet to plan the next half-decade) on October 15th.

In business news, Boeing announced that the production of its 787 Dreamliner has been delayed. This would be caused for celebration at rival Airbus… expect that its A380 was delivered almost 2 years behind schedule, and it looks like the A400M will be at least 6 months late as well.

Topics: DC, East Asia, In the News, Japanese |

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