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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · 3d

I'm so sorry. The original Hades, and the fact that I like taking trains, were major factors in me buying a Steam Deck; I can empathize with the tech purchase.

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Aug 25

Hit day 36 in a row. Thought I was keeping up with the Hiragana, but apparently not. Wants me to do another 15 or so lessons on that. Now down to 8. I could just move forward, but my completionist brain.

CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Aug 18

29 days in a row now. As I go through my vocab, I'm just now realizing how many words I have an incomplete understanding of. I suppose it's the emphasis on communicating verbally. Many words where I would expect a wa character (わ), I'm seeing the particle character (は).

CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Aug 18

We are living out the movie The Wave. Our 2 party system has made people more concerned with their team and winning "the game" than actual human life. The fascists are winning because they are willing to cheat--and proud of it.

Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Aug 17

What's your take on the moment we're living through in 50 words or less. [you able to quote post]

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Aug 11

I kinda don't even want to break the seal @thecrashcourse.bsky.social

Crash Course coin packaging sealed in a way that is reminiscent of old wax seals

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Aug 11

Happy birthday. Side note, people are now legally allowed to call you "almost 40". Sorry, I don't make the rules.

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Aug 10

As an appendectomy survivor myself, wishing you the best.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · Aug 10

Good night sweet prince 🫡

AOL notice about ending their dial-up plans

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Aug 9

Isn't that the literal character arc in Gran Torino

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Aug 6

Day 17. Still working at it every day. Pretty good grasp of the basic Hiragana characters, at least with flash cards --the rs are kind of making me angry--. Not as much progress as I'd like with Japanese for Busy People, but I pick at it still

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Aug 5

You're welcome

CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Aug 1

Day 11. Kept my Duolingo steak going. Started using Anki for Hiragana learning; still using Duolingo character training, as well. For some more "proper", structural, learning I got a copy of Japanese for busy people from the library (revised 3rd edition).

CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jul 27

7 days, 2 units done --in addition to Hiragana work--. Feels like I'm retaining info. Some of the longer audio bits are still scary. I also found a YouTube channel I think I'll use for supplemental work, like reading and writing

CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jul 26

Are we still allowed to eat them raw? Like, right out of the pod?

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jul 26

Everytime I see Sailor Moon, I'm reminded of the time my friends and I tried the TTRPG system. The GM brought in a Tuxedo Mask style NPC. Before he could get a full intro, one of the players just started calling him Thong Bowtie. The name stuck

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jul 25

Having moved on to new words, and starting characters, my brain is fried. I am happy to see that the Hiragana progression is kind of related to the chapters and the new chapters keep bringing up old words

CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jul 23

So, the Duolingo panel is kind of an emotional rollercoaster over the course of the day. Love that. Realizing I might need to up to an hour a day.

CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jul 21

There is a non-zero chance I get to go to Japan for work. Sounds like 3 months or so. Day 1 of trying to learn Japanese on the cheap with Duolingo.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · Jul 20

PBS funding solved in 3 seconds through addiction

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jul 12

For what it's worth, anyone that went to see the new Jurassic World (I'm one of them) wasted their time and money. Hadn't gone to the theater since I saw Dune

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jul 10

For better or worse, this is one of the things that keeps me going. I want to be there when the history books dump on the Roberts Court. When his court is recognized for hurting the US more than any other court and being the antithesis of the Warren Court.

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jul 10

We need a PSA to all artists that red lobsters are dead and cooked... my dad used to complain about the old Maine license plates a lot and it ruined of on me

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CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jul 8

BBC does on with that model

CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jul 4

This reminds me of The Creative Assembly and Hyenas

CrazyTastic @crazytastic.bsky.social · Jun 18

Today I've seen Grok provide factual information in direct contrast to Musk's wishes and Tucker Carlson take Ted Cruz to task. What even is this world right now?