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Dear Friendslist,
Thanks for the input on languages! I had lots of fun pondering who to converse with. After some consideration, I think I'm going to go with the French, because I've been told that Rosetta Stone software, which is what I'd probably use, is much more flash-card oriented than grammar oriented. (Classroom learning= more fixed schedules and more expensive). That gap is easier to make up in French, though, since I already have the basics of the grammar in French, whereas I don't in either Spanish or German. Also,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
malinalda and ojouchan don't think I won't take you up on the offer to speak frenchily at you ;)
Other good news: Neil and I are taking a vacation this weekend. It shall be a much needed daytrip to Millerton, NY, near the Connecticut border. Millerton is home to Harney & Sons tea, which I love incredibly much, and there should be some great food and hopefully pretty leaves around. The town has the same rolling mountains as you can see in Williamstown, and purportedly an excellent bookstore.
We can afford to do this because - in even more good news - Neil's company is semi-solvent again, so he actually got paid a half-paycheck recently. This doesn't make up for the 4.5 that he's behind, but it's a promising start. And he's got the ball really rolling on job applications.
Finally, I've been told that early-anniversary present from Neil to me is going to be a Body Cushion. I am so excited! Not only is that good for certain of my massage clients (I won't use it on Deb's clients, so as not to get them acclimated to something she won't use), but it'll let me sleep without wrenching my shoulder forward. Squee!
Thanks for the input on languages! I had lots of fun pondering who to converse with. After some consideration, I think I'm going to go with the French, because I've been told that Rosetta Stone software, which is what I'd probably use, is much more flash-card oriented than grammar oriented. (Classroom learning= more fixed schedules and more expensive). That gap is easier to make up in French, though, since I already have the basics of the grammar in French, whereas I don't in either Spanish or German. Also,
malinalda and ojouchan don't think I won't take you up on the offer to speak frenchily at you ;)Other good news: Neil and I are taking a vacation this weekend. It shall be a much needed daytrip to Millerton, NY, near the Connecticut border. Millerton is home to Harney & Sons tea, which I love incredibly much, and there should be some great food and hopefully pretty leaves around. The town has the same rolling mountains as you can see in Williamstown, and purportedly an excellent bookstore.
We can afford to do this because - in even more good news - Neil's company is semi-solvent again, so he actually got paid a half-paycheck recently. This doesn't make up for the 4.5 that he's behind, but it's a promising start. And he's got the ball really rolling on job applications.
Finally, I've been told that early-anniversary present from Neil to me is going to be a Body Cushion. I am so excited! Not only is that good for certain of my massage clients (I won't use it on Deb's clients, so as not to get them acclimated to something she won't use), but it'll let me sleep without wrenching my shoulder forward. Squee!
