Japanese; Reasons and Excuses

So today, I was bored and while searching for things about Rosetta Stone, I found a youtube video that pretty much listed reasons NOT to get the program. I found it funny and true and decided to watch this guy's other videos. After splitting my gut open from laughing at his videos, I decided to take a look at one of his sites. TextFugu.com

His list says to write out the reasons I want to learn Japanese and the things that are holding me back. So I am going to start with Why I want to learn and what all got me started and the story behind that.

Why do I want to Learn Japanese?

I want to learn Japanese to become a translator. A Translator for people to communicate when needed, and to translate manga professionally. I also wish to visit Japan some day and want to actually make friends in their own language and possible help them learn mine.

What started you on this?

When I was 13 an anime aired and I fell in love with the Theme Songs. The music and how things sounded
so beautiful and I was enraptured. So yes, when I was younger my reasons were "Because anime is so cool." but that has changed over the years.

My Excuses For Not Studying:

1. I am in the process of saving up money for a premium Japanese Pod Account.
2. I keep getting distracted and it is a VERY bad habit that I am working on. (My Main Problem)
3. The Area I live in does not have any Japanese programs near me that are cheap.
4. I am overly shy so talking to new people scares me and causes my anxiety to rage.


So Here is my list of reasons and excuses!

About Me

Hello all I am what is known as Demonskid.

I am your average non employed American Female who enjoys, gaming, anime, manga, karaoke, drawing, and learning the Japanese Language. This is just the short version though, let me get to the longer version along with what will be contained in this blog of mine. Just remember, I am not good at spelling or grammar, so please don't comment about them. I get tired of hearing about it from people that are close to me. I don't need it from people I never met.

Being one of the average Americans, I have a condition that we all like to call ADDOS. Attention-Deficit Disorder Oh Shiny! (self diagnose, when I was younger mom never had me checked)  Meaning I get distracted VERY easily and have hard times concentrating on things. Let me just say, just like my old live journal.. this blog is probably going to be forgotten about for a few months to a year before I remember I have it and post in it again.

This blog will be home to many things. Many, many things from random rants that house little to no fact and are probably wrong in 5-7 areas. Things about or happen in the games I play. The newest anime I have or want to watch, and possibly rants about friends who spoil it for me. The Manga series that just came out an I got my hands on. Something silly or super cute my cat has done that I just HAVE to post. A place to host my wish/check of lists (mainly manga, anime, and other asiany things). And also, can't forget my progress on the language I am attempting to Self Study, Japanese.

While I did say I am unemployed,  I do dedicate a good deal of my time to mod for an avatar site called Trisphee. It is a job, and at times a very hard one, but I don't get paid for it. The reason I do this job is that, I love the site and I love  helping the users when ever I can.

I am the leader of the guild 'Caged' which plays a few games. We're a fairly new guild out there and are concentrating on Ragnarok Online 2, Lime Odyssey, and Lucent Heart (when it gets re-released in america, right now some of us are playing the Japanese Version).

A few questions have probably popped up in your head about me. Are you an Otaku? Why are you trying to learn Japanese? What got you into Japanese? Why do you have to post about your cat? And, Are you really a girl?

Let me answer those now.

Are you an Otaku?
I do call my self this, but do I go about saying "OMG that is so KAWAII!" with a squeal? No I don't. Instead I go, "Uwaaah! kore wa kawaii!" in a non squeal voice. Though I might squeal if its something I really like. When it comes to choosing between eng dubs and jap with subs, I honestly don't care. Unless the voices don't seem to match the characters looks and personality, or they change the personality completely, then I care and will choose the original Japanese dub with fansubs. I also do tend to correct people when they pronounce Japanese words wrong.. but they have to be Otaku's them selves. My one friend pronounced manga as 'mainga' and I was like "dude, you claim to love the Japanese language, and you correct me when I say English words wrong so.. SAY THE JAPANESE WORD RIGHT!"

Why are you trying to learn Japanese?
Because I think the language and culture are beautiful and I wish to visit Japan one day.

What got you interested in Japanese?
When I was about 13 years old, an Anime (yes an anime) called InuYasha aired on tv. The theme song "Change the World" by V6 played and I loved it. And then after the show was over the ending theme played and I fell in love with the language. 

Why do you have to post about your cat?
Because I love him and think he is the most adorable, annoying, beautiful creature in the world.

Are you really a Girl?
Hey if you don't believe me, that's your problem. I do enjoy the reaction of new guild members from my Guild Caged, or new Staff Members on Trisphee. They all take a look at my Online Handle and think, "Oh, Demon.. its a dude" and then hear my voice and freak out. I get a real kick out of it. So yea, it's up to you if you want to believe that I'm a girl or not.


I think that this is good for an About Me intro. I think.