<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456667</id><updated>2011-04-22T00:46:01.800-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Dan's ばか Blog</title><subtitle type='html'>Dan writes about his Japanese learning experiences.  And anything else he feels like writing about.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bakadan.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bakadan.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17107942503486232895</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456667.post-112537165095521986</id><published>2005-08-29T22:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-31T21:47:34.840-04:00</updated><title type='text'>ただいま！</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;久しぶりです…ホントに私はばかだね（笑）このブログは良い&lt;strike&gt;プラクチス&lt;/strike&gt;練習ですから、時々何か書くべきだね。&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;今日は日本料理を食べました！レストランで、偶然に日本語の先生と会いました。とてもうれしかったです。&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;スカイプで彼女とおしゃべり。ネット電話をすればは嬉しい :)。。。ちなみに、彼女は&lt;a href="http://goslowdiary.blogspot.com/"&gt;ブログ&lt;/a&gt;を書いています。She helps me read it :)。。。すぐに会いたい！&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6456667-112537165095521986?l=bakadan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/112537165095521986'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/112537165095521986'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bakadan.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_archive.html#112537165095521986' title='ただいま！'/><author><name>Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17107942503486232895</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456667.post-110832141136154047</id><published>2005-02-13T14:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-13T15:32:46.523-05:00</updated><title type='text'>サルちゃん</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="floatright"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035731511@N01/4730389/"&gt;
&lt;img src="http://photos4.flickr.com/4730389_1dc7c9304e_m.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class="caption"&gt;カプション&lt;/span&gt;
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これは　私の猿です！&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6456667-110832141136154047?l=bakadan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/110832141136154047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/110832141136154047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bakadan.blogspot.com/2005_02_01_archive.html#110832141136154047' title='サルちゃん'/><author><name>Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17107942503486232895</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456667.post-108940846060026227</id><published>2004-07-09T17:27:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-07-09T17:27:40.600-04:00</updated><title type='text'>MDN: The Wackier World of Japanese Ice Cream</title><content type='html'>Ummmm.... can someone please explain these flavors?  No, really.

&lt;a href="http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/photospecials/0406/ice-cream04/00.html"&gt;MDN: The Wackier World of Japanese Ice Cream&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6456667-108940846060026227?l=bakadan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/108940846060026227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/108940846060026227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bakadan.blogspot.com/2004_07_01_archive.html#108940846060026227' title='MDN: The Wackier World of Japanese Ice Cream'/><author><name>Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17107942503486232895</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456667.post-107863066651698187</id><published>2004-03-06T22:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-13T21:36:18.506-05:00</updated><title type='text'>息を吹き返す (I'm back!)</title><content type='html'>Eek.  It has been a long time since I last wrote!

日本語のじゅぎょう　いいです。
Actually, I mean "...are going well", but I don't know how to say that ;-)

「〜と思います」と習いました。有用と思う。
次章も有用です。「〜えればならない」と　です。

今日　一言を習いました：　成功。　寿司 chef?　教えました。

寿司は　おいしかったです。サバすしと　甘エビさしみと　なっとうまきを　食べました。

I've decided nattou is actually pretty tasty (in maki-sushi form).  I'm not sure why it's so unpopular here...

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日本語を直すのはありがとうございます！
エラーはストライクをしました。（&lt;strike&gt;ストライク&lt;/strike&gt;）

(lately?)はとてもいそがしかったです。。。

じゃ、また&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6456667-107725491453734298?l=bakadan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/107725491453734298'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/107725491453734298'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bakadan.blogspot.com/2004_02_01_archive.html#107725491453734298' title='コレクション！'/><author><name>Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17107942503486232895</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456667.post-107681976665926811</id><published>2004-02-14T23:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-02-20T00:12:37.700-05:00</updated><title type='text'>おいしいすしII</title><content type='html'>And while I'm on the subject of sushi...

&lt;strike&gt;うみ&lt;/strike&gt;　うにすしは　とてもおいしいですよ！
(sea urchin)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6456667-107681976665926811?l=bakadan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/107681976665926811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/107681976665926811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bakadan.blogspot.com/2004_02_01_archive.html#107681976665926811' title='おいしいすしII'/><author><name>Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17107942503486232895</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456667.post-107681885074186925</id><published>2004-02-14T23:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-02-20T00:10:18.890-05:00</updated><title type='text'>おいしい　すし</title><content type='html'>今日は　寿司バーへ　行きました。なっとうまきを　&lt;strike&gt;試みました。(try?)&lt;/strike&gt;　食べてみました。
&lt;strike&gt;いいでした。次行って時に再び食べます。&lt;/strike&gt;
よかったです。次に　行った時に　再び　食べます。

It's a little hard to really say what I mean!  I had been told many times that most westerners didn't like nattou at all--so I was a little aprehensive.  But, while I didn't fall in love with it, I thought it was pretty good :-)  So, I will try it again next time.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6456667-107681885074186925?l=bakadan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/107681885074186925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/107681885074186925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bakadan.blogspot.com/2004_02_01_archive.html#107681885074186925' title='おいしい　すし'/><author><name>Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17107942503486232895</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456667.post-107665268847747926</id><published>2004-02-13T01:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-02-19T23:23:36.890-05:00</updated><title type='text'>クラッシュ！</title><content type='html'>先週の週末に　車を　&lt;strike&gt;クラッシュでした&lt;/strike&gt;　ぶつけた。 (;_;)
でも、私は大丈夫です。

Is there a better way to say "last weekend"?  I wonder.  So anyway, my car is in the shop now.  "repairs"をします！

それから、日本語&lt;b&gt;の&lt;/b&gt;クラスに　行く&lt;b&gt;の&lt;/b&gt;は　&lt;strike&gt;よく&lt;/strike&gt;　とても　長いです。

(hope that made sense :)

じゃ、寝る時間です！&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6456667-107665268847747926?l=bakadan.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/107665268847747926'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6456667/posts/default/107665268847747926'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bakadan.blogspot.com/2004_02_01_archive.html#107665268847747926' title='クラッシュ！'/><author><name>Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17107942503486232895</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456667.post-107664651513663170</id><published>2004-02-10T00:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-02-19T22:37:09.060-05:00</updated><title type='text'>今日は！Hello!</title><content type='html'>こんにちは！

私はダンです。日本語の学生です。
日本語を　上手&lt;b&gt;に&lt;/b&gt;　話す&lt;b&gt;ことは&lt;/b&gt;　出来ませんが、ブロッグを書く&lt;b&gt;のを&lt;/b&gt;　がんばります！
&lt;strike&gt;エラーに話して下さい。おねがいします！&lt;/strike&gt;
まちがえを　直して　下さい！

Hello!

I am Dan, a student of Japanese.
I'm not very good at Japanese (yet), but I'll do my best to write it. Unfortunately, I am certain I will make many mistakes, so please correct me when I say something wrong :-)

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