After I've become completely fluent in Spanish (my course begins next Thursday, so I expect I'll be talking like a native within the month), the Grand Plan was to learn Japanese. Why? For the same reason I do everything in this world (including making games, writing books and screenplays, and working out): To impress the girls. The girls aren't easily impressed, but if fluent Spanish and Japanese won't do it, then nothing will. Except, perhaps, growing a mustache. The girls love the mustache.

Anyways, this was the plan. After learning the Spanish, it was time to embrace the Japanese (language, not the people, although I don't mind embracing Japanese people. I'm all for that).

And then I read this helpful guide.

Boy-oh-boy, am I glad I came across this site before starting with the Japanese! Gosh golly, just think about all the time I could have wasted trying to learn a "difficult" language! Phew. Thank God for the Internet.

It's a pretty funny site, and worth a read, unless you're easily offended and don't think it's particularly nice to make fun of other people. It's not, by the way, and racial stereotypes are Bad. If you want to read about real Japanese people and culture, check out this site.

I'm still going to learn Japanese, however. And not just because of the girls. It's just fun to learn something new and unique. And it's much better than growing a mustache. Please, kids, listen to Uncle Ragnar: Don't grow a mustache. Ever. Really.  ¶ 21:22