Yeah, I tried learning Japanese but discovered that I totally lack a talent in learning languages. I can pronounce most hiragana and katakana but most of the time their meanings escape me. I mostly just guess from the kanji what they mean since they sometimes share similar meanings with Chinese.

Been reading some Korean manhua (I think that's what they call them? manga for Japanese comics, manhua for Korean/Chinese comics...?? ) lately, some of them're pretty interesting.

Oh yeah, heard that the economy's not great in the states (or anywhere, really...), so I guess I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you for both finding a great job and finding a great boss!