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    Thread: Does anybody else end up making up REALLY vulgar stories for RTK
Post: Does anybody else end up making up REALLY vulgar s...

Yup. I most certainly do. However, they usually seem more humorous than sexual to me if I use such a story since funny makes me feel less uneasy about such stories. Violence and crude humor really doe...
OrangeNut Off topic 23 3,988 2009-02-06, 12:00 am
    Thread: How to use KANJI POSTER?
Post: How to use KANJI POSTER?

I don't have the poster, but when I add new kanji to my deck on the site, I print them out and tack them to my bedroom wall. If I did have the poster however, I probably would have done the same thing...
OrangeNut General discussion 9 1,557 2009-02-04, 12:36 am
    Thread: Survey: Do you write kanji during your reviews? And what's your goal?
Post: Survey: Do you write kanji during your reviews? A...

1. I always write the kanji, usually on graph paper, during reviews and revisiting failed cards. I write the kanji once for the flashcards and around three or more times each time I review the failed ...
OrangeNut Remembering the Kanji 65 10,894 2009-01-24, 2:55 am
    Thread: Best way to use this site for review?
Post: Best way to use this site for review?

From what I've read, people usually only review the kanji in Anki or with the flashcards on the site. (I personally use the former.) Either way, almost everyone (if not everyone) uses the site for the...
OrangeNut Remembering the Kanji 2 888 2009-01-24, 2:13 am
    Thread: Using a notebook for the stories
Post: Using a notebook for the stories

I don't use a notebook, per say, but I take the book, and I write out the kanji a couple times on a separate sheet, and write out or quickly doodle my story next to it. If I can't come up with a story...
OrangeNut General discussion 8 953 2009-01-17, 3:06 pm
    Thread: Teaching Japanese to English-Speaking High Schoolers?
Post: Teaching Japanese to English-Speaking High Schoole...

Ah, that reminds me. There's also an SAT Subject test for Japanese too. http://www.collegeboard.com/student/test...nlist.html
OrangeNut General discussion 71 9,139 2009-01-11, 5:07 pm
    Thread: What do you think of Anki's timeboxing?
Post: What do you think of Anki's timeboxing?

I didn't try it on Anki yet since I'm still going through RtK, but the technique seems to work pretty well when use it on my Kanji reviews with an online stopwatch. Once I get through the kanji, I'll ...
OrangeNut General discussion 22 7,388 2009-01-11, 5:02 pm
    Thread: Livemocha
Post: Livemocha

This place has a few courses on Japanese. Although It's not really my cup of tea, I thought it was worth a share. http://www.livemocha.com/ Discuss, praise, criticize, etc.
OrangeNut Learning resources 8 2,592 2009-01-09, 2:00 am
    Thread: The Discouragement Thread
Post: The Discouragement Thread

First of all, hello. I found this site with a bit of Googling, and I have to say, the review system here is pretty awesome. Okay, back on topic. I'm fortunate in that I haven't really gotten any dire...
OrangeNut Off topic 311 69,152 2008-12-30, 2:53 pm