Studying Japanese and New Job!

So, here I am at home, studying Japanese for my written exam on Wednesday.
At the moment I'm trawling youtube for helpful songs to help me remember things, lol.
So far I've found a "days of the month song" for the "nichi" exceptions (1-10, 14, 20, 24) and a te form song, courtesy of Miss Hannah Minx. Both are very useful, and I am feeling more confident about this part of the exam now!
At 11, I'll be writing out kanji flashcards for myself. I hope I havent forgotten any!
Today I have work from 3-11pm at Dome, who were mean again and only gave me one shift this week.
But earlier this week I got a job at Exotic Body Piercing, as a receptionist. I've done 2 days of training so far, and will be working after November 16th (my last exam)
The problem is that my parents think it will look bad on my resume to have quit Dome for a body piercing place. Because body piercing has the reputation of being "dirty" and "boggy" like tattoos (which, of course, 90% of places are not) my parents think I am "chipping away at my future."
I just dont think I'll have time this summer to do all this! First off I have to finish my thesis costume by January 29th, I have to work 3 or 4 days a week at Exotics, 2 or 3 at Dome, go to roller derby training and lets not forget have a fun holiday!

I really just want to work somewhere where I'll learn something, until I study abroad in Japan, which will be about a year from now. After that, hopefully I can get a job teaching Japanese at schools, or teaching English in Japan as part of the JET program.
As much as I reitterate my goals to my parents they want me to be doing something NOW to forward my career. I need money, and then I can go to TAFE or something to do Japanese programs or teaching courses. I have goals and ambitions! I will achieve them!!! ^_^

... I hope.

The Penguin Mission

So, everyone knows about these Penguin books right? The sexy Orange ones, called the "Popular Penguin Collection"? Well, there's 100 of them, and I have a goal to buy and read them all! So far I've done:







I'm currently reading Fabric of the Cosmos which is the first non-fiction book I've tackled. It's going slowly (mainly because I am time poor at the moment) but well. I am enjoying it heartily.

There are a few books I am really excited to read: sadly, not every bookstore has all the titles, and most only ahve a few (Borders has the best range, but still, not all of them.) Its quite exciting to go and have a look at them and see if any of my top 5 are there, which I have to buy straight away! Currently my top 5 are:
Fabric of the Cosmos currently reading
A Picture of Dorien Grey already bought
Dracula already bought
Lolita
The Art of War