So, just like everyone else, I failed.  I did not stick with my resolution to post a new Mandarin word every day or two.  However, I have been making a slightly more concerted effort to improve my speaking, and hey, it’s still 2009, so I can come back to it.
I’ve been enjoying www.google.cn/music, which is [...]

I’m endeavoring to attempt something never before achieved in the history of mankind: make a New Year’s resolution, and stick to it. Given my desire, it’s apropos that I write this on the first day of the lunar new year, since the resolution for 2009 was: learn Chinese, like for real.
“For real” means [...]