I've decided today that with my "Real Kana" practice, I will practice each row of consonants until I get fifty right without any mistakes. I have to say each pronunciation aloud so as to tie the image with the sound in my mind.

There's been some confusion with き、さ、ち... I used to tell myself "chi is ki," but that's not entirely accurate, and has set myself up for failure, ultimately confusing myself between sa and chi. Alas, my study habits of starting at the very beginning, through music, has rubbed off onto my Japanese studies as well. I stopped this today by starting practice with only "s" and "t". "T" is interesting because it deviates from the "t" consonant twice... with "chi" and "tsu." I just need to keep plugging away.

Greg suggested that I download Japanese music, as it should help not only with pronunciation, but with words (when I get there). I downloaded The Blue Hearts and Happy End, the latter leading to my watching of Lost in Translation. I still couldn't understand what they were saying, but I could pick out the Kana pronunciations.

I also plan on studying at work, both on breaks and if/when there's down time. This would consist of writing down Hiragana in my little notebook, both in order and by thinking of a random pronunciation and writing it.

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I've started "n" and am getting better at "t." I'm having a hard time putting together all five (five?! yes! I am cool) rows in my memory, and often confuse them... should I up my "need to get correct" goal to 75...? Practice at work of segregating each group should help... it's just memorization, I can do this!
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The aforementioned goal of 75 is dumb, because the website I use cycles through each kana at random. As each row contains five, I'll up each practice goal by five for each column learned.

Anyway, practice today went really well. I found a bunch of resources for learning, and motivation has been no issue. I definitely have "a" through "no" down, with the "n" column thanks in large part to 二の句に、and, どぶ津ノ森. I better get some rest, though, work is early tomorrow! I have plans with Ben, and I need to remember that I can totally have a life with Japanese practice, I just need to practice every day! I'll start on the "h" column tomorrow, maybe even beyond!

Today has set the standard so far for productivity. I'm having so much fun.