sounds good. i'll look forward to the japanese referece stuff. i do like to try to be accurrate and culturally sensitive (knowing i'll flub it up no matter what). Forth got some of her ideas on organization from me I think. I don't know if you've perused my journal, but i try to do the same thing, linking to 'main topic' posts and then from there to others. one other trick, which you may or may not know, is that if you click "out of date order" on a posting, it will not show up on your friends' flists, even if it's in the current day (i wish that worked for communities too, but it doesnt').

good luck. i'll look forward to what you have to offer.

BTW: you want to change the sidebar topic headings? in your 'manage' or 'customize' journal, there is a "look and feel" or "customize" tab. a subnav choice there is "sidebar". you can change it there.