November 3rd!
Listened to 2 more of the Top 400 Activities lessons from JapanesePod101 while I was writing out my diary. I noticed that each lesson contains 20 new words and there are 10 lessons, so I’m not convinced thats going to add up to 400 by the end! 
I also watched another episode of Madoka Magica with Japanese subs. I’m trying to listen without looking at the subs, then pausing if I didn’t understand so I can read the subtitles, and then checking hidden english translation of the sub if I’m still not sure what was said.
Got to admit… there is a lot of pausing and reading happening… 
But I’m understanding more than I would have a few months ago, and thats good enough for me!