hmm, let's go on a slight tangent.

You can use some of these ideas her in a form of shorthand. I write kanji in my dataplanner for days and months. 火 (kayoubi no ka) is faster than Tues. for me ... errrr, split hair of a second so sue me. But it makes writting notes fun ... lol ... who would ever think that writting in their data planner is fun. ... Never mind me I'm talking to myself.

Anyway, I have been using kanji at times in place of regualr English words ever since I started to learn Japanese. It's great practice and sometimes even quicker.