David M, translator ordinaire

Oh shit I didn't know she did that OST. I really gotta watch Turn A.

To give an alternative perspective, I asked my longest client for an increased rate on a new project to match 6 years of inflation and was denied with no counteroffer. They didn't come to me with a new project for almost two years (at a higher rate, tbf, but *still* not my original ask).

It also sucks because the origins stuff are like, skins that ALSO buff the character to be way better than their original version which somehow feels worse.

Thanks, that's vaguely the direction I'm heading too, I think.

I'm giving myself an ulcer trying to plan a bachelor's party for my friend since I never had one of my own wedding, and I've never attended anyone else's either.

I have a lot of Trump supporters very mad at me

Team USA had the better Connor, clearly.

Cannot believe that the intermission report during the Olympic gold medal hockey game is being sponsored by Pokemon.

Complicated feelings because I hate the Olympics as an institution but I love hockey *so* much.

I feel like there is negative reason to root for Team USA in anything right now, and god I hate the Tkachuk brothers, but even still I wanna beat Canada so bad.

We're going to Japan later this year which is why I'm trying to get them into some sort of routine so that they can get excited about breaking it for 13 hours.

We managed to avoid any screentime until 2 as recommended but now that we *have* introduced screentime, I can see why this is such a issue. God it makes getting other parenting things done so much easier.

ok had to draw this too

Smartphone screenshot showing two New York Times “Breaking News” push notifications. The first, at 5:38 AM, says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over links to Jeffrey Epstein, citing the BBC. The second, at 2:01 AM, says Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s ousted leader, was found guilty of leading an insurrection over his 2024 martial law decree. Each notification includes a “Share” option and a bell icon.

Watching other countries actually make their leaders and powerful men face consequences with jealousy.

“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”

my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist

Three panel comic. Panel 1: baby monkeys in overalls jumping on a bed, having fun. Panel 2: one of the monkeys falls over the edge of the bed, reaching out as he falls. Panel 3: one of the other monkeys, now looking super buff and badass, grabs him by the arm to save him heroically. “Monkey Stronger Together.”

As someone who actually intends to be an active and attentive parent to my own children (what a concept!), all this recent surveillance bullshit is really just a great reason to teach them about the wonders of VPNs from an early age.

Picture of my hand with a big red bruise from one bite, a fresh ring of teeth marks from a other, and the fading outline of a third bite--all from my son Bennett.

Taking bets on polymarket right now: Which will happen first, Bennett learns not to bite at the slightest inconvenience, or Papa's hands turn into leather.

Somehow, Columbus returned.

Translator friends:
Does anyone have any good resources for teaching newbie translators more about the importance of creative writing skills in general, and character voice in particular? And/or simple online courses they can take for this?
I'm not a great teacher for this rn, so any help welcome! 🙏

Just found out today that ICE is eyeing my hometown (and one town over from where we are now) as a location to build one of their concentration camps. Absolutely furious.

the head of a dictionary entry for 慮る written with furigana indicating a pronunciation of おもんぱか・る

they're packing all of your morae into a single kanji in the replies. yeah, they're saying your okurigana is going to reside in another prefecture when you get written with furigana

Funeral is too much of a fundamental album for me to stop enjoying it, but it sucks that the front man for Arcade Fire is apparently a notorious sex pest.

Album cover for Ashes Against the Grain by Agalloch

Album cover for The Gathering Wilderness by Primordial.

Album cover for Funeral by Arcade Fire

Album cover for The Discovery by Cloudkicker.

In honor of the 2 feet of snow currently flying outside, here are my definitive top 5 snow shoveling album picks. Funeral has always felt like a snow day album for me, and the others are all driving, heavy, and rhythmic albums that're a great accompaniment to battling mother nature.

Screenshot of Umamusume showing the win rates for my team after Day One of the latest CM. Summer Marunzensky with 40%, Mejiro McQueen with 30%, and Agnes Tachyon with 15%.

Surely my absurd Day One win rate for the Arima Kinen CM will continue until Group A finals. Surely.

Depends on the day (not today)

SNOW PREDICTED, oil on canvas

Bennett asking for a second portion of miso soup so that he can dip his animal crackers (dessert) in it like a biscotti is some absolutely unhinged nonsense.

ぷにるはかわいいスライムの
まえだくん先生
ありがとうございます。