Blogtober 17: (not) studying Japanese
My first introduction to Japanese was through anime music. Not even through anime! My parents weren’t the type to have anything beyond the four available terrestrial channels and anime wasn’t…
Blogtober 16: things I wish I’d known
We’re over halfway through Blogtober now, folks! How’s it going? How are you doing? Every evening when I get ready for bed, I inevitably see myself in the mirror. This…
Blogtober 15: surprises
This is partly inspired by one of EveningStarfish‘s posts (which I have yet to reply to, whoops) and partly by an advertisement I saw on twitter earlier today. When you…
Blogtober 14: lookin’ for a mind at work
One of Kira’s recent posts made me think about work, and what we look for in employment. The expectation in Japan long seems to have been that you join a…
Blogtober 13: born to hand-sign, baby
I’m really grateful for the comments people left on yesterday’s post, especially since taking care of the baby doesn’t afford me much time to go and interact with other blogs…
Blogtober 12: forbidden journeys
Right now, on the internet at least, it feels as though there are only two types of people: those who worry excessively about covid-19, and those who absolutely do not…
Blogtober 11: keyboard? also aaaahh
Related to yesterday’s post: we’re getting a new mechanical keyboard soon ✨ I got to choose the switches (was a toss-up between cherry mx brown and red, and I went…
Blogtober 10: in praise of parents and tech
We were up late last night: me writing yesterday’s post, and my husband building a new computer. He hooked it up to the TV to do the setup, which I…
