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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Currently waiting on a contract renewal confirmation, but if anyone is interested in working with me in-house or on a contract with visa support in the Tokyo area, feel free to reach out as I may be available from November 1st. I've been hesitant to start searching for something else

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Nearly the entire goal (of 15k) has been met in just one day! The outpouring of support has been incredible to see. Raising it to 25k as there is a lot of need the original goal doesn’t cover. Please continue to share 🙏 gofund.me/0635d94fc

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Sorry for kind of exploding on here and the other site recently. I was holding a lot of things back for the past few months because so many bad things have happened one after another and now it's like the floodgates have been unleashed. 😅 What sucks is that I really like the writers I work with

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I also just kind of feel betrayed because a much, much older man at a partner company who treated me like a daughter for 2 and a half years suddenly switched up and started making advances towards me. They must be at least 30 years older than me. It is also obviously unprofessional.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I've talked about my recent employment situation more on the other site, but it really does feel like even when I try to have control over my life, such as my career, or my personal life, nothing ever goes the way I want it to.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I feel like the best way to get people reading again is to lower the price of books, especially digital ebooks. Books now cost as much as video games, and it's no longer a cheap hobby to have.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Felt pretty bad all day at work yesterday but pretty much brute-forced myself to stay since they really needed me there this week. But now I couldn't go to karaoke today... Suffering... 🫠

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Well I decided for the time being to just not try any psychiatric medication as my mood has been pretty stable the last 3 weeks now. I think I'll try again eventually but even just trying them for a few days has given me acid reflux for a month now and a way more sensitive stomach.

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Qewie🥝 @qqqewie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

That GTA girl outfit #oc

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Jan Mitsuko Cash @jmitsu.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The first mention of Okinawa in popular media I encountered, the battle was used as a joke in That '70s Show, accompanied by a laugh track and my mom's reminder 1/3 of the island died Translating this book was an emotional process because I wish it had existed while I was growing up

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Random thoughts on the PNW. One of those is that when young men get depressed there from the lack of sunlight, they tend to become so nihilistic about everything, their thoughts about society become very black-and-white. It can push them to right-wing ideology or almost disturbing ways of viewing

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Really not feeling well today. Couldn't sleep a wink last night and lungs feel full of gunk today. I think it's completely stress related. I ended up just calling it and giving up on a few things because I can just tell that mentally and physically I'm at my limit and was only making things worse.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Education is feeling more important than ever. I really feel like things are heading down a dystopian road as far as critical thinking skills are concerned. We're losing creativity and innovation more and more every year.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Pretty much everything that could go wrong did in the last 2 months (honestly before that as well). I've been working really hard this year yet it has felt like I'm still behind on everything. I feel like I'm letting everyone down and that I'm unreliable and useless. But I think it's just

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I had kind of a whirlwind month so far. Throughout April I felt much more irritable than normal and was purchasing a lot of things to try and feel better, but nothing was helping. Then around the beginning of May I suddenly felt very emotionally distraught and hopeless about a lot of things.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Okay update on the dresser. I managed to put it together somehow and it actually does look nicer now. But the quality is still not worth the price I think... The stool is especially low quality to the point that the top of it just comes off when you try to grab the thing and move it. 🙃

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

My review of the makeup dresser I bought is that it absolutely is not worth the money. It is so difficult to build it correctly and the plywood is such low quality that I think it would be better to buy a regular plain table and then buy plastic storage for underneath it to store the makeup, with

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I've been having worse stomach pain this week, which I've finally had an "a-ha!" moment about. It turns out that worse stomach pains make me really irritable, which completely tanks my mood (yeah, I know that sounds like a no-brainer, but I wasn't making the connection until now!).

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I was going to buy an オーブンレンジ but decided to buy some other smaller things for the apartment first that I've been meaning to buy for almost a year now. I still don't have a full-length mirror anywhere in the house, so I got a cheap one to hang on a door, and 2 more plastic shelves for under the

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Kitty-tama @kittytama.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I'm seeking work! I'm Kitty-tama, a JP-EN loc editor, QA, and also freelance singer who has worked professionally on many Japanese VNs, including the smash hit Country Siblings (Sickly Days and Summer Traces)! I love working on smutty stuff! Here's my VNDB portfolio page: vndb.org/s24005

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It's nice seeing my work and thinking, "Oh yeah, I did a good job on that." Too embarrassed to post it though

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I should say that they recommend OCD patients to DO things and fill their schedules way more than the average person because it creates less chance for us to get stuck in bad thought loops or unnecessary routines. Our minds are very active so distraction and busy-ness is paramount in a way that

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Sometimes I don't feel like I'm very good at seeking out new opportunities but then I remember it's because I'm already at my workload limit... 😅 For example, I'm really interested in translating literature or just working on a variety of things. But I don't usually initiate cold emailing.

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Avocado House @avocadohousepub.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Welcome to Avocado House—a new home for translated works from Yen Press. Avocado House is dedicated to translating and curating a library of exceptional and inclusive literature from around the world. Head to avocadohouse.com to learn more!

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

www.ibunsha.co.jp/books/978475... I saw this at the bookstore yesterday and it made me want to read the original English version. The print quality of this translation looked quite good so I might buy it anyway... (Roy Wagner - Symbols That Stand for Themselves)

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それ自体を表す象徴ロイワグナー　久保明教監訳　谷憲一訳装幀：近藤みどり2025年12月20日発売四六判　上製カバー装　280頁定価：本体3,500円＋税ISBN 978-4-7531-03

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Reposting this here, but I want to let everyone know that my Yahoo email apparently deleted all of my emails and no longer accepted new incoming emails due to inactivity. I stopped checking it regularly last year because I was not able to freelance for quite some time anyway,

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I went back to the US recently for 2 weeks to visit my family. My father had some heart issues this past year so it was very nice to see him. This past week has been kind of bad because I ended up getting a CT scan with contrast, and the IV they used didn't enter my vein properly until the

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

The main thing I hate about American politics in particular now is the reliance on parasocial figurehead worship. Everything is about who has the best photo op, who can have the best witty comebacks, using young children and wives as props to look like you lead a perfect, socially acceptable life.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Trying to figure out what furniture and storage stuff to buy each month since our disposable income is super limited this year. The kitchen storage is finally workable, so this month we're buying a cheap bookshelf and probably going to prioritize buying clothes or other things for ourselves instead.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Trying to fix my sleep schedule is agony. I woke up around 3 am but I still feel exhausted and can't work up the motivation to play further in Kara no Shoujo because I know I can't get the true ending on my first run-through so now I need to backtrack.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I kind of lost it today thinking about all the bullshit happening. Now we're just giving women more reasons to blame themselves and be hyper-anxious during pregnancy. Tylenol (acetaminophen) is one of the safest medications a person can take. Typically people do take it in a low dose

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

In addition to the previous thread, I recently feel like I want to put a lot more effort into improving nit-picky parts of my translations, as well as expand my Japanese vocabulary and grammar knowledge even more. I'd love to enhance my creative writing ability too. I also started drawing again

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

It's been a very busy couple of weeks for me. I got my new residence card recently and actually got 3 years! I'm really happy since it came as a surprise.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

It's been a while of living at our new place, and we both agree that if we move again before having kids, we'll probably get a smaller place. We basically have no use for the 3rd room after all, especially since neither of us does remote work.

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Kim🌸 @kpossibles.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

🚀 Crunchyroll is hiring a Senior Editor – Manga Publishing. Full time, hybrid in Paris, France, salary not listed. 5+ years in manga publishing required. #jobalert #comicjobs #jobsinpublishing job-boards.greenhouse.io/crunchyroll/...

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Senior Editor – Manga Publishing

Paris, Paris, France

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

On another note, we all have our strengths and weaknesses. An organization should try to recognize the individual capabilities of each employee and especially what they can't do well, without forcing them to fit into a role they aren't suited/motivated for. This also includes what's reasonable

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

It's a bit frustrating how sick I get just from a day of walking around in this weather. Granted, it really isn't a healthy temperature for human beings to exist in...

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Moving tomorrow! Have to set up my wifi at my new place today as well as pack everything/disassemble my bed and desk so... Pretty busy 😭 At the very least, I'm at the stage where I can mostly just throw everything in boxes without too much care.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Well my internet company turned the wifi off at my apartment 2 days early. So that's pretty fantastic!

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

It feels like I always mess everything up. I'm not good with people. It feels like whether I try to avoid people or not, I always ruin other people's lives or make things harder for them somehow. If I'm not there, or if I'm there. Work is an escape for me, but I'm messing up there too.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I just want to say K-Pop Demon Hunters looks really good. I don't have time to watch it, but I can tell a lot of effort was put into it and it genuinely looks like a movie that will be remembered for years to come. Bravo to the team who made it.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I'm finally getting things mostly figured out for the move, but I'm 0% packed so far... Next week is definitely going to be very difficult trying to get everything done on top of a busy work week.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Once the move is all done, I might consider starting freelancing again. It really depends if I gain extra free time on weekends or not. Both my boyfriend and I are pretty introverted and indoorsy, so I can already foresee us both working on our own projects over an entire weekend lol.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

On the translation side of things, I'm very pleased with how some recent things turned out. Those translations meant a lot to me and I'm proud I could achieve what I wanted to. But now that my translations have reached a certain level, I want to find even more ways to improve.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

It's crazy to think I'll be moving soon. This apartment felt like a really positive change in direction for me. I'm grateful for the happiness I was able to find while living here. I felt like I could be happy in Japan all on my own. Then I met my boyfriend pretty much right after that lol.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

It's been a long time so admittedly I don't remember how much the characters rely on Takeru, but reading Muv Luv which features a basically all-woman military force really inspired me. Unironically.

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

My boyfriend and I finally found an apartment and passed their screening!! I'm hoping to move in by mid/late July. The whole thing happened within just a few days, but after so many months of searching, it feels so incredible... 😭

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Today I rolled right out of bed in my sleep and body-slammed the floor. What a way to wake up...

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Loppi☆ @loppimonblanc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I can't get an accurate idea of what's happening in the news anymore.

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