my two shopping hyperfixations during this Japan visit focused on Little Guys from opposite ends of history
January 18, 2026 at 10:21 PM
my two shopping hyperfixations during this Japan visit focused on Little Guys from opposite ends of history
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my son needs an important dental surgery that will cost $5k-$6k.
I thought I would be able to cover it, but we've been hit with a series of unexpected expenses.
with my husband disabled and unable to work, it's been so hard for me to keep us afloat all these years...
paypal.me/PrettyTransl...
I thought I would be able to cover it, but we've been hit with a series of unexpected expenses.
with my husband disabled and unable to work, it's been so hard for me to keep us afloat all these years...
paypal.me/PrettyTransl...
January 17, 2026 at 11:58 PM
my son needs an important dental surgery that will cost $5k-$6k.
I thought I would be able to cover it, but we've been hit with a series of unexpected expenses.
with my husband disabled and unable to work, it's been so hard for me to keep us afloat all these years...
paypal.me/PrettyTransl...
I thought I would be able to cover it, but we've been hit with a series of unexpected expenses.
with my husband disabled and unable to work, it's been so hard for me to keep us afloat all these years...
paypal.me/PrettyTransl...
guy on an alien planet in fantasy manga says the oppressed sub-race don't live past 40, so hunting beasts for bounties is the only way they can earn money
made zero sense, until I realized the author is assuming galactic universality of the JPN notion: "must work for one company from age 22 to 6X"
made zero sense, until I realized the author is assuming galactic universality of the JPN notion: "must work for one company from age 22 to 6X"
January 17, 2026 at 9:09 PM
guy on an alien planet in fantasy manga says the oppressed sub-race don't live past 40, so hunting beasts for bounties is the only way they can earn money
made zero sense, until I realized the author is assuming galactic universality of the JPN notion: "must work for one company from age 22 to 6X"
made zero sense, until I realized the author is assuming galactic universality of the JPN notion: "must work for one company from age 22 to 6X"
pleased to discover that the little papercraft model of Todaiji Temple that I bought in the gift shop
has the pillar-hole!
completely obscured once fully built, but still
has the pillar-hole!
completely obscured once fully built, but still
January 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM
pleased to discover that the little papercraft model of Todaiji Temple that I bought in the gift shop
has the pillar-hole!
completely obscured once fully built, but still
has the pillar-hole!
completely obscured once fully built, but still
got called a kouseinen (a fine youth!) by my fiancee's creaky Kagoshima grandparents in a letter re: our engagement, and it's unlikely any compliment will top that soon
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
got called a kouseinen (a fine youth!) by my fiancee's creaky Kagoshima grandparents in a letter re: our engagement, and it's unlikely any compliment will top that soon
donned a hazmat suit to spelunk into the Chernobyl basement that is twitter (to check something for work),
and a very niche bad thing about the site auto-translating JPN posters' posts is when mangaka use in-series terminology, and the auto-translation (different than mine) then seems official-ish
and a very niche bad thing about the site auto-translating JPN posters' posts is when mangaka use in-series terminology, and the auto-translation (different than mine) then seems official-ish
January 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM
donned a hazmat suit to spelunk into the Chernobyl basement that is twitter (to check something for work),
and a very niche bad thing about the site auto-translating JPN posters' posts is when mangaka use in-series terminology, and the auto-translation (different than mine) then seems official-ish
and a very niche bad thing about the site auto-translating JPN posters' posts is when mangaka use in-series terminology, and the auto-translation (different than mine) then seems official-ish
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Here is the fundraiser for Renee Good’s wife and son, from a very trusted source.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Here is the fundraiser for Renee Good’s wife and son, from a very trusted source.
finally got an irl glimpse at Japan's earliest IPs. even got merch!
January 7, 2026 at 5:48 AM
finally got an irl glimpse at Japan's earliest IPs. even got merch!
loc spot in RuriDragon ch43:
Kashiro is a manic codeswitcher, but the switch is so abrupt (same scene/audience!) and her distal speech is so plainly facetious that I just had to have the ENG loop back around to "pwetty pwease"
also pleased with "And we're back to touching me?" for <don't touch me>
Kashiro is a manic codeswitcher, but the switch is so abrupt (same scene/audience!) and her distal speech is so plainly facetious that I just had to have the ENG loop back around to "pwetty pwease"
also pleased with "And we're back to touching me?" for <don't touch me>
January 6, 2026 at 2:49 AM
loc spot in RuriDragon ch43:
Kashiro is a manic codeswitcher, but the switch is so abrupt (same scene/audience!) and her distal speech is so plainly facetious that I just had to have the ENG loop back around to "pwetty pwease"
also pleased with "And we're back to touching me?" for <don't touch me>
Kashiro is a manic codeswitcher, but the switch is so abrupt (same scene/audience!) and her distal speech is so plainly facetious that I just had to have the ENG loop back around to "pwetty pwease"
also pleased with "And we're back to touching me?" for <don't touch me>
did some more tinkering;
proud of my vacation homework
proud of my vacation homework
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
did some more tinkering;
proud of my vacation homework
proud of my vacation homework
went to the legit Ikea in Yokohama yesterday, mostly to find the exact reference shots used in She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, volume 5
#tsukutabe #つくたべ
#tsukutabe #つくたべ
January 5, 2026 at 1:09 AM
went to the legit Ikea in Yokohama yesterday, mostly to find the exact reference shots used in She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, volume 5
#tsukutabe #つくたべ
#tsukutabe #つくたべ
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
spent yesterday roaming southeast Kanazawa and making a dual pilgrimage to sites concerned with earthly attachments (against/for)
December 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
spent yesterday roaming southeast Kanazawa and making a dual pilgrimage to sites concerned with earthly attachments (against/for)
2025 TL roundup-
three new titles for the life-to-date mosaic
straight-to-GN manga: 34 📚
add'l GNs via simuls: 10 📑
simul chapters: 55 💻
simul chapters done on the Osaka->Yokohama Nozomi shinkansen, in a harrowing battle with spotty wifi: 2.5 🎡🚄🐙
still-NDA titles: 3
QA'd GNs: 70🔎❌
lectures: 1 🗣️📈
three new titles for the life-to-date mosaic
straight-to-GN manga: 34 📚
add'l GNs via simuls: 10 📑
simul chapters: 55 💻
simul chapters done on the Osaka->Yokohama Nozomi shinkansen, in a harrowing battle with spotty wifi: 2.5 🎡🚄🐙
still-NDA titles: 3
QA'd GNs: 70🔎❌
lectures: 1 🗣️📈
December 28, 2025 at 4:51 AM
2025 TL roundup-
three new titles for the life-to-date mosaic
straight-to-GN manga: 34 📚
add'l GNs via simuls: 10 📑
simul chapters: 55 💻
simul chapters done on the Osaka->Yokohama Nozomi shinkansen, in a harrowing battle with spotty wifi: 2.5 🎡🚄🐙
still-NDA titles: 3
QA'd GNs: 70🔎❌
lectures: 1 🗣️📈
three new titles for the life-to-date mosaic
straight-to-GN manga: 34 📚
add'l GNs via simuls: 10 📑
simul chapters: 55 💻
simul chapters done on the Osaka->Yokohama Nozomi shinkansen, in a harrowing battle with spotty wifi: 2.5 🎡🚄🐙
still-NDA titles: 3
QA'd GNs: 70🔎❌
lectures: 1 🗣️📈
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Heartbreaking words from Dr. STONE mangaka Boichi, who decided to stop posting art on X because of the implementation of the GenAI Edit button
and who has been so distressed by its hostile, destructive purpose to destroy other artists' works that he hasn't been able to eat properly since Christmas😢
and who has been so distressed by its hostile, destructive purpose to destroy other artists' works that he hasn't been able to eat properly since Christmas😢
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Heartbreaking words from Dr. STONE mangaka Boichi, who decided to stop posting art on X because of the implementation of the GenAI Edit button
and who has been so distressed by its hostile, destructive purpose to destroy other artists' works that he hasn't been able to eat properly since Christmas😢
and who has been so distressed by its hostile, destructive purpose to destroy other artists' works that he hasn't been able to eat properly since Christmas😢
woman in hotel elevator in Yokohama: So, where are you two from?
me: America 😓... and you?
her: Canada.
me: oh. i'm sorry for, um
her: Yes, every American we meet says that.
me: America 😓... and you?
her: Canada.
me: oh. i'm sorry for, um
her: Yes, every American we meet says that.
December 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
woman in hotel elevator in Yokohama: So, where are you two from?
me: America 😓... and you?
her: Canada.
me: oh. i'm sorry for, um
her: Yes, every American we meet says that.
me: America 😓... and you?
her: Canada.
me: oh. i'm sorry for, um
her: Yes, every American we meet says that.
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Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt
December 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt
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Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
spotted an ad for a maker's market at the industrial port ass-edge of Osaka and, as avid craft fair goers, we had to check it out.
like comiket for potters and knitters and muffin makers.
not a single IP in sight (incredible!!), tons of alt people, and basically no sweaty tourists! ...except us!
like comiket for potters and knitters and muffin makers.
not a single IP in sight (incredible!!), tons of alt people, and basically no sweaty tourists! ...except us!
December 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
spotted an ad for a maker's market at the industrial port ass-edge of Osaka and, as avid craft fair goers, we had to check it out.
like comiket for potters and knitters and muffin makers.
not a single IP in sight (incredible!!), tons of alt people, and basically no sweaty tourists! ...except us!
like comiket for potters and knitters and muffin makers.
not a single IP in sight (incredible!!), tons of alt people, and basically no sweaty tourists! ...except us!
first crawled through the Buddha's nostril pillar hole in Todaiji back in 2008
Did it again today, 17 years later, as haters and doubters looked on. Have now escaped reincarnation a second time. Reupped my nirvana subscription.
Did it again today, 17 years later, as haters and doubters looked on. Have now escaped reincarnation a second time. Reupped my nirvana subscription.
December 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
first crawled through the Buddha's nostril pillar hole in Todaiji back in 2008
Did it again today, 17 years later, as haters and doubters looked on. Have now escaped reincarnation a second time. Reupped my nirvana subscription.
Did it again today, 17 years later, as haters and doubters looked on. Have now escaped reincarnation a second time. Reupped my nirvana subscription.
woke up in this Osaka hotel, opened the curtains, and experienced the opposite of a jumpscare
December 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
woke up in this Osaka hotel, opened the curtains, and experienced the opposite of a jumpscare
highlights from 2 days in Kinosaki Onsen
December 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
highlights from 2 days in Kinosaki Onsen
environmental storytelling in Kinosaki Onsen
(bear rummages for sweet dregs in recycle bin next to hanbaiki; town puts up warning, turns bin around to render it unusable, asks people not to litter; people cannot/do not read, they litter; alluring vessels are now even more available to bear)
(bear rummages for sweet dregs in recycle bin next to hanbaiki; town puts up warning, turns bin around to render it unusable, asks people not to litter; people cannot/do not read, they litter; alluring vessels are now even more available to bear)
December 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
environmental storytelling in Kinosaki Onsen
(bear rummages for sweet dregs in recycle bin next to hanbaiki; town puts up warning, turns bin around to render it unusable, asks people not to litter; people cannot/do not read, they litter; alluring vessels are now even more available to bear)
(bear rummages for sweet dregs in recycle bin next to hanbaiki; town puts up warning, turns bin around to render it unusable, asks people not to litter; people cannot/do not read, they litter; alluring vessels are now even more available to bear)
clearest view of Fuji I've ever had!
en route to Kansai, somewhere between Hakone and Shizuoka
en route to Kansai, somewhere between Hakone and Shizuoka
December 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
clearest view of Fuji I've ever had!
en route to Kansai, somewhere between Hakone and Shizuoka
en route to Kansai, somewhere between Hakone and Shizuoka