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Nob Ogasawara㊙️

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Game translator: Pokemon, Terranigma, DQ, Castlevania, Yugioh, Yakuza, etc. 和英翻訳者：マーケ関連全般、ゲーム翻訳も50本以上：ポケモン、ドラクエ、悪魔城、遊戯王、龍が如く、マリソニ

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · Feb 9

I finally finished my essay on the grief of losing my wife Takako and coming back from it.
I hope this resonates with you.

Bounce

This is an essay about my own bout with grief.

nobogasawara.substack.com

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 16h

I'm honestly surprised somebody went and did that, holy cow.

Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 20h

Durry are coming to Vancouver tomorrow (10/14).
Something cheap approx. $30 at the tiny Fox Cabaret @ Main & Kingsway.
The best sibling act since the Carpenters or Oasis (or Duran, JAMC, Kinks, Psychedelic Furs, Ramones), catch their punchy singalong altrock.
Come say hi, I'll buy you a beer.

TOUR MERCH HAS LANDED

YouTube video by Durry

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 21h

I just provided my house, paid for most of the food and bevvies, and did much of the cleanup.
The dishwasher's doing its third load; not much more left than detachable parts of the stove.
Vacuum here and there, and the place's as good as new.
It doesn't take a whole lot of effort to be happy, guys.

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 22h

The kids came home for their annual thanksgiving dinner.
Had a bunch of their friends and my local bud's fam join us for a steak and pasta dinner.
Great mix of bright, young people.
Interacting with them keeps me young and curious.
That's worth being grateful over.

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 22h

LOOOOOOL. Nope.

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 1d

Yup, very mostly not.
Most everything in ALL CAPS I didn't get to touch until later.

Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 1d

Songs like Heart, Dead Hearts, Calendar Girl, and Capleton Hill just destroy me now.
Torquil Campbell's songs are so full of quiet majesty and desperate yearning.

Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 2d

Look, things went way off the rails when Nido (F) and (M) were classified as separate species.
(Cows and Bulls, too?)
I have no idea how PKMN biology works at all.

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SamKalensky @samkalensky.com · 5d

Excited to see ya'll at the NightmareBeforeXmas market this weekend!
www.instagram.com/reel/DPjXCQt...
I'll be sure to take some pics to share here too <3

vendor spotlight samkalensky nightmarebeforechristmas market oct 11th & 12th
1880 triumph street vancouver bc

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 2d

These guys sound a lot like the Stars, and that is not a bad thing at all.
@nadiaoxford.bsky.social

Cataldo - "If You're a Lifer" (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Cataldo Band

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 2d

I did Sunsoft's Sunman (NES) and some Jaleco side-scrolling Final Fight/Streets of Rage clone (SNES) for free before Terra.

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 2d

My first paying game loc job, though I was never credited.
Mistakes were made.

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 3d

I figured out why and I gotta say I'm impressed by the effort.

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 3d

Did I watch near three hours of 2-2 ball?
What a nailbiter.

Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 3d

I'm pretty certain Yufune was a high-ranking manager or director in NCL.

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 3d

I imagine people can have fun identifying the inspirations behind those names. I'm seeing even hockey players.

Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 3d

I had no part in devising those names, but they do sound suspiciously familiar.
Wouldn't be surprised if Treehouse was roped in to curry favors or something.

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 3d

Sure, just ask.
No one has to get my permission to ask a question.

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 4d

Existential zombie movie,
Night of the Living Dread

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 4d

Charitable zombie movie,
Night of the Giving Dead

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 5d

Considering getting a reliable, cheap, like say $3K beater and taking it on a road trip across the country, and then just junk it at the end.
I won't have to worry at all about getting rock chips in the windshield or any of the anxieties that come with car ownership.

Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 5d

I know my car's really old with scuffs and dings, but it's garage kept and runs well. I only drive around 7000 miles (sub 12000km-ish) a year, maybe even less, so it's not as if I spend all that much time in it.
When it dies, I'll probably get a used car.
Let someone else eat the depreciation hit.

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 5d

Since I was so obliviously bagged, I begged off driving my friends to the airport, and hucked my car keys at my brother.
...Who proceeded to get into a fenderbender on the way home (small mercies). Entirely unavoidable, no injuries, just my 08, 100K mi, V6 Altima needs fixing (waiting for bodyshop).

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 5d

Asked the kids if they are coming this weekend like they quite often do.
"It's Thanksgiving and Toshie's birthday. We told you last Sunday we're gathering there."
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
"We discussed it Sunday. When FRIEND-chan's fam was there."
"I have no idea what you're talki

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Nob Ogasawara㊙️ @nobogasawara.bsky.social · 6d

Owaitaminute, I'm seeing the problem here.
Google image search brings up PR photos of generally evenly sized Hawkins nuggets.
Not so in real life.
The sizes are all over the place.
The small nuggets are practically hardened chunks of salt and corn starch. My mouth is watering at the thought.