Lulu Lapin
@squeezy.bsky.social
Hedge dweller. Permanently covered in mud and cobwebs. Part human, part earth elemental.
Translator. Glassmaker. Folk art purveyor. Folk horror enthusiast. SF & Fantasy lover. Make-do-and-mendophile. Gardener. Sasquatch stan. Lagomorph ally. She/her AuDHD
Translator. Glassmaker. Folk art purveyor. Folk horror enthusiast. SF & Fantasy lover. Make-do-and-mendophile. Gardener. Sasquatch stan. Lagomorph ally. She/her AuDHD
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Lulu Lapin
@squeezy.bsky.social
· Nov 17
After some nudging from that @nibus.bsky.social who I happen to make kilnformed glass with in my spare time, here are a few shiny things I made that you may or may not enjoy looking at.
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Listening to the maddest episode of the sasquatch podcast with some Aussie guy "eating budgies with an Aboriginal fella" then selling 20 boxes of charity pens to Lucy Lawless
February 6, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Listening to the maddest episode of the sasquatch podcast with some Aussie guy "eating budgies with an Aboriginal fella" then selling 20 boxes of charity pens to Lucy Lawless
Don't out me like that, dude!
February 6, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Don't out me like that, dude!
I mean, and here was I thinking that 2026 wasn't going to be my year.
February 6, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I mean, and here was I thinking that 2026 wasn't going to be my year.
Got the zoomies in Lidl and accidentally bought 3kgs of parathas
a small dog is sitting on a tiled floor .
Alt: A small GSD puppy is sitting on a tiled floor doing tippy taps of excitement
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Got the zoomies in Lidl and accidentally bought 3kgs of parathas
Well, I wasnt going to ruin your opportunity to deliver the punchline of your joke, now was I?
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Well, I wasnt going to ruin your opportunity to deliver the punchline of your joke, now was I?
Dairylea Triangles, of course
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Dairylea Triangles, of course
I want to say 'Can I join you?' but not in a pervy way, you understand.
February 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I want to say 'Can I join you?' but not in a pervy way, you understand.
Is it too early to go to bed? Asking for me.
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Is it too early to go to bed? Asking for me.
That's ACH's department
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
That's ACH's department
That's so kind. Thank you! Keep everything crossed!
February 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
That's so kind. Thank you! Keep everything crossed!
So, as a fan of making things and a massive fan of paying bills, I've put my big girl pants on - we're off to a mentoring workshop tomorrow learn how to make our creative space pay. Planning to teach art in different media with a strong wellbeing focus for the ‘I’m not creative’ crowd.
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
So, as a fan of making things and a massive fan of paying bills, I've put my big girl pants on - we're off to a mentoring workshop tomorrow learn how to make our creative space pay. Planning to teach art in different media with a strong wellbeing focus for the ‘I’m not creative’ crowd.
Totally. Some of it could be fixed upstream with proper workflow/terminology control. Like you say, post-editing ‘normal’ output is a different job. You spend half your time undoing confidently wrong choices and inconsistencies. It’s slow work, and it's not budgeted for fairly.
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Totally. Some of it could be fixed upstream with proper workflow/terminology control. Like you say, post-editing ‘normal’ output is a different job. You spend half your time undoing confidently wrong choices and inconsistencies. It’s slow work, and it's not budgeted for fairly.
Yeah, the tech hasn’t suddenly become brilliant at everything. I’m all for using it as an assistive tool in the right places, but it’s being treated like a a cost-cutting lever, and we’re all left dealing with the same old pitfalls.
February 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Yeah, the tech hasn’t suddenly become brilliant at everything. I’m all for using it as an assistive tool in the right places, but it’s being treated like a a cost-cutting lever, and we’re all left dealing with the same old pitfalls.
Oh yes, there's an agency on LinkedIn specifically recruiting translators who won't use or edit MT trash, which is refreshing. Agencies are the issue, you're right. It's a very difficult path at the moment, I do think the tide is turning a bit but I know so many who are giving up and starting fresh.
February 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Oh yes, there's an agency on LinkedIn specifically recruiting translators who won't use or edit MT trash, which is refreshing. Agencies are the issue, you're right. It's a very difficult path at the moment, I do think the tide is turning a bit but I know so many who are giving up and starting fresh.
I’ve done 20+ years, picked up a few degrees, and built a word-of-mouth client base without advertising. I'd say if AI’s hitting you, it’s not a skills test, it’s a cost-cutting exercise. Yeah, I'm salty about it. I'm 50, and I need to train for something entirely new just to make ends meet.
February 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I’ve done 20+ years, picked up a few degrees, and built a word-of-mouth client base without advertising. I'd say if AI’s hitting you, it’s not a skills test, it’s a cost-cutting exercise. Yeah, I'm salty about it. I'm 50, and I need to train for something entirely new just to make ends meet.
The ‘AI only replaces bad translators’ take from smug translators not yet affected is very brave. Clients aren’t ditching you because you’re bad, they're ditching you b/c someone promised ‘good enough’ for cheaper. If your argument is ‘good translators won’t be affected’, I admire the confidence.
February 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The ‘AI only replaces bad translators’ take from smug translators not yet affected is very brave. Clients aren’t ditching you because you’re bad, they're ditching you b/c someone promised ‘good enough’ for cheaper. If your argument is ‘good translators won’t be affected’, I admire the confidence.
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MY GO BOOK TOUR! as we say in Cornwall (sometimes, when we're excited)
Pagans is coming to a @waterstones.bsky.social near you! Yes, @jamesbluecat.bsky.social is off on a tour of the country (from Truro to Glasgow, no less, and with more dates to be confirmed!). Events are limited capacity, so get your tickets asap: www.waterstones.com/events/searc...
January 30, 2026 at 12:08 PM
MY GO BOOK TOUR! as we say in Cornwall (sometimes, when we're excited)
I know. It's a real struggle at the moment. It's hard to find a bit of light among it all. You are the best. Love you, you lovely bean XXX
January 24, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I know. It's a real struggle at the moment. It's hard to find a bit of light among it all. You are the best. Love you, you lovely bean XXX
I'm sorry. It's rotten. Remember that you are smashing and marvellous and we think you are great.
January 24, 2026 at 1:17 PM
I'm sorry. It's rotten. Remember that you are smashing and marvellous and we think you are great.
Me: 'Alexa, play The Sisters of Mercy.'
Alexa: 'Playing The Sisters of Mercy'
Me: ...
Alexa: *Bunch of nuns singing*
Alexa: 'Playing The Sisters of Mercy'
Me: ...
Alexa: *Bunch of nuns singing*
January 24, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Me: 'Alexa, play The Sisters of Mercy.'
Alexa: 'Playing The Sisters of Mercy'
Me: ...
Alexa: *Bunch of nuns singing*
Alexa: 'Playing The Sisters of Mercy'
Me: ...
Alexa: *Bunch of nuns singing*
Yes we can help, especially with things not to do so you don't get into strife, like us, over the long, long years.
January 24, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Yes we can help, especially with things not to do so you don't get into strife, like us, over the long, long years.
That's wonderful. They are so debilitating. I found the propranolol had the same effect. I dropped from weekly attacks to just few a year, which was a relief. I only stopped because there was some kind of supply issue nationally. Seeing how it goes without now.
January 22, 2026 at 10:06 AM
That's wonderful. They are so debilitating. I found the propranolol had the same effect. I dropped from weekly attacks to just few a year, which was a relief. I only stopped because there was some kind of supply issue nationally. Seeing how it goes without now.
I took propranolol for the same reason, so when I had to come off it abruptly, it had the same effect as you. Palpitations too but it turns out thats due to me being anaemic. I'm a wreck. haha.
Anyway, I hope the atenolol is still doing the trick and your migraines are controlled. They are the pits.
Anyway, I hope the atenolol is still doing the trick and your migraines are controlled. They are the pits.
January 21, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I took propranolol for the same reason, so when I had to come off it abruptly, it had the same effect as you. Palpitations too but it turns out thats due to me being anaemic. I'm a wreck. haha.
Anyway, I hope the atenolol is still doing the trick and your migraines are controlled. They are the pits.
Anyway, I hope the atenolol is still doing the trick and your migraines are controlled. They are the pits.
Come to think of it, I did have to come off propranolol cold turkey a few weeks ago because of supply issues, (the doc does know), so maybe that's part of it, my brain hasn't got a fuckin' clue what's going on!
January 21, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Come to think of it, I did have to come off propranolol cold turkey a few weeks ago because of supply issues, (the doc does know), so maybe that's part of it, my brain hasn't got a fuckin' clue what's going on!