Bradley
@bradleya.bsky.social
LQA Test Lead / Translator (日英翻訳)
無双直伝英信流居合道
I study Iaido and post about games, localization, and life in Japan.
無双直伝英信流居合道
I study Iaido and post about games, localization, and life in Japan.
How is November already ending?
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
How is November already ending?
Submission for Random Game Saturday.
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Submission for Random Game Saturday.
I JUMPED thinking the conbini stocked Nanaimo Bars for a hot second
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I JUMPED thinking the conbini stocked Nanaimo Bars for a hot second
One method of Japanese study that I would recommend everyone: Shadowing.
My prep course for university here included a class specifically on shadowing where we recorded ourselves.
Hearing yourself and hearing your mistakes is really key to understanding pitch accent.
My prep course for university here included a class specifically on shadowing where we recorded ourselves.
Hearing yourself and hearing your mistakes is really key to understanding pitch accent.
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
One method of Japanese study that I would recommend everyone: Shadowing.
My prep course for university here included a class specifically on shadowing where we recorded ourselves.
Hearing yourself and hearing your mistakes is really key to understanding pitch accent.
My prep course for university here included a class specifically on shadowing where we recorded ourselves.
Hearing yourself and hearing your mistakes is really key to understanding pitch accent.
You’re alright, Tokyo
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
You’re alright, Tokyo
It’s been a hot minute since Tokyo Station. Nearly 4 years ago I came through to hear the Emperor’s New Year address.
November 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It’s been a hot minute since Tokyo Station. Nearly 4 years ago I came through to hear the Emperor’s New Year address.
The Nintendo Today! App has a Halloween image for whatever theme you have set. It’s pretty grand.
October 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The Nintendo Today! App has a Halloween image for whatever theme you have set. It’s pretty grand.
And what feels like overnight, the leaves have changed.
October 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
And what feels like overnight, the leaves have changed.
This Eggman in the Shinobi art style looks great. It really gives the old Eggman some strong villain aura.
October 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This Eggman in the Shinobi art style looks great. It really gives the old Eggman some strong villain aura.
Pro tip: as fluffy as it looks, don’t fuck with Susuki in bare skin. The blades of grass are literally that; blades. I went at this in short-sleeves 2 years ago and my arms came away looking like I got maimed by cats.
October 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Pro tip: as fluffy as it looks, don’t fuck with Susuki in bare skin. The blades of grass are literally that; blades. I went at this in short-sleeves 2 years ago and my arms came away looking like I got maimed by cats.
The Susuki (Silver grass) in front of my house was getting out of hand and the rain would cause it to fall in front of the gate, but I could finally get a cool morning today to wrangle it in with some ties.
October 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Susuki (Silver grass) in front of my house was getting out of hand and the rain would cause it to fall in front of the gate, but I could finally get a cool morning today to wrangle it in with some ties.
Pro tip: there’s usually a reason managers avoid putting something in writing and it is never good.
I feel for these people, this kind of workplace management breeds cronyism and rewards bad behaviour.
I feel for these people, this kind of workplace management breeds cronyism and rewards bad behaviour.
October 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Pro tip: there’s usually a reason managers avoid putting something in writing and it is never good.
I feel for these people, this kind of workplace management breeds cronyism and rewards bad behaviour.
I feel for these people, this kind of workplace management breeds cronyism and rewards bad behaviour.
Decades later and dozens of play throughs, and Dead Hand from Ocarina of Time still gives me anxiety when I fight it.
October 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Decades later and dozens of play throughs, and Dead Hand from Ocarina of Time still gives me anxiety when I fight it.
Not sure if LinkedIn got the fucking memo, but most of us are on the platform to make professional connections. The disgust I felt checking my inbox for the “new message” to be greeted with this horseshit does not have an adequate English word in the dictionary.
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Not sure if LinkedIn got the fucking memo, but most of us are on the platform to make professional connections. The disgust I felt checking my inbox for the “new message” to be greeted with this horseshit does not have an adequate English word in the dictionary.
Did I just hunt with THE @nobogasawara.bsky.social ?
October 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Did I just hunt with THE @nobogasawara.bsky.social ?
Just about puckered through my asshole with this recipe.
Never made hollandaise sauce so I took this recipe at face value. Christ.
Never made hollandaise sauce so I took this recipe at face value. Christ.
October 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Just about puckered through my asshole with this recipe.
Never made hollandaise sauce so I took this recipe at face value. Christ.
Never made hollandaise sauce so I took this recipe at face value. Christ.
Now *that* is some warp…
I learned last year when I did my flooring that there isn’t a straight edge or 90° angle in this house.
A renovator’s nightmare, this house.
I learned last year when I did my flooring that there isn’t a straight edge or 90° angle in this house.
A renovator’s nightmare, this house.
October 12, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Now *that* is some warp…
I learned last year when I did my flooring that there isn’t a straight edge or 90° angle in this house.
A renovator’s nightmare, this house.
I learned last year when I did my flooring that there isn’t a straight edge or 90° angle in this house.
A renovator’s nightmare, this house.
A nice stroll in the rain this morning. Finally feeling the weight of this humid summer lifting
October 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A nice stroll in the rain this morning. Finally feeling the weight of this humid summer lifting
This Pokemon LINE theme goes kinda hard tho?
Very tempting…
Very tempting…
October 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This Pokemon LINE theme goes kinda hard tho?
Very tempting…
Very tempting…
I’ve been chipping away at Reggie Fils-Aime’s ‘Disrupting the Game’ in Japanese, and realized that it’s translated by Tomoyuki Ootaguro, who also did another book on my shelf.
October 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I’ve been chipping away at Reggie Fils-Aime’s ‘Disrupting the Game’ in Japanese, and realized that it’s translated by Tomoyuki Ootaguro, who also did another book on my shelf.
Me: It ain’t that deep, man.
My espresso:
My espresso:
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Me: It ain’t that deep, man.
My espresso:
My espresso: