I swear I don't complain about this much (not publicly anyway). So I picked up a book by an author I loved. It mentioned "a translator" in the blurb. I had a sinking feeling they meant "an interpreter"🙄Well, I was right 😭
Looking for recommendations for hosting providers. Tired of having business email issues with @tsohost (and losing projects over it) and not impressed with a huge price increase either! Thanks🙏 #freelancer
#BP22conf went in a flash! A whirlwind of interesting talks, inspiring colleagues and good food on very little sleep. Thanks to everyone who watched my presentation in person/online. @ascorreiamedxl8 thanks for the photo😃
@smarthabits4xl8 @NoraDiazB This was truly a great episode! As someone who is usually content with software's basic functions, I felt like I could do better😄(a lot of the time it's just the lack of time and those work/life decisions though😬)
@smarthabits4xl8 1. I grew up in a "closed" town with a nuclear facility
2. One of my first terp jobs was a month at the World Chess Cup
3. I once did a solo parachute jump
4. At uni I was into goth stuff
5. The Cure is my fave band and with some luck I'll see them again in 2022
@ICRtranslations There you go! Your tweet made me bite the bullet and do the recording today - now for the hard part of listening back to it😅 I thought I was presenting on the 10th, but turns out it's 11th. I presented online in 2020, but it's not quite the same😬 so essentially first time too!
This made me cry too. Despite lots of work it's the only thing I feel capable of for the last few days. On top of all the other feelings & fears I'm scared that very soon there'll be no work at all.
Unpopular opinion: Freelancing is not as romantic as people make it out to be. There's more self-discipline, learnings, hard work and habit- changing than spending your days on a beach with a chilled drink.
@RuthAhmedzai That's not fun at all :( seems like lots of people are testing positive at the moment unfortunately. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery for you!
@RuthAhmedzai Yes, I feel like getting back into playing music will be great for my mental health & spending time together. Although when it comes to piano I have zero authority for my 6-year-old despite my 7 years of music education, oh well 🙄
Friends passed on their old piano to us - best Christmas present ever🎹 Now my daughter, my cat and I are fighting for it! I learnt from her how notes have crazy-sounding names in EN. She finds Russian "do-re-mi-fa..." hilarious, especially "fa"😄