ElanorSakamoto エレノア阪本
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ElanorSakamoto エレノア阪本
@elanor-s.bsky.social
Japanese-English translator/cultural interpreter. Anime translator. Writer. Storyteller. Buddhist (Jodo Shinshu). Aphantasia. INFJ She/her

和英翻訳者 日米文化通訳 書き人
日本人に日本人より日本人だとよく言われています

https://elanorsakamoto.carrd.co/
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Sometimes people ask me for handy phrases to use on trips to Japan. I usually give them culture tips instead because, even without words, if you understand the culture you can get by. But without that, even the right words probably won’t get the results you hope for

#japan #travel
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Sandra Victorino, Native American ceramic artist of the Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico #womensart
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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'Winter hares in conversation' by UK contemporary printmaker Angela Harding #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
December 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
December 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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I used to think BlueSky was an impossible platform to sell books, and I know many authors give up. I only stayed because I like to hang out here.

But here's what I'm learning...

💙 BlueSky rewards you for being human. 💙

This is such a foreign concept on the other socials... I nearly missed it.
December 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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December 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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'Fox in the snow" by contemporary printmaker Cat Moore #WomensArt
#December6th #ArtAdvent
December 6, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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My Brain:
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."

Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."

Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."

#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Tuesday.

Meh.

A good time to celebrate Blase' Day.

Or not. Whatever.

www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Heather Jansch, British sculptor who was known for creating life-sized sculptures of horses from driftwood #womensart
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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I am not going to dive into the back and forth on piracy. I have a side, you can guess what it is.

But I will say one thing: if you get the books from your library, you're still not paying for it and the author does get compensated.
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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i’m not crying you’re crying

xkcd: Fifteen Years

Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Reminder:

It is okay to be your authentic self.

The world is a better place because you are in it.

You are loved for who you are.

Never apologize for being unique.

You. Are. Loved.

I'm proud of you
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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I got DX’d ADHD 2 yrs ago at age 53. As a good psychology dept trained grad, I looked at my family for inherited trait.

Voila, my mother & grandmother were *huge* fans of a “round tuit”. They’d finish a certain task when they got “a round tuit”. Joke so bad they even had dishcloths & plates…
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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This is Scotty. He is not chasing his own tail's shadow. If you'll notice, he actually has it cornered. 13/10 (TT: lifewithscotty)
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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A tiny kitty with a big wish for your day 😽🤍
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Wilma Rudolph overcame childhood polio & years in a leg brace to become the fastest woman runner in the world! #inspiration

The first American woman, as well as the first Black woman, to win 3 gold medals in a single Olympiad, Rome 1960. 🥇🥇🥇

She died #OTD in 1994.
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Tracey Tawhiao, Māori artist, writer and poet who is part of the Māori art revival movement in Aotearoa/New Zealand #womensart
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Reminder:

Today, you will take care of yourself first. That includes your mind and spirit.

At this moment, you're doing the best you can and living your best life.

This situation may be hard, but you have the strength to rise above it.

They fear that strength.

I'm proud of you
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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'Dancing on the George Washington Bridge'
quilted artwork
by Faith Ringgold,
US artist #WomensArt
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM