Michael Bailey
@t9natno5.bsky.social
In-house German>English translator at the Austrian Financial Market Authority in Vienna. Firm believer of the Expert in the Lead approach to human translation (#XITL). Translation blog at www.transl8r.eu
Sometimes when you are getting tired you have to take a break. This afternoon, I took a break to build this Lego set with my younger son.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Sometimes when you are getting tired you have to take a break. This afternoon, I took a break to build this Lego set with my younger son.
A colleague playing a gig at a brewery tap room informed me I was a legend today. I was confused. It turns out that my contribution to the brewery's crowdfunding back during the pandemic was commemorated on a legends board. It is a nice feeling.
October 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A colleague playing a gig at a brewery tap room informed me I was a legend today. I was confused. It turns out that my contribution to the brewery's crowdfunding back during the pandemic was commemorated on a legends board. It is a nice feeling.
Got home after a long but productive first day in the office after summer holidays.
August 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Got home after a long but productive first day in the office after summer holidays.
Today I spied a picture that I am so familiar with that I don't usually notice it in my office. It is a canvas print of a photo I took in the Totvlei in Namibia in 2009.
June 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Today I spied a picture that I am so familiar with that I don't usually notice it in my office. It is a canvas print of a photo I took in the Totvlei in Namibia in 2009.
Today, while out #geocaching I went up the Galitzinberg and had a look at the Villa Milamare. This was the "villa in Ottakring" that was visited in the night in Traumnovelle. A book that I studied during my German degree at St Andrews. #OutOnTheCache
June 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Today, while out #geocaching I went up the Galitzinberg and had a look at the Villa Milamare. This was the "villa in Ottakring" that was visited in the night in Traumnovelle. A book that I studied during my German degree at St Andrews. #OutOnTheCache
Last evening I attended a Vernissage at the former Vienna University of Economics and Business buildings. Some windows had colour foil on them. So I took these two pictures through the foil. Yellow is looking towards the city centre, blue down towards the 9th district.
June 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Last evening I attended a Vernissage at the former Vienna University of Economics and Business buildings. Some windows had colour foil on them. So I took these two pictures through the foil. Yellow is looking towards the city centre, blue down towards the 9th district.
Came home to a parcel - with a lovely ATA German Language Division mug and some sweets. A lovely surprise!
March 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Came home to a parcel - with a lovely ATA German Language Division mug and some sweets. A lovely surprise!
This was a job I didn't get!
December 21, 2024 at 5:38 PM
This was a job I didn't get!
Another reason why being in the office on Friday is so enjoyable - the Universitas members' newsletter was in the post to me! Once the online version is available I will share a link! Cheers!
November 29, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Another reason why being in the office on Friday is so enjoyable - the Universitas members' newsletter was in the post to me! Once the online version is available I will share a link! Cheers!
Always good to remember where you come front. Picked this mug up on a visit to my home town and where I grew up. (Courtesy of www.rocketandco.co.uk)
November 26, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Always good to remember where you come front. Picked this mug up on a visit to my home town and where I grew up. (Courtesy of www.rocketandco.co.uk)
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,207,487!
September 22, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,207,487!
What's behind a handle? I have used @t9natno5 since 2014, when I became the FMA's first translator. "t9n" being a common abbreviation for translation (along with xl8) and "atno5" being a hat tip to my office at Otto-Wagner-Platz 5.
August 21, 2024 at 5:24 PM
What's behind a handle? I have used @t9natno5 since 2014, when I became the FMA's first translator. "t9n" being a common abbreviation for translation (along with xl8) and "atno5" being a hat tip to my office at Otto-Wagner-Platz 5.