#hello this blog is not dead I've just been taking a break longer than I thought I would

[omori-in-odd-places]

My omori plushie finally came!

[cheshireliam]

💌 From: Erie

Hello!

Previously, I announced a hiatus because I had some personal matters to attend to and with my awful self-control I couldn't really focus on them while balancing TL stuff at the same time. I was also feeling pretty burnt out and needed a break.

Now that I've settled what's important, I think I'm ready to continue running this blog. However, as mentioned in another post, I decided on certain changes I want to make to how I run my blog.

Some of these changes are going to upset some people, but I've been thinking about this for a long time and only made this decision after choosing to prioritise my wellbeing + this is my blog.

Continue under the cut.

First of all... this one isn't a change and you guys already know this because it's in my FAQ post + you can tell by how often I post new stories — unlike some other blogs, I'm not able to translate new stories every single day aka I'm not going to be posting daily story chapter updates. It takes a lot of time to TL and a lot of proofreading before a story is deemed ready for uploading.

Moving on!

I've probably said this at least 5 times by now and keep going back on forth on the decision but this time I'm dead serious.

There will be a change to the order in which I prioritise which game's content I translate: I will now prioritise Genjiden over Villains.

The reason for this specific order of prioritisation is simply because Genjiden is getting discontinued in August and we don't know whether the app will even still be on the AppStore like IkeRev or it'll end up like IkeLive (IFC) or it just vanishes off the surface of the earth.

Ever since Ikemen Villains EN server launched, I noticed that majority of the fandom is now focused on that and no longer reading translations of JP events even though they're not on EN yet. Which I think is understandable and great because now it's much more convenient for the english speaking fandom to enjoy the game without having to wait for someone to translate stuff. All the events and stories on JP will be on EN eventually. Therefore, I'm going to slow down on translating main stories and events for IkeVil. I'll still translate some paywalled stories because I understand that not everyone can obtain them, even when they're out on EN. However, IkeVil remains at the bottom of my priorities.

I'm well aware that I built this blog up and gained majority of my audience from the Ikemen Villains fandom, so I'm truly sorry things turned out this way. But I want translating to be fun again and most of my enjoyment back when I first started my blog came from being able to just TL whatever I'm reading at the time, instead of rushing to TL stories before the next event starts and beating myself up over being slower than others.

That's all I have to say. I don't mind if you want to unfollow me after this, because being "popular" was never my goal to begin with. I thank you for all the support you've given me so far, from the bottom of my heart.

[words-from-j]

This blog is not dead

08.09.2021 | 16:24

Hello,

This hiatus was a little longer than intended.

There are so many moments from this past month that I've wanted to share but always end up occupied with something else. I don't plan on deleting this blog, so I want to create more photography posts of what I'm up to and places I've visited. Full-time work has really had me on my toes. Just got done with month-long training back in August. It's been a struggle to find set aside downtime for yourself when you're left feeling dead tired and drained from information overload x.x It also doesn't help that my mind is wired to jump from one task to another. I get easily distracted and hyperfocused ^^;

I'm starting to grasp the idea of what postbacc life is. Not just the responsibilities and stresses that come after college. But learning how to unravel myself + my goals in the workforce. In a field that I'm passionate about. I was so set about leaving grad school on hold for a while. My whole life, the main thing I've identified with is academics. After the pandemic, I was desperate to be 'out in the field' - working. An awakening that I'm sure others have also had over the course of these 18 months. I'm grateful to be working in a field that's related to what I studied. Many usually struggle with this, let alone landing a job right out of college. So I'm super grateful.

Some changes over this past summer: I've started drinking coffee a lot more. My love for tea is still there, but I've been more active about seeking out coffee shops. Personally a fan of independent, small-owned cafes. Can we consider her a new addition to the family?? Our neighborhood tends to have a lot of stray cats. This one somehow ended up sticking around and forming a bond with us. I think she might be less than 2 years old, but I never imagined I would've been learning about cats this summer. Now how do we convince the dogs to like her :") I've been more motivated to go out with friends. Yes, delta variant but we take our precautions. I can't say this summer has been a rose-tinted experience without any lows. Half of this season feels like it's been spent battling mental health. But it's definitely gotten better! My nails are the longest they've been in the 20+ years of life. Long nails = bettering mental health for me :) And through my job, realizing I might be an introvert with extroverted tendencies. Still socially awkward tho~ I look forward to exploring new places. Currently daydreaming about traveling to Japan for winter break 😅 But it might be spent being isolated the whole time due to quarantine travel measures

I'll stop here before it gets any longer. Maybe I will compile a post of summer outing photography. I love being near the ocean, so here's some beach wallpaper if you made it this far :) Captured on samsung

(Life update 1/2)

📍 Dockweiler Beach