she/they | Canada → 日本 | Japanese to English translator | English, Français, 日本語 https://taylordrew.me/https://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3mqyvxydiys2mI've lived in Japan for 11 years and speak Japanese relatively fluently, yet I listened to the first 20 minutes of a podcast the other day thinking it was about Black (ブラック) feminism when it was in fact about buraku (部落) feminism. None of us are perfect 🤣19 Jul 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyvxydiys2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3mpslelvk3223Posting my #ReadingLog just because. It's a short list, but I'm just happy that I'm still managing to find time to read whenever I can. Any time spent on books is time that I managed to free myself from the clutches of doomscrolling on social media. Truly love that for me. #AmReading #BookSky https://taylordrew.me/june-2026-reads/04 Jul 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpslelvk3223https://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3mnrqfzyl2c2jToday I interpreted a meeting at work and had a brief lapse where I forgot what to call a national university in Japanese. Luckily my colleagues know basic English and it wasn't *too* awkward. In my defense though, interpreting an hour meeting at the end of the day is hard work 😂 #AmInterpreting08 Jun 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrqfzyl2c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3mna4ay3rn22bI wrote a new #ReadingLog and there's lots of manga and throwbacks to work I did when I was a newbie in the industry! Felt weird! It was fun anyway though! Check it out if you want to know more :) #AmReading https://taylordrew.me/may-2026-reads/01 Jun 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mna4ay3rn22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3mlsqxsldnk2kJust submitted the last bit of work required of me (probably) for a project I've been working on since the summer. Feels strange for it to be off my schedule now after spending so much time with it. It was a challenging situation, but I learned a lot! Very grateful for the experience.14 May 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsqxsldnk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3ml3kb6o6vc27Very heavy cognitive load for my translation today. I've been jumping from social science discipline to social science discipline since I woke up this morning and there's a lot yet left to do. I also had to learn a little bit about the disposal of industrial waste. What's next? 🥴 #AmTranslating05 May 2026 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3kb6o6vc27https://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3mkyfbrheg22vIt's time for another review! Thanks to #NetGalley and @solarisbooks.bsky.social for the copy! What a wonderfully complex and hopeful little book that sounds like it's about zombies, but isn't. Can't complain about a book told in multiple POVs either. Highly recommend. #AmReading #BookReview https://taylordrew.me/the-many-by-sylvain-neuvel/04 May 2026 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyfbrheg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3mi65p7vohc2kLong time no post! I finally came up for air long enough to finish a novel I got through #NetGalley and review it for my blog. This one deals with love, list, misogyny, sexual, Frankenstein (kind of), and more. Really, really good book. #booksky #AmReading #BookReview https://taylordrew.me/love-and-other-monsters-by-emily-franklin/29 Mar 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi65p7vohc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3mfyjdorlys2sBack from my unplanned #ReadingLog hiatus to report on the... two books I read in February. Everything being on fire + being up to my eyeballs in work has really had a negative impact on my reading. Hopefully the warmer weather improves things. I miss reading LOL #AmReading #booksky https://taylordrew.me/february-2026-reads/01 Mar 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyjdorlys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3mf2i6txoi22oJust spent two days at a client's office (for easier access to reference materials) and it's always nice to be reminded that clients who treat freelancers like human beings do in fact exist. It was a nice confidence booster that's making the task much easier and more enjoyable. #AmTranslating17 Feb 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2i6txoi22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3medmdl6lek2gSurvived another work grind and finally had time to rewrite a #BookReview I wrote and lost to browser failure a few weeks ago. Hate to say it's a timely book, but given *gestures at everything*, thinking about the themes this book tackles felt extremely appropriate. #AmReading #NetGalley #booksky https://taylordrew.me/the-emergency-by-george-packer/08 Feb 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3medmdl6lek2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3mbnahzauec2lBegging on my hands and knees for clients to stop sending lines from DeepL and just use their Japanese words to explain what they want! I can read them, I promise. It's literally my job! DeepL isn't helpful! Stop it!05 Jan 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbnahzauec2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mollymay5000.bsky.social/post/3mbiovtlso22iI was going to write a post about all my 2025 work, but then I realized that despite being the most interesting year I've professionally ever had, it was also the most demoralizing and dehumanizing. And there's too much heartbreak in that to fit in a single social media post.03 Jan 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:com3ldsbczclexs5hyncfxdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbiovtlso22i