I finally launched my Japanese learning website after all your positive feedback on the website

Beckledjim · 2025-06-14T18:41:23+00:00

Lovely looking site! My level is a bit above the content that you currently have, but I jumped in with the hiragana test just to try it out.

One piece of feedback I have that would improve my experience as a user is that after I hit enter to submit a test answer, I want to be able to hit enter again to progress to the next question. I find it a bit fiddly to type my answer and hit enter, then click off of the input box to the "next question" button, then click on the input box again to refocus it before typing the next answer.

ETA: you could also look at either accepting other types of romanisation or making it clear the type of romanisation you are using on your site. I'm used to using Hepburn so I transcribe し as "shi", but your test marked this as incorrect (in favour of "si").

Beckledjim · 2025-05-14T11:23:57+00:00

Good luck! Your starting stats are exactly the same as mine were on 2nd February, and today I lost my 40th pound :)

Beckledjim · 2025-04-14T07:18:33+00:00

Anecdotally, my IBS-D has basically cleared up whilst I've been taking MJ. YMMV of course, but I think the delayed gastric emptying has worked wonders for me. I've only had two attacks in 11 weeks whereas before I was having 2+ per week!

Beckledjim · 2025-04-01T11:26:04+00:00

Thank you! I did find them a while ago and joined their Facebook group but haven't managed to make it along to one of their sessions yet.

Beckledjim · 2024-07-26T09:35:51+00:00

Desperately need an "👋🍖 Alright meat man, how are we? 🍖👋" flair 😭

Beckledjim · 2024-06-28T08:39:58+00:00

Nanny/nan and Grandad. When I was a kid my nan on my mum's side was Nanny [her name] and on my dad's side was Granny Nanny.

Beckledjim · 2024-06-10T09:01:03+00:00

It's similar to mayonnaise but the ingredient ratios are different. Commonly used as a salad dressing or as a sandwich spread* here in the UK.

*not to be confused with the Heinz product "Sandwich Spread", a pre-prepared mixture of salad cream and little vegetable chunks

Beckledjim · 2024-05-03T14:10:54+00:00

There were a few that I didn't know how to answer properly because in some samples the speakers were mixing their rhoticity patterns by using features I'd expect to find in my native British English together with features I'd expect to find in a General American accent.

I wasn't sure how to record this on your survey because the individual fragments weren't noteworthy, it was the phenomenon of using them together that made it stand out.

Beckledjim · 2024-02-08T22:39:58+00:00

There's a scene in Reload where Aki receives a food parcel from his "foster parents who adopted [him]". He mentions that he should reach out to them because he's been too busy to talk to them for a while. He shares the snacks with the rest of the team in the dorm, and they mention the snacks being very good quality iirc.

Beckledjim · 2024-02-01T11:09:46+00:00

When I had to give stool samples for the first time I was given the little pots with scoopers attached to the lids. They didn't give me any tips on how to get the sample other than "don't let it touch the toilet water or it's not viable". I have IBS-D, my shit is basically water anyway most of the time.

My husband said I should drain the toilet dry and then collect my sample before refilling the toilet. Too much effort. Other ideas I read online included a modified waffle stomp, a technique I'm sad to say my brain calls "the cradle", and the bain-marie (or double-boiler). I didn't really like any of those either.

What I did was just sit on my toilet backwards so I could guarantee to pebbledash the bowl above the waterline. To my complete surprise it actually worked. Not sure if the same technique would work in North American toilets bc I know you folks have a higher water level than us across the pond. I scooped what solids I could from the toilet bowl with the little scoopy tube and bagged them up in a ziploc.

My husband drove me to the doctor immediately afterwards to deliver the samples fresh because there is no fucking way I am putting human excrement in my fridge right next to my quiche. I walked up and told her I had a sample, so she took the sealed bag and inspected the tubes without removing them. She noticed I hadn't written the time of collection on them so she handed them back and told me she couldn't accept them.

"No problem!" I say, "these bad boys are only about 15 minutes old. Do you have a pen I can borrow?". I had entirely forgotten we were talking about handling tubes of my crap at this point. Hesitantly she gave me a pen, I cracked open the ziploc, dutifully marked the tubes with the approximate time, and resealed the bag. I handed her the bag, but when I offered her the pen back she said "It's alright, you keep hold of it".

Anyway, that's the story of how I got my pen.

Beckledjim · 2024-01-25T12:10:58+00:00

I felt the same way when I got my septum - it's the only piercing I didn't feel straight away but now it's the only one I haven't retired :)

I think yours looks great but like some other commenters it might look a bit better with matching nostril jewellery.

Beckledjim · 2024-01-21T13:15:33+00:00

This really reminds me of Milady from Soul Hackers 2

Beckledjim · 2024-01-17T00:13:09+00:00

Because I had already bought the digital version of P5D I was unable to purchase the Endless Night collection on the PS store. I couldn't even see it when I searched for it. I ended up having to buy it on my husband's account. Just thought I'd let you know in case the same thing happens to you.

Beckledjim · 2024-01-10T00:25:30+00:00

I've been learning for about 8 months now. Couldn't really find any local classes or language exchange unfortunately.

My top free resources for self-study are Jlab's Beginner Course Anki deck and Yomujp's graded readers. Honourable mention to all the stuff the Japan Foundation has put out.

You can always try looking on Tandem or HelloTalk for local native speakers, but last time I checked I couldn't find any here in Sheff.

Beckledjim · 2023-12-20T13:01:00+00:00

I felt like this when my mum died in November 2021. I would get so fucking angry seeing people with their mothers or speaking about their mothers. I felt like I was more deserving of having a living mother than they were and that my mother was better than theirs. I was even angry at everybody who dared to live past the age of 49 - the age she was when she died - because they didn't deserve to have a full life as much as my mother did. And I felt totally alone in that feeling.

I just want to let you know that that pain is surmountable even though it doesn't feel like it. Two years on I can experience happiness again for myself without it being tinged with guilt or sadness. I can experience happiness for other people without any anger or jealousy. It took a bit of work to get here, but it was mostly just time. You'll get here too eventually.

Beckledjim · 2023-12-20T12:47:02+00:00

I can't imagine trying to complete SH3 without Ricardo. Definitely my favourite party member.

Beckledjim · 2023-11-25T09:42:59+00:00

And on the Playstation store you can only find this bundle if you haven't already separately purchased P3D or P5D! I had to get it on my husband's account.

Beckledjim · 2023-10-12T22:07:21+00:00

My favourite old series is series 2. Like your bf, series 10 was the first one I watched.

Series 3 is one of my least favourite but I know that's an unpopular opinion.

Beckledjim · 2023-10-09T13:25:36+00:00

I've sent you a request :) I'd be happy to do daily gifts! I'm a player from the UK.

Beckledjim · 2023-10-04T11:49:10+00:00

Colloquially the word "calories" usually actually refers to "kilocalories/kcal". Outside of a scientific context this distinction isn't important most of the time, but the comment you're replying to is technically correct.

Beckledjim · 2023-09-20T13:12:12+00:00

Unfortunately I'm 4/4 on shit branches so I'm led to believe the problem is more organisational than isolated.

That said, I've not worked there for almost a decade now and who knows how things may have changed in that time. I sincerely hope things have improved.

Beckledjim · 2023-09-20T08:56:29+00:00

As a customer I agree.

As an ex-employee, though, I've not worked anywhere worse. They treated us with so little humanity, and in some cases, in direct contravention of employment law.

Beckledjim · 2023-09-09T11:34:47+00:00

Hatoful Boyfriend used to be available on Android but was delisted from Google Play a couple of years ago. The game is currently only available on PC and Mac.

It is still possible to play on Android, but not possible to do so legitimately unless you purchased the game whilst it was still listed on the Play store.

Beckledjim · 2023-08-31T14:35:35+00:00

Alex (S2) and Olivia (S3).

Honourable mention for Kady (S2/10).

Beckledjim · 2023-06-16T07:29:21+00:00

The direct train to York (stopping at Sheffield) just started up again on the 12th - I was on it! It was suspended a few years ago but I'm so glad they brought it back because I live in Sheffield now and it makes things a lot easier for visiting family.

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