Recent Updates and topics

Good evening! I'm scared to death that November will be over before I know it.

As I announced at the beginning of the month, I’m continuing to work on the making 2 paint samples

One of them has already been posted on X, I am helping Toshi-san with his Toki Bunny for WF.

https://x.com/represent1121/status/1723499546008076638?s=20 

This one will be painted from December onward, so please look forward to it.

On the other project, I am currently working on an eye-painting.

I hope to finish this one as soon as possible!

Sadly, I haven't been able to work on the video at all.

I really don't have the time and energy to edit. It's grueling...

I hope to be able to spend 2 hours every day in December for editing, but I'll see how it goes...

In November, I spent a lot of time on work other than coloring, but in December, I'd like to rethink how I spend my daily time.

Recent topics

┃I'm spending a lot of time outside of social media

Well, as I told you about the most recent coloring work, etc., I've been thinking about reevaluating my involvement with social media (especially X) a bit and have only been glancing at it every day. I do like and Reposts I see at the time, but...

I have no progress or topics to offer, and I sometimes get swept up in the atmosphere of the timeline, which I feel is not a good thing. I would be happy if we could maintain a loose connection in moderation, as we should enjoy each other's company at a moderate distance.

It's not a good idea to look at X too much. We have to take care of our real life time as well.

┃Now I'm motivated to learn and practice English, especially talking and listening

I also successfully completed my mission to meet with person from overseas in person, which I had told you about at the beginning of the month.

We spent about half a day talking, eating, and just hanging out. To be more specific, He is one of my costomer who had received a commission was in Japan on a trip, and he asked me ”if I would like to meet you and have meal together?”

I'm glad he enjoyed it.

My English is poor, but I think he understood some of it. I could hear about half of what he was saying, and I could say some of what I wanted to say.

There were some subtle things I couldn't understand, and there were many times I couldn't express myself well and was at a loss for words, but I guess that's just because I didn't have enough input and output. I'm sure that listening to English videos on Youtube and mumbling to myself in English must have had some effect... (I hope so).

My challenge is to broaden the conversation a little more. However, even though my English skills are still poor, I am no longer afraid of speaking.

I don't hesitate to communicate with non-Japanese people now, because I can forget my identity that I'm very shy while talking in English.

I think I am more timid about talking to Japanese people. It's strange...

Also, he told me about a streamer he thinks is interesting, so I've been watching it lately.

Sora The Troll

https://www.youtube.com/@sorathetroll

I decided to give it a try, and found that it was a great way to learn how to listen!

I feel it's a great learning experience. I think the video streaming is more effective for listening in the sense of getting your ears used to it.

It's interesting to listen to content in English that I know mostly because He is hanging out in Japan(Almost in Tokyo). I can probably understand about 60-70% of it. Also, I hear the guy says ”Rasengan!!” it makes me laugh.

Now I wonder why I was considering such an interesting thing as ”study”. Language is a communication tool, so it would be more interesting if I could do more with it, and when I can, it opens up so many possibilities(at least for me) that I have no choice but to do it little by little..

As such, I'm finding English interesting again these days.

.....Wait, Huh? What kind of content is this?