Jessica
@wordridden.bsky.social
Translator, foodie, traveler, crafter, reader, writer, musician. Swimmer (wild and otherwise), balletomane and (not-our-)cat lady. She/her
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Also at @wordridden@sunny.garden on Mastodon
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Also at @wordridden@sunny.garden on Mastodon
I'm swimming 10k again in November for Cancer Research UK - any donations are much appreciated!
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
Jessica's Giving Page
I took on this challenge last year to support Cancer Research UK and kick off my training for an English Channel relay swim (which I didn't wind up swimming, but that's another story!).
This year I'm...
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I'm swimming 10k again in November for Cancer Research UK - any donations are much appreciated!
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
I got to talk to the Financial Times recently about how "AI" is destroying my personal career, the translation industry as a whole, and everything else. Yay.
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‘They wanted me to make myself obsolete’: translators find themselves at the sharp end of AI
[FREE TO READ] One linguist on the challenges of working in an industry most at risk from automation
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October 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I got to talk to the Financial Times recently about how "AI" is destroying my personal career, the translation industry as a whole, and everything else. Yay.
on.ft.com/4hczb8b
on.ft.com/4hczb8b
I finally wrote (in detail) about not swimming the English Channel - but going along for the ride anyway!
wordridden.com/post/1067
wordridden.com/post/1067
Jitterbugs 2025 - WordRidden
The journey isn’t always what you think it’s going to be
wordridden.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I finally wrote (in detail) about not swimming the English Channel - but going along for the ride anyway!
wordridden.com/post/1067
wordridden.com/post/1067
I went to a Channel swim training camp in Ramsgate this weekend and it kind of wrecked me. But you don't know how these things will go until you try, and I've certainly tried:
wordridden.com/post/1058
wordridden.com/post/1058
Channel dreams (and realities) - WordRidden
I can’t say I didn’t try
wordridden.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I went to a Channel swim training camp in Ramsgate this weekend and it kind of wrecked me. But you don't know how these things will go until you try, and I've certainly tried:
wordridden.com/post/1058
wordridden.com/post/1058
Remember I mentioned that I'm going to swim the English Channel with a relay team in August? Well, that's just four(!) months away. This is really happening. 😱
My team is raising money for Mind, a UK mental health charity, and all donations are much appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/jitterb...
My team is raising money for Mind, a UK mental health charity, and all donations are much appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/jitterb...
Swimming the English Channel - Jittergbugs 2025 team fundraiser for Mind
Help Jitterbugs English Channel Relay raise money to support Mind
www.justgiving.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Remember I mentioned that I'm going to swim the English Channel with a relay team in August? Well, that's just four(!) months away. This is really happening. 😱
My team is raising money for Mind, a UK mental health charity, and all donations are much appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/jitterb...
My team is raising money for Mind, a UK mental health charity, and all donations are much appreciated! www.justgiving.com/page/jitterb...
Reposted by Jessica
Thanks to Union Music Store for having us ’round for yesterday’s in-store gig—that was fun!
April 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Thanks to Union Music Store for having us ’round for yesterday’s in-store gig—that was fun!
I thought Brexit was the prime example of a country shooting itself in the foot, but no.
April 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I thought Brexit was the prime example of a country shooting itself in the foot, but no.
I swam 10k in all of November, and I’ve swum 8k in the past five days alone. Channel training is getting REAL. 🏊🏻♀️
March 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I swam 10k in all of November, and I’ve swum 8k in the past five days alone. Channel training is getting REAL. 🏊🏻♀️
“Thursday, March 12, 2020, was the last really ‘normal’ day…”
Five years ago. The start of the first entry in what turned out to be my Journal of the Plague Year.
wordridden.com/post/771
Five years ago. The start of the first entry in what turned out to be my Journal of the Plague Year.
wordridden.com/post/771
A Journal of the Plague Week - WordRidden
Life in the time of Coronavirus
wordridden.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“Thursday, March 12, 2020, was the last really ‘normal’ day…”
Five years ago. The start of the first entry in what turned out to be my Journal of the Plague Year.
wordridden.com/post/771
Five years ago. The start of the first entry in what turned out to be my Journal of the Plague Year.
wordridden.com/post/771
Acknowledging the fact that every band photo is inherently cringe to some extent, I still think we did a pretty good job in the practice room yesterday by setting the timer on a phone, which was perched on a drum on a crate on an amp. Take that, Anton Corbijn!
March 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Acknowledging the fact that every band photo is inherently cringe to some extent, I still think we did a pretty good job in the practice room yesterday by setting the timer on a phone, which was perched on a drum on a crate on an amp. Take that, Anton Corbijn!
I know that Trump and his cronies and collaborators will go down in history as the villains they so clearly are, but it's cold comfort to those of us stuck with them in the present.
March 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I know that Trump and his cronies and collaborators will go down in history as the villains they so clearly are, but it's cold comfort to those of us stuck with them in the present.
Every day I wake up and think I can't be any more enraged and disgusted and horrified by the news coming out of the US, and every day I am proven wrong.
March 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Every day I wake up and think I can't be any more enraged and disgusted and horrified by the news coming out of the US, and every day I am proven wrong.
On hold with @octopus.energy and they're Rickrolling me 😭
January 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
On hold with @octopus.energy and they're Rickrolling me 😭
I bought some waterproof bone-conducting headphones for swimming and was confused by so many people online saying they couldn't work out how listen to music through them—until I realized they'd never used an MP3 player before.
I am an old. (But an old with an ample collection of MP3s, haha!)
I am an old. (But an old with an ample collection of MP3s, haha!)
January 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I bought some waterproof bone-conducting headphones for swimming and was confused by so many people online saying they couldn't work out how listen to music through them—until I realized they'd never used an MP3 player before.
I am an old. (But an old with an ample collection of MP3s, haha!)
I am an old. (But an old with an ample collection of MP3s, haha!)
I've done my utmost lately to avoid being sucked into the black hole of American politics, though I dip in lightly to stay broadly informed of what's happening and what might be in store for us all. But even these light dips now have me screaming inside. Just absolutely fucking *screaming*
January 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I've done my utmost lately to avoid being sucked into the black hole of American politics, though I dip in lightly to stay broadly informed of what's happening and what might be in store for us all. But even these light dips now have me screaming inside. Just absolutely fucking *screaming*
Reposted by Jessica
> When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find that far more, and far more hideous, crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.
— C.P. Snow
🔗 https://adactio.com/notes/21662
— C.P. Snow
🔗 https://adactio.com/notes/21662
January 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
> When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find that far more, and far more hideous, crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.
— C.P. Snow
🔗 https://adactio.com/notes/21662
— C.P. Snow
🔗 https://adactio.com/notes/21662
Today my swim coach (and coach of our Channel relay team) looked at me and said "you should consider a solo." As in a solo Channel crossing.
HAHAHA no. I am NOT considering a solo, but I can't lie: my already substantial swimmer's ego was massively stoked. I'm swimming into the weekend like 👸🏼👸🏼👸🏼
HAHAHA no. I am NOT considering a solo, but I can't lie: my already substantial swimmer's ego was massively stoked. I'm swimming into the weekend like 👸🏼👸🏼👸🏼
January 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Today my swim coach (and coach of our Channel relay team) looked at me and said "you should consider a solo." As in a solo Channel crossing.
HAHAHA no. I am NOT considering a solo, but I can't lie: my already substantial swimmer's ego was massively stoked. I'm swimming into the weekend like 👸🏼👸🏼👸🏼
HAHAHA no. I am NOT considering a solo, but I can't lie: my already substantial swimmer's ego was massively stoked. I'm swimming into the weekend like 👸🏼👸🏼👸🏼
Sunday brunch recommendation: Çılbır - Turkish poached eggs and garlic yogurt with Aleppo pepper 🥚🌶️
ozlemsturkishtable.com/2016/12/poac...
Neighbourhood Café in Belfast (and now Austin?! - neighbourhood.cafe) does an outstanding version of this.
ozlemsturkishtable.com/2016/12/poac...
Neighbourhood Café in Belfast (and now Austin?! - neighbourhood.cafe) does an outstanding version of this.
Poached Eggs with Garlic Yoghurt, Turkish Style - Çılbır | Ozlem's Turkish Table
We Turks love eggs done many different ways; one of our favorite ways to enjoy egg is as being poached and served over garlic yoghurt, a special dish called Çılbır in Turkish.
ozlemsturkishtable.com
January 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Sunday brunch recommendation: Çılbır - Turkish poached eggs and garlic yogurt with Aleppo pepper 🥚🌶️
ozlemsturkishtable.com/2016/12/poac...
Neighbourhood Café in Belfast (and now Austin?! - neighbourhood.cafe) does an outstanding version of this.
ozlemsturkishtable.com/2016/12/poac...
Neighbourhood Café in Belfast (and now Austin?! - neighbourhood.cafe) does an outstanding version of this.
is finally deleting all her old tweets.
January 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
is finally deleting all her old tweets.
I feel like they could have been more specific about which part of this product is made with recycled plastic
January 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I feel like they could have been more specific about which part of this product is made with recycled plastic
You wait ages for a book and then two come along at once! I just got copies of my most recent translation: "American Journalists in Hitler's Germany" by Norman Domeier. I really enjoyed working on this, and the publisher was great. This industry can be quite thankless, but sometimes things work out.
December 18, 2024 at 4:16 PM
You wait ages for a book and then two come along at once! I just got copies of my most recent translation: "American Journalists in Hitler's Germany" by Norman Domeier. I really enjoyed working on this, and the publisher was great. This industry can be quite thankless, but sometimes things work out.
Yesterday I did my last swim for the Swim 10k challenge for Cancer Research UK - I reached 14.7k total in November! I’ll keep the donation page up for a few days in case anyone wants to make a last-minute contribution. Thank you all so much! 🩷🩵
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
November 30, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Yesterday I did my last swim for the Swim 10k challenge for Cancer Research UK - I reached 14.7k total in November! I’ll keep the donation page up for a few days in case anyone wants to make a last-minute contribution. Thank you all so much! 🩷🩵
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
It was over two and a half years in the making, but I finally have copies of my first (and hopefully not last) translation for Oxford University Press. Thank you for naming the translator, OUP!
#NameTheTranslator #Translation #History
#NameTheTranslator #Translation #History
November 21, 2024 at 5:22 PM
It was over two and a half years in the making, but I finally have copies of my first (and hopefully not last) translation for Oxford University Press. Thank you for naming the translator, OUP!
#NameTheTranslator #Translation #History
#NameTheTranslator #Translation #History
I'm going to swim the English Channel in a relay team next year! Read about it here: wordridden.com/post/1045)
But first, I'm swimming 10k in Nov. for Cancer Research UK. Donations are most welcome (and thank you to everyone who's already donated!) 🩷💙
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
But first, I'm swimming 10k in Nov. for Cancer Research UK. Donations are most welcome (and thank you to everyone who's already donated!) 🩷💙
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
Jessica's Giving Page
I'm taking the plunge (literally!) and doing the Swim 10k Challenge in November for Cancer Research UK. If you could show your support with a small donation, I would really appreciate it!
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org
November 15, 2024 at 4:15 PM
I'm going to swim the English Channel in a relay team next year! Read about it here: wordridden.com/post/1045)
But first, I'm swimming 10k in Nov. for Cancer Research UK. Donations are most welcome (and thank you to everyone who's already donated!) 🩷💙
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
But first, I'm swimming 10k in Nov. for Cancer Research UK. Donations are most welcome (and thank you to everyone who's already donated!) 🩷💙
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jessica...
I resolved to cut down on my social media use and then promptly signed up for a new social media service. Hi, folks.
To set the tone for all posts to follow, here's a picture of Coco. She's not our cat, but she doesn't seem to know that.
To set the tone for all posts to follow, here's a picture of Coco. She's not our cat, but she doesn't seem to know that.
November 13, 2024 at 8:53 AM
I resolved to cut down on my social media use and then promptly signed up for a new social media service. Hi, folks.
To set the tone for all posts to follow, here's a picture of Coco. She's not our cat, but she doesn't seem to know that.
To set the tone for all posts to follow, here's a picture of Coco. She's not our cat, but she doesn't seem to know that.