skyla
cloudskyla.bsky.social
skyla
@cloudskyla.bsky.social
trying to learn japanese / anime, manga, novels, otome, jrpg / goal: JLPT N1 in dec. 2026
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hello, I'm going to use this space to document my Japanese learning journey. I recently finished 体育館の殺人. It was my first book that I finished in the language.
watching suspiria right now and i want to make my hair in curls like the protagonist sooo bad
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I've been watching love through a prism and it's made me want to start drawing again 🫠 still have so much reading for classes tomorrow though
January 28, 2026 at 2:22 AM
also I'm onto book #2 of the year. wish I read physically so I could have an aesthetic spread but I have most books digitally so
January 26, 2026 at 12:24 AM
lol one of the characters in the japanese book I'm reading just complained that they can never remember the english names. I like how this is a mutual experience between foreign language readers 🫢
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 AM
64% through this newest book. yeah, I think it was playing video games that slowed my progress. This leaves me torn because I was mining vocab from video games and not books, but at the same time I think books have more exposure to the language per minute.
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Almost halfway through with my fourth book. This one is coming along slower I think. I wouldn't say I'm burned out but I have also been playing Etrian Odyssey 3 at the same time, which probably slowed my progress.
January 11, 2026 at 8:11 AM
So I'm slightly more than halfway through 夜市. My progress might have to go down in the next few days since I wanted to read some Christmas books (in English!). So I was slightly frustrated about how I'm only 59% through the book, though I guess I could work more on focusing + realizing I'm not going
December 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
also got back my score for a test I was sure I failed (and thought the release delay was the professor going to ask the dean to give me a failing grade) and got a b+ so I believe in christmas miracles now
December 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I'm going to try to restart my productivity today ✨ I'm already 23% through this newest book which has been way faster than other two
December 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
got a cold, so much for being productive
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
reading a book inside when it's super cold outside while wearing the by the fireplace perfume >>>
December 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
and now I've finished this book! kind of disturbing book but ultimately not a bad read. going onto 夜市
I passed the halfway point of 恋に至る病!! It's been about 20 days so far. I think it's a little faster than when I read my first book (I'm a slow reader haha).
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I passed the halfway point of 恋に至る病!! It's been about 20 days so far. I think it's a little faster than when I read my first book (I'm a slow reader haha).
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I finished one episode of "The Greatest Teacher." I don't always understand everything, but I've been understanding more than I thought I would. I think I want to casually keep watching this—casually, meaning I'm not actively mining vocabulary from this the way I am planning w/ Psycho Pass
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I have not forgotten about this site, but I've been busy with school lately so my Japanese learning has been not as intense. I am about a third through 恋に至る病. I started reading it around the time I finished my first book so it has been little more than two weeks.
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
hello, I'm going to use this space to document my Japanese learning journey. I recently finished 体育館の殺人. It was my first book that I finished in the language.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM