Rebecca
@cuppachabanashi.bsky.social
British PhD student in Japan (foreign language speaking, anxiety, cognition, emotion), multilingual (日中한TrFr), likes birds, language, tea, and dance
! Frequent academia-induced mental breakdowns
Kyoto -> Tokyo
Kansaiben supremacist
! Frequent academia-induced mental breakdowns
Kyoto -> Tokyo
Kansaiben supremacist
It feels like a Friday but I still have two days of work left = 5 classes + 1 extra because I cancelled
I told them we're doing TOEIC prep so maybe no-one will come to the make-up class and I can go home early lol
I told them we're doing TOEIC prep so maybe no-one will come to the make-up class and I can go home early lol
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
It feels like a Friday but I still have two days of work left = 5 classes + 1 extra because I cancelled
I told them we're doing TOEIC prep so maybe no-one will come to the make-up class and I can go home early lol
I told them we're doing TOEIC prep so maybe no-one will come to the make-up class and I can go home early lol
Now that the main fracture in my pinky toe has heeled it's now time to break my ankle dancing around a metal pole in 9 inch heels woooooo
Better carry those insurance reimbursement forms with me
Better carry those insurance reimbursement forms with me
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Now that the main fracture in my pinky toe has heeled it's now time to break my ankle dancing around a metal pole in 9 inch heels woooooo
Better carry those insurance reimbursement forms with me
Better carry those insurance reimbursement forms with me
Pole dance was messy today but thankfully I've regained some of my "sense" back + some strength
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Pole dance was messy today but thankfully I've regained some of my "sense" back + some strength
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A little old man just passed me chanting “Sayuri, Sayuri” to the slow rhythm of his cane clicking on the pavement and I asked if Sayuri may have gone to Arakawa cuz I could look there but he didn’t know & now I am broken everyone get out and find his dog right now especially you @katch.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A little old man just passed me chanting “Sayuri, Sayuri” to the slow rhythm of his cane clicking on the pavement and I asked if Sayuri may have gone to Arakawa cuz I could look there but he didn’t know & now I am broken everyone get out and find his dog right now especially you @katch.bsky.social
I spent the majority of November with a very high basal body temperature and suddenly it’s gone back to normal
Weird
Maybe the covid jab was really giving my body a tough time 🫠
Weird
Maybe the covid jab was really giving my body a tough time 🫠
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I spent the majority of November with a very high basal body temperature and suddenly it’s gone back to normal
Weird
Maybe the covid jab was really giving my body a tough time 🫠
Weird
Maybe the covid jab was really giving my body a tough time 🫠
I’m not sure I have the energy to go to the ward office and then pole dancing immediately after 🫠 might have to be Friday
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I’m not sure I have the energy to go to the ward office and then pole dancing immediately after 🫠 might have to be Friday
Since using Japanese with my problematic 2nd year class they've warmed to me so much more so I don't think I'll delay using Japanese next year. I need a nice easy class and banter
December 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Since using Japanese with my problematic 2nd year class they've warmed to me so much more so I don't think I'll delay using Japanese next year. I need a nice easy class and banter
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Proffsssor Plummm, in the master roksn, with the candlcstrikk
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Proffsssor Plummm, in the master roksn, with the candlcstrikk
Trying a pole heels class on Friday which is going to be hilarious
December 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Trying a pole heels class on Friday which is going to be hilarious
Even 人事課’s like “girl I don’t know either”
The government really has made everyone’s life hell but I suppose change just be like that
The government really has made everyone’s life hell but I suppose change just be like that
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Even 人事課’s like “girl I don’t know either”
The government really has made everyone’s life hell but I suppose change just be like that
The government really has made everyone’s life hell but I suppose change just be like that
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
The thing is the students are self-aware which makes it hilarious. They’re fully aware that the level is ridiculously low but they can’t do more than that so they just sober up and do the thing lol
Making it a habit to check JREC-IN every 1st of the month for jobs because this job is breaking my heart and brain
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The thing is the students are self-aware which makes it hilarious. They’re fully aware that the level is ridiculously low but they can’t do more than that so they just sober up and do the thing lol
Making it a habit to check JREC-IN every 1st of the month for jobs because this job is breaking my heart and brain
December 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Making it a habit to check JREC-IN every 1st of the month for jobs because this job is breaking my heart and brain
I gave up renewing my My Number card because I kept getting 11 months on my g-card but now I'm stuck because I can't use my insurance anymore and I need to see the dermatologist oops
Uni gave me a load of paperwork the clinics have to fill out 😬 maybe that might persuade them to take my paper card
Uni gave me a load of paperwork the clinics have to fill out 😬 maybe that might persuade them to take my paper card
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I gave up renewing my My Number card because I kept getting 11 months on my g-card but now I'm stuck because I can't use my insurance anymore and I need to see the dermatologist oops
Uni gave me a load of paperwork the clinics have to fill out 😬 maybe that might persuade them to take my paper card
Uni gave me a load of paperwork the clinics have to fill out 😬 maybe that might persuade them to take my paper card
It took me a while but today I realised I really need to finish this PhD ASAP and get out of this job
The holidays are great but oh dear
The holidays are great but oh dear
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It took me a while but today I realised I really need to finish this PhD ASAP and get out of this job
The holidays are great but oh dear
The holidays are great but oh dear
It was bound to happen
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
It was bound to happen
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Reminder: in the unlikely event anyone wants this, DM me with address *by Thursday* and I will send, otherwise it's going in the recycling.
Seems to work, but battery needs replacing. More details: bsky.app/profile/clue...
Seems to work, but battery needs replacing. More details: bsky.app/profile/clue...
What I have identified as a ca. 2007 iPod Shuffle 2nd gen has emerged. I presume it was my wife's, as it is not something I would have purchased, but she denies all memory of it. It appears to work, as my PC recognises it as a mountable Apple device.
November 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Reminder: in the unlikely event anyone wants this, DM me with address *by Thursday* and I will send, otherwise it's going in the recycling.
Seems to work, but battery needs replacing. More details: bsky.app/profile/clue...
Seems to work, but battery needs replacing. More details: bsky.app/profile/clue...
Gland in neck so painful and swollen it hurts to open my jaw?
What the fuck is it now 😭
What the fuck is it now 😭
November 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Gland in neck so painful and swollen it hurts to open my jaw?
What the fuck is it now 😭
What the fuck is it now 😭
If anyone has any tips for writing the introduction and general discussion please reach out! (Paper-based scientific thesis in psychology/linguistics)
I think I can submit my thesis next year. For some reason the introduction and general discussion chapters are pretty short for our faculty (50 pages double spaced combined is the maximum).
I can't wait to be free of this.
I can't wait to be free of this.
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
If anyone has any tips for writing the introduction and general discussion please reach out! (Paper-based scientific thesis in psychology/linguistics)
I think I can submit my thesis next year. For some reason the introduction and general discussion chapters are pretty short for our faculty (50 pages double spaced combined is the maximum).
I can't wait to be free of this.
I can't wait to be free of this.
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I think I can submit my thesis next year. For some reason the introduction and general discussion chapters are pretty short for our faculty (50 pages double spaced combined is the maximum).
I can't wait to be free of this.
I can't wait to be free of this.
*consumes weight in Finnish chocolates*
November 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
*consumes weight in Finnish chocolates*
Okay Physical: Asia might be the most perfect TV show lol (yes abs but also all the languages – Japanese, Korean, Thai, Turkish, Indonesian, and Mongolian!
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Okay Physical: Asia might be the most perfect TV show lol (yes abs but also all the languages – Japanese, Korean, Thai, Turkish, Indonesian, and Mongolian!
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"You seem happier"
Thanks, I deleted all my emails and went to look at birds instead.
Thanks, I deleted all my emails and went to look at birds instead.
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"You seem happier"
Thanks, I deleted all my emails and went to look at birds instead.
Thanks, I deleted all my emails and went to look at birds instead.
The curriculum is changing next year and the new schedule is out. It's pretty similar with my current schedule but I have an extra class in the second term. Sadly I have 1st period 4/5 days a week and I find winter mornings tough but tbh I'll manage.
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The curriculum is changing next year and the new schedule is out. It's pretty similar with my current schedule but I have an extra class in the second term. Sadly I have 1st period 4/5 days a week and I find winter mornings tough but tbh I'll manage.
Me: Woooo Friday. Three days to work on my paper now!
Migraine: *kicks down the door and throws me off the balcony*
Migraine: *kicks down the door and throws me off the balcony*
November 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Me: Woooo Friday. Three days to work on my paper now!
Migraine: *kicks down the door and throws me off the balcony*
Migraine: *kicks down the door and throws me off the balcony*