Marla Kishimoto
@marlayuriko.bsky.social
Musician, video game voice designer, sound editor, cat lady, reader, puzzler, Japanese-Canadian, Torontonian. A robot who dreams. She/her.
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Lil self-intro. My Important Things:
- musician & game dev (audio)
- music: a cappella, piano, writing/arranging, soundtracks
- video games: cozy(-adjacent), fantasy adventure
- Japan(ese)
- cats
- Toronto/Canada
- writing
- reading (mainly fantasy)
- word puzzles & trivia
- spread kindness 💙
- musician & game dev (audio)
- music: a cappella, piano, writing/arranging, soundtracks
- video games: cozy(-adjacent), fantasy adventure
- Japan(ese)
- cats
- Toronto/Canada
- writing
- reading (mainly fantasy)
- word puzzles & trivia
- spread kindness 💙
It drives me insane how drivers these days will pop on the curb at the slightest reason. When there's no boulevard, that's SO dangerous to pedestrians. Had an SUV do that right beside me to get around another car on the way home from work tonight, what the hell.
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It drives me insane how drivers these days will pop on the curb at the slightest reason. When there's no boulevard, that's SO dangerous to pedestrians. Had an SUV do that right beside me to get around another car on the way home from work tonight, what the hell.
Been journaling more and figured it was time to clean out my fountain pen that was dried up from disuse. Back in business, baby 😎
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Been journaling more and figured it was time to clean out my fountain pen that was dried up from disuse. Back in business, baby 😎
Me and all my musician friends: *struggling to write a musician bio and strike that balance between bragging and honestly laying out accomplishments*
A bio from tonight's concert: "[musician] is one of the most stratospherically ascendant musicians in classical music today."
A bio from tonight's concert: "[musician] is one of the most stratospherically ascendant musicians in classical music today."
November 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Me and all my musician friends: *struggling to write a musician bio and strike that balance between bragging and honestly laying out accomplishments*
A bio from tonight's concert: "[musician] is one of the most stratospherically ascendant musicians in classical music today."
A bio from tonight's concert: "[musician] is one of the most stratospherically ascendant musicians in classical music today."
Today in Habits I've Developed Since Owning my Cat: doing a quick glance around every time I move my desk chair to make sure I'm not going run over a paw or a tail
October 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Today in Habits I've Developed Since Owning my Cat: doing a quick glance around every time I move my desk chair to make sure I'm not going run over a paw or a tail
Okay and now I will quit
September 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Okay and now I will quit
My dentist just phoned to say they have openings this week if I wanted to move my routine cleaning appointment next week to this week and I was like.... no? Who wants to go to the dentist sooner?
September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My dentist just phoned to say they have openings this week if I wanted to move my routine cleaning appointment next week to this week and I was like.... no? Who wants to go to the dentist sooner?
Ran 5.8km this morning for the Terry Fox Run and spent the afternoon at a pool party which doesn't sound crazy but this evening my body decided it had had enough and is now in full rebellion
September 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Ran 5.8km this morning for the Terry Fox Run and spent the afternoon at a pool party which doesn't sound crazy but this evening my body decided it had had enough and is now in full rebellion
Ughhhhh I've been wanting a cute mini backpack for awhile so I finally ordered one for my birthday off of Etsy and then seller never sent it and Etsy eventually refunded me my money but like... I can't find what I want anywhere else and I really just wanted my mini backpack 😢
September 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ughhhhh I've been wanting a cute mini backpack for awhile so I finally ordered one for my birthday off of Etsy and then seller never sent it and Etsy eventually refunded me my money but like... I can't find what I want anywhere else and I really just wanted my mini backpack 😢
Just spent an hour working on a Hiromi piano piece slowly, with a metronome, making progress, and then out of curiosity I tried it at the actual tempo marking and there is absolutely no way 😭
September 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just spent an hour working on a Hiromi piano piece slowly, with a metronome, making progress, and then out of curiosity I tried it at the actual tempo marking and there is absolutely no way 😭
Cat woke me up at 5:15 and 6:30, condo across the street got their dumpsters emptied at 7:30, and the construction outside started at 8:00 as usual, and I am tired
September 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Cat woke me up at 5:15 and 6:30, condo across the street got their dumpsters emptied at 7:30, and the construction outside started at 8:00 as usual, and I am tired
Went to a cocktail bar by myself tonight and made some random new friends. This probably happens to people all the time but I certainly can't remember the last time it happened to me!
August 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Went to a cocktail bar by myself tonight and made some random new friends. This probably happens to people all the time but I certainly can't remember the last time it happened to me!
Obon evemt at work with yakisoba, taiyaki, ohagi, Ramune, shaved ice, and games 😊🎌
August 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Obon evemt at work with yakisoba, taiyaki, ohagi, Ramune, shaved ice, and games 😊🎌
Finishing up my scrapbook with the title page and made my first major typo of the whole thing on the second last word on it 😭
August 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Finishing up my scrapbook with the title page and made my first major typo of the whole thing on the second last word on it 😭
Everyone I know is in Alaska right now and it's weird
August 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Everyone I know is in Alaska right now and it's weird
Just found myself googling for a picture of my desired hairstyle/vibe and realized I was searching "Korean man shaggy hair glasses"
August 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Just found myself googling for a picture of my desired hairstyle/vibe and realized I was searching "Korean man shaggy hair glasses"
Started out today feeling very demoralized and then got pooped on by a bird at lunch so that's how my day is going
July 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Started out today feeling very demoralized and then got pooped on by a bird at lunch so that's how my day is going
Finished a run and crossed paths with an ice cream truck on my cooldown. I should go buy a lottery ticket
July 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Finished a run and crossed paths with an ice cream truck on my cooldown. I should go buy a lottery ticket
I listened to a few songs by a jazz trio like a month ago and since then my Spotify Discover Weekly has been 90% jazz trios despite me not listening to any more since then. I don't mind jazz but I get bored of it very quickly. I wish the algorithm would update it to more recent listening habits...
July 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I listened to a few songs by a jazz trio like a month ago and since then my Spotify Discover Weekly has been 90% jazz trios despite me not listening to any more since then. I don't mind jazz but I get bored of it very quickly. I wish the algorithm would update it to more recent listening habits...
Rosie loves to sit under my desk chair precariously close to the wheels, and yet is super offended if I put my feet down on her or nudge her with the chair.
July 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Rosie loves to sit under my desk chair precariously close to the wheels, and yet is super offended if I put my feet down on her or nudge her with the chair.
Just cancelled my Disney+ and renewed my Netflix so I could watch K-Pop Demon Hunters >.>
July 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Just cancelled my Disney+ and renewed my Netflix so I could watch K-Pop Demon Hunters >.>
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Pretty fucked that the second most important liquid in the world is called “gas.”
July 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Pretty fucked that the second most important liquid in the world is called “gas.”
I really love the absolutely insane things I get ads for after doing some furniture browsing on Wayfair
July 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I really love the absolutely insane things I get ads for after doing some furniture browsing on Wayfair
Had a long tattoo appointment and read basically the first half of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Really enjoying it so far!
July 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Had a long tattoo appointment and read basically the first half of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Really enjoying it so far!
That feel when the the menu photos of a restaurant on maps are out of date and they don't have the item you had your heart set on 😢
July 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
That feel when the the menu photos of a restaurant on maps are out of date and they don't have the item you had your heart set on 😢
I definitely thought that Cid from FFVII was a middle-aged man until this moment 😭
July 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I definitely thought that Cid from FFVII was a middle-aged man until this moment 😭