Translator's Journal - Miraculina Entry 3

Marunouchi Magical Translator Journalina

Week one, entry three: “What’s wrong with turning stressful days into cute ones with a little dramatization? Nothing. At least that’s what I think. I think everyone should try it.”

Indelicately, the snow is pissing me off. With how exhausting the commute has been with five-foot tall piles of snow and slushy (or blocked) sidewalks everywhere I go, I haven’t had much energy to work on this. I’m trying to listen to songs like SNOW EXPRESS and Ai no Katamari while I’m out in order to romanticize this whole thing for myself. But really, I’m not built for this at all. Still, I have that checkpoint, and I really don’t want to derail myself in the first week. I’ll see if I can manage to spit out four pages today, as I really want to have a first pass done in the next three weeks, because I’m working under a hard deadline! In keeping with my goal, I’ll be translating the next part, which contains some mentions of domestic abuse and/or toxic relationships. So be warned that that may show up here.

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