tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post4395741174750645048..comments2024-03-25T03:02:08.418-07:00Comments on Translation Times: Open Thread: Are Interpreters Superstitious?Judy Jenner and Dagmar Jennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991071510108619107noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-86734569137464240082017-07-10T13:37:59.405-07:002017-07-10T13:37:59.405-07:00@Caterina: Yes, that makes sense! And you always l...@Caterina: Yes, that makes sense! And you always look great, by the way. How lovely that you carry the notepad that your mentor gifted you -- great idea indeed. We love paper products ourselves and have way too many of them....but can you really ever have too many: ;)Judy Jenner and Dagmar Jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991071510108619107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-34902560025313079172017-07-02T07:07:48.656-07:002017-07-02T07:07:48.656-07:00Wearing a proper outfit (of course, I'm Italia...Wearing a proper outfit (of course, I'm Italian!!) and carrying with me a (paper) notepad I received as a gift from my lovely mentor recently :))Caterinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211769238542588530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-64409404632337467402017-06-30T11:40:11.058-07:002017-06-30T11:40:11.058-07:00@Evans: Prayer is always a good one! Thanks for sh...@Evans: Prayer is always a good one! Thanks for sharing.Judy Jenner and Dagmar Jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991071510108619107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-51994521298301718082017-06-28T00:25:39.019-07:002017-06-28T00:25:39.019-07:00Prayer and sometimes i feel it when i am very conf...Prayer and sometimes i feel it when i am very confident Evanshttp://translation.uonbi.ac.kenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-11385269742367105572017-06-21T13:34:44.744-07:002017-06-21T13:34:44.744-07:00@Maha El-Metwally: Thanks so much. We just looked ...@Maha El-Metwally: Thanks so much. We just looked up the stone and it is gorgeous. We might just have to pick up a necklace for ourselves. Lovely indeed! What a great lucky charm. Judy Jenner and Dagmar Jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991071510108619107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-23291428380403767982017-06-21T11:51:56.206-07:002017-06-21T11:51:56.206-07:00I wear a Kyanite necklace. I consider it to be the...I wear a Kyanite necklace. I consider it to be the interpreter's stone 😊Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649170203046927626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-82951723429382199862017-06-21T09:00:45.569-07:002017-06-21T09:00:45.569-07:00@Montserrat: Thanks for your insightful comment! W...@Montserrat: Thanks for your insightful comment! We completely agree: having print-outs (usually in a neat little folder) makes you feel so confident indeed. And we can always save the planet in many other ways. Thanks for sharing and here's to fantastic interpreting assignments with hard-copy glossaries.Judy Jenner and Dagmar Jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991071510108619107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-55187028768548015132017-06-21T08:57:00.356-07:002017-06-21T08:57:00.356-07:00I always print out my glossaries to go through the...I always print out my glossaries to go through them one more time on my way to the assignment, or right before we start. It gives me confidence. Needless to say, I have my glossaries online and in my laptop & smartphone as well, but a hard copy is a must. I know, quite old school and definitely not environmentally friendly...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16878613170527521633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-17805806309650562662017-06-21T08:36:44.142-07:002017-06-21T08:36:44.142-07:00@Alexander Gansmeier: Thanks for reading and for c...@Alexander Gansmeier: Thanks for reading and for commenting! Great to "see" you here on our blog. Awesome about the Surface pen to annotate PDFs. That sounds like a fantastic tool that we must look into. Thanks for the recommendation! Alles Liebe aus Vegas.Judy Jenner and Dagmar Jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991071510108619107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-84690873720280938362017-06-21T08:28:06.274-07:002017-06-21T08:28:06.274-07:00I always hand write some "troublesome terms&q...I always hand write some "troublesome terms" on a little cheat sheet. Might need it, might not, but at least it's there :-)<br />Besides that I have my Surface pen to annotate PDFs. Although I don't always use it, it's always there if I need it.<br /><br />Besides that, I got no superstitions or lucky charms :-)Alexander C. Gansmeiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-46910099167392625732017-06-21T08:24:29.718-07:002017-06-21T08:24:29.718-07:00@Jonathan Downie: Great stuff -- thanks for sharin...@Jonathan Downie: Great stuff -- thanks for sharing! Our thoughts exactly on the pens. Can never have too many of those, because invariably one will fail at the most important moment. Judy Jenner and Dagmar Jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991071510108619107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-19950139133959537252017-06-21T07:51:03.273-07:002017-06-21T07:51:03.273-07:00I always pray before I go into the booth, no matte...I always pray before I go into the booth, no matter where I am interpreting and I do love to clock up some lip-roll vocal exercises.<br /><br />And of course, each assignment needs to start on a new notebook page and any less than three pens is simply unthinkable!Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298390475795467904noreply@blogger.com