sign language progress, ~
i think my level is now firmly in The Swamp of Intermediate:
the terrible uncertain level where i'm still pretty bad at the language, and most actual Content is still way too unapproachable for me; but most "learn sign language content" is already way too basic and assumes too little knowledge
burnout, fantasizing about being able to do creative projects again (sigh), re: sign language progress, ~
this makes me fantasize about working with people in the local deaf community to create a series of videos inspired by the duolingo podcasts, where there's some context given by the narrator in english (or in this case, in text+voiceover, or maybe simcom or something), so even if you lose the thread in the language you're still learning, you can still try to jump back in for the next cut/segment/soundbite
but i'm absolutely terrible at working with people, and i'm too burned out to undertake anything this creative anyway, and also we just so happen to be in the hellscape of the 2020s where everyone is stretched incredibly thin and constantly busy; so this is never going to happen
