Recently I've been using Steem to force me to practice writing and reading Japanese. I'm not very good at self-studying; I'm not disciplined enough and need someone else to dictate goals for me to meet. @steemit-jp has been doing something really cool recently; having a series of writing contests on various topics. I'm sure I have no chance of winning given my skill level, but participating does induce me to spend a couple hours planning and writing a post. I'm thinking of participating in the next one by writing my response by hand and scanning it in so that I can get some sorely-needed by-hand writing practice…

If you'd be interested in seeing my participating posts (they both have English translations as well), here's one on Japanese Netflix shows and one about a Japanese comic I like.

I second the "drama? What drama?" sentiment. Haven't noticed much out of the ordinary among the people I follow. And I'd like to keep it that way…