Ian Simmons launched Kicking the Seat in 2009, one week after seeing Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia. His wife proposed blogging as a healthier outlet for his anger than red-faced, twenty-minute tirades (Ian is no longer allowed to drive home from the movies).
The Kicking the Seat Podcast followed three years later and, despite its “undiscovered gem” status, Ian thoroughly enjoys hosting film critic discussions, creating themed shows, and interviewing such luminaries as Gaspar Noé, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy Seimetz, and Richard Dreyfuss.
Ian is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He also has a family, a day job, and conflicted feelings about referring to himself in the third person.
He wasn't just translating words; he was translating a vibe. The Sims 4 was famous for its puns and humor, and Sun knew that a literal translation would fall flat. He spent his nights matching the game's iconic, goofy tone with modern Thai slang and cultural nuances. He had to manually replace thousands of lines of code, ensuring that the unique script of the Thai alphabet wouldn't break the game's UI.
“The translation of the comedian career is hilarious, you nailed the Thai puns!” wrote another. [Update 28-4-61]ModThaiTS4.rar
On his desktop sat a single, compressed file ready to be uploaded to the internet: . He wasn't just translating words; he was translating a vibe