Hi all, I’ve decided to start over, as I suggested in my last post. I’m going to leave this blog up. Maybe I’ll return some day. I still have around 40 drafts started here. They’re probably ones that fit this blog more than my new one. But I have no idea when I’ll get to … Continue reading
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Start anew or completely reformat?
Hi guys. Been over a year since I posted at this point. The past few years have been hard in the fact that I’m not where I wanted to be by the this time in my life. They’ve been easier than when I was in Pennsylvania, thanks to having family and a couple friends around. … Continue reading
Podcast for Intermediate Japanese Learners – Ideas Needed!
久しぶり! Still a lot going on in the US, but I’m trying to focus on constructive things. This blog is still a WIP as I struggle to understand exactly what I want to do with it, while knowing that I enjoy having the space. I feel strangely muted lately, with all my thoughts being hard … Continue reading
Inktober + Japanese Mythology Week 4 (Final)
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 Hello all, sorry this is late. Some of you probably know it’s been a tense time in the USA…Not going to go into it in this post, though I can’t promise I won’t eventually. It’s been a painful week. But hey, youkai! Those (two) of you closely … Continue reading
Inktober + Japanese Mythology : Week 3
You know the drill by now! Official site. Week 1. Week 2. This week I continued to learn how bad I am at time management, and that indeed, this paper is not the best. Each description links to an awesome site about Yokai, and you can read my short, sometimes mildly amusing version on my … Continue reading
Inktober + Japanese Mythology : Week 2
If you don’t know what Inktober is, check out the official site here! Also if you want to see Week 1, check here. Basically I’m following the official prompts and adding my own spin on it with Japanese mythology, partially to prepare for Nanowrimo. Without further ado, here is the artwork I made for the … Continue reading
Inktober + Japanese Mythology : Week 1
If you haven’t heard, Inktober is this month. What is Inktober? Well the name kind of gives it away: Ink + October = Inktober = people around the world try to produce an ink drawing every day in October (so much math in this post, what is this). If you go to the official site … Continue reading
“It was a hobbit hole, and that means comfort.”
Warning: nerd alert If you didn’t know, September 22 is Hobbit Day because it is the mutual birthday of Bilbo and Frodo. I’ve mostly celebrated simply before with classy Middle-Earth puns, once with just lembas, and oh yeah, a blog post I forgot about. This time I celebrated with a few friends and we pulled … Continue reading
Hey Beautifuls!
Well it’s apartment-move-in official: Yuuki and I have moved back to the Midwest. I may talk about why in a later blog, but I don’t really want to write about it right now. It’s just been awhile since I updated here and we finally have internet in our apartment and I’m happy to be here. … Continue reading
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
I haven’t written an in-depth book review before, but I just can’t get this one out of my head since I finished it last night. It’s followed me in a wave of melancholy and everything seems a little more painful, a little more sharp. First, you might say, well what is such a book about? … Continue reading