Conventure ’25: The Preppening
I thought this was going to be an easy semester, at least until things started ramping up towards May. Turns out I miscalculated. It hit this week, starting with a Zoom meeting I hadn’t even…
Twitch Spectating: February 8, 2025
Sometimes chatters say the darndest things. I’m a regular in Rev’s chat, so I’ve seen some shit—but this blew my mind. I was hanging out in a chat of fewer than 10 when the streamer…
YouTubing: Dr. K, Regrets, and Doing Shit to Improve Your Life
Or I’ve Been Doing These Things Before I Knew These Videos Existed, So I’m Ahead of the Game A few days ago, the YouTube algorithm presented Dr. K and his Healthy Gamer videos. I’ve taken…
Zine Material: Balance
Ever since I saw Frankentoon’s Spectral Grains, I’ve been wanting to try out stippling for texturizing my art. I rather like it more than the soft airbrushing I’ve used for ages, and I can see…
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It’s my first headache of the year. I must be doing something right if it came so late in January. Schoolwork has been merciful… so far. I’ll enjoy this relative peace while I can because…
Zine Spread: Bridge
There’s a beautiful freedom in knowing that nobody expects zines to be immaculate. It’s a fitting medium for imperfect art. I did do grungy digital art for a time during the early 2000s, back when…
The Plot for a Peerless Portfolio
For my MLIS program, we have to create a portfolio. It’s a project that many students tend to leave until the last few weeks before graduation, flying into a foaming panic as they tear through…
Half-Year Goals: Part 1
Classes have begun, and therefore my third semester. I’ve already made the decision to switch some classes around, so I’ll be in this program for another two semesters. All the better to stay on top…
One-Year Anniversary
On January 9th, I was in an awful mood. The kind of mood where I wish ill upon others—careers crashing, nightmares, a sense of impending doom, incurable halitosis—and want to get lost in books or…
Joining Professional Cliques
Or Attempting to Gamify My Future Our ALA Student Chapter held its final Zoom meeting of the year in mid-December. It was held on short notice, but the agenda was light—no guest speakers, no pressing…