Hey Starshine - Notes on kdrama and the life of a creative millennial

creativity, kdrama · June 16, 2024November 4, 2024

Ob-la-di ob-la-da. It’s a long weekend, yaaaahh!

in front of a Japanese store in the afternoon, with two bicycles parked in front — Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash

Hello there, fine folks who tumbled down the rabbit hole and found my little space in this corner of the internet! I’m honored and pleased to have you as my guest here. Please, do take a seat. Never mind the cobwebs. They’re harmless reminders that I haven’t really been blogging lately.

Today’s menu (not in chronological order, because we like to get wild and crazy over here):

We’ve got aliens, a funny but true (and relatable!) video on creative anxiety and procrastination, my new favorite album, and a sprinkle of horror. 👻 Without further ado, let’s get on with the show! Erm, I mean blog post.

creativity, reading, writing · May 18, 2024November 4, 2024

Quick hits: words for breakfast, an incredible zine, tools for a creative process, and the battle between your weekend self

A oil painting of the White Cliffs of Dover — Photo by Catherine Kay Greenup on Unsplash

Hey, folks! How’s May treating you? I hope all is going well. Things have been so-so, but I know I need to get my ducks lined up in a row, both in my personal passion projects and my health. I’ll talk more about those passion projects soon, but for now, let’s talk horror and creativity.

Grab your favorite mug of coffee or tea (or maybe a protein shake – you do you, boo), kick back and relax as I yap away. Nothing too lengthy this time, though! I know, that sigh of relief is from us both. Without further ado, let’s start with the yapping.

kdrama, miscellaneous · April 30, 2024November 4, 2024

End of month missive: “Goodbye Earth” kdrama, Taylor Swift’s new TTPD album, and my freelance journey story continued!

Photo of high-rise buildings in Busan, South Korea by Hoil Ryu — Photo by Hoil Ryu on Unsplash

April has come to bid us goodbye, and I can say the same for my sanity. I feel like April was just… tiring, but also vibrant and inspiring. You know how on one end, there’s a swirl of grays and blues and on the opposite end, there’s a spinning yarn dipped in lemon yellow, sky blue, teal, golden orange, and streaks of white. In short: There is no middle ground. It’s either that dark and dull swirl or that colorful, colorful yarn.

Okay, enough blathering. Let’s get to the heart of today’s post. Buckle up because I talked a lot more than usual.

“Goodbye Earth” kdrama: first two episodes impressions

I’ll be honest: When I first heard the title, I thought, “Is this a sci-fi drama about aliens bidding farewell to our planet?” Spoiler alert: It’s not, but oh boy, is it a wild ride!

miscellaneous · April 21, 2024November 4, 2024

Today’s flavors: the bitter side of freelancing, lemon pepper pasta, and a deliciously quiet keyboard

Photo of a street in Busan, by Markus Winkler on Unsplash — Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

Buckle up, fine folks. This is one lengthy post, only because I realized that I liked talking too much about the freelance side of life. 😆 (Do let me know in the comments if freelancing is something you’re interested in talking about and reading, too!)

But wait! This isn’t all about freelancing. Today, we also have the recipe I stumbled upon for… *drumroll, please!* Lemon Pepper Pasta with Browned Butter. YUM! As a pasta enthusiast, I was drooling while reading Alison Roman’s recipe for it.

Now, all my fellow mechanical keyboard lovers out there, raise your hands! I just saw the World’s Quietest Keyboard and I am now sobbing on my very own keyboard because I know I’d never own one because it is on the pricey side of life. Still, a girl can dream. Or live vicariously through that video.

Whew! That was a lot in one paragraph! Now let’s get started. 🙂

kdrama, miscellaneous · April 14, 2024September 29, 2024

Beyond kpop glitter, tasty rose cream tteokbokki, Baekhyun’s “Delight”, and my food/kdrama pairing ritual

Hi, it’s me. Your favorite absentee millennial kdrama fan – one who would rather chew glass than answer that unknown number calling my phone. How have you been? The weekend drives by too fast, as always. Sometimes, I wonder how many days it will take for me to become bored and not feel like each day is all about cramming things that I should do versus things I actually want to do (maybe also versus things I actually did do. *tee-hee!*)

pie chart for my everyday things, heystarshine.net

I think blogging once a week is doable for me. Hence, this post. Ta-da! Today, we’ve got another kdrama recommendation, a food that tastes like a party in your mouth, my heartbreak and fluttering heart combo over Baekhyun, and a long-standing habit (or should I say quirk?) of mine when it’s time to watch a kdrama.

Let’s get started!