Sunday Nostalgia

photo by Farrel Nobel via Unsplash

I surprised myself today. I actually went out willingly, even though I hesitated the night before and those few minutes after I had just woken up.

This is what happens when you live out there in the sticks: Going to my favorite places start feeling like a chore because they’re about half an hour away, at the minimum. (I exaggerate about being “in the sticks” but most days, that’s definitely what it feels like. 😅)

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August, autumn feels, and audacious random thoughts

a photo of South Korea skyline at night
Photo by Ethan Brooke on Unsplash

Do you smell that? It’s the fresh scent of August. I like this month because it’s one month closer to the beginning of the “ber” (brr!) months – September and its friends.

How have you all been doing, fine folks of this internet world? I hope you’ve been faring better than I am. The bad news is that everything in my head is just this constant flurry of thoughts and things and dreams. My brain never shuts up, for better or for worse. The good news is that I finally found this time to sit myself down and write this post, which is long overdue.

Without further ado, let’s get this ball rolling.

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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
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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.

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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!

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After Dark Dispatch: Featured frenemies in “Doctor Slump” kdrama, a multi-hyphen life, and yet another story in the making

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January’s closed. A done deal. February waltzed into the scene faster than I could say, “Stop!” For the most part, I still pause every time I type or write “2024.” That’s the general state of my mind this year.

In the past couple of days, I managed to get sick and overwrite my blog. Thank goodness for modern medicine and automated back-ups. I am forever grateful for those two. Meanwhile, I am going to have a talk with my remaining two brain cells.

Also, what do you think of my new header? I have fully embraced my persona as a millennial kdrama girl. 😁 But let’s talk about other things that spark joy and creativity. I mean, the world could have more of those, right?

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