manhwa
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May in Photos

I haven’t written because I’ve been pretty busy over summer vacation. From sun-up to sun-down every day, there’s actually been very little time for “navel-gazing.” I haven’t even journaled as much by hand as I normally do on a school-year week. I’ve been returning to my dream and practicing Korean for 1 hour per weekday. Continue reading
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Snow day
Today has been a snow day. I haven’t been very productive. I wasn’t really sure how productive I should be versus how much I should or could enjoy the snowfall outside. I enjoyed organizing my to-read lists and reflecting on what I’ve read over the past year. At the same time, a cloud of confusion Continue reading
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I’m excited to finally have a sit-in at the new Burleson Starbucks. I never thought I’d have a Starbucks so close to my house, although the Forest Hill one is pretty close. This place was being built during the pandemic, and I was excited for it, but all of the local Starbucks stores closed their Continue reading
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Tae-eul-jin-in from The Bride of the Water God
One of my favorite characters from Korean manhwa The Bride of the Water God, Tae-eul-jin-in, a mysterious inventor whose intentions are difficult to determine. More information on him here. The Bride of the Water God is a manhwa based on Korean mythology which has been published in English since 2007. The English translation is still Continue reading
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Stranger
(Written last Wednesday.) I keep trying to express my feelings, but they only grow stranger. A tangled web of longing and horror, a three-fold reaction to my surroundings, my life and all that I am. It is such an intense thing I am feeling, oh, I wish I could get it out. I am stifled Continue reading