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This is a compilation of blog posts I have written. Most recently, my posts consist of my 2023, 2024, and 2025 New Years' Resolution to try something new every week.
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Week 51: The Quest for Ultimate Nerdiness
Week 51: December 17th-23rd, 2023 According to my sister, I officially became a nerd this week. I officially began my journey to build my...
Dec 24, 2023
Week 50: A Main Character Moment
Week 50: December 10-16, 2023 As we're nearing the end of the year, I'm considering whether or not I want to continue doing Something New...
Dec 15, 2023
Week 49: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Week 49: December 3-9, 2023 When you don't have a job, you can do crazy stuff like see matinee movies at 1pm on a weekday, and this week,...
Dec 9, 2023
Week 48: New Beginnings
Week 48: November 26th-December 2nd, 2023 *originally posted on December 2nd, but I deleted this during my job search and my severance...
Dec 2, 2023
Week 47: Turtles and Turkey
Week 47: November 19-November 25th, 2023 Ever since the pandemic, my family’s Thanksgivings have been a bit haphazardly put together....
Nov 28, 2023
Week 46: A Facial with a Friend!
Week 46: November 12-November 18th, 2023 One of my best friends, Kassidy, is currently in esthetician school. A new part of her program...
Nov 18, 2023
Week 45: Old Friends and Captain Keno's
Week 45: November 5-November 11th, 2023 This week was comforting because a few of my friends from Berkeley were in San Diego and I got to...
Nov 11, 2023
Week 44: Yun Tea
Week 44: October 29-November 4th, 2023 After a disappointing Returning Registration ticket sale (didn't make it past "More than an Hour"...
Nov 4, 2023
Week 43: D.Z. Akin's
Week 43: October 22-28th, 2023 You know those places or signs you drive past that become familiar, and you'd notice if they were gone,...
Oct 28, 2023
Week 42: Huskies, Purple Rain and more.
Week 42: October 15-21st, 2023 This week, I went back up to Seattle for the weekend. This time was different, because I was able to do...
Oct 23, 2023
Week 41: Lucky Sam's Shirts
Week 41: October 8th-14th, 2023 As many of you know, I am quite a ridiculous and extra person. Over-the-top extravaganza? Count me in. If...
Oct 15, 2023
Week 40: San Diego Blood Bank - Liberty Station
Week 40: Oct. 1-7th, 2023 This week, I maintained my Guardian status with the San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB). Remember my random decision to...
Oct 8, 2023
Week 39: Beachside Fall Fest
Week 39: September 24th-30th, 2023 To close out September, I thought it would be nice to get in a true Fall Mood™ and go to a pumpkin...
Oct 2, 2023
Week 38: Cousins' Trip to Philo and the Mendocino County Fair
Week 38: September 17th-23rd, 2023 As a kid, I would look forward to two annual family trips up to Philo, CA. One, in the summer,...
Sep 26, 2023
Week 37: Fried Chicken and Mysterious Bread
Week 37: Sept. 10th-16th, 2023 Please accept my sincerest apologies for the lateness of this post for Week 37. It wasn't because I hate...
Sep 19, 2023
Week 36: Ice Cream and A Vintage Market
Week 36: Sept. 3rd-9th, 2023 I did a bunch this week, but I'll try to keep it simple. I had to battle the heat of September, so of course...
Sep 9, 2023
Week 35: Seattle, PAX West, and Nintendo Live
Week 35: August 27th-September 2nd, 2023 This week was a whirlwind of activity, so the pain of posting this later than normal is actually...
Sep 5, 2023
Week 34: Drag Dreamgirls Revue
Week 34: August 20th-26th, 2023 As many of you know, I am a huge reality TV fan (see: Survivor, cooking competition shows, etc.), and...
Aug 26, 2023
Week 33: WNDR Museum & Sew Loka
Week 33: August 13th-19th, 2023 About a year ago, I started seeing more posts online about this new interactive museum space called WNDR....
Aug 19, 2023
Week 32: Loss, Grief and Healing with Food
Week 32: August 6-12th, 2023 This week was hard. I got news from my parents that one of my closest childhood friends passed away. I cried...
Aug 12, 2023
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