If you haven’t heard, Disney recently released a TV adaptation of The Mysterious Benedict Society! The TV series is based on the first book, which I reread and really enjoyed about two years back. Because I’m at the sweet spot where I remember most of the book but don’t require complete fidelity to the text,… Read More TV Series Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+)
It feels like I just arrived in Nice, but one month has already passed! And because I just got some Gudak photos (I bought the app so now I try to use it when I remember), I thought it would be fun to revisit the past month through the photos. These two photos are of… Read More One Month of Nice in Photos
It’s time for the InstaRetreat and Sara’s announcement reminded me that I hadn’t reviewed the course! The last time I wanted to talk about courses, I held back on reviewing The InstaRetreat because Sara was introducing a few new things and I wanted to go through the course again before talking about it. What is… Read More Course Review: The InstaRetreat by Sara Tasker (MeandOrla)
One thing about enrolling in a shorter MBA programme is that there’s a very strong feeling that I must Make The Most of My Time (i.e. travel and experience as much as I can). So when I found out that there were no scheduled lessons today, I thought I’d take the opportunity to do a… Read More Why I Left a Free Tour Early (not the tour’s fault)
I know I normally don’t review games on this blog, but I just finished the Great Ace Attorney (GAA) Chronicles and it’s so good that I HAVE to talk about it and try to convince you to play the game. I’m going to be a bit rambly in this review, so I’ll provide some headings… Read More Game Review: The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Hi friends! Just a quick post today because I feel like getting a new phone number in a new country is a big achievement (at least it was for me back when I was in Japan). So I’ve not gotten my phone number for the past week and a half because I heard that you… Read More Getting a SIM Card in France (without a French Bank Account)
Since half the year is gone, I think it’s a good time to pause and take a look at the podcasts that I’ve been listening to. I always think that I’ve not been listening to that many podcasts, but every time I write a podcast post, I realise that I’m wrong. So here’s what I’ve… Read More [2021] Mid-Year Podcast Update
I bought a new Japanese book! Way back when I was living in Japan, I went for lessons with Morita-sensei. As part of my lessons, I bought a book on how to put on kimono correctly but I didn’t have anything more general about kimono. So I figured it was time to get another one… Read More Reading in Japanese: Formal and Casual Kimono
Hi friends! It’s another craft course review today! So a bit about how I write – my first drafts are what Anne Lamott would call “shitty first draft” because I’m a discovery writer. I’ve read some books on plotting, I’ve tried that, but it doesn’t work. I need to put everything down in the first… Read More Course Review: How to Revise Your Book by Self Publishing Formula
I was going to review the other Sara Tasker course that I bought, but a new season of The Insta Retreat just started and there are quite a few changes so I’m going to go through the course again (for at least one or two more weeks) before I review it. Instead, today I’ll be… Read More Course Review: Supercharge Your Story by FFS Media