Doing some updates around the blog – I’ve actually been keeping this site for over 10 years, and (unsurprisingly) my interests in that time have changed pretty dramatically. So the categories and tags really need tidying up and such. Also
I stopped playing the piano in 2006. In May of 2021, with a lot of encouragement from The Gentleman, I purchased a fairly entry-level digital instrument, and at the beginning of July I started taking lessons again. Today, I did
In 2010, I had a mental breakdown. In December of that year, I called the EAP at my company, totally clueless and asked them to get me an appointment with a therapist. And that started my therapy journey. My first
I’ve been a long time collector of art of various characters of mine. From the first pieces that my friend Lore made me way back in 2009 or so, I’ve been hooked. As such I often commission new art of
Anais Acantonat is a level 7 Grave Cleric of Bendis of the Moonbow, a demigoddess of Kitavru, the Goddess of Time, Death, and Dreams. Anais is a High Elf, and very very tiny – only 4’10” tall, and about 80
Thanks to a bunch of inspiration from my friends who play D&D, I’m going to be doing more posting here about the D&D stuff I’m doing. I’m in three campaigns right now, and all of them are VERY interesting, and
Back in February of 2018 I did something that I’d toyed with for a very long time – I started covering my hair. (Note: I typically cover tichel-style, not hijab-style.) I can’t really explain why I did that, or what
I’ve played the piano since I was 5, though I haven’t played in the last almost 15 years. For complicated reasons. But this winter I decided to try to play again, and it turns out that the piano I learned
Note: I make my tabbouleh with quinoa, because I like it better and because it’s gluten free. You can easily use whatever your preferred grain is for this! Tabbouleh is a staple in my kitchen in the warmer months –
I saw a thing on a Vlogbrothers video recently, where Hank was making his usual Friday video for John and it was 2am and he was doing a lot of what he called “the anxious scroll“. I feel that so