In one week, I will be going into Portland to take the JLPT. It's a 4 hour test that will test my knowledge of Japanese vocab, grammar, and listening skills. And, like the striving idiot that I am, I signed up not for N5 - the level that my Japanese class covered- but N4. I... Continue Reading →
Shop Talk: What It’s Like to Write for $
I've always felt like there was a curtain between myself and the magical world of making money through writing. Like the transition from "writing as a hobby" to "writing full time" has always been edited out. I'm not anywhere near being a "professional writer," but I have been writing a weekly blog for a company and... Continue Reading →
Inktober and a little NaNo
Hey all! As promised in my previous post, here are the results of my Inktober. One thing that is different between this year's Inktober and last year's, is that this year, I dabbled a bit in sequential art whereas last year, the thought of making even a two-panel comic scared me to death. It still... Continue Reading →
I was born to be good: a poem
I was born to be good and I loved it, and I loved the way you loved me, and I loved the way I loved you. It was good to be born, when the world was just born too and the light was the first light and the dark was the first dark. It was... Continue Reading →
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