january 2022





wins / new things this month

• started working with Molecule to help write and edit their articles

• got commissioned by my friend Michael Trinh to paint a logo for his newsletter, Cell Noir (check it out!)

• finished applying to universities ayyy

  • thank you to Dhruv, Mich, Angie, & Ari for editing my essays <3

• wrote 14k words throughout the month

• got better at Friday Night Funkin so fast lol

• my grades went up finally lol

• wrote a very personal piece for my final english essay then received these kind words from my teacher:



fails / challenges

• got noticeably unhealthier lmao especially my posture & leg strength because i had been sitting around all month. so i started working out again at the end of jan

• struggled with self-criticism & lack of courage



stuff i've learned

• new words in Japanese and Mandarin hehe

• everything is a source of inspiration when my brain is primed for creating stuff (art, writing, etc)

• i don't need to be perfect or "have it all figured it out" to be worthy of love & connection

• Zeigarnik Effect: having too many chrome tabs bogs the computer down, but it does the same thing to the brain because we remember unfinished tasks more than completed ones. closing a tab = clearing mental bandwidth.

• speaking of closure, not every ending has a ceremony or final conversation - some endings are purely internal.