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Anime Expo 2017: Ocarinas, Traffic, and the Smell of Piss

This is a post from nearly a year ago. I never published it due to some major personal  relationship issues that happened around the same time. I made some edits and decided to finally publish it…
Recently, I went on my first non-school related trip without any form of supervision! To many readers, you may be thinking, Wow, why am I reading the blog of a f***ing baby, to which I say…. you’re right. The trip was busy and fun…

Saying “No” to Your Friends

You just finished class for the day. You check your phone, and a friend says, “Hey, let’s treat ourselves to some sushi today.” You, without thinking, agree. Then you check your calendar – you have a term paper due in 3 days, a midterm in 4, and a group project in 6 on top of regularContinue reading “Saying “No” to Your Friends”

Ocarinas – How I Found Opportunity From a Niche Hobby

When people ask me about my hobbies, whenever I mention that I play Ocarina, they invariably say things like this: You mean the thing from Zelda? Oh cool! ….what are they? Ocawhatta now? I expect these answers, so I don’t mind it, but the point is: Ocarinas aren’t well known, at least in America. They’reContinue reading “Ocarinas – How I Found Opportunity From a Niche Hobby”