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January 20th, 2025

My roommate and I made tonkatsu for the first time! It was sooooo goooodddd!!!!

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January 21st, 2025. 1:35AM ★— My first short entry aside from a small emoji description. I want to start writing real entries under these but I simply never have the time! It's 1 in the morning right now and I still have to shower. Alas, this will STILL have to be brief. I just wanted to talk about cpop a bit. A bit of background (although my reader(s?) already know), I've been getting into cpop since August 2024 and it's seriously taken over my Spotify as of late. I'm always looking for new songs that have a combination of good singing, good chord progressions, and good production (code for: songs I subjectively like)! I used to actively seek out more upbeat and electronic songs, but nowadays I'm getting really into the ballads. I've always loved a good ballad, but I'm seriously feeling the emotions right now! (I'm just gonna be copy pasting the names I don't actually know Chinese) One of my favourites is 小城女孩(Small Town Girl) by 祁紫檀(Qi Zitan) — I don't know if it really counts as a ballad but OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS SONG! I've been listening to 我對不起我(Sorry For Myself) by 田馥甄(Hebe Tien) this month and its soooooo sad. The chords are a bit boring to me but it's soooo sad I can't help but listen. Same with 你今天要走(You Have To Leave Today) by 葉蒨文(Sally Yeh). It's the way she sings it and the violin that makes it SO SAD. I could keep listing songs but I'll hold back. The reason I'm writing all this right now at this very moment on this Tuesday morning is to express my love for 楊乃文(Naiwen Yang)'s 1997 album One. I think it's more rock than pop really, which makes me want to discover more Chinese rock (...crock...... ? ..) as well. But such a great album! My favourite songs are 星星堆滿天(Stars) and 不要說出去(Don't Say Go Out), especially the live versions! I'm so drawn to this album because when I listen to it, it gives me this immense feeling of leaving the past behind. Leaving past sadness in the past, leaving past happiness in the past, and the sheer melancholy of just moving forward. Wow! Well that's all I really wanted to say (since I've been thinking about it for DAYS (but have TRAPPED (in my COLLEGE ENCLOSURE))). I will probably come back... HOPEFULLY...In the future, and add some more details about the days of January! To #remember (especially today, with our TONKATSU JOURNEY). Let's count this as the first cute tiny baby step.

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January 19th, 2025

I designed a character for my walk cycle! They're wearing a looong scarf.

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January 18th, 2025

I finished my Pink Panther inbetweening assignment (close enough to a panther emoji).

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January 17th, 2025

I threw up while disposing of spoiled milk.

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January 16th, 2025

I did the Sheridan bone test...

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January 15th, 2025

I downloaded Xiaohongshu in my quest for more cpop!

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January 14th, 2025

Watched my roommate get scammed and refunded $8 from our school vending machine.

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January 13th, 2025

Visited the second year lab with some friends and took turns trying to throw a tangerine into a cardboard box.

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January 12th, 2025

Had some particular discussions about a particular singer while standing in a particularly asmr-esque sculpture.

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January 11th, 2025

Played pool for the first time; still don't get it.

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January 10th, 2025

Watched Jennifer's Body with some friends. 1 million stars.

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January 9th, 2025

Went to Figaro Coffee House for the first time and had THE MOST AMAZING italian sandwhich.

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January 8th, 2025

Began the construction of a long awaited Drake cardboard cutout (it's a long story...)

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January 7th, 2025

My best friend's birthday! Happy birthday Stella!

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January 6th, 2025

We watched Gertie the Dinosaur in our first animation history lecture.

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January 5th, 2025

I went to a new figure drawing place in Toronto called AGA Arts, and I was pleasantly surprised by the cute little house it was hosted in.

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January 4th, 2025

I watched Squid Game season 2.

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January 3rd, 2025

I tried GAMBLING for the first time! I lost all my money.

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January 2nd, 2025

I tried pottery for the first time! (I made a bowl though, not a pot.)

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January 1st, 2025

I was sooooooooooooo sick the whooooooooooooole day!

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