Level 35!
Just wanted to share with ya'll the little things I did in the past year (tbh, they were mostly done in the past few months, haha). So many ups and downs with a lot to…
Jul 25, 2024
My Smol Art Shop KARAKUGAKI
Running my own smol art shop was a dream I didn't know I had until I started making the stuff. It's kinda funny. I have so many friends who told me over the years that…
Sep 16, 2023
Pokémon Sleep and the Sleepless New Parents
The stories about parenthood and how you'll never sleep again are almost all true. Sho and I have been New Parents™ for a good two months and seven days now, and we evidently still lack…
Aug 6, 2023
SQUALO & MAGE UPDATE #1: Initial interior sketches are in!
FINALLY!!! Freakin' finally! The initial interior sketches for the 240 pages of SQUALO & MAGE are complete! With everything that went down since signing the contract and completing the script to bring this book to…
Feb 25, 2023
Math Rock in Utero
So, my kid is still in the womb but is already working on his math rock and jazz chords. That's right, Sho and I have got a baby shark on the way, and we can't…
Feb 7, 2023
COVER REVEAL: BIGGER THAN ME
Why, hello there, friends! It's been a while, hasn't it? Since I took a step back from music journalism late last year, I've been hiding away at home to focus on my life as a…
Jan 26, 2023
Semi-retired from music journalism to go full-time as an author-illustrator!
Took the leap and here I am now doing the author-illustrator gig full-time. Yup, I'm stepping away from the life I've known for 10 years as a music journalist. For the meantime. Maybe. It was…
Sep 20, 2022
Finding home in music journalism
"What's it like being a music journalist?" These days, I think my answer would be "tiring." Heck, I've been in the biz for a good 10 years now and two of those years were spent…
Aug 7, 2022
ALBUM REVIEW: ena mori’s DON’T BLAME THE WILD ONE!
You can't blame the mind for wandering when you've been trapped indoors for months due to a pandemic that’s overstayed its welcome. The comforts of your bedroom shift into odd shapes that fuel insecurities and…
Jul 29, 2022
I Scored My First Book Deal!
IT'S HAPPENING! It's finally happening! After sleepless nights of checking emails, getting on international calls, and drowning in anxiety, I can finally and proudly announce that I've finally scored my very first book deal for…
Mar 20, 2020