Welcome back to another installment looking at all the things that have stolen my attention this month. A lot of these things have been a comfort for me this month as I stress over work, PAX East looming in the near future, and getting posts up on the blog. Though they are almost always more … More Top Obsessions from this Month: February 2020
Another month has ended and Oh God! is it already February!? Well then, it’s been an interesting month for me with a lot of craziness going on post-holidays and work-wise, but I tried to make some time for some new obsessions which I now present to you below. Podcasts, books, comics, more podcasts, have filled … More My Top Obsessions for this Month: January 2020
Much has been written about hair and the dramatic cutting of hair that appears in all forms of media, focusing on the symbolism behind the act for both men and women. We see it in a variety of films from Disney to Anime. It’s a universal concept for humans, our connection to our hair, as … More Waxing Philosophical: A New Life, A New Haircut
Welcome back to another top obsessions post where I give myself a nice slice of space to discuss some things I’ve been interested in the past month outside of the romance genre and this blog. I’ve added sections for podcasts, books, TV shows, Youtube channels, and for this month a section on two events I … More My Top Obsessions This Month: October 2019
Kiki’s Delivery Service is the quintessential animated witch movie, brimming with magic, energy, and the imagination of Hayao Miyazaki. It’s been a while since I got the chance to sit down and watch this one, so I thought this month might be the perfect time and atmosphere to revisit one of Miyazaki’s most popular movies. … More Waxing Philosophical: Kiki’s Delivery Service and Burnout
Welcome to a new series for the blog: “My Top Obsessions from this Month” (title still under construction). This came about after some consideration on the nature of my blog and what I really want to talk about. I love having a blog specifically dedicated to Romance and all the anime, manga, and comics that … More My Top Obsessions From This Month: September 2019
I feel like being a critic or a reviewer of anything pop culture related has always been a hard job. Especially when it comes to large news outlets, pup-culture criticism and reviews have always taken a back seat to politics and larger news stories. In the past couple years, a lot of newspapers and websites … More Waxing Philosophical: “Nobody Likes a Critic”
Thanks so much Rise From Ashes for nominating me for this lovely award. I’ve been on vacation for the past couple days, so it’s nice to sit down and have something simple to write about for the blog. I always enjoy doing these posts and award Q&A’s. A lot of you have some pretty interesting … More Celebrating the End of the Summer: The Sunshine Blogger Award
Have you ever wanted to get into comic reviewing or thought your reviews just needed a little extra something? I see a lot of reviews missing some key aspects those few times when I do actually read other people’s reviews. It’s been three years since I’ve started this blog and over the course of that … More Five Ways to Improve Your Comic Reviews
Writing is always hard for so many reasons. We even have a word for when you have trouble putting pen to paper: writer’s block. So what happens when you add in mental illness? Things just become infinitely harder. I’ve always been an advocate of pushing through writer’s block, with the notion that sometimes you just … More Behind the Scenes – Blogging with Anxiety
