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January 2022 media log

Journal pages from January, a month that was both frustratingly too productive and not productive enough

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20x20: A free digital Hikaru No Go/Qihun zine: a good example of a PDF zine that's designed as a digital good, and not just a digital download of a physical good; the layouts are simple but pleasing to the eye, the design for the page numbering is such an incredibly cute detail, and the links work! There are also freebies, including stickers and a massive Youtube/Spotify playlist.

Cute and clever art of the Chinese zodiac animals as different kinds of fish (~年年有鱼~） by

nataliehnlow

30-second clip of Zhang Xincheng talking about his failures as a Jay Chou fan: it's so cute and funny and not just because I'm biased. (I think?!?)

He Jiong's 思念的距離 performance in memory of the Who's the Murderer regulars who couldn't make it to S7 + the emotional aftermath of that performance

a fancomic of one of my favorite moments in Who's the Murderer s6: the Yang Rong scene in the 2nd case (Hotel part 2 - the CSA + bodyswap one). I still get weepy thinking of this scene and her reactions throughout that entire case--all sincerity and empathy. And this fanart nails the emotional state of that case. Getting weepy just writing about it!!!! :((((

HAPPY NEW YEAR!, I would like to immortalize this top-tier New Year's greeting, from one Zhang Xincheng fan to another:

Happy New Year! 虎年快乐🐯 新想是成 🧧🥟
— 🌸 (@embleciel) January 31, 2022

I spent parts of January trying to declutter both my room and my mind from the negative thoughts and urges I didn't want to carry into the new year, but didn't quite succeed. However! I managed to organize my cables/adapters, and have been clinging to the single habit of putting them away, even as I accumulate disorder everywhere else. It's nice to have that one thing, at least! And to be able to know where my earphones and chargers are.

(I also bought little jewelry pouches for my necklaces to prevent them from getting lost, tangled, or tarnished.)

New Year food:

All but the soup and rice were takeout purchased according to my cravings and what I thought would complement the soup. Spending money on family at the beginning/end of the year invites more luck and money—or so I was raised to believe. It's entirely possible that this is a scam. :)) But I guess it's a good idea to start your year sending out the energy you want to receive AND ANYWAY! My heart always longs for dimsum.

Clockwise from the bottom center: steamed tausi spare ribs, plain rice, kuchay dumplings, hakaw/har gao, mandarins for fortune, Coke (1 regular, 1 sugar-free), asparagus soup by way of my paternal grandma (who just turned 90 a few days ago), hot prawn salad

We made mango pandan on New Year's day itself (instead of serving it as dessert during NYE) because we forgot to buy mangoes ajdkl;ajfasjf it remains my favorite thing in the world. I recently realized it was a regional dessert (due to mangoes being much more accessible all year round in my hometown)? Everyone else I know here does buko pandan instead and it never hits the spot. :(