Easy steps for trading success at Goblin Market: Orlando’s discount art market

As a massive geek, Taurus moon, and self-proclaimed “Maxxinista” (IYKYK), I was hooked on the premise of Goblin Market when I first attended the media swap event held last summer at Easy Luck Coffee and scored some sought-after DVDs and books. After celebrating one full year, with majority of the events taking place in Oviedo […]

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A Chronicle of My Holistic Journey with Astrology, Crystals and Tarot Cards

Background photo by Mikhail Nilov via Pexels Last time I posted on this blog was in July 2023, with the lofty goals of reviving said content while I was job searching months after my master’s degree graduation. It’s funny how I landed a job offer months later, neglected this blog (and the rest of my […]

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An update regarding my long hiatus and future ideas for this blog

Hello, blogosphere. It’s been a while. A lot has happened since I created this blog for my personal branding class during my time in graduate school. Speaking of grad school, I finished it this year and now I officially have a master’s degree. While I was in graduate school, I left my newsroom job to […]

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Unboxing the Sailor Moon makeup collection from ColourPop

Hey everyone! I wanted to share with you my video that’s live on my YouTube channel, where I opened and swatched ColourPop’s Sailor Moon makeup collection. As with most geeky Millenials, I grew up watching Sailor Moon and immediately connected with the show’s empowering messages of love and justice and its gorgeous anime aesthetics. I started watching Sailor […]

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My Experience with Ita Bag Culture and Why I Bought One

On my first day of NashiCon 2018, I noticed a majority of people carrying colorful backpacks decorated with pins, plushies, and charms inside a visible clear window section. “That’s the beauty of ita bags [is] that you can fill it with anything,” the shop owner of Ita Bag Palace said. A growing staple at anime […]

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