Every time the season changes, I am thrown off kilter with my routines. I prefer predictable days, but my personality tends to skew towards disorder. Does anyone relate to that?

Blogging has been an interesting experience. I mentioned this in a previous post, but I used to have a blog, and I regularly shared my thoughts on the internet. I find now that I am incredibly self conscious. I suppose the ability and confidence to articulate your own thoughts is a muscle that can be strengthened over time, I just feel so silly for letting it atrophy to this point.

Anyway, here’s my dog.

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This past week, I watched Primetime. I thought it was a good movie, I particularly enjoyed the sound design and the intentional blurriness. As I am writing that, I realize that perhaps the blurriness was the whole point, lol, because the movie is pointing out the ethical blurry lines of the entire premise of To Catch A Predator. lol.

I am reflecting on some of the criticisms I have read from internet people. Namely, there’s this criticism that the film urges viewers to give grace to the predators, and I do not get that at all. Maybe this is controversial of me, but I don’t think surveillance-style reality TV is the best venue to deliver justice to people who harm others, particularly children. idk dude.

I do think it’s really funny that Chris Hansen wants to sue Robert Pattinson over his depiction. Maybe he didn’t like the mouthwash scene.

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A few weeks ago, Seiji and I were at HMart, and we suddenly got an idea. Curry Corn Cheese (with ddukboki of course). I made it, and it was pretty good. I have no pictures, because it kinda looked like doo-doo corn.

Curry Corn Cheese Ingredients

• 6 corns
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• Grated garlic, unspecified amount
• S&B Curry Blocks
• A lot of kewpie mayo
• Butter
• Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheeze
• Ddukboki

Instructions:

• Oven roast them corns in the husks until they are done. How long does that take? At what temperature? I’m not in charge of you, do whatever you want. When they are done and cool enough to handle, de-kernel them corns.
• In a oven-safe pan, throw something like 4 Tbsp of butter into the pan at medium, and sautee the onions until they are translucent. DO NOT FORGET TO SALT IT, but also remember that you are adding cheese and curry blocks into the mix, and those things have salt too.
• Add garlic, then corn. Sautee till it smells good.
• This is where things get fuzzy. Add the curry blocks (how many? idk), and also add a little bit of water. Keep going until the corn looks brown enough (lol). When you have enough curry flavor, maybe even too much curry flavor, add a stupid amount of kewpie. Maybe add some more butter too, you have free will. Make sure you are tasting this as you do it!!! Also note that it should be slightly salty, because…..
• Now you are gonna ddukboki to the mix!!!
• Add the cheese! Half can be mixed in, and the other half can be put on top.
• Put into a 425 F oven, and cook until the cheese looks good.
• Cooking is easy. Enjoy your corn.

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When I was still in school, I found myself using video game music in the background while I studied. This was more utilitarian, because the predictable loops made it easier for my brain to hyper-focus. I feel different about On4Word.

Many of their videos are covers of Radiohead and Aphex Twin songs using sound fonts from games like Mario 64. It’s pretty silly, but at the same time, their use of the soundscapes of these games somehow capture the feeling that the original songs give me. It oddly makes me feel emotional.

Anyway, this is their latest compilation; they made covers of songs from the games themselves, but stylized them to sound like… they’re from a parallel universe… My favorite is definitely the cover of Dire Dire Docks in the style of Boards of Canada.

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current mood: feeling a LiTtLe JuMpY !!!

currently listening to: the cars outside and the sound of my ceiling fan

currently watching: Avatar Seven Havens! You know what. I liked the first 3 episodes. I am feeling kinda stoked about it, not gonna lie.

currently reading: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil – sapphic vampire vibes T____T

currently doing: I should be making a flyer for an event and working on a webscraping project and making a meeting agenda…. but I have been a bit avoidant recently 🙂