My bio contains everything you need to know about me.

here are things I like, in no particular order:

hobbies/interests

• learning about random things (currently: sharks and speculative biology based on skeletal structure)
• anime/manga: I find that I prefer monthly > weekly manga
• horror/thrillers: games/films/stories/etc.
• linguistics & languages: (see "lifetime todo list")
• music: rock, j-music, instrumental (classical & modern)
• playing piano: received a classical music education in piano
• psychology: I'm a psychology minor
• STEM: physiology, living organisms, machines, applied math
• textiles: fashion design, sewing
• video games: puzzle &/or exploration-heavy, character-driven
• webtoons: usually story-driven ones with cohesive worlds
• world-building: fantasy/sci-fi settings
• world cultures: (see below)
• (staying home & taking naps: predominant activity)

cultural things

• J-cultural activities: chado, kyudo, shodo, ikebana, judo
• Chinese culture: calligraphy, tea culture, poetry, etc.
• French culture: sweets, philosophy cafés, dining etiquette
• architecture: East Asian, Russian, Roman, Scandinavian, Indian, Moroccan, Turkish
• cuisines: East Asian, Mongolian, Indian, Vietnamese, Italian
• traditional clothes: East + South + SE Asian, French, Russian

miscellaneous:

• SCP stories: particularly the wretched ones & wholesome ones
• artsy anime: Mononoke
• the colour blue
• aquatic animals (particularly sea otters, sharks, orcas)
• clothing designers: Iris Van Herpen, Vivian Westwood, Guo Pei, Edith Head, Zac Posen, Riccardo Tisci, Rei Kawakubo, Jil Sander

fond childhood memories:

• reading Percy Jackson
• dreams of an orchard
• watching pirated One Piece episodes in elementary school
• running around my childhood house's backyard
• Mario Galaxy 2
• biking with my Gr. 7 class
• making udon in Japanese school
• acing that one piano recital

Fond Recent Memories:

• First time playing Breath of the Wild
• Volunteering at Marine Mammal Rescue Centre & Red Cross
• Successful pancakes & matcha cheesecake
• Maple & matcha waffles (Demian's Waffles)
• World-building the entirety of Wystrie + Ashteria
• Video essays
• Watching horror flicks
• Watching and RE-watching Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

J-music

• Producers: syudou, Hiiragi Kirai, MARETU, ShishiShishi
• Utaite: Chogakusei, Miyashita Yuu, Ado(?)
• Idols/Famous musicians: Utada Hikaru, Shiina Ringo

Webtoons Things

• Artwork from Jungle Juice, the Fever King, Little Starling
• Finishing FLOW for the first time
• Watching Noblesse's artwork improve over time
• Reading Part 1 of Tower of God (2014) & rereading it (2020)
• Crying over the Boxer characters
• Waiting for more Ha Il-kwon webtoons (Annasumanara)
• Seeing the first episode of the Tower of God anime
• Getting top comment on Hooky, Tower of God, & Rebirth

Classical Pieces (organized by music style)

• Vivaldi - Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, RV 279: I. Allegro
• Bach - Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
• Rachmaninoff - Prelude In C Sharp Minor Op. 3 No. 2

J-media characters

• Haikyuu: Shinsuke Kita, Oikawa Tooru, Kozume Kenma
• Mob Psycho 100: Mob, Arataka Reigen
• Fire Emblem 3 Houses: the Blue Lions, Lindhart, Lysithea
• Blue Period: Yaguchi Yatora
• Spy x Family: Anya Forger
• Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao
• Skip to Loafer: Iwakura Mitsumi, Shima Sousuke
• Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun: Mikoshiba Mikoto
• Ghibli: Ashitaka, Lady Eboshi, Sophie Hatter, Sousuke & Ponyo
• 3-gatsu no Lion: Kiriyama Rei, Kawamoto Hinata
• Mairimashita Iruma-kun: Iruma, Clara, Alice, Amelie
• Ouran: Fujioka Haruhi
• HunterxHunter: Killua Zoldyck, Biscuit Krueger
• Tongari Boushi no Atelier: Quifrey
• Ajin: Nagai Kei
• Jujutsu Kaisen: Zen'in Maki, Fushiguro Megumi
• Wotakoi: Sakuragi Kou & Nifuji Naoya
• Houseki no Kuni: lapis
• Golden Kamuy: Ogata Hyakunosuke
• Shadows House: Kate, Emilico