Legend

January

  • 4
    • ↺✘ The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer
    • Journal with Witch
  • 6
    • ✘ In Order to Love My Most Beloved Brother-In-Law, I'll Live a Long Life!
    • ↺✘ A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation
    • ↺ The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter
  • 7
jan 10 2026 ∞
mar 8 2026 +

info

  • origin : Daintree rainforest, Queensland, Australia
  • appearance : like dark, coarse peat; broken into small pieces, but not powdery
  • scent :
  • package instructions : none
  • a gift from aunt

tasting notes

  • 1.5 tsp + 200 mL boiling water + 5 min.
    • BAD. the child of ceylon and prince of Wales blend who inherited their worst traits. weak, anemic taste with a light broth. has an unpleasant aftertaste: like ceylon, but duller, more floral, and less refreshing.
    • with sugar: sweetened, but otherwise no difference.
    • with milk and sugar: maltier flavor peaks...
jan 14 2026 ∞
feb 9 2026 +

FICTION

  • Strange Pictures - Uketsu
  • Tower of Fools - Andrzej Sapkowski
  • The Book of Elsewhere - China Mieville
    • based on BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves

NON-FICTION

  • A History of the World in 6 Glasses - Tom Standage
    • note: very western-centric
  • The Core of an Onion - Mark Kurlansky
  • The Crone's Book of Words - Valerie Worth (reread)
  • The Weird and the Eerie - Mark Fisher
  • Paper: Paging Through History - Mark Kurlansky
  • Nonviolent Communication - Marshall Rosenberg
jan 10 2026 ∞
mar 4 2026 +

playing

  • Fallen London
  • Potion Craft
  • Palia

played

  • The Plague Doctor of Wippra
  • The Seance of Blake Manor
  • Biophobia

on hold

  • Book of Hours
  • Livly Island

looking forward

  • Pathologic 3
jan 16 2026 ∞
mar 3 2026 +
  • 100+ GSM papers
  • Art Therapy notebooks
  • Kokuyo Campus
  • Maruman
  • Midori
  • Muji notebooks
  • Papernotes notebooks
  • Veco Block Pads (legal ruled)
  • Victoria notebooks
  • Victory yellow pad (the rare extra-thick ones)
jan 12 2026 ∞
jan 27 2026 +

general recipe

  • prepare stock
  • prepare additional ingredients
  • boil ingredients in stock
  • mix miso in separate bowl, then re-add to soup in low heat
  • season according to taste
  • add toppings

stock

  • dashi
  • dried shiitake water
    • 3 pieces + 1/2-2/3 cup water + 30 min to overnight
  • dried anchovy
  • chicken broth
  • (as addition) rice-rinsing water
  • seafood

fermented soybean

jan 12 2026 ∞
jan 27 2026 +
  • Small unknown Chinese brand (likely Jinhao) with plastic body and bunny-eared caps in white, brown, and black
  • TWSBI Eco F
  • Unknown (likely a jinhao) (giveaway prize)
  • Duckbill gothic pen (0.7, 1.5, 2.9 mm) in black
  • Jinhao shark pen F in black
  • The off-brand M fountain pen from SM stationery
  • Pilot Kakuno F in translucent blue
  • Hongdian 1850 Black Forest Matte Fude
  • Pilot Kakuno F in translucent red
jan 12 2026 ∞
mar 8 2026 +
jan 12 2026 ∞
jan 27 2026 +

NEW

  • Witch Hat Atelier
  • Yona of the Dawn Sequel

CONTINUING

  • Ancient Magus Bride S3
  • Apothecary Diaries S3
  • Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War S4
  • Dungeon Meshi S2
  • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End S2
  • Gekijōban Mononoke Dai-San-Shō: Hebigami
  • Natsume's Book of Friends S8
  • The Summer Hikaru Died S2
jan 10 2026 ∞
jan 11 2026 +
  • In Order to Love My Most Beloved Brother-In-Law, I'll Live a Long Life!: terrible animation style.
  • The Daughter of the Demon Lord Is Too Kind!: nothing actually wrong with it. overly sweet feel-good stories with children just generally aren't my cup of tea, and the production quality of this hasn't change that.
  • Hikuidori: terrible animation.
  • The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer: too slow and meandering. expected the wholesome slice-of-life to be contrasted with actual gore, but did not deliver.
  • A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation : a bit bland and meandering for my taste. lots of plain exposition via talking heads. very interested in the kinds of stories the protagonist would get into and resolve if he was in his element.
jan 11 2026 ∞
mar 8 2026 +

full bottle

  • Diamine Ancient Copper
  • Diamine Autumn Oak
  • Vinta La Paz Bronze Yellow
  • Diamine Mint Green
  • Diamine Onyx Black
  • Pilot Iroshizuku Momiji
  • Hongdian Black
  • J Herbin Vert de Gris (broken) (decanted)

samples

  • Diamine Honey Burst
  • KWZ Cappucino
  • Diamine Burgundy Rose

used up

  • Jinhao (?) blue (cartridges)
  • J Herbin Lie de Te (cartridges)
  • Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuzuki (sample) (giveaway prize)
jan 12 2026 ∞
jan 27 2026 +

info

  • origin : Australia
  • appearance : individually wrapped (purple, flap) teabags with string and tag (green)
  • scent : prominently tart blueberry
  • package instructions : 1 teabag + 1 cup water
  • a gift from aunt

tasting notes

  • 1 teabag + 200 mL boiling water + 5 minutes
  • 1 teabag + 100 mL boiling water + 5 minutes + 100 mL ice
jan 15 2026 ∞
feb 9 2026 +