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• Anime Central Concert Showcase (Asaka, ZAQ, Sasaki Sayaka, TRUE)
  • 2019/05/17 ➸ Hyatt Regency O'Hare
• David Archuleta
  • 2019/04/02 ➸ City Winery
• The Nights We Stole Christmas — Night 4 (Death Cab for Cutie, Elle King, lovelytheband)
  • 2018/12/02 ➸ Aragon Ballroom
• The Nights We Stole Christmas — Night 3 (Walk the Moon, CHVRCHES, flora cash)
  • 2018/12/01 ➸ Aragon Ballroom
• Japan Super Live (May’n, Sanketsu-girl Sayuri, Aimer, Yuki Kajiura)
  • 2018/07/06 ➸ Microsoft Theater
• Aqours

— all seen in Chicago (unless stated otherwise)

• Kinky Boots
  • 2019/01/25 ➸ Cadillac Palace Theatre
• Nell Gwynn
  • 2018/09/27 ➸ Shakespeare Theater
• Macbeth
  • 2018/04/24 ➸ Shakespeare Theater
• Aladdin
  • 2017/07/16 ➸ Cadillac Palace Theatre
• Hamilton: An American Musical
  • 2016/12/13 ➸ The Private Bank Theatre
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
  • 2016/12/11 ➸ Oriental Theatre

• Shane, 8 years old, large black and white fluffy fellow
  • (his mom yelled "Shane, stop being a jerk!" for barking at my puppy)
• Slick, a goldendoodle, who once ate a $500 pair of glasses
• Siggy, 14 year old pit, wearing a blue plaid fleece jacket, his mom got him from the vet because his previous owners didn't want him
• Rocko, 7 year old staffy with a blue-tinted coat, walking off the leash!

— currently and/or to finish reading:

• David Sedaris ↣ Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977–2002)
• Amy Krouse Rosenthal ↣ Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal
• Audre Lorde ➝ Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
• Mindy Kaling ↣ Why Not Me?
• Alyssa Mastromonaco ↣ Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House

— completed reading:

• 2018/10 ▸ Hank Green ↣ An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
• 2018/09 ▸ Sammy Rhodes ↣ This Is Awkward: How Life's Uncomfortable Moments Open the Door to Intimacy and Connection
• 2018/07 ▸ David Rosenfelt ➝ Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our ...

— currently and/or to finish reading:

• Fate/Apocrypha
• Lord El Melloi II Case Files

— of interest:

• the gods lie.
• My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness

— completed reading:

• 2014/10 - The Complete Persepolis
• 2014/08 - Blankets

• birthday ▸ March 25th
• location ▸ Chicago
• denomination ▸ Catholic
• gender pronouns ▸ she/her
• personality ▸ INFP, the mediator*
• hogwarts house ▸ Slytherin
• season ▸ spring
• fruit ▸ honeydew
• veggie ▸ broccoli
• coffee ▸ extra cream, with hazelnut syrup
• espresso ▸ cafe latte
• tea ▸ white (cherry blossom, Buddha's blend)
• liked foods ▸ bagels, chicken
• disliked food ▸ pickles
• hobbies ▸ journaling, biking, photography, mobile videogames, adoring strangers' dogs

— words of wisdom on the little sign by the employee entrance

• 07/30 ▸ this world is / but a canvas / to our imagination
• 05/28 ▸ life is not easy for anyone / sometimes you don't see the challenges going on the outside / but every single one of us has those and everything that goes on inside as well / give it your all / dare to be all you can be / never underestimate a person
• 05/21 ▸ there is no influence like the influence of habit
• 05/14 ▸ how lucky I am to have / some thing that makes saying / good bye so hard
• 05/07 ▸ tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book / write a good one
• 04/09 ▸ try to be a rainbow / in someone's cloud
• 03/26 ▸ it does not matter how slowly you go / as long as you do not stop

• 【 2018 】
• patronize — treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority
• redolent — strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something)
• innocuous — not harmful or offensive
• selah — to pause, and to think calmly of that; a music notation of rest to singers and/or instrumentalists
• bereave — to be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one's death
• obstinate — stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so

• the 312 RiverRun ▸ "fall 2019" ※
  • "mid 2019" ※
  • spans through Roscoe Village/North Center, Avondale, Irving Park and Albany Park
• Starbucks reserve opening on the Mag Mile ▸ 2019
• the next solar eclipse visible in the U.S. ▸ April 8, 2024
• next 17-year cicadas ▸ summer 2024
  • a "distinctly American phenomenon" ※

— where I was during the first Tuesday of the month at 10am when the monthly siren sounds

• 2019/05 ▸ eating a cup of Frosted Flakes, playing FGO; the television is off
• 2019/02 ▸ in bed, snug as a bug in a rug
• 2018/11 ▸ eating a banana, watching the beginning of Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda
• 2018/10 ▸ standing at the kitchen counter, spreading cream cheese and apricot jelly on white bread (...NOTHING'S CHANGED ugh)
• 2018/09 ▸ standing at the kitchen counter, spreading cream cheese and apricot jelly on white bread
• 2018/08 ▸ sitting on my bed, multi-tasking while playing multiple mobile games
• 2018/07 ▸ traveling with Eric in his mom's car, and arriving at O'Hare airport?? I don't remember hearing it
• 2018/04 ▸ at the coffee shop, working from 8am-2pm

• Rosemont, IL ↣ Anime Central 2019 ↣ May 17-19
• Chicago, IL ↣ C2E2 2019 ↣ Mar 22-23
• Milwaukee, WI ↣ Anime Milwaukee 2019 ↣ Feb 15-17
• Chicago, IL ↣ Uchi-con 2019 ↣ Feb 9
• Los Angeles, CA ↣ Anime Expo 2018 ↣ July 5-8
• Rosemont, IL ↣ Anime Central 2018 ↣ May 18-20
• Chicago, IL ↣ C2E2 2018 ↣ Apr 6
• Milwaukee, WI ↣ Anime Milwaukee 2018 ↣ Feb 15-18
• Chicago, IL ↣ Uchi-con 2018 ↣ Jan 27
• Detroit, MI ↣ Youmacon 2017 ↣ Nov 3-5
• Rosemont, IL ↣ Anime Midwest 2017 ↣ Jul 7
• Rosemont, IL ↣ Anime Central 2017 ↣ May 19-21
• Milwaukee, WI ↣ Anime Milwaukee 2017 ↣ Feb 17-19
• Chicago, IL ↣ Uchi-con 2017 ↣ Feb 4
• Rosemont, IL ↣ Con-Alt-Delete 2016 ↣ Dec 17
• Rosemont, IL ↣ Anime Midwest 2016 ↣ Jul 8-10
• Rosemont, IL ↣ Anime Central 2016 ↣ May 20-22
• Rosemont, IL ↣ Anime Midwest 2015 ↣ Jul 3-5
• Rosemont, IL ↣ Anime Central 2015 ↣ May 15-17
• Chicago, IL ↣ C2E2 2015 ↣ Apr 25
• Rosemont, IL ↣ Anime Central 2014 ↣ May 16-18

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• do I really want to disappear?
• go out of your way to inconvenience people
• get excited over stuff
• take time to consider the good
  • not everything is criticism; it could also mean praise from others
• fear of vulnerability takes the form of procrastination
• people are concerned about me, that they are reaching out to support me, and I couldn't agree more
• teachers are always happy to see a good student, and "you are, no doubt, a good student"
• great leaders and thinkers… they all have problems, and they worked through their personal difficulties
• you're pretty hard not to like

　➸ categorical collectives

• autobio ▸ my life in numbers · pet peeves · things I find sacred · white person
• fashion ▸ childhood Halloween costumes
• films ▸ best Pixar · best Studio Ghibli
• food ▸ delicacies my body can't consume
• music ▸ pop artists I'd see in concert · recommended artists/songs · songs in my music library
• nostalgia ▸ favorite childhood memories · high school · thoughts from the corner
• pets ▸ favorite cats · cool names for dogs
• places ▸ coffee, tea and cafe diary · masterlist of Chicago coffee shops

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• monthly ▸ November · January · February · March～July · August · September · October
• five things ▸ November · January · February · March～July · August · September · October
• other yearly lists ▸ six word memoirs · consider the good · goals · movies · music · podcasts

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• five things listed per day ▸ January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December
• other yearly lists ▸ six word memoirs · consider the good · resolutions · movies · music · podcasts · memes

　➸ yearly collectives (same lists, but organized by year)

"Ma, this is the way we'll refer to the pokemon" "GOOD"

#001 Bulbasaur #002 Ivysaur #003 Venusaur #004 Charmander #005 Charmeleon #006 Charizard #007 Squirtle #008 Wartortle #009 Blastoise #010 Caterpie #011 Metapod #012 Butterfree #013 Weedle #014 Kakuna #015 Beedrill

• 016 Pidgey ► the little bird

#017 Pidgeotto

• 018 Pidgeot ► the perfect one; I just like the way he looks, he's pretty
• 019 Rattata ► the rat

#020 Raticate #021 Spearow #022 Fearow #023 Ekans #024 Arbok

• 025 Pikachu ► Pikachu
• 026 Raichu ► looks like a little devil

#027 Sandshrew #028 Sandslash #029 Nidoran♀ #030 Nidorina #031 Nidoqueen #032 Ni...

— a useful reference, originally compiled by rose

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