Hey everyone! Happy Chinese New Year🐍🎉 !

It’s been a while since I last posted random thoughts on my blog or Facebook. Here’s a little update on what I’ve been up to.

I am learning Redstone and building now. Every Saturday I play survive mode with one of my best friends, too.

Lately, I’ve been spending more time online, making new friends, and exploring different interests. I always hope to connect with people who love cat memes. I look for friends who illustrate or create their own OCs, cosplay, or just those who share game screenshots and daily moods. I also left a comment in a TikTok refugees Facebook group and unexpectedly made a new friend. That experience opened up a whole new world for me. I started sending out a bunch of friend requests, mostly to cute girls and anime avatars. Still haven’t come across a Creeper yet. 😂

At the same time, I’ve been reading more about mental health—depression, bullying, loneliness, and even self-harm and overdose. I bought books on these topics. I have been contemplating whether banning social media or smartphones actually helps.

On Instagram, I mainly follow Japanese school students who post study and gym vlogs. I was fully inspired but I don’t have a great physique to show off. I rarely go out for fun or styling food. I don’t have a cat (yet). For years, most of my own posts were study notes and personal book reflections. I’ve realized posting too many study notes makes me seem way more serious than I actually am (which I swear I’m not, lol).

Speaking of hobbies, maybe I still like drawing, but it’s been a while since I last sketched a figure in 2016 (no offense, Yes this is the Führer). Maybe I like anime, but I’ve never been to a convention. What I do the most is watch movies, listen to music, and read novels. Thanks to over ten years of effort, my English is decent.

I also haven’t cosplayed yet, but I really enjoy others photos—whether it’s anime/manga characters, parodying real-life figures, or even ocs. The closest I’ve gotten is recently dressing up as Yamagami. (No offense, my Japanese friends! 😆) I’ve seen a lot of OC designs in the My Little Pony and Disney art styles, and I used to want to create my own but never got around to it. That said, I do have a character in mind—Sheredar/Akira.

On the tech side, I made some SEO tweaks to this blog website. I was pleasantly surprised to see one of my Japanese study guides ranking on the first page of Google! I also changed the website theme and worked on making it look better.

I’m still undecided about adding new categories like anime or daily quotes. (My most recent big update was adding some Genshin Impact screenshots.)As for TikTok, I added my link but I didn’t post anything yet—I just don’t know what to post. In the future, if I get more hobbies, I will share my vlogs on TikTok too.

For now, I’ll keep working on my February tasks:
✅ Write a reflection on Frankissstein
✅ Sync the Verbal Advantage word list to my dictionary app
✅ Catch up on The Economist and WSJ articles from January until now (skipping repetitive news)
✅ Continue reading Computer Organization and Design—not taking notes this time, just reading

Due to the flu and coughing going around, I have no plans to go out or visit the gym for now.

That’s about it for now. Hope the Year of the Snake brings everyone good luck! 🐍✨