mar/ apr 2023 roundup
Apr. 30th, 2023 11:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mistydreamπΏ listening
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- i have a playlist that only has fighting and just do it on it and it shows…
- i live for the fuccb0i energy on fire, but my favourite song on the svt mini is dust. more anime edits please π€² i really want to buy the fml album, but i can’t decide which version. the carat version cover is so cute but don’t actually want to marry any of the members lol
πΌ watching
i dodged an awkward conversation with my (ex-)boss by saying that i watch “whatever comes up on my youtube feed” but… i think that’s about right? excluding d20, the last show i followed was… earth arcade? it feels like my attention span has really fallen off a cliff and i only have enough brain cells to process 10-minute vlogs (and maybe going svt).thanks to the algo i did inhale the entire of λ κ³ μ μ κ°’s channel. istg carats are just like svt, and by that i mean completely unhinged and and would turn a bit into an entire youtube channel at the drop of a hat.
π reading
not to KPI-ify my life but i’m really not reading at the same pace that i was in 2022. i was midway through klara and the sun but had to return the book before i could finish or renew it, so i’m now reading all the lovers in the night while i wait for my hold.now that the topik is over i’m thinking of switching over to more extensive reading in korean (goodbye HOT TOPIK μ°κΈ° drills). the physical copies of shoko’s smile and concerning my daughter are sitting on my desk but now i’m thinking of subscribing to λ°λ¦¬μ μμ¬… like yes what if i paid $13 a month for unlimited access to korean books with my limited korean. okay actually i can rationalise this purchase - i don’t have access to korean books like i do with english books through the library, so i’m paying for the ability to skim books and dip my toes into as many book as i want.
π¬ and other things
well, your girl got the promotion. i was telling my therapist that i’m not even sure i’m relieved - i just feel exhausted. there’s an extremely haunted part of my brain that still feels a little bit of imposter syndrome, but i really did work my ass off last year.i’m also set to move to a new team, though i’m carrying most of my old portfolio over with me. the main change is the people i’m working with, and the vibes seem really good right now, but… should i leave before it gets harder for me to leave…? maybe i’ll just stick around for a while, because changing jobs in THIS economy…
since i’m not leaving yet, guess i might as well invest more in my hobbies. again, maybe i’ve let the youtube algo brainwash me but i’m going to try to improve my chinese AND pick up japanese. i guess if there’s one thing i’ve learnt from my reading goals last year is that i’m more motivated if i put the bar on the floor, so my humble (?) goals are to:
- read chinese once a week: either fiction from the library or non-fiction articles, the main focus being extensive reading as a kind of exposure therapy (lol). on a more serious note, i think the main difference between my korean and chinese is how i deal with texts above my current language ability. with korean i’ll try to power through until i get tired, but for chinese my eyes immediately start to glaze over… granted the topic is also an important factor, so i’m going to try being more selective above what i read.
- study japanese once a week: no idea what possessed me here - maybe it’s the number of j-carat vlogs i’ve watched, maybe it’s the gay audacity to think my brain has space for 4 languages. either way i’ve found free japanese resources in korean, so at least i can [jun vc] 1+1 my learning. (realistically i’m going to quit in a few months, but at least i would’ve invested $0.)