Today has been a weird day. I work today (get Thursday off in-lieu) and the office is quiet. On one hand, I’m grateful for the distraction Then suddenly one minute, I’ll remember my friend is gone. The existential crisis lingers between tasks, grief slipping past all my defenses.

…I just found out that one of my extremely good friends I met in Shanghai died of a drug overdose He… he inspired me to sing again. I wouldn’t have been brave enough to seek out voice lessons and try again if it weren’t for him. He taught me how to write my own songs. He was making a musical

Last night, I found a guide to living in Shanghai I wrote a former student of mine in 2017. I’d helped him get a scholarship to do his master’s at the same university I got mine in. I wrote it to not only prepare for the practical things, but for the emotional too.

the look of absolute horror on my face has made several of my coworkers ask me if I’m okay

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

PATEL: The previous regulation automatically disqualified any individual who participated in either side of it KENNEDY: Either side of beastiality? So you disqualified the animal? P: Well, we have great canines, but we're not going to disqualify them K: I'm trying to understand why you did this.

The (very local!) singing contest I was in last year is doing it again, and I’ve signed up for December’s entry! I asked via IG if I could compete again this year, and not only did the organizer say yes, he remembered me! And my performance of “Think of Me” from Phantom!

honestly I spend so much time at work (or commuting to work) that I forgot I bought a new vacuum lately and scared myself coming home like did someone break in and leave a new appliance in my house

Me: I leave my house at 6:30 am and don’t get home until 7:30 pm every night! I’m so exhausted that I fall asleep at 9! How can I possibly have the energy or time to even cook at home? My slow cooker that I forgot I even had: do I look like a joke to you?

Will I FINALLY be home this weekend to actually answer emails that have nothing to do with my official work email inbox? stay tuned (I literally am only on social media when on the train and my brain is too fried to do anything but doomscroll. Is this how life is supposed to be 😭)

LinkedIN: Miyamoto Musashi– undefeated strategist. Rejected comfort. Mastered himself before mastering others. Here’s 10 lessons from his life that will help YOU maximize your grind Actual History: lol this guy trolled his enemies over and over and then retired to go paint birds

The internet needs less LinkedIN style (oversimplifed, watered down) retellings of history for clout. Bring back overly dramatic yet historically accurate, like: CHAT, EMPEROR GO-DAIGO HAS A PLAN (plan fails)

…what do you mean H.O.T. is 30 years old?!?! Feels like just yesterday I was putting Kangta posters up and swooning 😭

I’m sorry for my overall silence lately. My work schedule has made it impossible to even do much for myself these days. To put it into perspective, I am so busy and drained that when I finally ordered a new air fryer? It has been in the box for over a week, sitting in the middle of the floor

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Please clap for me; I finally wrote the first chapter for my standalone fantasy novel (NOT the series I’ve been working on for forever!) If all goes well, maybe I can be delusional and try to query it to an agent and/or publisher 🤔

Saw an early screening of Coyote vs Acme today! It was EXCELLENT. So much fun. Remember! If you petitioned for Warner Bros to release this movie, PLEASE go see it. This movie was almost not released at all, and shelved as a tax write-off… and nothing more.

Let’s show them that petitions DO mean something! Please go see it!

so I’m just now learning about this and it explains SO much. too much applies. I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD for decades, but this? Explains *everything*

CHADD@chadd-adhd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Attention difficulties in ADHD do not always look the same. Learn more about cognitive disengagement syndrome and how it differs from ADHD attention challenges. https://CHADD.org/adhd-news/adhd-news-caregivers/attention-internally-distracted-cognitive-disengagement-syndrome/ #ADHD #ADHDlife

lmao

I don’t know if anyone will notice or support BUT I have finally made an account for my novel writing (and yes, including any upcoming information for the Phantom of the Opera prequel novel from Christine Daaé’s POV!) Please consider following! @ krfujikake on IG!

September is just around the corner You know what that means, Japan TSUKIMI BURGERS 🍔 🌙 ✨

AND NOW TIM CURRY, TOO?!!?!?!? COME ON

𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́@christinedaae.bsky.social · 4w ago

Oh. Oh, I just woke up to the news. Absolutely devastating. Dolly Parton was a literal treasure of a human being, and I can’t believe she’s gone. May she rest in peace.

Oh. Oh, I just woke up to the news. Absolutely devastating. Dolly Parton was a literal treasure of a human being, and I can’t believe she’s gone. May she rest in peace.

Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)

We REALLY need to talk about the humanization of pets + the dehumanization of children* There is so much to unpack here, and I say this as a dog-lover who does NOT want children: the fact that we LITERALLY equate children to pets in these discussions? (Please read the thread before replying!)

Gonna miss this 71F/22C weather when I get back to Japan 😭

Just a reminder that the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is available for free on YouTube, in case you want to assign or recommend it in your classes this upcoming semester! youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...

Wisdom of China: Laozi

YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden

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Back to Japan today! I have precious cargo coming with me, so I have upgraded my seat (I am very, very worried about this. Once I’ve tasted this level of comfort, will I ever be the same again?! 😭 )

Saw an early showing of Coyote vs Acme today. It is EXTREMELY good and you should see it in a theater if you possibly can. Any criticism I could possibly level at the film are the lowest order of nitpicks. Genuinely brilliant on its own merits and as a love letter to the original cartoons.

Saw an early screening of Coyote vs Acme today! It was EXCELLENT. So much fun. Remember! If you petitioned for Warner Bros to release this movie, PLEASE go see it. This movie was almost not released at all, and shelved as a tax write-off… and nothing more.

It's finally here! My website is FINALLY up! It’s basically my little home (lighthouse?) on the internet. Everything I do is scattered across different places (writing, Japan tourism, etc), so I wanted one site where it could all live together. here it is: christinedaae.me