NaCreSoMo 2015

It’s been a while since I’ve worked on something creative just because. Work’s been busy, and then there have been lots of fun activities on weekends. But it’s gotten to the point where I’m noticing that I haven’t written any fiction in a while, haven’t recorded any guitar covers in a while, haven’t…many things.

Fortunately, there’s an answer: NaCreSoMo!

And what is NaCreSoMo, you ask? (I’m so glad you did.) It all goes way back to…2013…when a woman named Lily found herself frustrated with her own lack of creativity. Once upon a time, she made new things every day,…

Happy Lunar New Year!

Happy Lunar New Year! Per tradition I’m posting the nengajō—Japanese New Year card—I made for the solar (international) new year. I’ve decided that goats are also hard to draw, though not as hard as horses.

Movie Review: Selma

I saw Selma a few weeks ago now, so some of it has faded. But I think my overall impressions are still what’s here.

I thought David Oyelowo was a charismatic and likeable protagonist who anchored the film well; he definitely filled the role. I also liked Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King; ironically, I felt like she was among the most well-defined beyond her relationship to MLK compared to other characters.