i love you in every universe
I am going to talk about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in this one. There will be spoilers. So, if you're not interested in the MCU, or if you...
april 2022 reading wrap-up
If you’ve noticed that I didn’t write any newsletters at all in April (besides the March wrap-up), well… that wasn’t on purpose. I completely forgot about...
march 2022 reading wrap-up
BOOKS READ IN MARCH 2022 Outside In by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Cindy Derby Fireworks by Alice Lin The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison...
the siren song of the other Big Two
"We are a MARVEL family, not a DC family. It's in your blood. You may disagree with Marvel sometimes, and occasionally you will question their story...
all hail the queen
Starting on Queen of the Tiles was similar to reading The Weight of Our Sky for me - I really had to resist sending messages to Hanna every few pages. I...
you have a lot of cats
kota kinabalu trip I went to KK with Daphne for a weekend trip. Really the purpose of the trip was to see Patricia and hang out with her, but it was still a...
february '22 reading wrap-up
BOOKS READ IN FEBRUARY 2022 Thor Vol. 3: The Accursed by Jason Aaron, et al Thor Vol. 4: The Last Days of Midgard by Jason Aaron, et al Phasers On Stun!: How...
update things
Hello! I’m sorry that not only is this newsletter late, but also that I completely forgot last week. Usually when I miss newsletters these days, it’s because...
part-time deltiologist
This is what’s written on my (very rarely updated) postcard blog: I’ve been collecting postcards on and off since I was a kid – exchanging them while trading...
january's books
BOOKS READ IN JANUARY 2022 Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram Superman: Son of Kal-El Vol. 1 by Tom Taylor & John Timms Miles...
he was heavy as a broken heart
CW: death, hate crime (mentioned), suicidal ideation. This morning I spent two hours squeezed between so many people I can't tell which of the dudes was...
have i missed a fundamental social cue again, or is this pretty weird?
I watch a lot of YouTube these days. I watch reaction videos of episodic shows - especially for Haikyuu!! and anything from the MCU - and I watch meme/reddit...
books read and unread
So, it's only the middle of the month, and I had thought of doing a reading wrap-up at the end of the month. But I'm not sure I'll remember to do so every...
red instead
I follow someone on IG who came up with these questions - they were meant for sharing on IG stories but I decided to answer them in one of my newsletters...
良いお年を
I’m not sure if it’s the fact that Arashi is on hiatus and there are no concerts to plan for; or the fact that we are still very much in the middle of a...
my favourite 2021 reads
Up until a couple of years ago, I’ve been doing annual “Marineko Book Awards” posts at the end of each year. In these posts, I select the “best” book I’ve...
the things that brought me nerdy joy in 2021
So, Tordotcom has this annual round-ups of all the things that brought them nerdy joy, and I've been wanting to do similar posts on my blog for awhile. So I...
see you later, space cowboy
Just two newsletters ago I said I probably wouldn’t watch the Netflix adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. It turns out that I lied - I totally watched it, and I even...
take it so so
The first time I went for Arashi’s 5x20 tour was in December 2018 at Tokyo Dome. Fandom was in an all-time high, and the group seemed like they were planning...
i think it's time we blow this scene
Sometimes I feel like everyone's just given up, or we've forgotten that we're still in a pandemic. I don't know. It's like, the general feeling I get from...