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12/16

heyyyyy!! I'm done with fall quarter, so I figured I'd pop back in here and give a brief update on what has been going on. I finished Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss and liked it, but not enough to write a review cause tbh I don't really even remember what happened in the book. But I did write a fun final paper in one of my classes that I'm proud enough to share, so that can be found here as well as in the writing tab. It's basically about finding one's swing which is a heavy-handed metaphor for trying to live the good life. I didn't initially want to write anything relating to music, but my professor thought that, as a trans musician, using music as a metaphor would be more personal and me-centric, which I don't disagree with. Ultimately I think it turned out good, though I probably should've given it a day or so because I noticed some typos lol. I was hella tired when I finished the paper, and I wrote it all in one day, so forgive anything that seems a little incoherent. It may be incoherent for another reason too, as we (obviously) had to reference texts from our class materials. I think it's comprehensible enough to the outside perspective, but sorry if it's not!

The star wars graphs that I mentioned in the last blogpost are on the way, I just have some cleaning up to do, as well as some formatting. It may well be a pdf if I can't find a way to make it any easier to read, but we'll have to see I suppose. I should add that I've had a lot of things on the mind, so there may be some additional short writing pieces headed your way. They'll be less formal than the above theory paper since they won't be for a class, but I guess writing anything is a good creative workout. Okay, I hope you enjoy and stay tuned!

11/6

Hiiiii! I have been very busy with college, so it's been a while, but I just posted a new review for Tears of the Nameless by George Mann. I really really loved this book!! I've actually been on a quest to read every canon Star Wars novel since last year, and this is the second-to-last one that I had (the next is Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss, which came out last month), so I've actually got some rankings and overall reviews on the way. Because I've been learning how to make cute graphs in my poli-sci classes, and all my data is saved in a spreadsheet, I'll probably try to create some fun graphics that visualize my opinions on the books, as well as some trends and junk (which honestly it might be a bit before I get to this because of school, but that's okay!).

Well, it's also the day after the election, and I've been going through a lot (of course) as a trans person. So we'll tackle that as it comes. I'll save my opinions for an essay that will be written at a later date (if at all), but I'll say that my will has not been shaken, and that my resolve to live is as strong as ever. The sun will come up tomorrow, we will wake up tomorrow, and we will live to see liberation.

8/14:

Hey there, it's been a while! I've been reading star wars books a lot, but none of them are really sticking with me enough to write a good review. The Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy is just kinda boring me, but I probably will write a review when I finish The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, cause I'm loving that. It's been summer, so I've been a little busier with friends as well, and that's cut into my updating-the-website time. That being said, I did just read Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 3 (love the double colon), and really enjoyed it, so I wrote a review here!

In personal news, a lot of stuff has been going on, and I have a few ideas for essays/rants that have to do with being trans and coming out and stuff, I just have to get the chance to write it all down and organize my thoughts in a digestible way. But I really do enjoy writing those, and if it all pans out my next few projects will be bigger "art" pieces (you'll see [hopefully]).

I'm also going to try and learn a little more about coding so I can hopefully make the site look a little better, which may be a significant undertaking that delays writing projects and reviews for a bit, but we'll see I guess. That's about all I have, so I guess I'll catch back up with you whenever I'm ready to make progress again.

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