oopsie (my bad)

Fri, Jun. 6th, 2025 01:07 pm
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so.. i haven't made a post in 3 days. AND THATS NOT MY FAULT!!!! okay so my last post was june 3rd amd then on the 4th i had a crazy ass day at work we got completely slammed in the last 2 hours and so when i got home i just took a shower and went to bed. i was not thinking 'wow let me write an entry for my monthly challenge!' no dawg i was thinking Let's hit the hay and call it a day (wow that rhymes). yesterday i have less of an excuse i was just in the city and when i got back i was tired from walking around and whatnot and had an early appointment the next day (aka today) and so i went to bed early: lights out by 10. i'm gonna make 2 mini entries in this entry to make up for what i didn't do the past two days okay awesome

6/4: ive been working the same summer job for a few years now just because its reliable, decent pay, and i know the people there so it's comfortable and easy to return to. i like all my co-workers we're all like high school to college students working in the front and so everyone is able to get along and joke and stuff and then our manager is obviously an Adult with a wife and kids but he's funny and chill so everything is great. the start of this year was pretty slow mainly due to weather stuff but now that private schools in the area are out for summer, it's getting busier by the day; and so of course the day we got slammed randomly happened because 2 private schools near the area had just gotten out for summer. we made decent tips though like i walked away with $100 in tips for the day on top of 9 hrs hourly pay so thanks for the money i guess. taking a moment to complain about these two people who had checks that were $115-170 dollars each and they didn't tip at all. just mean like wtff this is why we're slapping british people. i do, however, respect that more than people who just leave without closing their check so they don't have to face us while not leaving a tip. we know what you're doing and you are nott slick. the next 3 days for me are all full shifts at work and i think i might kill myself so im gonna see if anyone wants to try and cover at least half a shift of mine on monday because lord knows im not surviving a full weekend and then a Monday. give me some grace pleasee.

6/5: so i went into the city (downtown flushing to be exact) and i love going to all the little mini 'countries' in the city like little italy, ktown,  chinatown, etc. i especially love little italy and mott street chinatown because of the lights they hang over the streets and even the big 'welcome to little italy' sign that really makes you feel like you're stepping into a little community while still obviously being in nyc because of the buildings and layout. i saw someone the other day say that being in flushing felt like 'being in china in new york' which i mean yeah that seems obvious because its chinatown in new york but i like how the size of the city allows for a place where you can experience all sorts of things while still realizing that you're connected through The City tm. whenever im in the city i try to avoid getting things ive gotten before because i know theres so many good things (food. let me be clear im talking about food) i havent tried yet and if i were to just eat the same things sure i'd be happy but i might miss something else. i have only failed this when i got the pork bun from mei lai wah twice but in my defense it was good as hell and i also paid both times with cash so i had ZERO line. okay but speaking of that people need to bring more cash around. the 2nd time i went to MLW i literally skipped a huge ass line and got my pork bun in 30 seconds all because i had $4 of cash on me. it was that easy. so advice is just bring cash. imma make a post on what i ate in flushing with reviews for today's post so stay tuned for that thanks

i equal love

Tue, Jun. 3rd, 2025 11:41 pm
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im a kpop fan through and through but somehow i accidently fell down the =love rabbit hole around a year (?) ago and it's the greatest thing to ever happen. their lyrics are genuinely just so impactful and their vocals have so much emotion. i didn't love their recent release (tokubechu shite) despite it kind of having that same upbeat, positive and princess-y sound as zettai idol yaminaide, but that might be why i didn't love it. they released zettai idol right after norotte norotte which i also LOVED, but had a completely different sound. they were both something exciting and fun to dive into. tokubechu shite just didnt excite me and compared to zettai idol, it wasn't nearly as interesting. although i love tghe success it's been seeing and the opportunities the group has been receiving over the past few months, i still hope sasshi remembers to switch it up; especially with center members!!! i'd love to see a more elegant song with a sana center, or a fun, bouncy, summer song with a hitomi center to let her vocals shine! 

ikorabu has done a lot of different concepts over the years, but i think theres definitely one i find being my favorite and thats the darker, more intense songs. heres a quick list of some of my favorite songs by them that you should check out :3c

1. iranai twintail (AWESOMEE live stage)

    i love the lyrics of this song: "i'm not living my life matching your wishes. favored by men? i can't hear you! female high-school students don't feel like flattering you!" 
2. shirankedo (live performance)
    side note: this is the song that made me really check out the group because i watched the music video and was enamored with iori :3
3. haikei anata sama (live performance)
    im one of the top listeners to this song apparently
4. anoko complex (live performance)
    popular and for a good reason. not my favorite music video of theirs though so i'll give you the live version. the story just doesnt captivate me as much as teokure cautions
5. norotte norotte (cute dance break in the mv outfits)
    IORI CENTERRR
6. poison girl (music video)
little bit of evil in it to match the other songs on this list but sound-wise its much cuter and poppier. im a liar! <-- lyric from the song thats always stuck in my head

spirited away

Sat, May. 31st, 2025 11:38 pm
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After quite literally an hour of messing around with different links and streaming services, my friend and I finally started watching Spirited Away. Wow, it only took from 10:00 to 10:59 for us to figure out that Watch2Gether wasn't gonna work. We instead settled on the tried and true method of “OK let’s both press play at the same time and just hope our movies line up” and so far it’s working so I mean… good for us! 
 
We’re only ~30 minutes in so far so I can’t give a real solid review or anything but these little spider creatures are so cute because why’d they all commit mass suicide so she could have a job to survive in spirit world. Also this movie is secretly horror because that scene where we get back to her parents and they’re just pigs is terrifying. Personally, if I was like 11 and my parents became horrifying hogs I’d just throw myself into the river and die; sorry for being a coward that's just how I am. Also notice how all of this could have just been avoided if Chihiro’s parents were just actually good and responsible parents. You have a house you’re supposed to be moving into AND your daughter is reasonably scared of the mysterious tunnel but nooo of course you have to go explore the creepy abandoned tunnel and get the whole family stuck in spirit maze world extravaganza 4000. Worst parents ever award winner 5 years running.
 
I know everyone says Studio Ghibli movies have such a calming and pleasant feel to them but it really is true. The colors, details and yet simplicity of the animation, voice acting, and ESPECIALLY the soundtracks are so immersing and make you both want to curl up and fall asleep to them but also you can’t sleep because you’re invested in whatever story it’s telling. The story here? Girl tries to become employed, aka the story of most people in the United States nowadays. 

                       
 
Final note: some of the spirits in this place looking like humans is confusing the hell out of me because what do you mean you’re sooo focused on finding the “human” when your ass looks exactly like her... now how am I supposed to tell the difference? Okay let’s hope I don’t fall asleep before this movie ends otherwise I’ll ruin Saturday Movie Night for Friend.

I lied THIS is the Final note: Lin and Haku are sooo cutieful I love them already

i wanna write

Thu, May. 8th, 2025 01:55 pm
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i'm struggling to write stories or any sort of narrative text, fiction or not. whether it's retelling something that has actually happened in my life or trying to bring an entirely new world and characters to life through text, i've become incredibly self-conscious about my writing. in middle school, i used to lovee creative fiction writing and as one of my friends was actually working on creating a book, i would spend hours adding my comments and changes to the story and discussing with her about plot, setting, continuity, detail, etc. since maybe high school however, it's all of a suddenn soo much harder to a point where sometimes, i just would rather fail an assignment.

this happened in a high school class on ancient literature and myths where we had to write a dialogue between 2 characters from two different myths where they would discuss a certain theme that was shared across their stories... and i literally just didn't write it. it was one part of a multi-part final and i was too 'cringed-out' because it felt like i was writing fanfiction. now mind you i still passed that exam easily #BigWin but that moment has stuck with me as a time i remember why i have a hard time writing fiction: i feel cringe. 

i think the characters arent good enough, my sentences don't flow, the words are too basic, theres not enough or too MUCH detail, etc. how can i have confidence in my writing if i cant even get a sentence down? how can i improve without starting at all? like girl if you don't just get over yourself and put some pen (keyboard) to paper (google docs) already and TRY... anyways. imma try to write something now. let's hope this goes ok 

fusion cuisine

Mon, Mar. 24th, 2025 09:36 pm
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one of my favorite activities to do is look up random combinations of two cuisines. italian-mexican fusion. chinese-italian fusion. indian-japanese fusion. all of these sound good as hell and honestly maybe thats just because i'm taking the names of 2 genres of foods that i like and mashing them together but whatever. when someone makes a good quality italian-mexican restauarant let me know and i will be there. but don't serve me some nonsense like 'spaghetti tacos' because yes that WAS one of the first results on google for italian mexican fusion dishes. bro.. im not eating that.

revamp

Sat, Mar. 8th, 2025 10:17 pm
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my brain has been too scrambled recently to make an actual decent, put-together post on here but i remembered this account exists so imma try and get back into using this for updates because i think it was good for me. or semi-good for me. or maybe just entertaining. winter-spring break is coming to a close and we're about to re-start up classes on monday so that's an update for you. wish me luck!

i also want to re-do the layout on here idk i'm just not feeling the colors and box-y, sharp corner feeling of everything on here. will either do that tonight or tomorrow :3

my good day

Fri, Feb. 14th, 2025 05:44 pm
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i've had such a complete day so far! :) wake up and getting dressed was a little rushed, and i showed up at the wrong place for class; but after that, it was smooth sailing! my history class today went to a "transcription event" for Douglass Day (in celebration of Fredrick Douglass) because wdgaf about valentines day. not in a 'booo im single so i hate people in love' way (those people need to be quiet sometimes like WE GET IT ur miserable) but in a 'im not in a relationship and don't wanna be in one so idc' kinda way. anyways, the event was super simple: we helped transcribe some historical documents for the national archives and got free food w/ it. i had 2 chocolate cupcakes because they were delicious. usually, i don't eat until after 7pm but i'm not missing the opportunity to eat free cupcakes.

after that class ended, i just had to go down some stairs and across a small opening to reach the philosophy department. my intro 2 philosopher professor made the class do a 'name quiz' where we had to memorize each others names based on faces. unfortunately, i was in an appointment when the quiz was given in class (where he would just point to 5 people in the class and ask for their names). this meant i had to make up the test with the head of the philosophy department. we made the meeting on tuesday for friday (aka today) so i showed up and took the quiz. in a different room than her. an empty room. brah easiest quiz of all time thank youu that was awesome sauce. this department head also always has a table w/ food and snacks right outside her room as well as tonss of more snacks in her room for anyone to take. the first time i saw it, i thought it was food for staff. but the 2nd time, i saw a student take a donut and this time, someone took cheesecake and water. i think that idea is super cute; i love when professors provide for their students.

after that i decided 'okay i should probably go to the gym since i had 2 cupcakes' and also wtf else was i gonna do until 6 when i had club, or 7 when fortnite friday will start (lets all tune in btw and support ConnorEatsPants career). i walked for like an hour and then saw this girl jogging and said 'hey im gonna jog too' and so walking turned into jogging turned into running turned into 'holy moly i need water nowww im gonna faint and throw up'. but i already told myself i wouldnt leave until 4pm so i danced for an extra 20 minutes until it hit 4. so gym was from likee 1:40-4 which is good. the walk to the gym is super cold (i mentioned this on twitter LOL) and my jacket isnt enough to keep me warm; BUT! the walk back from the gym? when you're hot and sweating and tired from working out? best walk ever, didnt even wear my jacket (ok its like a brandy sweatshirt but wtv im gonna say jacket) and just enjoyed the cold air.

i got back and my roommate was just in her bed hiding under the covers watching tiktoks (as she does) so i took a shower and played some music with the speaker we all share. i usually only play music in the shower if i'm A) in the mood, and B) the only one in the apartment, but for some reason i really wanted to hear 'supernatural' by newjeans so i played that and a couple other hits. OH!!!! also, the reason i walked so long in the gym around the track was because i played a bunch of love-themed songs for valentines day such as what is love? (twice), tipi-tap (kep1er), magnetic (illit), cherries jubilee (yukika), and a ton more! but yeah anyways i took a "everything shower" as some people call it so i felt all nice and clean and happy. i also tried thinning my brows a little this morning since it's a staple of jirai makeup/fashion but i'm also scared of change so i just did a little lol. it looks good tho! at least, i think so.

now its 6 so my club has already started buttt my phone needs to charge because after the gym + playing music in the shower it was at 10%. rn im gonna take my meds, bring my computer to club (to do an assignment i have due tonight. or to just play around who knows), see what food options are avaliable for dinner tonight, and then go to the club. and also enjoy fortnite friday. and also i might be spending saturday at my aunt's house to see her new puppy idk yet :3 ok thats it for now i just have enjoyed my day so far and it's made me feel very fufilled. the only think i regret today is the 2 cupcakes but we move on nonetheless!

1/19/26

Sun, Jan. 19th, 2025 01:02 pm
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my fellow americans,

tiktok has officially been banned in the united states of america! and no one cares because it'll probably be back in a week because trump will see it as a way to gain some gen z support because everyone is dumb. anyways, it's currently sunday and my uni campus is closed due to what is supposed to be snow starting at 10am to 7pm. however, it's current 1pm and it has not snowed yet... ok i guess. i hope it snows soon so i can have that comfy cozy feeling of eating a warm meal next to a big window where i can see the snow. also, turns out we don't have classes tomorrow because we get martin luther king jr day off! a huge win for lazy people everywhere (or at least, for lazy people who get mlk jr day off). 

this friday is the universe league finale's in which we'll see who gets to debut. i have been team zhang shuaibo since december 2022 when his boys planet profile was revealed, meaning that in 2025, i will have been his fan for 3 years now. dang. and some people have been tudi (shuaibo's fanbase name) since february of 2021 when he first appeared in a survival show: youth with you 3. that means by the time he debuts, he may have some 4 year old fans already. dangg, this guy really has failed to debut for a while. besides shuaibo, someone else i really hope debuts is park juwon because he's the mini goat. i think my ideal lineup is honestly what the top 7 has been from the very first interm ranking: jl, woongki, shuaibo, steven, juwon, chihen, and han. it's a solid lineup with vocals, rappers, dancers, and personality. it's also a lineup that the pds of the show would very clearly be happy with. i would also be chill with gijoong making it but lets be honest: not happening. unless its a case of some people are picked by the pds/team captains to be added to the lineup. but even then he isnt really a pd pick and someone like jeongwoo or daisuke would probably get picked over him. as long as shuaibo juwon woongki and jl debut, i'm happy.

ok i just looked out the window and it's lightly raining now LOL. i can tell because of the water dashes on the window instead of full on drops or, obviously, it just being straight up snow. we'll see if it turns to snow later. i don't have much to do today and tbh i thought i had school tomorrow so i guess tmmw will also be a whole other day of nothing burger since the school gym is closed so maybe expect a good amount of posts on here. who knows. 

update: LMAO apparently tiktok is already back. i literally didn't even get to open the app and see the 'tiktok is unavailable' pop-up because of how short of a time it was actually banned for; and this is coming from a certified technology addict.

toy story

Sat, Jan. 11th, 2025 12:54 am
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you ever get so bored you start going down a rabbit hole that ends at chinese toy story yaoi fanfic? yeah me too.

this started because someone posted an edited version of a 'blooper' from Pixar's Cars on twitter; y'know how some animated movies create fake 'bloopers' as if the animated characters are real actors who are making mistakes? yeah, like those. anyways, that video made me remember that those existed and so i searched up 'pixar cars bloopers' on google and got linked to a ~15 minute long video containing the animated bloopers from multiple pixar movies. it started with bugs, then went into toy story. during the toy story section i was like 'yo lowkey has anyone ever shipped buzz and woody? they had to have". thus begun my journey to archiveofourown.net or whatever the website address is to search for this ship.

to no ones surprise, it does exist. it did take me longer than i expected though. there was a considerable amount of bo peep/woody and bo peep/buzz fanfiction which threw me off because i thought the only people crazy enough to make toy story shipping fanfic would be fujos, but i guess i was wrong. heres the link to the chinese one i mentioned; i cant read it and am not interested enough in buzz lightyear x woody pride (yes, woody has a last name. i didn't know this either) to bother making a translation attempt. shoutout to all the animators that make fake bloopers. we love you

airplane trip

Sun, Dec. 29th, 2024 06:45 pm
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Dear Friends,
 
Hello! As I write this, I am currently 33,000 feet above the air and moving at a speed of 568 miles per hour. To be more clear: I’m on a plane (also for all my celsius warriors out there, it’s ~10k meters and 914 kph). 
 
This is my first time ever flying alone and for some reason, I thought that the absolute best way to start of my saga of flying solo would be with a 24+ hour journey to Sydney, Australia. 
 
I’m going there to visit a friend that used to live here in the U.S. —we’ll call her flora for the sake of this post— but moved away in 9th grade. I remember we all joked about the time she was moving to Australia because it was around the time of the massive wildfires over there. She got her revenge though because if you know anything about the time of those fires, you’ll know that COVID-19 was to follow; and the United States handled that much worse than Australia. What goes around comes around I guess. My bad, guys!
 
Back to the journey itself: I’m taking 2 planes there. I took one from the east coast to California that was ~6 hours, had a layover there for 2.5 hours, and am currently on a 14.5 hour plane from Cali to Sydney. “Ermm but Bibi, that’s only 23 hour-“ ok nerd look at you doing math LMFAOO but that’s because we drove like an hour and a half to the airport from my house because the flights from there were cheaper than the ones closer to us.
 
I’ve mainly passed the time by listening to the same 3 songs on repeat: ZOOM by BadVillain, and Official + Miami by ICHILLIN (which GWSN Lena has credits on by the way). I decided I needed to break that up though so now I have Tyler the Creator’s recent “Sticky” plus all of =LOVE’s songs on shuffle (I’ll have to make a post about =LOVE / ikorabu later because I lovee them, especially Noguchi Iori). I also spent the 1st trip finishing up the Dandadan episodes I haven’t watched yet and every episode really just solidifies my love of the show. I kind of just didn’t watch any anime from 9th grade till this year because nothing was really pushed my way, but I went to the anime club at my college (ok I KNOW please leave me alone) because I had no Friday plans, they happened to play the 1st Dandadan episode, and despite that wack ass alien scene, I really enjoyed it. So I picked up that, Dungeon Meshi, Vampire in the Garden, and Madoka Magica (I read the manga first for some reason IDK). They all have very different vibes, styles, and lengths which I enjoy. Oh and circling back to how else I’m passing the time: sleeping. 
 
I also originally was trying to continue writing a fic that would be the part 2 for a joke, “crack” piece that I made but I can’t take this seriously like this is cringe I’m sorry y’all. I’m also supposed to write an actual serious piece for a friend and I’m procrastinating because umm no thanks I’m good. You can write it instead.
 
Where I live it would currently be 10:30 AM. Where I’m going, it’s 2:30 AM the next day. I want to try and sleep for another maybe 2-3 hours before landing but I really don’t know how realistic that is because I am not a good sleeper. Luckily, the friend I’m visiting is very chill and if I get there and just fall asleep, she will not care. Flora is a lot like me in the sense that she’s 100% neurodivergent and we both know that about each other. One time, we were on a FaceTime call and started thinking back to times in middle school where we were like “lowkey we were getting made fun of and bullied and just couldn’t tell”. She also has very intense interests like me but hers are cooler; things like plants/gardening, guitar, etc. Man, why’d I get the kpop interest instead of like, I don’t know, neuroscience; and not even on POPULAR groups because what do you mean your favorite group is Girls in the “last release was in early 2021” Park? 
 
I didn’t really have a purpose or takeaway for this post, this really is just a “here’s whats happening” update and not a “heres whats happened and how it connects to a bigger idea” post so hope you’re all chill with that. Don’t worry though because I have plenty of ideas for other posts I can make that will be like that. Alright, catch you in around 6 to 7 hours when this plane lands and I can actually post this to the website.
 
XOXO,
Bibi

P.S. it is now 6:46 PM in Sydney as I'm posting this and I finished writing it at 2:44 AM AEDT (at least according to my Notes app)

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