Good evening folks. I’ll be keeping it short and sweet today, since I’ve got to take all the time I have left to mentally prepare for this month of writing way too many words. For those unfamiliar with the concept; NaNoWriMo is a yearly challenge where writers challenge themselves to try and write 50.000 words … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Round 2: What’s the plan? →

It’s the fall holiday right now and it’s officially been about 2 months since I started my (hopefully) final internship as a teacher. I’ve started properly teaching at this point and I’m getting decently used to my new environment. Which is good because the first essays and exams are getting awfully close. Early November I’m … Continue reading Mental health, exhaustion and trying your best →

I have a lot to say about the Hesitant Hero. Some of which I've already said, most of which I'll probably talk about twelve more times before I finally realize no one else is interested in this information. As a teacher, I've learned that reflecting on the work you've done is crucial in growing, so … Continue reading Some thoughts on writing The Hesitant Hero →

Oh boy it’s finally time, isn’t it? I’m turning 30 today. For some reason we feel like we’re going to live forever when we’re young and then before we really realize it our 20s are over and we’re supposed to be adults. I think I took a wrong path somewhere in life because I don’t … Continue reading Turning 30 →

The other day when I was at work, I was listening to the Trash Taste podcast. For those unfamiliar, this is a podcast with three guys who all moved to Japan to make content there. They got their start in anime youtube and eventually branched out. I was one of the people who expected their … Continue reading Kataomoi →

So I’m pretty tired right now. Even writing this is taking a lot out of me. It turns out it’s easy to talk about how tired autism can make me when I’m not too busy but once I try to follow some of my own advice and actually jump head first into life it gets … Continue reading Friday stories from here on out →

This week in the series we're going to take a look at something a bit more small scale, but I found that it's helped me tremendously throughout the years. A lot of us nervous folks, myself included, sometimes don't know what to do with themselves. I used to just bounce my legs up and down … Continue reading Anxiety Advice #3: Fidgeting →