2025.7.23 informal update (miscellaneous personal items, oshikatsu)

what happened? is chloe ok? the chloe state of mind

Short answer no. Long answer, I got lazy and busy at the same time. I don't write very much either which is super evident in whatever I produce on twitter dot com or here on my blog. Being a working college student is (as expected) really crazy, and the majority of my time is spent either 1. barking at the screen or 2. unconscious. Ummm but what am I up to? Working. Fortunately I love my job and I love what I study. Unfortunately it's very socially demanding, so by the time I get home I go totally nonverbal. Anyway, over this past year I've realized that there is a really intense need to output things out of my brain. In more normal English this is called "having an outlet" for you to express yourself. Sooooooo, naturally, I decided to pick up this blog again and try to take it seriously. Maybe it will stick and maybe it won't! This isn't exactly being written for an audience either, just for me, or my grandchildren whooooo knows. But thank you for reading regardless.

As most reading might know, Shimakura Rika the eternal goddess that sits in my brain at all hours of the day has graduated from BEYOOOOONDS. Blog post coming soon! But yes I have lost my mind completely. She hasn't disappeared completely (thank god) but I completely underestimated the impact her graduation would have on my daily life. I had no idea it was that serious. It's not like I'm dying though. It's just that, when you do something everyday for 7 years and suddenly it isn't there anymore, it's quite jarring. A few nights ago I had a pretty stark realization that I needed to change things up or else I'd get stuck in my doom. 

What to expect from this blog going forward... I want to try my best to stick with Hello! Project, but my roots are actually in Stardust. Big surprise I know (lol). Originally, I wanted to utilize this blog to document my oshikatsu, but I also want to take a much more loose and casual approach to it going on. Expect some release reviews, maybe even event guides because I have so much to say. 

New things coming soon! Thanks so much always to those who read these and even go so far as to text me about it. Big luv. 

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