January 2022

Hello Friends, Family, and Foes. Here is a monthly update for January 2022.

It has bee a while since I have posted anything. However, I am ready to start posting again. So here are some of the things for the first month of this new year. The content might not be from only January, but from the past two months or so.

Highlights:
- Taking Japanese Language lessons once a week. They are taught in French (Though the teachers do know English for the most part), which is interesting. I don’t speak French as a language, but it is Canada’s second language. French is used in Montreal, where the teachers are located.

- Taking a Fae Magic Workshop with my mum. I am already well versed in working with the Fae, but it is a good course to take together with her.

Below are some of the things I record over a month. The reason I record them is to track what media I am consuming so that I can identify if it is reflecting on any of my opinions or thoughts. I adapt very easily to things that I like, which can show in my personality and words. This is the way that I keep myself mindful of what I do and say.

Monthly Playlist:
- Industry Baby (feat. Jack Harlow) - Lil Nas X
- Power in the Blood - Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Become the Beast - Karline
- Yokohama Walker - Mad Trigger Crew (Hypnosis Microphone)
- Bones and Feathers - Emilie Portman
- Cheating is a Crime - Takayan
- Shut Up - Takayan
- What’s the Meaning of Living? - Takayan
- Joystick - Simon Curtis
- Salt - Eviør
- Trøllabundin - Eviør
- Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
- Middle Fingers - MISSIO
- The Devil Within - Digital Daggers
- Bad Reputation - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- Sarcasm - Get Scared
- Tea Party - Kerli
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC
- All Souls Night - Loreena McKennit
- Princess♂ - TOPHAMHAT-KYO
- How a Heart Unbreaks - EverMoist (Pitch Perfect 3)
- Into the Mist - Eviør
- Llama in my Living Room - AronChupa and Little Sis Nora
- Rave in the Grave - AronChupa and Little Sis Nora
- Witch - Karline
- Wonderland - Caravan Palace
- Ricochet! - Shiny Toy Guns

Video Games Played:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Pokémon: Sword and Shield
- Katamari Damacy REROLL

Books Read/Are Reading:
- Becoming Dangerous: Witchy Femmes, Queer Conjurers, and Magical Rebels by Kristen J. Sollee (Foreword), Katie West (Editor), Jasmine Elliott (Editor)
- The Witch's House: The Diary of Ellen Series - by Yuna Kagesaki (Artist), Story by Fummy
- Danganronpa Series - by Takashi Tsukimi/Spike Chunsoft
- Cat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine (An Untamed History of the Cat Archetype in Myth and Magic - Kristen J. Sollee
- Yakuza: Japan’s Criminal Underworld (25th Anniversary Edition) - David E. Kaplan and Alec Dubro
- Japanese Feminist Debates: A Century of Contention on Sex, Love, and Labor - Ayako Kano
- Sex Workers Unite: A History of the Movement from Stonewall to SlutWalk - Melinda Chateauvert
- American Gods - Neil Gaiman


Movie and Shows watched:
- Game Grumps - Danganronpa 2 + Ace Attorney (YouTube)
- Markiplier (Horror RPG’s) - Misao, Corpse Party, The Crooked Man, Ib, Mad Father, Paranoiac, and The Witch’s House (YouTube)
- Illuminaughtii (YouTube)
- Squid Game (Show)
- Alice in Borderland (Show)
- The Uncanny Counter (Show)
- Erased (Live Action/Anime)
- Girl From Nowhere (Show)
- Creeped Out (Show)
- Hellbound (Show)
- Deep (Movie)
- Midnight Asia (Documentary Series)
- The Good Place (Show)

See Everyone Next Time!

<3

Self Portrait Trade - Art Done by CRUCIFIX.VI (Instagram @crucifix.vi)

Overthinking Ramble #1

Two days ago, I saw the HU preform live. It was beautiful. I really appreciate the deep sounds and how well all the members work together to make a truly memorable show.

While watching, I observed the percussionist, Ono, playing on electric drums.

I have been fascinated by electric instruments for a while. The ones that are made of rubber where the sound is only recorded on the computer or heard through speakers rather than reverberating sounds from the instrument itself.

I have been interested in these types of equipment since I started talking about them with my friend, Shouta. He also plays a variety of instruments, and we had discussed electric percussion instruments in the past.

While I was studying the instrument (and Ono playing it) during the show, I was able to pick up the small rubber and metallic sounds that the instrument itself would make aside from the loud beats coming from the speakers.

I thought to myself, I wonder how it must feel to hit an instrument and instead of it making the sound itself, it is coming from a separate place (the speakers). I wonder if it would feel disconnected to not have the satisfaction of something coming directly from an action you are doing. I realized that it might be the same feeling of disconnect that digital artists get comfortable with feeling when we draw things that are on a screen instead of physically in our hands. There is a layer of separation from both artistic practices.

I wonder how people feel about this barrier that is between them and the art they are creating in the moment.

I will attach one of their songs. It is one of my personal favorites. I was very excited to be able to hear it played live.
Yuve Yuve Yu - the HU

The HU performing at Midway, Edmonton (Oct. 24.2021) - Photo taken by Luna Fyrewillow

August 2021

Hello Friends, Family, and Foes. Here is my monthly update for August 2021. If you would like to receive other information on a monthly basis, please sign up for the EarthShine monthly newsletter (form found on the CONTACT page).

Big Events:

- On August 9th, I turned 30 years old.

Highlights:

- I made some new friends that are local.
- I met a new pen pal.
- I ate some of my favorite Lavender cookies.

Below are some of the things I record over a month. The reason I record them is to track what media I am consuming so that I can identify if it is reflecting on any of my opinions or thoughts. I adapt very easily to things that I like, which can show in my personality and words. This is the way that I keep myself mindful of what I do and say.

Songs of the Month:
- Dead Pools (MTC - Hypnosis Mic)
- The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove - Dead Can Dance
- We Own the Night - Chandler Kinney, Pearce Joza, Baby Ariel
- MANTORA - Hateless
- Rising Sun - ACME
- Middle Fingers - MISSIO
- The Crow and the Butterfly - Shinedown
- Rain - grandson, Jessie Reyes
- Get Well - Icon for Hire

Video Games Played:
- Pokemon Crystal
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Books Read:
- Essence of Shibari: Kinbaku and Japanese Rope Bondage - Shin Nawakiri
- Cat Call; Reclaiming the Feral Feminine (An Untamed History of the Cat Archetype in Myth and Magic) - Kristen J. Sollee
- Jackass! - Scarlet Beriko
- Under Grand Hotel - Mika Sadahiro
- The Lady Eudora Henley - Megan Rose Gedris
- Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld - David E. Kaplan

Movie and Shows watched:
- Odd Tinkering (Youtube)
- TysyTube Restoration (Youtube)
- The Right Opinion (Youtube)
- Illuminaughti (Youtube)
- Celina SpookyBoo (Youtube)
- Hypnosis Microphone (Anime)
- Cam (Movie)
- Unfriended (1 and 2: Dark Web) - (Movie)
- Cuckoo (TV series)
- The Good Place (TV Series)

See Everyone Next Month!

<3

July 2021

Hello Friends, Family, and Foes. Here is my monthly update for July 2021. If you would like to receive other information on a monthly basis, please sign up for the EarthShine monthly newsletter (form found on the CONTACT page).

Big Events:

- Imagine Van Gogh Exhibit

Highlights:

- I spent 3 hours in the Van Gogh Exhibit.
- The EarthShine website was launched.
- Worked on correcting my posture
- Reorganized all of my Pokémon cards (over 3000)

Below are some of the things I record over a month. The reason I record them is to track what media I am consuming so that I can identify if it is reflecting on any of my opinions or thoughts. I adapt very easily to things that I like, which can show in my personality and words. This is the way that I keep myself mindful of what I do and say.

Songs of the Month:
- Land of the Living - Johnathan Young
- You Don’t Own Me (feat. G. Eazy) - SAYGRACE
- Nature’s Harmony; Wolf Magic - Nature’s Harmony CD
- More - K/DA
- E-Girls are Ruining My Life - CORPSE, Savage Ga$p
- MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Tre Watson Feat. Alice Kane Wolf cover
- MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) - Lil Nas X
- Take Over - League of Legends
- Welcome to the Internet - Bo Burnham (Caleb Hyles Cover)
- Black Sheep - Metric
- Ghosts - Jacob Tillberg
- Giants - True Damage

Video Games Played:
- Stardew Valley
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Cattails
- Pokémon Sun

Books Read:
- Hanafuda - Okama
- Shaman King Vol. 1-6 - Hiroyuki Takei
- Boys Love Manga and Beyond; History, Culture, and Community in Japan - Edited by Mark McLelland, Kazumi Kagaike, Katsuhiko Suganuma, and James Welker
- Cat Call; Reclaiming the Feral Feminine (An Untamed History of the Cat Archetype in Myth and Magic) - Kristen J. Sollee
- 10 Days in a Madhouse - Nellie Bly
- The Dreaming series - Queenie Chan
- The Double Secret - Kojima Miu
- Pleasure and Corruption Vol. 1-3 - Shindo L

Movie and Shows watched:
- BIKRAM: Yogi, Guru, Predator (Documentary)
- Wild Wild Country (Documentary)
- Scary Movies 1-5 (Movie Series Marathon)
- The Final Girls (Movie)
- Happy Death Day 2U (Movie)
- Drawing Wiff Waffles (Youtube)
- Akidearest (Youtube)
- Nostalgia Critic (Youtube)
- GameGrumps (Youtube)
- Ali Spagnola (Youtube)

See Everyone Next Month!

<3

TESL: Beginner #1

Here is a illustrated exercise I created to help Beginner English students practice how to talk about their weekend plans.

To start the exercise, you will have the students recite the question at the same time to gauge if there is any confusion.

Start at one end of the room and ask a student the question, prompting them to respond using the worksheet.

Then have that student in the class ask the question of the person next to/behind them, to which that person responds using the exercise sheet.

That person will then turn around and ask the question to the next person until everyone has practiced. (the last person will ask the teacher the question to which you can respond)

This effectively engages each student to use both the question and the response.