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happy pride month. everyone go read "she loves to cook, and she loves to eat" nyao

the manga artist is an advocate for LGBTQ rights in japan and promotes events. the series is so heartwarming and i've reread each volume out so far several times.

essentially, it's about one woman who loves to cook large, hearty meals but cannot cook them because she often eats alone, and another woman who eats as much as she wants because she once lived in a conservative patriarchal home where her meals' serving sizes were incredibly limited while the men of her family ate as much as they wanted.

they discover that they're lesbians through their genuine love for each other, but other characters also confront their relationships with their sexuality, how they face the act of eating, and how the patriarchy impacts them.

it's my favorite queer manga tbh.

oh yeah i got to meet xander mobus at anime boston last month :3

what i've been reading and writing lately

(jerma voice) GET THIS DICK OUT OF MY ROOM

haven't worked on my novel in months. beginning again is going well

indexing my notes is such a lifesaver. it's also a nice way to log all the stuff i've been studying.

i feel like i do myself a disservice when i don't count books being read if i've already read them in the past. even though i've read them before, reading them again still counts as having read a whole book. so i decided to add them to my yearly reading log and mark them accordingly as rereads.

it's so cool when i find local events that fit my vibe. i attended color me plurr at pyxis the other day, and it was a nice place to craft. i worked on some activities from syllabus by lynda barry, where i drew a car and batman from pure memory.

another attempt to use my phone less: trying out the sunny light notebook at home for when i feel an itch to use my phone out of boredom or when an idea comes to me and i'm desperate not to forget it. i like the size, but unsure if it's worth taking with me when i leave home. but i'm a homebody so i don't really have to worry much about that anyway.