Ella

must stop buying things.

suddenly, neil gaiman comes out of hiding to say he's innocent. lol he has a new book coming out. of course. what a dick.

i have to say, though, that their mini albums were better, more cohesive. Core is a bit disjointed. But they have such upbeat, dance-y songs! So music is still good, just the album is too short for me and a bit disjointed

finally listened to XG's new album! my only complaint is it's only around 30 mins. too short :( i need mooore. and this is not a complaint, but they leaned more towards pop this time and less rnb. it sounds a bit kpop, like twice or lesserafim. but otherwise, it's pretty solid.

The Uniqlo round quilted bag in black

it was out of stock bc it was sold a year ago or so. searched high and low, and finally found it on carousell. dear reader, i am in love with it. it fits my r2r bento purse and a few other knick-knacks 🥹🥰 the challenge now is how to pack light when i travel, lol

after my 14-hr waiting adventure in the airport last december, carrying a laptop bag, a tote bag, and a crossbody purse, i went on the hunt for a mid-sized crossbody that could fit my purse and other extras. google led me to the bigger version of the viral uniqlo round mini shoulder bag.

so anxious yesterday. and then i got my period today. figures.

i still haven't watched heated rivalry yet, but i've seen the spoilers and read the comments. the comments by elderly gay men who loved the show make me so emotional. i'm not even gay and i'm crying 😭

hbo max keeps sending me emails saying they're now available in my country, like they know i have been looking at #heatedrivalry spoilers on instagram. 😆

i saw dandadan's momo and okarun megahouse look up figures at gh mall. so tempting! but i do not have any more luggage space. must resist.

my birthday has come and gone. eating too much cake made me remember why i loved baking. it's bc i can tweak it and not make it too sugary. also, the reason why i love carrot cake is because of the spices. and no shop bakes them w/ lots of spices like anna olson's recipe. 😢

wow my bday week is really, really, really exhausting. i just want to sleep and not do anything.

after weeks of thinking about #sewing a travel purse for my bluetooth logitech keyboard, i finally did it. i won't do it again. such a pain. i didn't have a pattern so i just winged it. so many stitches i had to undo 😭 but at least now it's done and my keyboard fits

i really want to bake carrot cake with burnt cream cheese frosting for my birthday next, but im worried about the amount of work, prepping and washing dishes after. not sure my millennial body can take it. i know, since i used to bake a lot with no help in my 20s, every day for extra money. 😵‍💫

young woman wearing a light yellow sleeveless knee-length hinterland dress

my second hinterland dress still remains to be my best #sewing work. i did a toile for this, figured out how to do sba (and look at how the bust darts are perfect on this 🥹), sewed the first one with the short sleeves, and then sewed this one. maybe i should make another one.

watched wicked: for good with friends and ate and talked for hours. this was an awesome day 😌💖 and the bf pranked me. also awesome 😆

The weather is finally 🤌 not too hot, too humid, too wet. it is just right 💖

this time i want to start new sewing and crochet projects while still having a wip crochet project and having a bunch of fabric sitting on my sewing table that i have not touched for months 😵‍💫

that time of the month where everything hurts. why is my millennial body like this?

bought a bunch of super glue variants. used it on my leather sandals, vertical mouse, and phone's pop socket

tried kissme volume & curl mascara at the beauty store. OMG MY THIN ASIAN LASHES LOOK SO FULL. amazing

i think it is time to do my latest project: try all the coffee shops in my neighborhood! but i have to list them all down first

dandadan s2 is so unhinged, i love it so much 😭😭😭

just discovered that listening to audiobooks while doing very boring routine tasks for money is an excellent way to entertain myself and kill time. yay!

just got 6 dental fillings when i was only scheduled for routine cleaning. oh well. more to come! adulting is all about facing the consequences of your actions or your unfortunate genes.

i cannot believe i wrote this four months ago. i still haven't started it lol

i just got the uniqlo app. somebody please tell me this is a mistake. i already liked a couple of items... 😫

yup! lots of kpop fans here

i found salmon fillet in my local grocery. i had limited budget. what is a girl to do? looked if the grocery had sinigang sa miso mix. they did, so i bought the salmon. and bought kangkong. a win!!!!! 😎

i love earning money, and i sometimes i enjoy my content job, coding included, but eff that comma. 😭