16-02-2025 ========== NOW... LISTENING TO: KORDHELL - KILLERS FROM THE NORTHSIDE READING: all sorts of article WRITING: stuff for my campaign WATCHING: idolmaster u149 today i went to the store in my neighborhood. on my own. it might not seem big to y'all, but it is to me - my mom's of the *very* overprotective kind and she doesn't let me out easily. i've gone around the place I work at before, but I've never been really let around my home neighborhood before - i mean, it's not in as posh or safe of an area as my workplace is, but still. in other news, i've found that the best strategy for me to practice japanese immersion is for me to turn my phone off and let it charge while i watch episodes of the anime i'm currently watching w/ japanese subtitles. i've been depending on mobile data to stay online for a while now, and the summer heat means my phone doesn't charge as quickly, so it's a win-win situation. yay!