May felt like a long month: while it slowed down at work significantly as students left campus, my schedule still felt full of community engagements. Both in good ways and exhausting ways. Some highlights: local AAPI artist showcase, a weekend trip to Toronto, launching a small APIDA restaurants week, participating in a book club, going to an AAPI summit in Albany, and posting my own mini recs on Instagram. Watching lots of OnlyOneOf.

I also read a lot and got much more into webtoons! They make for very easy reads, both physically on my phone and mentally not a heavy lift. So many interesting things on my to read list though (including favorite rereads) and I'll be traveling a bit next week, so the plane rides should provide good reading opportunities.

( Books, May 2025 )

Prepping for the Stray Kids concert I'm attending at the end of the month. I can name all 8 members, recognize 5 consistently, and know 2.5 songs. I'm working up to knowing like 5 songs by the concert!