Blog
New Post Every Tuesday & Friday!
-
Soy Sauce Solutions
It’s the end of the semester, and I still seem to be messing up making media. How does one ever get good at this? There are like a million different types of media I could make, and then a million and one things that have to go through the autoclave. Did you know the autoclave takes about…
-
I Feel Great (Except When I Don’t)
My period ended and suddenly, I have a will to live again. It’s amazing how, as soon as I stop bleeding, life feels good. Hell, I can even run without wanting to die. CRAZY. God, sometimes I hate being a woman. It’s a privilege and a curse. Anyway… what does Yuka want to talk about…
-
The Cost of Becoming Someone New
There is a saying that one of my friends has been repeating: “Your new life is going to cost your old one.” This morning, while I was reading a new book, the author talked about how mountains are formed by two plates slamming into one another to create something massive. The two plates represent the…
-
Shame, Sleep, & a Side of Hummus
Surprisingly, I’m doing well under the circumstances I’ve been put under. I really thought that after the affair situation came out, I would be spiraling—but I’m actually doing extremely well. And before anyone asks… yes, I was the other woman, and yes yes, shame on me. But also, shame on the man. That’s beside the point. Let’s…
-
The Power of Redefining Greatness
When I was applying for college during my undergrad, there was a section of the application that asked for a personal statement/essay. The other day, I stumbled upon the file that I had hidden for years and read it for the first time in seven years. I wrote about how my biggest fear was time—the…
-
Running Towards a Better Me
Running makes me a better person. Call me crazy if you want, but it really does. I really like the person I am when I run. I like the voice inside my head telling me that I can make it one more mile and motivating me not to give up. She believes in me. With…