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Update: 5 Things On The 5th (August 2018)

Okay, so it's a couple of days late, but I was so stressed out last night that I actually got sick. It's a miracle in itself that I'm still awake.

Regardless, here are my 5 things I did in the month of August! What's funny is that you probably know most of these already, because a lot of them happened at Matsuricon.

  1. I staffed my first anime convention! It was way less stressful than I thought it would be...despite the fact that my body and mind thought it was, LOL.
  2. I sang an Akiba Idol Emily song for the first and last time in front of a crowd! It was completely unexpected, but I'm glad I got to sing at least once before I retire the project for good and put my idol days behind me. (That's a whole 'nother story, but I got this.)
  3. I went to go see Teddyloid in concert at Matsuricon! I don't really go to concerts, and I really don't go to concerts or anything for Japanese acts. I'm too embarrassed to. But this was one exception I really wanted to make, and I'm so glad I did. It was the highlight of my con.
  4. After lots of artistic loss and failed projects, I made an important decision to return to one. You won't know which one yet. But some of you, I bet, have already figured it out. I'll probably have that here next month.
  5. In addition to that, I took my first piano lesson in eight years. #OkayEmily you have a degree in music, why are you taking piano lessons? Well, that's for me to know and you to find out :)
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