Week of 2/1/2026

"Theme of Laura" by Akira Yamaoka, off of the soundtrack for the 2001 video game, "Silent Hill 2"

Saw the Silent Hill 2 film adaptation yesterday, and I genuinely enjoyed it. It takes liberties, but I for one appreciated the alternate take on the game's story. Like the first film, Christophe Gans takes the story of the first game, and makes it his own by expanding on the cultist aspect of the game's storyline. Tieing the cult into Silent Hill 2 was certainly a bit messy, but I appreciated his attempt at continuing his version of Silent Hill with 2's tragic story. Again, I loved that first film, so I found it nostalgic getting to revisit his version of the town. Gonna start a new game+ now with the 2 remake. GOODNESS we Silent Hill fans are eating good.

Week of 2/8/2026

"Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls, off of their 1998 album, "Dizzy Up the Girl"

I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand~ 💛🤍💜🖤

I'm finally out. I said it out loud. I'm nonbinary. I've been feeling this for a long time, fighting it, wrestling it, avoiding it. It's who I always was, and it's who I am now. I'm still scared of the world seeing me, but it's a fear that I know I'll soon overcome. I went to one of my classes this past Thursday dressed in a long gothic style skirt and celestial patterned crop top sweater. I wore my favorite moon shaped earrings as well. I walked into that classroom with confidence. I'm proud of myself for doing that, and when class got out, I treated myself to a lovely night walk, where I basked in the moonlight and enjoyed the cool night wind. It was a quiet night. No one in sight. So I danced. I danced, I twirled, and for the first time, felt truly alive.

Week of 2/15/2026

"When I Fall In Love" by Céline Dion, off of her 1993 album, "The Colour Of My Love"

The moment I can feel that
You feel that way too
Is when I fall in love with you~ 💙

Watched "Sleepless in Seattle" with Jess as part of our Valentine's Day celebration. The film was alright, but this song is absolutely timeless. Was great to finally see where this particular cover came from. Got a bit choked up when it started playing during the credits, for I loved listening to this song as a kid. I remember listening to Céline's songs, looking out the window yearning that I may fall in love someday. Cheesy, but true. This song was one of those songs I'd yearn to. Here I am married almost 10 years now. I'm so thankful for songs like this one that inspired me to love. I'm so thankful for Céline Dion.

Week of 2/22/2026

"The Poison Within" by BLUEJAY, released as a single in 2026

Now I'm in control
My life belongs to me~ 💙

My first original release! This was a cool and challenging project that pushed me as an artist. I was commissioned by Colston A. Thief, a writer who was getting ready to release his horror novel, and he wanted a song to promote the said book. I accepted, but I certainly wasn't prepared for where it would eventually go. It started with his words that were quite poetic. I worked with his words and slowly built a chord progression one phrase at a time. Of course, I would rework certain words to make them fit into the music I was creating, but the tough part was keeping his ideas intact with these word changes. It was a good back and forth, sort of min-maxing his words and mine. There was a point I got another songwriter involved to help us get out of the weeds, Brutsie, and he really came in clutch with his help. After his contributions, we eventually found a middle ground that worked, which is what you hear in the final mix. With the piano sketch I put together in Logic, I worked with a couple of students from the school I work at, MediaTech, to lay down the rock elements of the song. They were really eager to work on this with me, and it was a great chance to collaborate with some real talented guys. They knew their instruments like the back of their hand and were able to deliver an AMAZING arrangement based off of my piano foundation. I did my vocals, got it all together, and sent the tracks to my favorite mixing engineer, Rose Devika, to be mixed and mastered. This was a fantastic collaborative effort, including the music video where I worked with some of MediaTech's film students to get my footage shot. Colston edited the video, and then it was time for the release. I love getting to pull together a team, and this was one of those projects where that happened. I'm very proud of the final result. I was certainly nervous about releasing this since it was my first time doing a project of this nature, but the reception has been encouraging, and I look forward to doing it again!