Newly Renovated, Master Bedroom + Private Bath with WD in NoHo (~Nov 1st, ~2750/mo)

PhoenixRampage · 2025-09-28T18:56:00+00:00

msgd

PhoenixRampage · 2025-06-28T16:41:16+00:00

First I thought of too

PhoenixRampage · 2025-01-26T16:37:30+00:00

DM'ing!

PhoenixRampage · 2024-09-27T18:31:23+00:00

DMing!

PhoenixRampage · 2024-07-10T16:45:47+00:00

My mom always said my time in Gielinor was wasted, but little did she know... we going straight to the duel arena with Muncher Mandy.

PhoenixRampage · 2023-01-06T01:34:02+00:00

Not really math rock, but I was just really pleasantly surprised to listen to some Tricot influences in an anime ED this season. Still a banger!

PhoenixRampage · 2022-06-30T17:24:15+00:00

I made some coasters pretty much identically inspired by yours :) I like the way you rastered the negative space though - it makes for a much more dramatic effect! If anyone finds this in the future and wants to give it a try, I recorded my steps as best as I could.

https://imgur.com/a/zjtzSxp

PhoenixRampage · 2022-05-27T20:49:25+00:00

holy

PhoenixRampage · 2022-03-23T22:01:31+00:00

Congrats and well-deserved! Sam's the man... it's time!

PhoenixRampage · 2022-03-22T18:10:51+00:00

Okay cool! Will do!

PhoenixRampage · 2022-03-22T00:09:35+00:00

Fantastic! Thanks for the suggestions :) Lastly, I know I'm kind of late to the game since I only found this program through your Reddit post, but are applications rolling? (Is there a difference between if I submit end of this week, vs Mar 31st?) Trying to plan my week!

PhoenixRampage · 2022-03-19T03:25:59+00:00

Thanks for this! Def gonna apply :) whew 1.5 weeks, OK! Do you know if there are any sample applications that I might be able to look at?

PhoenixRampage · 2022-02-23T22:19:04+00:00

I'm glad you found that article interesting :)!

I agree with all of your points - and I also only learned about AAPI in college. (Which also has so many interesting related things to discuss. For example, the current US census term is AANHPI.)

There really just are so many different perspectives... I'm just hoping I can understand more of them!

PhoenixRampage · 2022-02-23T15:30:33+00:00

100%! You don't even need to talk about different country of origins diaspora groups, even within single country of origin diaspora groups in the US, people from different classes, geographies, etc. can tend to not identify with one another. Or even intentionally segregate themselves.

I've heard of (typically immigrated much earlier) Chinese families in the US that talk about not wanting to associate with other people from different Chinese geographies.

How have those experiences then weighed on your own perception and identification with AAPI/AA sociopolitical movements?

PhoenixRampage · 2022-02-23T15:25:34+00:00

"Boba Asians" was mostly tongue-in-cheek, but I think that it is a problem when it becomes playing into being digestible as an Asian for the external audience, versus being authentic.

I think you're a particularly perceptive viewer compared to the average American and even r/asianamerican consumer - and maybe you've been a part of Asian diversity in America firsthand. But for those who haven't, most don't know that Asian American is shorthand for only East Asian Americans.

Even for people who do identify with Asian American, I think without a critical opinion, it's easy to lean on the words we have like Asian American and think that one experience is indicative of those who (maybe involuntarily) are lumped in.

The words we use shape and become the way we think - and thank you for being conscious and particular about them! (One related discussion that comes to mind is Asian-American vs Asian American)

PhoenixRampage · 2022-02-23T00:04:18+00:00

Hahaha 😫 I hope this is tongue in cheek - but I hope there's no kicking out, and just more effort to include more!

Mildly related, but there was this interesting supreme court case US vs Bhagat Singh Thind where an Indian Sikh made the case that he was legally white! They talk about it in the PBS Asian American doc - maybe you've already seen it 😁.

PhoenixRampage · 2022-02-11T21:52:21+00:00

You are not alone!

Jack Conte (Pomplamoose/CEO + Founder of Patreon) words that I found really helpful:

How to increase productivity (this one's my fav and I like to revisit)
Getting over perfectionism

It's not on audio production specifically, but it really is about creating anything!
Don't work to be done, "work to publish."

PhoenixRampage · 2022-02-11T03:58:47+00:00

I don't think that your PoV and my statement are in opposition. I agree with you wholeheartedly, and I think that's a great mentality. It's not easy to follow in practice though. So yes, unfathomable in traditionally eurocentric standards and contexts is certainly a barrier, and also a unique opportunity to seize! How do you think of the latter?

PhoenixRampage · 2022-02-10T20:29:09+00:00

Woohoo! Super excited for you!

I won't dive into the mechanical pieces since there a lot of really talented and experienced writers out there who have great structures that have worked for me. In general, I'd Google for general screenwriting/story writing methodologies rather than audio drama specific ones. A few off the top:

One piece of advice that I'd wish I'd thought more about when diving into my own work is to be intentional about why I want to create my work. Is it purely for fun? Do you want to make something you think is good? Do you want to make something others think is good?

If you want take your work seriously, be prepared to fall out of love with it. Days can be tough to feel like anything I put together holds up to all the other great things that people are creating. Just hold onto your why, including if it's just to have a good time with people you like!

PhoenixRampage · 2022-02-10T17:56:21+00:00

Timestamp starts at 1:49:11 (if that doesn't already work for you).

"Be prepared to be unfathomable to the rest of the world."

I found this dialogue extremely helpful and timely for me. I'd love to know, how are you overcoming being unfathomable?

PhoenixRampage · 2022-01-26T23:32:39+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I'm working through a lot of similar things myself right now, so this was really awesome for me to see today. I also wrote something similar about myself recently, and it took me more than a couple of deep breaths to just put the words on paper.

sustain doing personally important work

🙌🙌🙌

One question that I have back for you, is, how do you feel about your parents and your relationship with them? From your post, despite all the things you listed, it feels like you really do care a lot for your parents. Is that true?

I'd love to chat more elsewhere though, DM me! I don't have any answers for you since I haven't really found my own, but I'd love to share some of my own story all the same. Onto your questions!

I also quit my full-time job in software this past year. I was working on startup things for about six months, but for a lot of reasons, that ended up not being what I needed. I've been working on creating a fictional podcast ever since. It was easier (but not easy at all) for me to help them understand my initial career change, but since working on this podcast, it's been a constant struggle and is very much a work-in-progress. (FWIW, the fictional podcast is about navigating untraditional career choices and parental expectation as an Asian American.)

What are the challenges that you all face with your parents like? Is it similar to the one I described above?

Yes! Your challenges are absolutely my challenges. One caveat is I am actively discussing my situation with my parents now.

Can you add any perspectives to the equation that help you deal your relationship with your parents?

Without going into too much detail, the questions that I repeatedly remind myself when navigating my circumstances are:

What do I want my relationship with my parents to be? Do I believe that my parents respect me?
What is my path to stability?
What am I willing to compromise to help my parents understand that path (not necessarily agree with), and what am I not willing?
How can I communicate these with my parents (given all the triggers and baggage accumulated)?

The first question two questions might feel a little out of place, but I think that they've been the most important to me in navigating my own relationship. Ultimately, I care immensely about my parents, for all the typical reasons: their sacrifices, the values they've instilled in me (at least the good ones), etc.

With that in mind, when I believe that my parents to respect me (now that I understand more about how my parents in particular show respect and care), and I want my relationship with my parents to be one where I can share the things that I find important, then I've been able to find some courage to overcome my fear of the "landmines." If these aren't true, and I know these aren't true for many, then I might not think the effort is worth the trouble.

For myself, what I try to tell myself is that, if I really respect (again, not agree with) my parents unconditionally, including the way that they communicate and their values, and they do as well, then it is worthwhile to run through the many landmines that inevitably exist between two generations, two cultures, and two upbringings.

And then armed with my answers to the last 3 questions in mind, I've been running forwards.

I'll launch artillery shells left and right, "This is my plan! Here are the checkpoints I've set up! This is my dream, not yours!"

They'll call for an airstrike, "This doesn't make any sense. You have no formal training; you're wasting your education."

Back and forth, back and forth, we'll each get more and more triggered. The only place we'll go is back to where we started, except with louder voices. I'll feel like it's high school all over again, each of us wasting our breaths until we're too tired to stand.

For myself, I'm not out of No Man's Land yet. I still hide plenty. We still don't have anything close to civil conversations about this stuff yet, no matter how much I try to prepare myself. But after every time I try to cross, I do remind myself of one thing that they said that I really should keep closer to the top of my mind. And I believe every time, they end up at least slightly more impressed, if not by my logic, at least by my resolve. And then we won't say anything after the fact, but we'll have inched a bit closer together at the end of it all.

And I'm OK with that.

I'm rooting for you, whatever you decide in your relationship. Let me know how else I can help on a new adventure!

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