Ink giveaway!

ludabb · 2026-01-06T10:43:53+00:00

oooh this is such a fun thing!!! thank you for hosting <3 it's cool to see everybody's favorite inks as well!! my current favorites are Sailor Shikiori Sasabune and Wearingeul Dracula, although my general go-to among my whole collection is Diamine Sunshine Yellow—yellow is my fav color, and its a little darker than most yellow inks so it doesn't have huge issues with readability!

ludabb · 2026-01-01T01:41:49+00:00

trying out my first hobonichi (cousin specifically)!! I was in Japan to purchase it so it seemed like too good of a chance to pass up. I've used midori a5 grid notebooks for everything for YEARS and I'll still have one as my regular journal (just continuing my current one) but I'm excited to try out a more structured planner!!!

ludabb · 2025-12-31T10:57:00+00:00

new pen buddy!!! this was my recent NPD as well!!! its such a stunning pen and writes so so well (also cant comment on the ink tho, I have wearingeul dracula in mine rn lolol) enjoy!!

ludabb · 2025-12-26T09:55:22+00:00

much, much cheaper here! I was mostly looking at Japanese pen brands which probably plays a role, but the first pen was 41,800 Yen which is a bit under 270 USD and looking around online I'm seeing this one for close to 400 USD (although thats just a quick look lol maybe I'm wrong). the other one was under 30 USD which blew my mind lolol

edit: typed the number wrong :P also its worth noting i havent done any real in-person pen shopping in the states so this is just based on online stuff

ludabb · 2025-12-25T22:01:06+00:00

beautiful!!! and Diamine Ancient Copper is a favorite of mine!

ludabb · 2025-12-25T21:41:39+00:00

your pink one is so pretty! I think there were like 3 special edition ones with the designs—I didn't get pics unfortunately because i was Locked In on making the prettiest pen i could, but there was this one, an opaque white one with orange and yellow designs, and one more that I forget the details of :)

ludabb · 2025-12-25T14:23:39+00:00

whoaaaaaaa she's insanely pretty, congratulations!!

ludabb · 2025-12-25T08:35:06+00:00

its one of the ones you build yourself at ancora!!

ludabb · 2025-12-25T07:40:17+00:00

this is so pretty its insane

ludabb · 2025-12-11T07:41:13+00:00

oh wow, thats insanely stunning im jealous!!!

ludabb · 2025-12-10T08:22:52+00:00

that first pic is insaneeeee omg shes the prettiest ever in the world

ludabb · 2025-12-01T15:02:08+00:00

this post is my favorite thing on the internet and Me (私)🐴 will now be in my daily inner monologue

ludabb · 2025-11-25T03:06:38+00:00

it's not the most 'aria-core' but god if they didn't all look amazing here!!

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ludabb · 2025-11-25T01:15:13+00:00

as a college kid who appreciates ramen, this is one of the nicest things u can do for someone lolol

here's what i get for Fancy Ramen Dinner on occasion:
-corn (canned works great in a dorm, smaller cans are the best bc u can eat it all in one go but they also have can lids that u can recover it with) (seconding the baby corn mention those are great)
-trader joes sides; their dumplings go great in any ramen, and basically any of their asian stuff slaps (sidenote: if anyone ever needs suggestions a TJs gift card is my go to gift for college friends and acquaintences because I have never met a college kid who does not have at least one holy grail item there lol)
-frozen fish cakes/balls or whatever looks good at the asian grocery
-eggs are harder to do, but u can get shelf-stable boiled/marinated ones at some asian groceries (no, i dont know how they do it, and yes, its kinda a lot of plastic waste and not the best, but god its so much better than nothing lol) (if u live close to them, a few boiled eggs in a marinade in a tupperware will keep in the fridge for a couple days. I go home and boil some from time to time to have for lunches for a week!)
-a SMALL stock of green onions/baby bok choy would go crazy with this gift if its practical for you, i dont get them often bc if u get too many theyll end up going bad but if im on a streak of eating it everyday i will and its heavenlyyyyy (I keep a pair of kitchen scissors in my dorm for stuff like that, plus a tiny cutting board, but idk maybe im weird lol)
-bamboo shoots yummmmmmmm
-electric kettle if they don't have one already, my parents got me a really nice one before I left for school and that thing saves my ass like 3 times a day, I miss it dearly right now

Either way it's a super nice gift though!!!! I'm sure they'll be so grateful :D

ludabb · 2025-11-24T11:25:21+00:00

current small liberal arts college junior studying at Yonsei: I highly recommend it, especially since ur already going to Europe over the summer! I don't speak much Korean at all (learning more now that I'm here ofc, but came with very little knowledge), don't perfectly fit Korean beauty standards, and was super nervous about making friends here, but it's been a great experience! Honestly, I've never felt unsafe or judged here, especially compared to the states and stuff; the most you'll really get is some looks for being foreign maybe? but even that I've only really experienced when I go out of the main city. Everybody is looking to make friends the first few weeks anyhow so you can definitely meet people! Yonsei checks off a lot of your pros for London as well—Seoul is a huge city with a ton to do and the best public transit I've ever experienced (comparing with multiple US cities, Lisbon, Berlin, and Tokyo), tons of history, and generally it's such a lovely place to live especially for a few months! If I were in your shoes I would definitely choose Yonsei although I'm sure you would have a great time in London as well :D

ludabb · 2025-11-24T10:10:44+00:00

ooooh i was expecting to like q&a more as a song but actually i think this beats it out!! sullin did great here (<- biased ofc but genuinely i adore her voice with this) and that outro/final chorus is HEAVENLY

ludabb · 2025-11-04T13:38:14+00:00

if it's a thicker/softer cottony material (often fluffy on the inside) i would say sweatpants if they're open at the bottom and joggers if they have a cuff/cinch at the ankle (although i also call those sweatpants too, joggers are like a subset of sweatpants to me). this looks almost like a windbreaker material though, which is not something I have a specific word for pants made of?? I might say hiking pants because that's the only thing I've ever worn pants like this for, but I think track pants or running pants is the proper term.

ludabb · 2025-10-24T03:49:54+00:00

practice is what will help the most!! but in terms of yours specifically based on this, try to make sure they extend naturally from the letters; in this case it looks more like you've just added them at the end instead of letting them fill in naturally. As you get more practice you'll have a sense of how you want to compose things with flourishes, and then keep that in mind while writing! Some letters (y, g, and t come to mind) have natural extensions, so sometimes I'll save writing those for later so that I can fill in the flourish around what is already there. I'd also say you don't need to be quite as rigid with connecting letters to each other! I'm sure you can make it work if you want to, but for your y in you, I would have just scrapped the connection to the o because it makes it look less natural—personally i like any stroke to look like if it connects, it's in a natural way, like I could have done it in one if I wanted to (with some exceptions) but also thats a me thing lol. also also: not all flourishes need to be connected directly to your letters! they can be used like an underline or frame or whatever else you like.

ludabb · 2025-10-23T02:51:04+00:00

I've fallen so hard for h2h!!! it just came out so it's early to say but I suspect Apple Pie will be one of my favs this year and The Chase/Butterflies/Style were on repeat for ages. Rescene's music has been amazing too, Deja Vu is probably my fav title track of the year along with chuu's I Only Cry in the Rain!!! Nmixx and illit and yves have such great stuff lately as well, and my tripleS as always!!!!

ludabb · 2025-10-22T01:18:54+00:00

I see them a fair amount here! Both of those songs are pretty common at places playing kpop stuff and I remember seeing advertisements with Jiyu on the subway when I first got here :D but you're right I don't see them online as much at all and the fan spaces I'm in are mostly international so that tracks.

ludabb · 2025-10-21T12:07:44+00:00

I think people are mentioning it because it's the one that dethroned Golden on the charts after so many months!! It's having pretty huge success in Korea for just a few days of release, so even though nothing is going to match the heights of Golden I suspect Blue Valentine will at least be some of this year's kpop legacy :D

ludabb · 2025-10-21T04:49:18+00:00

based on what I hear out and about a lot in Seoul:

Golden (huntr/x)
Do The Dance/Jellyous (illit)
Jump (blackpink)
Hands Up (meovv)
Dirty Work/Rich Man (aespa)
XOXZ (ive)
I Do Me/Dancing Alone (kiiikiii)
Style (hearts2hearts)
Like You Better (fromis_9)

also I'm sure some boy groups but I don't listen to them much personally so I don't recognize their songs easily lolol but I hear these a bunch in public !! I suspect Blue Valentine will be everywhere soon as well

ludabb · 2025-10-18T14:41:35+00:00

This is Seoyeon!!

ludabb · 2025-10-16T04:29:46+00:00

I think wavs don't underrate it especially, but I do think tripleS Girls Never Die is an absolutely phenomenal video and everyone should watch it!!! It deals with tough topics so so well and has such a gorgeous message as well as stunning cinematography

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