Interests

special interests

these are my (autistic) long-term special interests! these are the things that i tend to hyperfocus on and have been very interested in usually since childhood. i do cycle through random special interests here and there if something catches my eye tho, but these are the ones that i am Stuck With Forever (trust me, i've tried to escape)

  • marine biology - the ocean and especially octopuses and cephalopods, since i was old enough to know what an octopus was
  • idols - especially hello!project (since 2002) but basically all idols except 48g
  • japan - culture, language, everything (since 2003 or so)
  • pink - pink is a literal lifestyle for me, i don't think anyone has ever been as attached to a color as i am to pink
  • tech - especially web dev/design, audio hardware and software/production, keyboards/typing, cell phones, privacy & self-hosting

hyperfixations

here are the things that i tend to hyperfocus on! (ADHD). these are usually things i've been hyperfocused on for years. not as hardcore as special interests for better or worse. in no particular order.

  • bricks - lego, off brand, whatever i can get my hands on
  • minimalism - especially digital minimalism
  • pirating - yeah if you want to find something i can probably find it. i'm also big into private trackers and have a seedbox.
  • digital preservation - kind of similar to the above, archiving media is important to me
  • japanese & translation - i am N3 for "generating" (speaking, writing, EN to JP translation), N2 for "consuming" (listening, reading, JP to EN translation)
  • asl - so i can actually communicate with other people
  • organization - just give me a gift card to the container store and we're fine

regular hobbies

regular old hobbies. i usually cycle through these. in no particular order... def not a comprehensive list bc that would be impossible, i have too many hobbies

  • vidya - binding of isaac, simulation games, picross, the walking dead game, horror games, speedrunning, rhythm games, clickers, shitty mobile games, "cozy" games (though i hate the term lol)
  • other games - sudoku, crosswords, jigsaw puzzles
  • music - mostly japanese and korean female idol groups, but also other stuff; check out my fave songs playlist on spotify
  • arts & crafts - cross-stitching, latchhook, journaling (especially MAMBI), stickers, calligraphy, writing utensils, diamond dot painting, currently learning to crochet
  • creativity - singing, writing, playing bass, making music, drawing, web design
  • tech - i'm interested in all other tech along with what's listed above
  • youtube - usually commentary YTers like kurtis conner but i also like markiplier
  • aesthetics - pink/girly/kawaii, retrowave, guro kawaii
  • misc - coffee, going out to eat, lolita fashion