doll shenanigans

Have you noticed that a particular cat with a red bow who loves making friends has inflitrated social media? Hello Kitty has become a familiar face on apps like Instagram, Tiktok, Pinterest, and Twitter (or X or whatever dumb name they're calling it these days). It's not just Hello Kitty either, all of the Sanrio gang is extremely popular across all social media websites. The question is: why are these characters all over the internet? In my opinion, the booming popularity of these adorable characters is due to the current state of the world. Everytime you turn on the news, the world seems bleaker than yesterday. The Sanrio characters are full of fun and whimsy. They serve as a colorful distraction for the harsh reality of life. The nostalgia of these characters also allows people to be transported back into their childhoods. So let's take a deep dive into some of the most popular Sanrio! Hello Kitty Hello Kitty is arguably the most popular Sanrio character. According to he...

 Last week, I decided to rewatch a show I had come across in 2021, an 8 episode Taiwanese horror series entitled Detention . Detention is based on a video game of the same name by game developers Red Candle Games. I had actually heard of Detention  way before Netflix had picked it up for a series. One of my favorite Youtubers, Super Eyepatch Wolf, made a video about Devotion  another game developed by Red Candle Games. In this video, Super Eyepatch Wolf, made mention about Detention  and my interest was definitely piqued. Devotion and Detention  are really unique horror video games, with themes that directly relate to Taiwanese culture and politics. I'm not much of a gamer, but when I found this series on Netflix, I knew I had to binge-watch it.  I really loved Detention  upon my first screening of it. The script was well-written with engaging plotlines. The characters are dynamic. The horror element mixed with the history of Taiwan made for an intrigu...

 as the title suggests, welcome to my blog doll shenanigans ! i've been thinking about opening up a blog for a while now and so i just decided to do it. this blog will be pretty informal and will be used to write about whatever i want!! possible topics might include tv shows i'm watching, music i'm listening to, books i'm reading, and more. honestly, this is more for fun than anything. i don't even really expect anyone to read my blogs, it's just for me. anyways, that's it for now!! bye! - i