Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) Cosplay
I recently cosplayed Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) at GenCon. It was my first handmade cosplay! I had always wanted to cosplay, but I could either never find a character I Read More …
Category: Life
From babies to software development: A quest to afford all the cupcakes
An abbreviated timeline of the past 6 years of my life. I was just catching up with someone that I hadn’t talked to in 6 years, and I realized how Read More …
It never goes away
It feels like your mouth is stuffed with cotton. Like your body is literally petrified. Like every cell in your body is screaming but no sound comes out. Like you’re Read More …
A tribute to my mother
I’m not on speaking terms with my mom. This makes every mother’s day particularly hard for me. Every year, I go to the store and pick out a present for Read More …
Stop.
Stop telling me that I’m too pretty for me to take my job seriously. Stop telling me that I could be prettier if I wore makeup and high heels. Stop Read More …
Carrot cake
One of the neat things of having a set work schedule is that I don’t feel guilty for going home and baking. One of the hardest things for me in Read More …
I Quit Grad School
I quit. I quit graduate school. Some people say that makes me a failure, but I’m so happy about the decision that I don’t really mind. Every time someone would Read More …
Luck and Success
“People often remark that I’m pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you’ve got to Read More …
The origin of Serra
I had to pick out my own last name. It’s actually rather hard to pick out a last name. Not many people have to go through that. Naturally, you get Read More …
Moving pains
Moving to a new place always hits me the hardest two weeks in. I think it’s because the first week, I’m super swept up in settling in and unpacking and Read More …