#worklog
A weekly collage + notes about my week. Published Sundays or Mondays.
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2026/6
included in this collage:
- photo of page from Octavia E Butler's A Few Rules for Predicting the Future with a passage that I really liked
- a wall of celebratory messages at the Off Beat - to be made into a zine commemorating their grand opening
- photos of a prototype of a zine I want to make for Azn Zine Fest, a flip flap book
- a two page spread I made for Homecooked Zine vol 2!
- telephone poles! one with a sign that says "Immigrants are beautiful", and another with an Azn Zine Fest poster.
- a screen grab from a camera showing Pumpkin (the gray stray we took in two months ago) and her surprise kittens!
- not pictured: work sessions with kirsten for civics study group, other work meetings, ooh we cleaned our roof in week 6
notes to self:
- feeling very fire horsey these past few weeks. Azn Zine Fest is next weekend and movement is h a p p e n i n g. Lean in, deep breaths, get rest, stay away from sugar ):
- just wanna say, I love your ideas, I love that you're pursuing them, I love that you're trying, I love that you've gotten to the point where you feel secure and safe enough to try and fail and learn and keep going <3
- Written: 16 Feb, 2026
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2026/5
in this collage
- a morning poem that I liked enough to type out and share on this blog
- a wall of flyers at a bookstore, including a mini-flyer for aznzinefest
- couple photos I took of things during walks that made me pause: a bald eagle, an altered sign
- not included: again, most of the work I did - azf website updates and other work, real roots gatherings, work for potential new work,
notes to self
- five seconds ago I was content with skipping last week, but then I decided to just look at what photos I might include ~ maybe just choose one. and I ended up getting into the flow of just making a basic worklog collage.
- be tender when you're feeling tender ~ emotions are what make you human ~ i know it feels like you gotta play catch-up now, just keep moving forward
- Written: 02 Feb, 2026
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2026/4
included in this collage:
- photo of the opening of the US Declaration of Independence in my handwriting. We went to an event at the library where people copied the US Constitution by hand. I went a little rogue and started on the Declaration of Independence. The passage I typed out above felt particularly relevant:
- We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
- That to serve these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Goverment, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to then shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
- not pictured: literally any work I did this week. There were two main meetings that were pretty productive; but most of the "work" I did this week was relational. Reaching out to people to offer and ask for support. Seeking and providing connection in little ways because that matters, too. And making the hard decision to ask for space from people who weren't able to hold space for me.
notes to self:
- this living shit can get hard sometimes. all you gotta do is your best to be honest and open, live in alignment with your values, show up, rest up, keep learning and do better when you know better, lmao that's like actually so much but whatever you can do it <3
misc:
- pls consider calling and emailing your senators today and tomorrow (1/26-1/27) and tell them to refuse to fund ice. or consider calling someone you know who lives somewhere with Republican representation and encourage them to call their senators and tell them to refuse to fund ice.
- Written: 26 Jan, 2026
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- photo of the opening of the US Declaration of Independence in my handwriting. We went to an event at the library where people copied the US Constitution by hand. I went a little rogue and started on the Declaration of Independence. The passage I typed out above felt particularly relevant:
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2026/3
included in this collage:
- my final piece for the azn zine fest zine! i made a death tarot card with a photo my mom sent of me on a horse, and wrote a little prosey/poem piece to accompany it
- a snapshot of my work table when making said piece - i wrote out the text on paper and then cut it up and aligned it, then took photos and finalized spacing in canva
- the final two collages in the board book I started collaging. they ended up pretty simple, but I'm mostly just glad it's done. Next up: play with printing and binding them.
- the pages of a last minute zine I made at the Portland Zine Meetup because I forgot to bring the official Azn Zine Fest zines
- a piece made for a gangrun of stickers - I saw a call for submissions from a local sticker printer and felt motivated to make something. idk, i think "to choose ignorance is to kill hope" goes kinda hard. i'd like to think that someone who sees this in the wild might freeze in their tracks and rethink their choice to avoid and evade the news of what's happening.
- not pictured: the back of the collage board book that has a basic collage and my signature, the continued writing and editing of a post where i attempt to outline my civic/political beliefs, clearing out my studio closet and furnishing it to be a comfy work and recording corner, brainstorming a fun zine idea that i think i wanna make a call for submissions for?
notes to self:
- happy bday xx i'm grateful we spent our day making art. it felt really, really, really good to do that.
- this week we wanted to focus on studio care! we did do a pretty major rearrangement of furniture and I'm writing this sitting in the comfy closet nook. it's still a big ol' mess, but we did make not insignificant progress.
- Written: 19 Jan, 2026
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2026/2
included in this collage:
- photos of my laptop screen (sometimes with me in the corner because I'm practicing recording myself) - working on AZF zine contribution, and planning Impulse Bye work
- Instax digital photos of my laptop, my new webcam setup, Simon, and my studio in various states of mess to slightly less mess/its new desk arrangement
- screenshot of a post I wrote last week
- sneakpeek at a pitch spread I made for another collaborative art experience
- a slide from a pitch deck I made for a civics study group with my family
- my new project shelf! bought from next adventure's warehouse sale. it's massive, but I like the vertical space usage.
notes to self:
- we went to a live music show and were reminded how good live music can feel as an experience
- our goal was to focus on online presence, and we kinda sorta eh did. i posted again to this blog a few times and that felt good. i think i posted a few stories and that didn't feel horrible. i wanted to make a post i could pin on my ig, but didn't get around to it.
- very excited about azf zine contribution! i like the direction the writing went in and am hopeful about the collage idea i had too
- thank you for taking the time to process, for not turning away from the shit that's going down, for being willing to choose to be engaged and reflective.
- yes, we stress shopped. 4 books that will hopefully fill you with hope and encouragement to act and engage and be brave. and a weighted hoodie because your shoulders have been perpetually fucking tense since wednesday.
- not included in the collage - that 5:30 meeting that ended up being a wonderful work session.
misc notes:
- fuck ice
- Written: 12 Jan, 2026
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2026/1
Included in this collage:
- underlined excerpt from Will Packer's Who Better Than You?
"Some of the greatest decisions you'll make may not make sense on paper. You might have to start the metaphorical international flight not knowing how you're going to get back. But once you've decided to do something, give it your all no matter what. No sense in dwelling on the drawbacks at that point."
- photo of Wolfgang Tillman's Griefbar 50, on display at the Portland Art Museum
- Leap from Joy Sullivan's Instructions for Traveling West
- photos from my moonlighting as a lighting designer for Lost Productions
- photos of my laptop screen: testing out a new webcam, designing a weekly calendar for art studies
- collaborative collaged calendars finally being binded!
- my morning poems notebook open to a page where I wrote about the cat we found in our carport and took in for Christmas
notes to self:
- thanks for trying to take more photos of work sessions <3 I'm excited to try out the Instax Pal I bought, hopefully it'll make documenting fun and less of a risk of getting sucked into the phone
- this was a weird week sleepwise bc of working til 5am on NYE. thanks for not beating yourself up for feeling zapped the next few days.
- I feel like I should feel frustrated that we haven't worked on Impulse Bye like we said we wanted to this month. At what point do we throw in the towel and abandon? Or do we keep saying we'll do it, but keep prioritizing other work?
- this week we were meant to focus on "providing value". I think we did that somewhat, mostly by working for David, but I would have liked to see an attempt at making some valuable content like we were thinking. I do appreciate you incorporating some value highlights into your next collaborative collage pitch that you did today.
- I like including some photos of creative work I've consumed that week - it feels relevant bc to create you also gotta consume and consider.
- Written: 04 Jan, 2026
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- underlined excerpt from Will Packer's Who Better Than You?
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2025/45
notes
- video series
- I recorded audio, edited, and published the final video for the first round (season) of Collaged Thoughts videos. I want to do a retrospective of the season; it's wild how much more comfortable I sound in the videos over time.
- collage calendar workshop
- I met with the venue organizer and talked over more ideas, plus started pulling pages from zines for people to browse.
- zines
- I met up with fellow Azn Zine Fest organizers at a super cozy bar and helped fold some promotional zines for Azn Zine Fest.
- rest and recharge
- I went on a forest bathing walk, had a chill art making session with a friend, and walked to the library to drop off my vote and borrowed some zines while there.
- Written: 15 Nov, 2025
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- video series
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2025/44
notes
- moonlighting
- On Halloween I moonlighted as a lighting designer, something I do every so often for my husband's business. The lights were bright, the music was loud, and I was exhausted for two days afterwards.
- collage
- I made a little set of digital collages and printed them out as cards. Each of them represents a little morning movement ritual, like dancing in the kitchen while steeping my tea.
- collage calendar workshop
- I made and sent a slideshow outlining my ideas for the calendar workshop, as well as started working on the calendar template.
- video
- Recorded audio and edited Collaged Thoughts #5. I was very proud of the fact that I recorded audio, edited, and uploaded the whole thing in 3-4 hours. Which is still a pretty long time for a 10 minute video, but it felt like the process was familiar and easier.
- writing
- Wrote about using blog posts as a productivity tool. I'm very excited about this, and it seems to be working fairly well so far. I worry a little bit that the lists alongside these worklogs might cause recap fatigue, but I'll address that if/when it comes up.
- coding
- More work on the volunteer app! This week was more widget building and working on image upload functionality.
- Written: 08 Nov, 2025
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- moonlighting
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2025/43
notes
- collage calendar workshop
- I started brainstorming for a workshop I'm hosting in November: a collaborative calendar collage session.
- writing
- At an open studios night, I wrote/made? a few black out poems. I don't remember what the one in the photo started out as, but I used washi tape instead of markers to black out the text and really liked the effect.
- Also wrote a couple of blog posts, including a release list and a stream of conciousness post.
- coding
- I worked on the app I'm volunteering to help build. I think this week was building out a widget for a list of documents.
- Written: 08 Nov, 2025
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- collage calendar workshop
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2025/42
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Why?
Because expecting myself to do something endlessly is setting myself up for failure + forcing myself to take a break gets me excited to come back + the time away allows my brain to break out of routine and come up with new ideas.
- Written: 04 Oct 2025
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2025/41
[This post intentionally left blank for a scheduled two week break.]
Why?
Because expecting myself to do something endlessly is setting myself up for failure + forcing myself to take a break gets me excited to come back + the time away allows my brain to break out of routine and come up with new ideas.
- Written: 04 Oct 2025
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2025/40
intro
Again, my insides ask, what the fuck are we doing here when the world is doing what it's doing out there? I oscillate between feeling helpless and fueled by rage within the hour and it's exhausting.
art
Not pictured in the collage: I did a lil bit of collaging + I spent an hour or so cutting out elements from magazines and putting them in photo albums! I'm building up a browsable collection for a collage event I'll be hosting in Nov.
video
Recorded and edited audio for Collaged Thoughts #3 and got it out by Friday. I feel like I'm starting to lean into being cringey, which is a good thing, because I think the sooner I lean into it, the sooner I can move through it to feeling comfortable. Audio editing is still my least favorite part as well as my weakest skill. I'm contemplating trying to do a one take for the next video, to see what it ends up like.
app dev
None!
- Written: 04 Oct, 2025
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2025/39
intro
The anxiety is still here (multiplied by the state of things unfolding in the news), but listen, if you look for chances and opportunities to help somehow, you will find them, and they will make you feel better (I'm talking to myself here). It feels silly to work on personal work with the hope of making a living that way, but hell, the world is chaos so why not be silly?
art
None!
video
Did a rough cut of two more videos, as well as outlined a script for one of them.
app dev
Made some progress on some volunteer app work - dove into styling in Flutter which was interesting.
- Written: 04 Oct, 2025
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2025/38
intro
pardon the interruption, but my anxiety wants to make herself known. she's currently convinced that nothing I do is the right thing to do or done in the right way, so getting this out is a stupidly uphill battle. something (an ig reel, a tarot card spread? idk) recently told me that now is the time to learn to rely on inner approval and to stop seeking outward approval but twenty something years of self-criticism is a hard knot to untie.
art
None!
video
Scheduled two videos for upload. Pretty much outlined the work in this Release List post. Which is done, with the exception of a reflection... which will be done at some point (:
app dev
None!
- Written: 27 Sep, 2025
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2025/37
intro
There was a point in my life where I would see this nearly empty collage that represents the lack of work I did this week and feel bad, feel doubt about myself and my work and my path, feel inclined to quit because if I can't execute things perfectly then why try at all? At this point, I can look at it and know that it doesn't reflect my worth or the worth of my work. I got a lot of other things done this week, and I know the next few weeks I have more time to focus on my own work. I'm writing this at the top of week 38 and I'm feeling hopeful and ready to get some work done. The next collage gonna be a loaded one.
art
Nothing substantial! I did get samples for my online store, and tbh I'm not impressed. I think I want to order from elsewhere and keep an inventory instead of going the print-on-demand route. I also had a brainstorm session at the beach while I was there with a friend. I thought about how to make collage interactive at something like a market, as well as hosting collage parties. Interestingly, what got me really excited about that was the idea of prepping for a party involving creating super organized albums and collections of collage elements.
video
None!
app dev
None!
- Written: 14 Sep, 2025
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2025/36
intro
I spontaneously decided to start a monthly newsletter this week, it feels a little half-baked, but I wanted to have it as an option for people to keep in touch if they don't want to follow on other platforms. Right now the plan is for it to be super utilitarian, just a list of links.
art
I made progress on the collaged book I'm working on. The goal was to finish the remaining 5 spreads, but I only did two. (My friend came to visit and the second half of the week was spent prepping for that + playing tourist with her!)
video
I recorded making the two collages I made this week! My original plan was to publish the first video this Friday, but I want to have at least two more ready to go before starting to publish, so I'm delaying it for a couple of weeks.
app dev
None!
- Written: 13 Sep, 2025
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2025/35
intro
hello, hello. idk if that break brought any new ideas, but it was nice, and in making the above, I did feel called to a slightly different direction of less collage and more clear cut? But I think bc the photos are of collages so they're already very busy. Anyways, last week was full of other things to do, but in the middle of all that I also made these collages and I love them.
art
I finished and submitted my cards for ADX's Playing the Cards show. I really love how they turned out, especially when paired together, and seeing how they play off of each other. I'd started with just the two phrases: "Your fear of _____ is holding us back" and "Your ____ of _____ is ______". For the second one, I didn't have an exact phrase in mind, but searched through magazines til things jumped out, and I ended up with "Your love of _____ gives us more strength". I wanted these to be fill-in-the-blanks, and while I don't think that's super clear just by looking at them, I do think there's a lot of room for interpretation. You can see these at ADX's Gallery X until the end of the show. I also have a diptych print listed in my shop.
video
None!
app dev
None!
- Written: 5 Sep, 2025
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2025/34
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Why?
Because expecting myself to do something endlessly is setting myself up for failure + forcing myself to take a break gets me excited to come back + the time away allows my brain to break out of routine and come up with new ideas.
- Written: 14 Aug 2025
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2025/33
[This post intentionally left blank for a scheduled two week break.]
Why?
Because expecting myself to do something endlessly is setting myself up for failure + forcing myself to take a break gets me excited to come back + the time away allows my brain to break out of routine and come up with new ideas.
- Written: 14 Aug 2025
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2025/32
intro
I almost forgot to make and post this today, which makes me feel really good about the two week break I scheduled for the following two weeks. Except! That I did so much video and art this week (week 33), lol. I did sneak a couple collages into the background of week 32's collage.
art
Oh look, another idea! I worked at the Lloyd Center with a couple of friends and brainstormed an idea for a collaborative collage newsletter. It's on the back burner until September, but I am excited about it. This week I also finally released a written piece into the wild internet, with the help of a release list. I also wrote a poem in a fit of inspiration in the library: what more is there to say.
video
I redownloaded Davinci Resolve after trying Clip Champ and a few different audio editors. I didn't really like using any of them, so I ended up back with Resolve. I started editing the first video of the series I want to release in September. Recording voiceover was probably the hardest and most awkward feeling part of the process, but I ended up going a weird and playful route and I'm fairly excited about it.
app dev
I made the decision this week to not touch Impulse Bye until September, instead of letting it linger out on the counter, I'm putting it back in the freezer. I did also start working on the Know Your Rights app, getting it running locally and poking around.
- Written: 14 Aug-16, 2025
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2025/31
intro
An idea from this week: lean in when it's easy. Don't discount the work that comes easily to you, don't wave it away because you think ease means less value and struggle means more worthy. Your easy work has value. Your ease is so valuable.
art
The collage phase continues; my mom sent me some old magazines and I decided to collage a board book that I've had laying around (it was meant for another project). I love how much collaging feels like a little treasure hunt. I always think I'll stay away from the words, but then I find myself drawn to them and to creating new meaning from found words.
video
I recorded collaging the board book. And I decided this week that I'm going to consolidate my two YouTube channels and work in series instead of approaching it with the idea of posting every week indefinitely. This way, I can make a bunch of videos and schedule them out, alleviating the pressure to constantly be making videos.
app dev
Not collaged: I had a meeting with a designer + a Flutter dev to talk about volunteering to help build their app. I haven't worked directly in a Flutter code base, so am excited to dig through it and learn. The app is called Know Your Rights and is meant to be a multi-lingual repository of information for people about their rights here in the states.
- Written: 09 Aug, 2025
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2025/30
intro
This week I jumped into the deep end of cutting down the blackberries in our yard. I would start my day by going outside to spend a few minutes in the space, and I would end my day with an hour of hacking away at thorny vines. Separating the first step of getting out there has given me a new outlook on discipline. I used to think discipline required forcing yourself to do something, but now I see it as setting up systems that make it easy for you to do what needs to be done.
art
I think making these weekly collages has started a collage phase (which I'm very very very excited about). This week, I collaborated with some really rad Asian zinesters and made posters for an Asian Zine Fest next year; I made digital collages in response to a class I'm taking's self-inquiry assignment about what sharing feels like; I asked my mom to send some old magazines so I could start making physical collages. I also wrote this interactive poem for my class.
video
Not pictured: a little bit of planning and thinking!
app dev
More ideating for a to-do app. One of these day's I'll figure out how to harness the excitement of new ideas to finish the currently in progress ideas.
- Written: 01 Aug, 2025
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2025/29
intro
It's surprisingly hard to recall what I did the week before. I'm going to try pre-making these posts and add to them throughout the week. I'm also thinking about adding an "other" section, but I think for now, to keep the focus on trying to do these things more, I'm going to resist.
app dev
nothing (:
art
I wrote a reel report this week! And made art as a response to what I learned from it. I letterpressed the phrase "BE BRAVE AND GIVE A DAMN" at the IPRC. I used up some cardstock that I had, including some brown and black paper. I ended up using metallic ink for the black paper and really liked the way they turned out. I'm setting up an online shop to sell the prints and other work, and will probably publish the reel report once that's all ready, as well. I haven't written anything like it in a while (something that involved research and synthesizing what I'd read); it felt nice to do, but also, I feel like such a slow writer, and it tired my brain out fast.
video
nothing (:
- Written: 26 Jul, 2025
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2025/28
intro
Week 2 of doing this and I'm torn between finding it a lil helpful and finding it humiliating. I swear I'm not sitting around doing nothing; it just seems that way when I only look at these three things, which are the things I want to prioritize, but get knocked down the priority ladder. Which is why I'm doing this, to buoy them higher. It's not really working so far, but maybe future me will be grateful/interested in seeing these.
app dev
nothing (:
art
Did some sketching at the library. I also sketched some ideas for an upcoming reel report and drafted designs in Canva.
video
Uploaded video clips to my laptop and renamed them so they'll be easier to rummage through. I've decided to try out ClipChamp, the default video editor on Windows and see how it goes.
- Written: 18-19 Jul, 2025
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2025/27
intro
I'm testing out an approach to sharing on Instagram + holding myself accountable for prioritizing the work I want to do. It's a weekly digital collage of photos of work I did that week in three different areas: app development, art practice, and video making. I'm only sharing the visual on Instagram, with a link to this blog post for more context, mainly bc I really don't want to have to type things out twice. I'm also sharing on a delayed schedule so that I have time to play catch-up when I need to.
app dev
The plan was to work on redesigning the login page for Impulse Bye. I'm in the process of adding Google and Apple sign in, but I'm also in a bit of a rut. Usually working on design is a good way to ease myself back into work, but this week, I ended up majorly distracted by designing a completely different app. Inspired by the simplicity of apps like TeuxDeux and Ellie, I spent more time than I should have daydreaming about yet another to do app, with the only main difference being that it would have swimlanes for a little more organization of tasks.
art
I started sketching! I did two sessions this week; one at a market (the top two photos) and one while watching The Menu (the bottom two). It was a fun challenge to sketch people on the move. I don't think I did that great of a job, but I enjoyed the process and people watching! Not pictured: I started reading a book called Just Making: A Guide for Compassionate Creatives and also I spent the 4th of July thinking about how I want to move into our country's fucked up future on the horizon. I recently did a reel report and I think I want to do something like that, a series where I share a reel (or maybe a few) and my experience diving into and learning about the things they talk about. Then, after learning, I want to also make some sort of art around it. I was entertaining the idea of making this a separate project and blog; sharing anonymously feels appealing and less scary, but as a daughter of immigrants, this also feels too personal to not do as me. I spent a good chunk of last week feeling hopeless and helpless, and I know my work isn't going to be the deciding factor in how things unfold, but this is how I think I can contribute right now. It's a starting point.
video
I outlined and drafted a script + filmed the visuals for a video about my zine collection. It was a lot of fun to lay out all of my zines and gather some quantitative data (like how many mini-zines I have vs how many booklet zines). I wish I had taken a photo of my filming set-up because it was a phone holder sitting on top of a stack made of a stool, a speaker, and a little storage cube. Very, very precarious, but worked well for getting top down shots.
- Written: 07 Jul, 2025
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