The Scrapbook
A collection of things I'm noticing, consuming, and thinking about. Updated whenever something sticks.
Currently (February 2026)
- Reading: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
- Watching: MCU marathon
- Listening to: Olivia Rodrigo: You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
- Thinking about: I wonder who...
Favourite Media
Movies & Shows
Fleabag
Game of Thrones
La La Land
La Vita è Bella
Steel Magnolias
Music
The Crane Wives
Olivia Rodrigo
Mitski
Radiohead
Books
The Hunger Games
Mistborn
The Princess Bride
The Little Prince
Games
Red Dead Redemption 2
Final Fantasy VII
Kingdom Hearts 2
The Last of Us 2
Brain Scratchers
- Why do we laugh when we're nervous?
- The way silence feels loud in empty rooms
- How certain songs can transport you to a specific memory instantly
- Why do we scroll even when we're not looking for anything?
Media Worth Your Time
- ★★★★★ Fleabag — Perfect tragicomedy about messy humans
- ★★★★★ Steel Magnolias — Somehow left wanting six Southern women to adopt me in their inner circle.
- ★★★★★ Final Fantasy 7 — I will forever be talking about this game
Quotes I'm Sitting With
"We accept the love we think we deserve."
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."
— Ernest Hemingway
"Something pretty bad happened to me."
— Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
Small Moments That Felt Huge
- The way my friends laugh when they're trying not to
- Finding the perfect word after searching for it for five minutes
- When a stranger held the door even though I was far away
- Using Papyrus because my friend loves Undertale, and because previously I used Comic Sans without realising it
Questions I'm Living With
- How do we know when we're being authentic vs. performing authenticity?
- Why does nostalgia feel so bittersweet?
- What makes some people naturally curious and others not?