November 2016 Monthly Income Report
After some encouragement last month, I decided to keep up with my income reports. Now it’s been six months of this, and it’s already December. This is my least productive…
Otaku Links: Anime belongs in the trash
Did the US election influence fanfiction production? According to toastystats, there’s been a 30% increase in fanfiction following November 8, with the biggest spike in the “angst” genre. I got…
Gift ideas for anime fans, 2016 edition
Welcome back to the fourth year running of Otaku Journalist’s holiday gift guide! Every holiday season I say the same thing: by now every anime fan knows where to get…
Otaku Links: Black Friday 2016
Happy Black Friday! About five years ago I waited in line for an hour at my local Micro Center to do some holiday shopping, and I don’t need to tell…
5 things I did before quitting my day job
Today I got up, got dressed, and didn’t go to the office. After a little over a calendar year, I quit my day job at a political think tank in…
How to not share fake news online
It’s been almost a week since my Twitter feed transformed from jokes about anime to political news, links, and anecdotes. Trump’s victory in the United States has blindsided me and…
Otaku Links: Life goes on
I think it’s weird when bloggers completely omit current events because it’s like, “Are you living in a different world that is completely untouched by the things that are affecting my…
October 2016 Monthly Income Report
Welcome to the fifth month of sharing my monthly income with the world as much as I feel comfortable with! Only, I’m not sure who I’m doing this for anymore. I…
Otaku Links: On Ice!!!
Is Yuri!!! on Ice hella gay or just playing at LGBT representation with “queer baiting?” And here’s a question I didn’t think of before reading Jacob’s article—does it matter? In What’s…
How to be professional in the age of Twitter
Every now and then something punctures my personal narrative of being a giant screw-up. This time, it was being invited back to speak at my alma mater, the University of…