Wheely Fun Times
If you minus the other drivers, pot holes, retina-destructive headlights, and inconsistent lane markings – driving has been fun!
First Car, First Love
A fun entry as I begin to explore my new interest: cars. Something awakened in me when I first held my pink license. As mentioned from a previous entry, I got my first car! The hunt for my first car I have always loved Japanese cars. My family drives them. My friends drives them. I
Closing a chapter in my life: where to now? Part 1
I have finally finished all of my university assessments and will be graduating with a Master’s in Physics this Winter 2024! (Higher) education has been a comfort zone for many years, but working at the university’s office and starting my own projects has revealed my own ‘professional identity’. The person I can be outside the
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Shortcake Headband Crochet Pattern
For the new season, I crocheted this lovely shortcake headband – it’s an easy accessory to put on for a busy day (and to feel cute).
Kindle and iPad Tech Sleeve Crochet Pattern
I designed this sleeve as I struggled to look for cute, affordable sleeves that could protect my tech while flaunting my style.
How space exploration influenced fashion and wearable tech
Hello stylish nerds and friends, let’s sit down and talk about fashion and technology! This is a fun post I wrote back in Feb’23 for my cosmology science communication assignment. The only rule was to ‘not bore the lecturer’ – challenge accepted! Whenever I watch or play space sci-fi media there is a noticeably similar
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The Rookie Researcher III: Touring the Cool Science Stuff
My university had an open day last weekend and we got to show our prospective physics students some pretty cool ‘science stuff’. Science outreach is vital to nurture people’s natural curiosity and for those who love science – we mustn’t keep it all in the lab! Science is for everyone. Even for my 80-year-old grandma.
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The Rookie Researcher II: Practising Resilience in the Lab
A continuation of my journey doing PURS (physics undergraduate research scholarship): previous post. This is also a love letter for my peers in the lab, my friends, and those starting out their lives. If there is one thing every scientist must be good at it would be good at processing frustration. Sometimes things don’t go
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The Rookie Researcher
Over the 8 weeks of summer, I will be researching the ‘blanching of varnish’ of fine art pieces. The paintings you see in galleries are basically visual expressions made with soft matter – the paint on the canvas and the varnish top layer. Varnish is the protective layer of paintings from dust and dirt, which