Long Live Physical Media and the Indie Press

I am obsessed with this Indie magazine that I found online called Jelli

Jelli is a magazine all about little trinkets

it is filled with trinkets, look books, Quizzes, make up tutorials and so much more!

I bought both the 1st and 2nd issues as digital editions from their website Jellizine there are also physical copies avalible too!

(Just to be 100% clear this is not sponsored in any way I am just excitedly sharing my latest obsession )

It felt like the magazines of my childhood brought back to life

Growing up in the 90s and early 00s getting a magazine was my version of getting a little treat

every so often my parents would let me pick out a magazine or comic at the supermarket

what magazine this was shifted over the years ( and sometime by the week depending on which had the coolest free toy when i was a child)

children’s cartoon magazines like "Thomas the tank engine" And "Barney the dinosaur" ( which I had my letter and drawing published in thank you very much!)

soon made way for Girl talk Filled with; Claire’s accessory look book pages, quizzes on what type of friend you are and horoscopes soon became my obsession

not to mention the cringe pages where people sent in their embarrassing stories

Finding Jelli filled me with that same dopamine rush as the little magazine treats i had growing up but also more refined,

it carries the elements of the Japanese Fashion magazines i longed to get my hands on as a young adult - Harajuku Street shots - sign me up!

Interesting articles like in the magizines i shifted too as i got older like Cosmo

as well as the Whimsy and authenticity i am trying to rediscover in myself recently.

Jelli Issue one is 80 pages of kawaii goodness and Issue 2 is a huge 140 pages!

The amazing thing about zines and indie magazine print runs, there is something for everything and everyone.

I feel like zines, indie press, and places like Neocities go hand in hand with each other

we are here making our mark on the internet and reclaiming our spaces , the same goes with zines too

zines offer freedom of expression a way to share our passions and connections with others too.

so long live zines, indie print, physical media and human creativity

I am excited to see where Jelli goes in future issues

I got the coolest stamp on one of my most reccent postcards

I love the way they have included the boarder around the stamp!

Also this is the first postcard I have received from Slovenia!

Currently reading

What a Way to Go By Bella Mackie

i never saw myself as a thriller girlie, but in recent years i have been drawn into these kinds of novels and am hooked.

I picked this one up on a whim on my way back from a recent trip not even realising it was by the same author as how to kill your family

which was a fantastic and gripping read i read earlier this year!

hoping to start this one today as i have been in bed sick with a summer virus and have instead been coughing up my lungs and feeling sorry for myself

I finished Vanishing world on my trip and what a wild ride that was, i will have to write up all about it soon. as i do want to actually start putting up more of my writing, book reviews, stories and short essays on things i am passionate about.

catch up with you all later

OMG I’m so Excited!

Kathy Rain Just got a sequel

so my girlfriend first bought me Kathy rain as a gift when we first started dating and i fell in love with this game

she also introduced me into the Blackwell Legacy point and click games which i am also obsessed with

so when she messaged me today to say "hey did you know Kathy rain 2 has just come out

I started fangirling like heck and had to get a copy straight away

and i thought what better way to share my excitement than post it on my own little web page while the game downloads

long live Point and click adventure games

Currently reading

Vanishing world by Sayaka Murata

i am really excited to read this new book by Sayaka Murata, i really enjoy her work, even though some of it is very unsettling

I first discovered her through the translation of her book Convenience store woman

I loved the way she created her worlds and the descriptions of her characters and of course the way she is able to write such captivating yet unsettling work and vanishing worlds looks to be no exception to this

one of my language goals is to be able to read some of her work in the original Japanese

I have a copy of コンビニ人間 (Convenience store woman) but I don’t think my language level is quite high enough yet but I am working on it!