Karen + Bloo. Adventures and Thoughts on Things.
It has always bothered me that my university plagiarized my admissions essay and made it LESS GOOD. So, on the almost 10th anniversary of having submitted it, I’m publishing the original. When I originally found out they had stolen my essay I was pretty mad. …
I’m the founder of a start-up called Glou Beauty. If you’re a beauty product hoarder, like myself, you *need* get join the waitlist for our launch. I’d love to have you. This post was originally published on Glou. For someone who is allergic to most …
Picture from me and Eryn’s listening party. Rules are that you must show up with a completely blank slate. We sat very seriously staring at the back of her house for a solid hour. This work is instantly recognizable as a work of Swift’s. She …
My language learning history: TLDR: Age 0 Cantonese + English, Age 2 French, Age 12 Mandarin, Age 21 Spanish, Age 22 Italian My first language is Cantonese. This is the language I was most comfortable with up until the time I was about 6 or …
When something is designed well, thoughtfully packaged, and its purpose carefully considered, you get a seriously beautiful product. I was perusing a Folio Press & Paperie in Santa Barbara a couple days ago (because I cannot resist a stationary store), I saw these curious looking …
Dear oh dear. I feel like this really is like a diary. Let the judgement fall haha. I’ve included my thoughts on each of the products and put an asterisk next to the ones I would purchase again. Day 1 AM *Youth to the People …
In my classes at university, the water bottle that sat on your desk was like, the IT accessory that showcased your personality. Besides your name tag it was the only thing that people would consistently see associated with your face. There I was looking from …
Back story: I was showing my family around Amsterdam, a city I had seen before, and while we were shopping, we popped into this classy looking coffee shop. And bought a “special” cupcake for everyone to share. Ate some. Felt nothing an hour later, so …
Okay, so since I got the fall FabFitFun box I haven’t resubscribed because I haven’t liked any of the spoilers. However, as soon as the first spoiler for the summer box was released I was like, I’m in! Full spoilers can be found here. The …
FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology I have almost spent more years of my life involved in the FIRST Robotics program than not. I don’t do it for the robots. I do it for the people. In FIRST you’ll hear the most …