Category: Personal
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The Invasion: A Kitten Takes Over
by: Raine — Nearly a year ago my sister and I were at the drive-through of a Burger King that is just down the street from our house. The family had a hankering for milkshakes and like the good daughters we are, we went to pick some up. (Be mindful of the fact that girls […]
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My Descent into K-drama Madness
by: Raine — I’ve posted about the Vortex that Is the K-drama, which explained that I have a severe addiction to K-drama (and drama in general). Now I want to explain the process by which I fell into addiction as one of the steps in my “Korean Drama Addicts Anonymous” guidebook.
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An Assumption about Habits and the Human Brain
by: Raine — I’ve always been fascinated by the human brain’s ability to run an extremely complex organic system as well as control thought, reasoning, and emotions (blah, blah, blah…). I honestly don’t know much about the brain save what I learned in college and a few seminars in grad school. (How much of that […]
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About Raine
Hi hi! I’m Raine or Lisa Espinosa in real life. I’m a blogger, journalist, and correspondent about anything and everything Hallyu and Korean culture. I started out as just a blogger on the good ol’ Dichotomy in 2011 and over the years I’ve expanded to doing so many fun things. In 2013, I joined HanCinema as a drama […]
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The Vortex that Is the K-drama
by: Raine — I tried to resist. I really did. But once I discovered it, I became Pavlov’s dog. The trigger for my salivation? The K-drama.
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Nails and the Modern Woman
by: Raine — I don’t know about the Dark Ages, but the modern woman has a serious preoccupation with her nails. In this globalized statement I include myself (or perhaps base it on myself). But as demonstrated by the innumerable establishments devoted to nail care, beautification, “gaudification” and mutilation that there are in the United […]
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The Awkward Greeting Shuffle (AGS)
The Cheek Kiss Gone Wrong: A Miami Girl’s foray into the Awkward Greeting Shuffle. by: Raine — As a denizen of Miami, born and raised, the kiss on the cheek has been a staple of my everyday life. When I meet someone new, I smile, maybe offer a hand…and then I give them a kiss […]
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