I took this assignment super seriously because it fit too well with the direction I want to go with my content. For the kind of content I want to make, long form seemed like the fit. With my short form, I always push the envelope and make it 3 mins or bust. The goal is to make nerdy video essays. So what I did is do a script littered with bullet points and notes to me, and a ROUGH draft of the video. 3 Things I learned from KevOnStage and Suzu about Grief Intro I went to the KevOnStage Grief Sucks show because I wanted to be sad and sit in my sad feels. But leaving the show, I left with a full heart and a mind buzzing with a question: why don’t we talk about grief like this? [make a solo title card] After sitting with my feelings on the show, the first movie that came to mind was I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, but the movie that really fit my feelings was BELLE. Let’s talk about the 3 things I learned from Kevin and Suzu about grief. Thing 1: “They were your *blank* but they were my *blank*!” v Grief will feel different depending on who the person was to you v Not everyone will grieve the same based on how the person was ranked to them v Your position in your worldview will shift and it won’t be easy Notes to me: - Kevin as the middle brother/older brother - Kevin military kid moving around, brother = bestie/only consistent friend = lifeline - Suzu’s mom vs her dad’s wife vs choir member - Suzu’s mom = hero = her person - Kevin math joke relate that to Suzu knowing her mom Thing 2: Grieving looks different and shows up differently v Suzu stopped singing in public, but sings as BELLE v Kevon laughing at a meet and greet (retell that story with the lady and the phone from DC) Notes to me: - Kevin crying in the shower - Suzu vomiting on the bridge Thing 3: Remembering the good stuff helps with the Grief v You carry pieces of the person with you in ways you don’t think of until they’re gone v The person can help/heal you beyond the grave Note to me: - Kevin’s video his brother sent him

Hey everyone! My name is Ashley Mika, MikaBFoxx on the innanet, but you can call me Mika. My nerd culture/entertainment brand is called NerdyBebop. While I update my blog, I mostly post on IG and YouTube. Right now, I do short form with the intention of making long form content as well. My brand’s why is to grow people’s empathy using the nerdy stuff I enjoy, love, and believe in to do it. Over time my brand has grown with me, but some things stayed. I always wanted to help connect people with each other and for me using nerdy mediums like anime and music seem to be the avenue while I explore being a community organizer (in-training). I was inspired to change my intentions with NerdyBebop after learning about what Roberta Fallon of ArtBlog did for her community over the years. I want to help my local community of nerdy artists and creative. To document what we do so that people will know that we are here and changing the scene. Lofty goal for sure and somehow, I found a way to kinda make it work with my original plans for NB, or at least I hope so. My brand pillars would have to be: Nerdy. Witty. Inclusive. A video I’m most proud of is my review of a manga (Japanese comic) called Is Love the Answer by Uta Isaki. On IG, most of my anime specific content does well but this one stuck out to me because of how many people commented on this and were so eager to read this manga. I think the subject resonated with people for many reasons, but it was nice to find community and help others who also find themselves on the Ace (Asexual) spectrum of life.