I know! I know! I know! It’s been about 18 million years since I last posted anything on this long-neglected website. I have no excuse, other than life has been… a lot, these past few years. But in all honesty, hasn’t life been a lot for all of us these past few years?
Despite going MIA as Zombie Mamma, I’ve been around… Writing for Rakuten Viki, writing occasionally for Kpopconcerts.com, and most recently, taking a job as a full-time instructional writer who specializes in… wait for it…
Boats!
Yeah… Don’t even bother trying to ask about that. I still can’t quite figure this one out. But here I am! Writing about boats… Learning how to operate boats… Attending boat shows… Visiting super awesome boat building facilities… Making friends with actual boat captains… And meeting said boat captain’s very awesome friends… Which brings me to the whole point of this rambling…
A couple of months ago, I was attending a boat show in Annapolis, Maryland and while I was there, my co-worker captain friend introduced me to one of her good friends. We had a lovely lunch together and spent a good portion of the afternoon just talking and as we parted ways, my new friend asked me if I’d be interested in being a guest on her podcast.
Now, as you may or may not know. When it comes to dramas and music, I have no problem being on podcasts and panels and whatever else comes my way, because talking about stuff I love is easy. But when it comes to talking about myself, especially in a public space, I get a little nervous. After all, who really wants to know about the Mamma behind the Zombie? I have a hard time believing anything about my life is all that special. (A bit effed up maybe, but special? Not so much…)
Be that as it may, when Alka asked me to be a guest on her podcast, Changing Platforms, I found myself inexplicably saying yes. Blame it on too much time in the sun or the bottle of wine we shared at lunch… Whatever the case may be, two weeks after I got home from Maryland, I was on a call with Alka, recording the podcast I present to you now.
Unlike anything else I’ve ever done on this site, this podcast is a very open and honest conversation about me, my life, and how many strange and unexpected turns it’s taken over the years. Of course, I can’t really have any lengthy conversation about myself that doesn’t ultimately lead to Korean pop culture and entertainment; because apparently that isn’t something everyone just randomly becomes an expert in??? Who knew!?
So there you have it, a rare glimpse into the inner workings of one very Zombified Mamma. If you gave the podcast a listen, or a watch, depending on where you get your podcasts, then you’ve proved Alka right (when she said people who like to hear my story) and me wrong (when I told myself there’s no way anyone would ever want to hear my story and I was crazy for agreeing to this in the first place. Yeah, I know, I’m still working on that whole self-love thing. It’s just that it’s REALLY HARD!) Feel free to leave a comment, if you want, or just drop a long-overdue hello. Because let’s be real here, it’s been WAY too long since we last met and I’ve gotta say, I’ve really missed ya!
Hey Zombie Mamma! Nice to see an update from you. I’m Karen aka Powerz. I’m still subscribed to your blog. It’s been a long time since those DramaFever days. It’s nice to hear that you had so many opportunities to write and do what you like to do in life. That is happiness.
I am one of the people who also listened to the podcast, well, partly because I am curious about the person behind Zombie Mamma and also what you are up to. I am still sticking to what I love in life as well. However, I find that writing a blog nowadays is not worth is since my blog is pretty much not even indexed on Google and blogs are probably dead nowadays in general. I am looking into other passions as well.
However, if there is a passion, I will also still roll with it. I think we can change, but we don’t change too much. We branch off of what we have and experienced. I notice that now, in my forties, I really start to zone in on what I especially like to do and really live without regrets. I think perhaps at our ages, we know what we want by now in general, but I’m sure we are also open to try new things if the opportunity arises. Technology is also changing at crazy speeds.
It’s so nice to hear from you! Man, those DramaFever days feel like an entire lifetime ago, don’t they? I’m so happy to hear that you’re sticking to what you love. Isn’t that really all any of us can do? I always find it interesting, seeing where life takes us. Never thought I’d be writing about boats for a living yet, here I am, 2 years in and still loving it. Go figure!
I know exactly what you mean about blogs being basically irrelevant. I don’t know why I keep this one around, other than the fact that it’s just been a part of me for so many years, it’s hard to let that much work go, ya know? Maybe someday I’ll finally move on, but every once in a while, something big enough happens for me to come back. Will anyone ready my posts? I doubt it but that’s okay, I never really wrote for anyone but myself anyway. The fact that other people decided they wanted to be an active part of the conversation I mostly carried on in my head will never not amaze me.
Stay well and make sure to pop in from time to time. You never know when I might get the urge to let the inner fangirl run free!