ari is feeling . . .
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if you support or tolerate anything on this list, i suggest you do not interact with me or my community, as we would probably not get along very well. i am open to civil discussion or debate for some of these topics depending on my mood.
to be upfront, i am professionally diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses, most notably, borderline personality disorder. although i am very open to talking about my personal experiences with mental health struggles for educational purposes, please do not use that as an open door to making me your therapist, as some topics may unintentionally trigger me into an episode. i am open to listen to rants and vents about surface level problems, but if you need professional help, or are contemplating self harm or suicide, i highly suggest reaching out to mental health professionals, not me.
all smiles on the night of WGI 2025 world finals.
cleo and chompie!
cleo was adopted on september 10, 2023, one day before the anniversary of the american tragedy. chompie was adopted on february 17, 2024. cleo is a brown tabby, and chompie is a light orange tabby.
in the background of some of my videos/streams, you might have seen or heard my two other childhood cats: kitty and gaia. gaia was my white shorthair that ran away in june 2022, and kitty was my black shorthair who passed in august 2023.
more photos to be added in the future!
once upon a time in san diego, california, my mom popped out a baby with 100% filipino blood running through her veins and i guess that baby turned out to be me. i had a childhood full of playing video games with friends, pushing myself academically, and pursuing performing arts.
as a kid growing up alongside the burst of the internet's popularity worldwide, i have always looked up very fondly to youtubers and dreamt of being one myself. in 2012, i created my first youtube account, only posting (cringe) art speedpaints. that channel has since been converted into a gaming-centric channel. in 2017, i created my second youtube account, which currently acts as my primary channel where i post music, art, and gaming videos. also in 2017 is when i started streaming occasionally on youtube, but it wasn't until 2020, when i started streaming on twitch, where i took up streaming as a dedicated side hobby. in late 2020 i earned my affiliate status, which i took advantage of in 2023 to host my first subathon aimed towards raising money for mental health research. this continues to be a tradition i intend to carry out every may.
i have always been an artist at heart. i grew up with a love for cartoons and animated digital media in general, and that love continues to this day. i started my digital art journey in 2012 alongside the creation of my first channel using a trackpad mouse, microsoft paint, and photoshop as my primary means of creation. in 2018, i began accepting paid commissions, first through the app, highrise, then externally through social media. to this day, i still accept paid commissions for custom digital art, and it is my basically my side hustle.
throughout elementary school, i took piano, guitar, bass, and vocal lessons every week but then stopped around the start of middle school to self teach instead. throughout all my academic years, i performed in my school's choir, and on certain years, i attended san diego master chorale's invitational honor choir. around 2016, i started writing my own songs, and around 2018 is when i started posting covers of songs on youtube. in 2020 i published my first single, arcade, in 2021 i released my second single open letter to a friend, and in 2024 i released my third single gates of heaven. i am currently working on a 13 track album titled 'for your consumption.'
in terms of my more personal and professional history, i earned my B.S. in kinesiology in 2024. throughout college, i worked as an accessible media specialist for my school's disability center, as well as a part time athletic instructor for students with disabilities. currently, i work as an instructor for a multitude of extracurricular activities for elementary school aged students.
for the majority of my high school experience, i was captain of my school's colorguard team. in 2024, i was an alternate cast member for elan winterguard in the production "SIX" competing within WGI/WGASC IO class. in 2025, i was a cast member for SDSU's aztec winterguard in the production "unholy unchained" in WGI/WGASC/WCWG IA class.
if there's anything else you'd like to know about me, i am quite an open book! feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
have a question that isn't answered here or in the chat bot? feel free to contact me directly!
"what is your content schedule?" i try to upload and stream at least once a month, but whenever i do have a more consistent schedule, i usually post it every month on my discord server.
"what are your specs?" i use a 15" lenovo legion 5 that i bought in 2022 for a little less than $1000! if you're looking for a laptop that can handle gaming, streaming, editing, or literally ANYTHING while on the go, i highly suggest this one. the exact specs that i have are:
"what do you use . . ."