I bought the website! This blog is (metaphorically) my property now. Welcome to my home! It’s a little bit s c a t t e r e d right now, a pretty accurate description of my mind. I’m renovating a bit; I’m in the middle of a transition (but aren’t we always? wink) You’ll noticeContinue reading “This Amateur Might Be Going Pro.”
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54 incredible songs you may have missed in 2014
In no particular order. 1) You fall asleep to an old black-and-white movie with Flying Lotus playing in your headphones.
Never Stationary Stats and Fun Facts 2014
Blog (proper): 3,434 followers total, but only 2,956 are WordPress users, which means that the other 478 have most likely subscribed to email blasts! Total views traceable by the internet: 75,247 as of 12/28/14.
Read David Foster Wallace’s “Shipping Out”! A preview for what’s coming…
“Shipping Out” by David Foster Wallace My English teacher from senior year had us read it, and it was very interesting, but didn’t become relevant until recently.
Car Accidents Are Not Glamorous.
Car accidents are neither beautiful nor glamorous. I don’t know what strand of logic led me to believe that there would be anything aesthetically appealing about metal against metal or scraped paint or dented doors. Probably lack of first-hand experience combined with romanticized language from books.
Our Graduating Class Reunited at an Alumni Luncheon
Quick, Catherine! Thoughts! At this particular luncheon, I saw many old friends and acquaintances, each for approximately a few minutes. Anyhow, it wasn’t nearly enough time to sit down and have a thorough catching up session or a heart-to-heart. We just smiled at each other and wished each other the best.
On Creating & Maintaining a Blog for the Purpose of College Admissions
There are infinite reasons to blog. To start with, blogging gives you access to a public forum that you can use to a) broadcast your opinions b) showcase what progress you’ve made in a certain area of your life c) organize your thoughts. There are many people with limitless intentions, and it just so happensContinue reading “On Creating & Maintaining a Blog for the Purpose of College Admissions”
Guest Post: Life Goes On
Going into college application season in the winter of 2013, I had my heart set on two places: Georgetown and the University of Chicago. I had visited Georgetown in the spring of my junior year, and loved everything about the place. One particularly vivid memory that stays with me to this day, involves the handwrittenContinue reading “Guest Post: Life Goes On”
Stop looking for happiness in the same place you lost it.
——- says a very thought-provoking quote on tumblr one evening ——- I believe in second chances, I promise. But I also believe that people are naturally selfish and that few of them actually deserve second chances. I just don’t know how to calculate who does and who doesn’t. I just know that it’s a lostContinue reading “Stop looking for happiness in the same place you lost it.”
Never Stationary’s Mission Statement
With no concrete theme (an intentional decision), Never Stationary is the culmination of my writing efforts. At 18 years old, my life is looking a lot like me when I have a lot of papers spread out on a tiny table in a coffee shop. Cluttered, with lots of coffee stains and I can’t find myContinue reading “Never Stationary’s Mission Statement”
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