– Daily Prompt song is: 1. realize that it’s been 5 day since you last posted something on your public blog 2. panic and find a time and place to write – before summer lab starts, in a café by yourself, or even better – in the wee hours of the morning when noContinue reading “13 steps to write a post”
Author Archives: catdiggedydog
Five people I don’t want to become
The overly obsessive with looks When looks come to dominate everything else that I prioritize in life, I know that something is wrong. I never want to be so concerned with my outward appearance that my focus on this inevitably trades off with the quality of my inward appearance. I’ve said it before, and IContinue reading “Five people I don’t want to become”
Rumspringa
Rumspringa: a period of adolescence during which a youth temporarily leaves the community to experience life in the outside world. He was a little different. If people were different platters at a buffet table, He would be the plain pastry near the edge, With doily underneath, looking frilly and fancy.
fb iz so kewl
Chances are, unless there is something remotely interesting or special about your birthday (it’s on Christmas, it’s the same as mine, my sister’s, something like that), I won’t know that it is your birthday and I won’t wish you a happy one. What happened? Why don’t I take the time to learn people’s birthdays andContinue reading “fb iz so kewl”
bittersweet
Look, I’ve got to buckle down and accept the truth: THIS IS MY LAST YEAR AT DEBATE CAMP. No more morning lectures, no more afternoon research sessions, and no more waking up at 5AM to go to what might be the biggest sale of the year. As a senior, it’s a madly saddening thought toContinue reading “bittersweet”
The taste on my tongue
Bitter – like the taste as coffee settles on your tongue Some people enjoy the bite Others add sweetener I gradually settle for minimal sugar and cream
On Independence
When I hear the word independence, I think first of a song by The Band Perry that I’ve always liked; one of the few country songs that I’ve ever enjoyed. The lyrics that I can recall by heart go something like: Most of my friends will live and die in this zip code… To me,Continue reading “On Independence”
The Midnight Reenactment of Middle School Love
Before I had said hi to you, I knew you just through fantasies. I watched you, infatuated, and asked myself: What are the birds and the bees?
We should reflect more
Rewritten due to the inspirational Weekly Writing Challenge: 1223 words –> 288 (to read the fleshed out post, click here) Driven by societal norms, we constantly prematurely make up our minds, arguing for what we believe we believe. But we forget the importance of reflection. I regret saying or doing wrong, due to incomplete decisions.Continue reading “We should reflect more”
The way I feel tonight
Maybe its because I’m listening to emotional music – The harmonic bellows of two amateurs Fresh off the ‘tube With more talent than everyone else – Except maybe Beyoncé – Combined.
Cat Zhang 