I blame Disney for making people forget how awful the word frozen is. It doesn’t describe a winter wonderland; it describes a relationship isolated. Its two icy syllables drip of rancor and malice. The sudden severing of contact between two people is nothing like the conventional drifting away to which we are all accustomed. Two people either both thinkContinue reading “Thawing inch by inch”
Category Archives: General Opinion
Looking back on high school
High school is just a gas station on the road trip of life, and I’m merely stopping through. I just don’t care about nearly as much as I used to, because my life here is temporary; I’m not going to be here for much longer anyways. There are so many things I want to redoContinue reading “Looking back on high school”
The 5 worst pieces of advice I’ve ever gotten about high school
5. Do your homework I do most of my homework, but some days I look at my pile and all I see is busy work. Meaningless and tedious assignments designed to make it seem as though there’s some sense of order and authority bestowed by the teacher, but everyone sees through it.
Does God exist? Do I care?
Stressed. I was so incredibly stressed being God’s child. Can you imagine being traumatized by something that seemed to govern every aspect of your life? Religion stresses me out. When I was young, I felt the need to micro-analyze all of my actions to conclude whether or not they violated God’s law; there were alwaysContinue reading “Does God exist? Do I care?”
My second semester senior bucket list
In prioritized order: 1. Go to a poetry slam 2. Perform in our school’s talent show – this I have put off for 7 semesters 3. Start exercising regularly 4. Run a marathon 5. Attend an EDM concert
Why I wear makeup
I am not immune to the way society projects itself through the media and tries to dictate the way that we act and regard ourselves. I’ve witnessed both ends of the spectrum of body image and more specifically, makeup. I’ve seen ads that push products onto you, claiming to help hide your flaws and accentuateContinue reading “Why I wear makeup”
Rocky Horror Friday: I was a creature of the night
On a brisk night over winter break, I headed over to my cousin’s house for what I thought would be a chill evening. I brought my computer, and I was wearing a sweatshirt and Nike shorts. Classy. When he invited me to go watch the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Plaza Theatre with him, IContinue reading “Rocky Horror Friday: I was a creature of the night”
An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in, and a pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves
2013 was the year of the snake, aka the year of the struggle. It was all of the pent up stress of dealing with college, depicted in sighs, tears, and teeth-gnashing. As the clock strikes 12 on New Years’, seniors all over the country will one-by-one fall back exhausted into their beds, saying to themselvesContinue reading “An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in, and a pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves”
A rant about self-confidence
I love people who are unapologetically themselves; it is so intoxicating to find someone who loves themselves the way they are. Just don’t be pompous, and don’t impose your confidence on others. Don’t abuse self-confidence. I love confident people, but with certain limitations. People like this are hard to come by, especially in this society.Continue reading “A rant about self-confidence”
As you grow older, your Christmas list gets smaller; the things you really want for the holidays can’t be bought
Over the years, I’ve observed an interesting phenomenon about Christmas. As a little kid, it’s all about the way Santa’s ability to do the impossible pervades everything we do, convincing us in the holiday season, anything can happen. Back when I still played tennis, the kids on my team fell prey to this strange mythContinue reading “As you grow older, your Christmas list gets smaller; the things you really want for the holidays can’t be bought”
Cat Zhang 