Let’s talk about Miley Cyrus’ performance at the VMA’s, shall we? . . . Actually, how about we don’t? First, that’s old news. The VMA’s were over a week ago, and frankly, I don’t give a crap about the way that Twitter was blowing up that Sunday night. All I could do was watch fromContinue reading “Freaking out over absolutely nothing”
Category Archives: General Opinion
We forgot how to be happy
Happiness is the old song on the radio from 2005, your dirty little secret, your unknown jam. It plays in a store, it comes up on shuffle, it hits you like a nostalgic blast from the past. It is fighting the urge to break out in dance in public, or letting the music take youContinue reading “We forgot how to be happy”
Props to you
Have courage, like this ledge cat. People are effing courageous; are you aware? I mean everyone. New teachers could be new to a school or new to teaching, or both. They can slip up a few times the first semester and have only their mentor to aid them. They can walk into a cafeteriaContinue reading “Props to you”
Powerless
I returned home after driving like a madman through a torrential rainstorm. Apparently, the weather had taken out a power line, and our entire neighborhood had lost power. At this time, it was still light outside. The air inside the house still retained some of its air conditioned effect, so the muggyness was bearable. TheContinue reading “Powerless”
First day of senior year – facing the crowd
That was yesterday. I don’t know why schools have arbitrarily decided to throw their students back into school on random weekdays, but hey, why fight it? We started off the day with some gate-cheering; the seniors assembled bright and early at the school gates, cheering incoming newbies with signs and noisemakers and elaborate getups. Unfortunately,Continue reading “First day of senior year – facing the crowd”
Camp withdrawal
I miss everything and everyone so much, it hurts. This is the first post published from Atlanta in 7.5 weeks, as the rest have all been from Ann Arbor. I woke up this morning-er, afternoon, after a heavy 15-hour sleep and all of this emotion and soon-to-be nostalgia came flooding towards me. It finally materializedContinue reading “Camp withdrawal”
11 things debate camp taught me about life
1. Living without my parents degrades my living standards You never know who you have until they’re gone. I look around my filthy living quarters and miss my parents nagging me about picking up my clothes and not bringing food on my bed. There are empty wrappers everywhere and piles and piles of flow paper.Continue reading “11 things debate camp taught me about life”
Beginnings
I started this blog with very modest intentions. I wanted a place to publish my own work, with no confines or judgment. The moment I looked down at my lined paper sometime in my toddler years and realized that I could write the word “cat,” I knew my life would be changed forever. It blewContinue reading “Beginnings”
Long hair, don’t care
The roots of my hair are pitch black – dark as night; the individual strands are thick and heavy. When my hair hits the sunlight, it turns dark brown. The individual strands are speckled with a few dust particles; they look almost translucent. My hair has been through many exciting journeys. In fourth grade, it enduredContinue reading “Long hair, don’t care”
I think I figured out why movies and reality are separate
To state the obvious, movies are all Hollywood glam. People devote their entire lives to creating story lines and movie sets, spending millions for every production. The actors spend hours in costume and makeup, making sure every blemish is concealed correctly, and that every hair is in place. Reality is nothing like that. There’s noContinue reading “I think I figured out why movies and reality are separate”
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