For the readers that weren’t aware, I am seventeen. I’ve got a younger sister that is going on fifteen, and I just realized that yesterday. I’ve been away from her for almost a month; I haven’t seen or heard her voice in weeks. I’ve been out of state at summer camp, and she has alsoContinue reading “Accepting the inevitable”
Category Archives: General Opinion
Return to your roots
You’re going to go many places during the course of your life, but I think it’s absolutely vital that you have a place that you refer to as home. Home…is the center. Wherever you call home has shaped your personality is so many subtle but intricate ways. It’s the foundation and the location that youContinue reading “Return to your roots”
Wednesday: what i’m listening to
Have you ever found a song that feels like it was written just for you? From a band so obscure and underground that you can’t help but feel like you were their first fan? Of course you can, and that’s exactly how I feel about the Zolas. I’ve expressed in the past that when IContinue reading “Wednesday: what i’m listening to”
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”
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”
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”
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”
I love my body; do you love yours?
In our society, insecurity and dissatisfaction with our own body comes from the media, along with which comes the overwhelming emphasis on physical attraction as the driving criteria of self-worth. Now, I’ve written about this before. But as you will have read and noticed by the theme of this blog, I am daily having newContinue reading “I love my body; do you love yours?”
I want to go to a poetry slam
i want to write poetry just to verbally deliver it i want to go to some random coffeeshop and listen to other people be really passionate about what they care about
Cat Zhang 