Mind Munches
The love child of word vomit & metaphors
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A Quick, Cheesy Metaphor About Fireworks
With yesterday being the 4th of July, I, as well as many others, found myself sitting in a lawn chair, looking up at the evening sky as it filled with fireworks. I was surrounded by my family, as well as hundreds of strangers, and we all “oohed” and “ahhed” in unison, shrieking and geeking over… Continue reading
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Calling All Humans, I Want Your Garbage
Calling all humans, I want your garbage. No, not your actual garbage. Not your literal, tangible, probably rank garbage. I’m talking about your figurative garbage. More specifically: your morning garbage. (How many times do I have to say garbage before it becomes a drinking game?) We’ve all had bad mornings. The nuclear, should have stayed… Continue reading
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Music Can Still Heal, Love Can Still Prevail
In yesterday’s blog post I talked about KROQ’s Weenie Roast & Fiesta, the concert I attended over the weekend. I talked about all of the different aspects of a concert or music festival and some tips on how to maximize your experience. Then, last night, I got word of the horrific attack in Manchester at… Continue reading
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of What Other People Think We Need
Like the skills required to dissect a frog, there are many lessons from my K-12 education that I’ve found a way to forget. However, there are also those I can’t help but remember: Eli Whitney’s cotton gin, the symbol for silver on the periodic table, and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Often showcased in a pyramidal… Continue reading
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Give Up Your Guilty Pleasures
When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I wanted to be liked and accepted and I thought the only way to achieve that was to like and accept the “right” things. Be it the clothes I should wear, the movies… Continue reading
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The Reason “13 Reasons Why” is Important
On March 31st, Netflix released Thirteen Reasons Why, a series based off of the 2007 novel of the same name by Jay Asher. It follows Clay, a high school student who finds a box of cassette tapes on his doorstep one day. The seven double-sided tapes tell the story of why, two weeks prior, his… Continue reading
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The Dog & the Fire Hydrant
While doing some research on clichés for my Valentine’s Day post a while back, I came across one that didn’t quite sit right with me: Sometimes you’re the dog; sometimes you’re the fire hydrant. It’s not that I didn’t get it, I just thought it left so little to the imagination. When I Googled it… Continue reading
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A Lesson in Courage from the Real Moana
My sister and I recently got around to seeing Disney’s Moana and, long story short, we’re obsessed. And while I could go on and on about pretty much every second of every minute of the entire film, quoting my favorite parts, gushing about my favorite characters and belting out every verse of my favorites songs,… Continue reading
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International Ask A Question Day
Have you ever been walking around, minding your own business, and had someone come up to you and say, “Happy National Penguin Awareness Day!” (or something along those lines) and thought to yourself, when the hell did penguin awareness day become a thing? I mean, I think we all have. These days it seems like… Continue reading
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An Ode to My Tax Refund
It’s that time of year Not the time with Christmas cheer No, the time we usually all dread and fear But one silver lining One diamond worth mining Is the check in your mailbox you just might be finding . It’ll say, “hi, how are you you?” And you’ll say, “better now” It’ll say, “how… Continue reading
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