blogging
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Thoughts I Had While Watching Star Wars For the First Time: Episode IV
As some of you may know, one of my goals this year is to watch all of the Star Wars films for the first time. Yes. The first time. *pauses for impending judgment* Recently I finished the original three films (i.e. Episodes 4, 5 & 6) and was pleasantly surprised by how good they were… Continue reading
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Summer 2017 Charity Walks
Have you ever been driving around running errands, minding your own business, and wanted to stop by your favorite donut shop, when suddenly you come across a big orange construction sign saying, ROAD CLOSED, and you feel like your whole day is ruined. Then, to make matters worse, you find out the reason the road… Continue reading
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Why the Internet Can Be Good (RE: Alex Rayfiel)
The other day as I was scrolling through Facebook, I saw a link a friend posted that caught my eye. It had a picture of a boy named Alex, who I’d gone to high school with, attached to an article whose title didn’t quite register until after I clicked it. When the page loaded, my… Continue reading
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Congratulations & Thanks, Little Brother
Yesterday my little brother graduated high school. *takes a moment to process this* At 5 o’clock, the school staff ushered us in single file. I walked passed smiling siblings and proud fathers and anxious mothers; aunts and uncles and cousins and teachers; girlfriends and boyfriends and best friends. I knew almost none of them, and… Continue reading
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Dear High School Students,
Hi, it’s me, an adult—or so they tell me. I’m 10 years removed from where you are right now. When I look at you I feel like we’re a million miles apart and yet, at the same time, we’re also five minutes away. When I look at you I can see me and where I… 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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Snacks to Pack for a Road Trip
So I’ve been talking to a lot of different friends recently, and they’ve been telling me about all of the exciting trips they have coming up in the summer months. And while I’m jealous, and the tiniest bit bitter, I’m also genuinely excited for them, and would love to help out on arguably the most… Continue reading
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My 100th “No”
Being a writer, I am constantly submitting posts, short stories and even the occasional poem in the hopes of getting published. And being an insanely organized writer, I keep track of everything I submit in a spreadsheet. When I submit something, I’ll update the spreadsheet with a new entry including the date, the place I… 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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Jeffrey’s Big Milestone
I’m not sure what the appropriate introduction song is here… For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow? Happy Birthday? Graduation by Vitamin C? There are just so many emotions to sort through. I can’t decide which song fits the best. In short: my car, Jeffrey, just hit 100,000 miles and I don’t know how I feel… Continue reading
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