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In October of 2023, my husband and I went to a concert in downtown Los Angeles. Whenever we go to concerts in the city, we always try to take the bus or train. This helps us avoid having to deal with the trouble of expensive parking, and it’s also just better to walk around. There […]
I realize this website hasn’t been updated in a long time, but here is my effort to change that. I’m in the market for a place where I can showcase my writing, so I’m going to see if this is the place for that. Probably. Who knows. Over the summer, I signed up the for […]
Ok, so, you know what’s hilarious? I’ve been hovering around starting this post for around an hour, wondering if this was a good topic for the start of 2021, or to return to reviewing movies/books/TV. Eventually I’ll return to that, once the malaise of our current environment seeps away long enough for me to take […]
Have you ever caught yourself playing a round of The Suffering Olympics with your friends or family? It’s a passive-aggressive competition to see who’s more deserved to feel tired, or who’s the busiest, and who deserves a vacation and/or pity more. I hate this game with a fury. I always feel like I’ve been tricked […]
Okay, okay, I know you’re seeing the title and potentially going into concern mode, but please don’t. It’s really not a big deal; it’s a challenge that everyone goes through just because…that’s life. This is more about recovering suppressed creativity and reclaiming a zeal for life. It sounds bad, I know. It sounds suspiciously like […]
Have you ever had a dream that you weren’t able to describe with your mouth? It was a feeling that you intrinsically understood, and brooked no question or doubt. A vision that came to you and brought everlasting joy and understanding, a feeling of catharsis that you felt with incredible conviction. You’d wake up in […]
Recently, I had to make a stand in less than ideal circumstances. The situation is in no way comparable to being on the street and subjected to physical violence, but it was difficult for me all the same. During the pandemic, most people are working from home, not working, or essential workers. Since I work […]
Last night, my husband told me we need to buy some more paper towels. He couldn’t have said anything more unpleasant to me if he’d tried. I wish he’d told me he was cheating instead. I felt my heart sink into my stomach as I imagined going to Costco to hunt down paper towels, dodging […]
There is no good way to start picking up the pieces of an abandoned blog, or trying to organize old writing that is gathering dust. It’s not clear whether those previous entries served any good to anyone, so I had planned to remove them all and start afresh. Then the thought occurred to me, that […]
My Rating: 10/10 Should I watch this? One of my favorite movies of 2017, so, yes. I’m sad to say that this is the first Martin McDonagh film I’ve ever seen. Three Billboards in Ebbing, Missouri, is extremely well-written, well-cast, and well-made. The story follows Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand), the mother of a murdered young […]