“Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.” -George Bernard Shaw Shaw is incorrect; at least by my standards. Youth is beautiful but terrible too – the only ones who are capable of facing it are the young. Each age has its own trials and tribulations but youth is by far one… Continue reading What A Crime…
Even when I’m home alone I often use my headphones. They make me feel cocooned, cushioned by the sound of my music flowing into my ears and infiltrating my mind. I’m often drawn to hoodies for the same reason because wearing the hood makes me feel calm, protected and safe. Being an only child… Continue reading Alone But Not Lonely
I had this post all planned out. Usually, I tend to let my ideas come to me organically, but since Tuesday I have been writing and rewriting this blog post in my head. Now, that the time to write has come to actually write it I find myself unable to use any of the pieces I… Continue reading Graduation to Death
I’ve often heard the phrase, “Home is where you hang your hat.” Usually, it’s uttered by drifters in a film who are struggling to find themselves or by people whose lives are too settled, too stable. What I think every time I hear that is, “There is no way I have that many hats.”… Continue reading Home
Liminality. We often seem to be in a liminal state, neither here nor there. We exist in a form of limbo – at least according to ourselves. We’re either not doing enough or we’re doing too much; the balance required to exist in a state of contentment can be seemingly impossible to find. Inspirations, heroes, heroines… Continue reading Make Something of Me
I came across the above title phrase while I was reading about a week ago. According to http://www.translegal.com/legal-latin/mutatis-mutandis it means, “with those things having been changed which need to be changed.” A few things flashed through my mind as I researched the meaning behind this unfamiliar string of words. Namely, why isn’t Latin still mandatory… Continue reading Mutatis Mutandis
Several weeks ago I took in the movie The Other Woman with my parents. I fully appreciated the film, not just for its comedic strong points and its fantastic portrayal of women banding together to forge a new life instead on turning on each other when betrayed by the same man; I also really enjoyed… Continue reading The Sun is Rising
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