Those who know me well know I have some very strong sentiments about my hometown. This isn’t even the first time I’ve been compelled to blog about it. Still, I feel my earlier arguments were insufficient to explain the length and breadth of reasons Troy reins supreme. I have traveled to many places, seen many […]
Yee-haw
I feel unusually restless right now. It feels like I am standing at a precipice; that several things are hanging in the balance, and soon, something will tip. I get my second Moderna shot next week. I am not excited for it. More just terrified of being that weirdo who has a horrible reaction to […]
Love in the Time of Cholera: Book vs Movie
Last year, I read Love in the Time of Cholera. This is notable because prior to this, I hadn’t picked up a book to read for fun in several years. I used to love to read when I was younger, but adulthood was so packed full of obligations I rarely had the time. Cue Quarantine, […]
One Year Later
I realize I’ve been silent for longer than usual (my rage has subsided from earlier in January and I’ve gotten a good night’s sleep since my last Data Dump) so I decided I’m long overdue to share some updates. I just went back and skimmed my posts from early in Quarantine, and Wowee Wow Wow. […]
Data Dump
I didn’t sleep at all last night. I was definitely tired enough, but I fell prey to that terrible scenario where your mind can’t stop racing and your psyche decides it’s a great time to bring up every sad memory or worrisome concern of the last 10 years up for inspection. This is undoubtedly brought […]
The One Where I Get Angry
I don’t normally write about politics, but the events of Wednesday’s insurrection in the Capital leave me with a pretty dire desire to vent, and I might as well take advantage of the platform I have here to do so. What happened Wednesday isn’t really surprising at all if you’ve been following current events of […]
Nerd Alert: The Power of the Dark Side
I should preface this by explaining that I have long been enamored with the concept of the anti-hero as well as captivated by a well-written villain. There are many essays that could be written about the best villains in popular culture, and what makes being bad look so good. But the focus of my blog […]
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
When I initially sat down to write this post I had NO IDEA what to write about. I refuse to write another post about my stress over Coronavirus. Its been more of the same this past few weeks, politics-wise. So…..more Star Trek? Yes. About a week ago we watched the episode where Riker meets an […]
We’re not in Kansas anymore
It has been a busy few weeks. Tornadoes and hurricanes and politics, oh my! Seriously, though—if a plague of locusts show up, I won’t be terribly surprised. And for whoever had “fire-tornadoes” on their August 2020 Bingo card, Jackpot: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-16/massive-wildfire-spawns-fire-tornadoes-northern-california# In yet another flagrant attempt to rig an election in his favor (which should surprise […]
Quarantine Psychosis
My apologies for my extended absence. The truth of the matter is, I haven’t felt much like writing the past few weeks. Between a few health scares within my family circle and the news about all the surges in Coronavirus cases around the country, my anxiety levels have been fairly high since early July. My […]
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