i hope everyone's been staying cool from the summer heat. i've recently started taking steps to minimize and disengage from the big social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, and more. I deleted my snapchat years ago and I deleted tiktok off my phone in April. i deactivated my facebook this morning and plan to deactivate my instagram sometime this we » Continue Reading
Has anyone else gotten back into collecting physcial media again? After hearing about sites like MTV News and Comedy Central having their digital libraries scrubbed and lost to history, I've been more determined than ever to get back into collecting physical media again. On top of that, Sony is looking to cease production of Blu-ray discs and other "optical disc » Continue Reading
having november blues... second half of the semester and it really is a slow drag to the finish line. so many projects, work to catch up with, trying to be social.... it truly is hard to be social as a grad student. there's barely any clubs and it's so hard to meet people outside of » Continue Reading
currently at around the halfway point of my first year of grad school, and i have a bit on my mind when it comes to things so far. first and foremost, grad school is brutal!!!! definitely not for the weak, especially if you'r » Continue Reading
some pics i got from going to the fair yesterday! unfortunately was having too much fun and forgot to take some pics but i appreciate what i have now :-) next time i'll be sure to take more pics!! ok photo time go » Continue Reading
well,,, i survived my first week of grad school and i'm heading into my second week! just gonna dump any silly photos i have of my firstish week. next photodump will probably be at the end of the month/midterms... or until something super fun happens!! » Continue Reading
i have a lot of blog drafts clogged up but i have some thoughts on going back to school bc i'm nervous af about that so i go back to school in a few weeks and i don't feel ready in the slightest. i'll be in a new school in a new state... so many changes! undergrad is one thing, but grad school feels like it's » Continue Reading
this (probably pretty short) ramble is kinda inspired by watching old commercials and watching my friends deal with the intricacies and frustrations of modern day parking i've been on a streak of watching old commercials from the late 2000s and early 2010s commercials, and seeing this commercial in particular among other experiences in the past few weeks really had me thinking on if we really » Continue Reading
writing blurb im debating on posting publicly agh... lmk thoughts i think about reconciliation with those from my K-12 past often, but never see the point in doing so. what is the point in reconnecting broken, rusted chains? reopening old wounds? The effort to messily fill in gaps of time with the present? i see those from my past and see that we are different as night and day, remembering that th... » Continue Reading