Book nineteen of my 2019 Reading Challenge. Terrance Hayes's American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin To give you a bit of background for this collection of sonnets, Hayes wrote them during the first 200 days of Donald Trump's presidency. Each poem is titled 'American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin' hence the … Continue reading Book Review: “American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin”
Book Review: “Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered”
Book eighteen of my 2019 Reading Challenge. Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark's Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered If you are a fellow murderino and haven't read this book yet, you need to go out right now, buy the book and dive into it. Right now. This is not a drill. If you have no … Continue reading Book Review: “Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered”
Book Review: “Fierce Fairytales”
Book seventeen of my 2019 Reading Challenge. Nikita Gill's Fierce Fairytales: Poems & Stories to Stir Your Soul Keeping with the poetry theme, I decided to put a couple of books of poetry on hold at the library and of course all three came at once and I'm loving reading them all. This particular book … Continue reading Book Review: “Fierce Fairytales”
A Letter to My College Best Friend
College has and never will be easy but the friends you make in college make it bearable, memorable and one hundred times worth it. The time you spend in college is meant to be a few of the best years of your life. Friends that you make in those few years are what make it … Continue reading A Letter to My College Best Friend
Book Review: “The Princess Saves Herself in This One”
Book sixteen of my 2019 Reading Challenge. Amanda Lovelace's The Princess Saves Herself in This One I've been trying to get into poetry more because there's just something about reading exactly how you feel in words that you would have never chosen to use. I love reading books and escaping to another world, but poetry … Continue reading Book Review: “The Princess Saves Herself in This One”
My Online Watchlist
The age of cable television is dying and streaming services are taking over. I, like many others, don't watch cable television. I subscribe to popular streaming services instead: Netflix, Hulu, HBO and Amazon Prime. A lot of people joke that they don't pay for their Netflix and that they just mooch off of someone else's … Continue reading My Online Watchlist
A Quick Trip to Oregon
A week ago I returned from a short trip back to Oregon to see my college best friend who lives in Portland and to see another best friend graduate. It was the perfect length of time and I got to explore the Portland area and return to my alma mater. It has been a year … Continue reading A Quick Trip to Oregon
A Letter to My Freshman-Self
It's been a year since I graduated from the University of Oregon and I thought I'd reflect back on my freshman year and write a letter to myself. I've seen several "letters to my freshman-self" or "letters to my high school-self" and after reading them and reflecting myself, I think it's a great thing to … Continue reading A Letter to My Freshman-Self
My Summer To-Dos
Summer is finally here and I want to do so many things. And I'm sure many of you have a long list as well. There's still a bit of snow on the peaks in the Rocky Mountains here in Colorado but it's beginning to get warmer and there's plenty of activities to be done this … Continue reading My Summer To-Dos
Book Review: “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
Book fifteen of my 2019 Reading Challenge. C.S. Lewis's The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The fifth book in the Chronicles of Narnia was the third movie made by Disney. It follows Prince Caspian in both the book and movie. I have to admit I am getting a bit burned out on these books, but … Continue reading Book Review: “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
My Workspace
Since I've been at my (not-so-new) new job now for six months I thought I'd share how I've made my desk my own. I never thought that I'd be the type of person to sit at a desk all day for work, but I am. I will hopefully have an opportunity in the future to … Continue reading My Workspace
Why Having a Planner is Important
Remember in high school how every teacher (and probably your mom) told you to write down all your assignments, due dates, tests and quizzes and the like so that you wouldn't forget it. I know a lot of people that didn't care to write any of it down and they'd forget about something and be … Continue reading Why Having a Planner is Important
