Doodle Drop

Here are some things I’ve doodled in the past year. Blooming Takes Time… because it does. I made these two when working on a neuroscience course called Brain & Behavior, because afferent vs efferent is one of those things I always mix up. Just a flower doodle. These are loosely based on columbines. I made

Fall Girls’ Clothes

Target and Old Navy have the best fall colors this year, I’m basically drooling. Let me level with you: I’m not good with introductions. I’m full of cool ideas and things I want to share with you, but selling myself is not my forte. Having said that, I want to post more about the things

Weekend (at home) Festivities

SATURDAY This weekend there are fairs in every state. There’s a festival/fair less than a mile from my house, right now, as we speak. I can hear the music blaring from my own back yard, and I am taunted by posts on the city forums about the food, art, and rides. This year, going to

Book Review: Paper Towns by John Green

I’m going to be real with you, Paper Towns is not my favorite book. I’ve read it two and a half times (half because I started reading it to my partner in Spring but just kind of lost steam and never finished it) and I just don’t love it. I will say that having read

Book Review: Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis

If you’re reading a YA novel, you’re probably looking for an emotional journey. That’s one of the conventions of the genre. It’s easily the best convention of the genre. If you’re reading a YA novel about sick kids, you’re probably looking for an emotional journey that will obliterate you and crush your heart into a

Goals for 2021

I really, really don’t want to get ahead of myself. After everything 2020 brought, I desperately hope that I won’t jinx it. Having said that, I think most of these goals are fairly simple and attainable, nothing is reaching too terribly high. Some of them are a bit more abstract or holistic, while others are

My 2020 Most Listened on Spotify

One of my first posts here was my 2019 Most Listened playlist, so this only seems fitting. Memories – Maroon Five What a Man Gotta Do – The Jonas Brothers Daylight – Maroon Five Back to You- From 13 Reasons Why – Selena Gomez Golden – Brandon Beal (feat. Lukas Graham) Rhythm of Love –

My List of Safe Movies

A friend of mine asked me for recommendations on “safe” movies, and as I began to compile this list, I thought that other people might like it, too. The movies here are all low-action, safe-feeling, and romantic comedies. There’s no horror, gore, intense action, etc. When I find a good, safe movie that feels like

Slow Cooker Loaded Potato Soup

This is one of my favorite, go-to recipes. I’ve been branching out and trying new soup recipes lately, but for a few years I pretty much just made this every couple of weeks through fall and winter- and no other soups. I looked around for a slow cooker loaded potato soup recipe but I never

Book Review: Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

I have to start this review by saying that this one is a bit lighter-hearted that the previous two books I’ve reviewed- Unstoppable Moses and Everything, Everything both tackle some bigger issues than this novel. That is not to say, necessarily, that it is less profound. Naomi & Ely’s No Kiss List is the story