Cue: “Fake Happy” by Paramore. I’ve been trying to write this blog since March. I thought I was turning a corner then, or trying to but then I got busy. And it would be better to write this as a retrospective. So May, I thought, since it was Mental Health Awareness Month but… Continue reading The Depression Post
On March 9, 2020, I came home from my trip to San Antonio for AWP. On March 11, another TA asked me: “How did it feel to go to the last conference ever?” Then, on March 12, with no classes or reason to be on campus, I stayed home…And the university decided all classes… Continue reading My Isolation Survival Guide
I don’t think I’m alone in that I become obsessed with certain things. It could be a TV show or movie, a certain kind of food, a type of décor, a celebrity, etc. We’re all just chasing little highs that bring us joy in the every day. Sometimes I fixate on obsessions in the… Continue reading My Newest Obsession: Squishmallows
I’m a serial Tinder user and, yet, it wasn’t until around August of 2020 when I began using its Passport function. Passport, for the uninitiated, is a premium feature available to Tinder Plus or Gold members which allows them to move their location to other locations—without physically being there. For a time in the… Continue reading The Pros & Cons of Tinder Passport
I’m not saying that dating apps killed romance as it was largely known, but, well, let’s say for every rose you’ll get a handful of thorns. For many people, dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, or Hinge are the easiest and most popular way to meet, match, and date. Whether they’ve just moved to… Continue reading 5 Questions to Ask Yourself before Using Dating Apps
It’s incredibly easy to talk about what a difficult year this has been. We began with the threat of World War III (remember that?) and then were surprised with a few unforeseen deaths before the COVID-19 pandemic began making itself known. There were product shortages (such as toilet paper), murder hornets, protests, a crazy… Continue reading 20 Good Things About 2020
Did anyone else have to write those terrible “here’s what I did over summer break” short responses when they were young? I feel terrible for all the kids who might be suffering the same fates in this, the Year of Covid-19, when normality as we know it is pretty much gone. Still, in the interest… Continue reading What I Did Over Summer Break 2020
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