September ’24

Saturn Returns

Mourning Platonic Loss

Hello again, everyone! It’s once again time for me to wax poetic about something that’s been bugging me lately: breaking up with a friend. It sucks. It’s got the potential to be worse than romantic breakups. It’s not (typically) a conclusion one comes to easily or quickly, but I think we all eventually come to…
Uncertainty

Nothing sends me into an anxious downward spiral quite like not knowing what my next move is going to be. I’m dealing with uncertainty a lot right now, being on the job hunt once again. For the past two years, while I haven’t always loved my job, the consistency of knowing that every two weeks…
The Last of Us S1E1- Thoughts and Reactions

Spoilers, kind of. Maybe don’t read if you haven’t finished the episode. Since House of the Dragon ended, my Sunday nights have been pretty dry television-wise. Desperate to find something, anything, to watch, I put The Last of Us on my TBW (To Be Watched) list for one reason, and one reason only: Pedro Pascal.…
Is It Me? Am I the Drama?

A wise philosopher once said, “It ain’t nun to cut that bitch off.” Snip, snip, h*e (if you know, you know). And one thing about me, I will cut someone out of my life with the quickness. Unfollow, mute, block, the whole nine yards. Your instagram, twitter, phone number, Facebook, even ya mama’s Facebook if…
Growth vs. Ease: Making the Choice

“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” Abraham Maslow I had a thought at work last week that stopped me in my tracks: staying at my job would be easy. This was an incredibly unsettling realization…
House of the Dragon: S1E5 – Thoughts

Y’all… I cannot with this show. I just… can’t. And I mean that in the absolute best way. Shit’s gotten so real. My head is still spinning. Let’s get into some of my initial reactions from House of the Dragon’s fifth episode (as of typing this post the episode’s title hasn’t been released. I might…