the ramblings of a twenty-something who's just trying to do the best she can
I tried. I really did. After the mess that was season 6, I knew Orange Is the New Black's final season was either going to blow me away or leave me feeling empty, but I was surprised to find that it did neither of those things. It just annoyed me. I finished those thirteen episodes… Continue reading The Tragic End Of An Iconic Era – Orange Is the New Black S7
(I need to preface this post by saying Queenie should win some kind of award for its cover. I mean LOOK at that art! The nanosecond I laid eyes on that cover I knew I had to read this book, I didn't even bother reading what in the world it was about.) If you're looking… Continue reading To Be Young, Self-Destructive, and Black
I finally got around to reading Crazy Rich Asians! Kevin Kwan's novel, the film adaptation of which took Hollywood by storm this past August (and I still haven't seen) has been on my to-read list since around October, but I kept pushing it back because my method of choosing books to read is literally eenie meenie monie… Continue reading A Crash Course In Couture
Spoilers? Duh. I never thought the day would come that I'd be unimpressed, disappointed even, with anything Harry Potter-related, but that day has finally come! The visually-stunning second film of the Fantastic Beasts series, The Crimes of Grindelwald, hit U.S. theaters last month and after sitting through 2+ hours of Eddie Redmayne's perfectly coiffed hair, I cannot say… Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of J.K. Rowling
Let me start this post off by saying there will be spoilers. For any of you who may have lived under a rock for the past five years and aren't familiar with Netflix hit Orange Is the New Black (I'll be referring to it from here on out as OITNB or Orange for simplicity's sake), the show follows… Continue reading Vengeance, Kickball, and Sheer Disappointment: Orange Is the New Black S6
Literally Just Thriving 