“What do you want to be when you grow up?” I always hated this question, probably because I’ve never really been any good at making up my mind. My ideal future career has changed so many times that I can’t remember them all. History teacher, librarian, social worker, family law lawyer, nutritionist, therapist, math teacher, … Continue reading
I’m not a senior, counting down the months until I finish school, but I’m super aware of how my time is ticking away. Once fall term comes to an end, I’m officially done with half of my academic career here at Drexel. Six terms down, six more and 30 months to go. So, while I’m … Continue reading
Note: Contains spoilers of the series finale of Leverage Sometimes, there are endings that leave you hanging, there’s ambiguity that makes you want more, and then there’s The Sopranos where they ended the series in the most abrupt way imaginable. Bottom line, I’m a sucker for a happy ending that ties everything together because otherwise, I … Continue reading
My ability to write poetry easily, not even to write it well, just to put words to paper and get the images they painted in my head to someplace they could come to life, got tripped up my senior year of high school when I ran out of notebooks and switched to using my computer … Continue reading
In the aftermath of Chip’s death, and at his funeral, I found myself more grateful than I have ever been in my life for my support system. Chip fell somewhere between an uncle and a pseudo-paternal figure, and my brother and I had lived with him for the bulk of our time in high school. I … Continue reading
Note: This piece contains minor spoilers to how Doctor Strange is set up There’s a spot in the new Doctor Strange where Mordo offers Stephen Strange some advice; if you have any interest in seeing this movie, I’ll offer you the same: “Forget what you think you know.” Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, films, like most superhero films, … Continue reading
Music isn’t a stagnant thing; it’s an energy that explodes and leaves fragments in all of the people it touches and grows with them. I started crying on the fourth floor of Lebow this week when I saw a song posted on Facebook. This isn’t even something that’s unheard of for me. I cry at … Continue reading
Love at first sight isn’t necessarily something I think I believe in, but love at first email from my Big? Yeah, that’s definitely a thing. Joining a sorority is something that I’ve wanted to do since I was a junior in high school. Four years later, I finally went through formal recruitment and found a … Continue reading
Halloweekend has come and gone, and my costume was one of an under-caffeinated college student. Which is to say I’ve been going, going, going since Wednesday and I kind of forgot that Halloween was a thing. I woke up at 5 AM on Thursday in the Poconos, got my hair done, took two midterms, and … Continue reading
With the advent of the internet and the age of social media, there’s never a shortage of new sites, apps, and features to keep us busy and keep us posting. It’s almost addictive and the app that everyone’s talking about keeps changing. Sometimes, these apps and sites have a lifespan that stretches for only a few weeks. … Continue reading
I went to my first ever punk show nine years ago this month. It was an all-consuming feeling, standing in a crowd of strangers and watching a band I had fallen in love with performing. The vibrations traveled from the speakers across the room, making their way up my spine and I was hooked. I … Continue reading
In the second Harry Potter book, Dumbledore tells the hero of the story, “It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” I’ve read all of the books no less than 8 or 9 times each over the years, but this summer marked the first time I read … Continue reading