Why do I turn the channel any time there’s a ventriloquist on America’s Got Talent? Why can’t I go on tunneled boat rides? Why do I duck down behind furniture so the meter reader knocking at my door can’t see me and I won’t have to let him in? BECAUSE CHILDREN’S MOVIES HAVE SCARRED ME… Continue reading 7 Kids Movies that were Actually Scarring
When you’re depressed, you feel weak. You look around you and everyone else seems to be holding it together so much better than you are. Let me just encourage you today: you are strong. It takes a tremendous amount of strength and courage to carry around that darkness and not give up, or to get… Continue reading A Quick Note to the Depressed
Ever since I got my passport in 2010, it’s been my goal to get to Canada before it expires. With only three years to spare, I finally made it. Have you wondered why I haven’t been ranting about online dating anymore? Turns out, it’s actually possible to meet people on there who aren’t total weirdos… Continue reading Canadian Roadtrip
Guys. Summer’s almost here. Okay, so that little snowflake begs to differ. In spite of that—or maybe because of it—I’ve been getting into that summer spirit. I’m ready for sun and sand and lounging at the pool, which means it’s time for some good YA contemporary fiction. Here are a few of my summery favorites!… Continue reading Summer Reads
**Warning: spoilers ahead (nothing past season 4) I admit, I didn’t get the Walking Dead craze at first. I watched ten minutes of a season 3 ep and my eyes glazed over. But then I had a dream that I was watching TWD and wanted to see if the dream was at all like the show,… Continue reading When Your Obsession with The Walking Dead Takes Over Your Life
I read a blog post recently (@readingeverynight.wordpress.com) complaining about books that sacrifice character development for romance. Sometimes authors try to force a relationship where there shouldn’t be one, and in doing so, they disrupt the protagonist’s trajectory of growth. This kind of thing never used to bother me. I’d read any book that had even… Continue reading When YA Romance Derails Character Development
So I turned twenty-six this year, and I’ve been realizing that for as much as I’ve grown as a person, there are a lot of ways in which I’ve regressed. Sometimes I’m convinced I had things more put-together as a kid because there are so many things that I was better at back then. Appreciating… Continue reading Things I was Better at as a Kid
