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Funny, Real, and Perfectly Imperfect: a Review of “Lady Bird”
Today is the one year anniversary of starting this blog! I’ve done more writing than I ever thought I would on here, and I’m really proud of that. I’ll happily be continuing this little project for the foreseeable future. Starting early January, this blog will function out of my temporary life in London, where I’ll be discussing profound self-discoveries I’ve…
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A Love Letter to Potter
I didn’t get a chance to post anything on Monday, the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter, but a belated post is better than no post! Hard to believe that the Harry Potter series is almost as old as me. What a time to be alive! Now, for a little history lesson for those who’ve been living under a rock: On…
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Better than the Book: Wasting My Life Away with Exceptional TV Shows
You know how people always complain that the movie is never as good as the book? Lately, it seems like the TV adaptations of books are actually damn good. There are a few shows I’ve been watching recently that give themselves a lot more room for detail when they span several more hours than a movie. I just finished watching…
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Denver in a Backpack
Over the last couple years I’ve become pretty obsessed with travel blogs, especially ones about how to pack for traveling. I love how you can carry your whole life on your back while exploring new places. I’ve gotten pretty good at packing lightly and efficiently, so I want to share some of my experiences here, too! For my Friday-Tuesday (3 full-day,…
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Favorite Spots in Columbus
When I started college last year, Columbus sometimes felt like a sister city to Cincinnati. In Columbus’s Short North arts district, just down the street from Ohio State’s campus, many of the shops and restaurants were first or second locations to the establishments in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine. (Homage, Bakersfield, and The Eagle, anyone?) In some ways, I liked it: I could still…