Carpe Diem vs. #YOLO

I think it can safely be said that #YOLO is officially and indubitably a “thing”. My Twitter is even more neglected than this blog is (which is certainly saying something) and even I can see a veritable pandemic of tweets involving #YOLO. It has even...

Summer Da(ys/ze)

Oh, hey. It’s summer. It’s also been FAR too long since I posted anything. Thanks for the kick in the right direction, Em. But yeah, it’s summer, and I seem to have been living out the days in a daze, which is entirely unacceptable. Carpe diem,...

Writer’s Block: Challenged

For the past three weeks, I have wanted to write. My fingers have itched to dance across the keys of my laptop, yearning to romance the English language with my own particular brand of prose. My brain has wished to expel my thoughts and internal dialogues into the...

I just don’t get it.

I can say with pride that most of the temptations present in our society have never had the slightest effect on me. My biggest vice is really my tendency to overindulge in my favorite foods. Tobacco? Disgusting and idiotic. Not worth it. Sexual experimentation? Not my...

This is a two-way street, here…

I want to make something very clear. I am currently employed at a global franchise’s establishment located in my hometown, and I love having a job there. It is a great job for someone in my situation, as I can go on academic leave and still know that I will have...