Daily Thoughts on a Teen's Life
Dear Creative Writing, I learned many things from you this year. I learned to abandon the strict essay rules of all my English classes before you in order to write what I truly want to. You taught me that there is more to writing than five sentence paragraphs, transitional phrases, and semicolons. You showed me … Continue reading A Farewell to My Creative Writing Class
This post will be a review to the ideal hand-held electronics accessory, PopSocket. Some people may not know about this genius invention that allows your devices to be held easily, dropped less frequently, and have a stand for easy viewing opportunities, but after reading this post, they will. Now, to be clear, this review will … Continue reading PopSockets: The Ideal Accessory for Any Hand-Held Electronic Device
On March 31st, Safiya Nygaard posted a video on YouTube where she made a Funfetti cake with edible lipsticks in place of sprinkles. She spent the first part of the video explaining how she decided to make the cake, and that she was going to buy multiple colors of edible lipsticks to cut up and put … Continue reading Safiya Nygaard’s Lipstick Cake Video
“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” -Nelson Mandela “It is possible to fail in many ways…while to succeed is possible only in one way.” –Aristotle “The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don’t have it.” … Continue reading 10 Quotes of 10th Grade
The Sun gives light to all, And still stays in the dark. No one thinks of the Sun. No one thanks the Sun for its time. Its rise and set in the sky Has not once failed. Yet, this feat is not praised. The Sun could cease to be, But no one thinks of … Continue reading The Underappreciated Sun Jam
This blog is about how to find laughter in some of the worst of situations. For example, say you are at school and have 10 hours of homework and 5 tests to study for in 30 minutes, and all of your friends around you are just as miserable as you are. Well, this is the … Continue reading How-To Turn Any Depressing Life Moment Into a Joke
How are teenagers expected to balance a successful and experiential life? We are told that teenage years are some of the most important years of our lives, for both the career and experiential aspects. And yet, the adults who tell us this are the ones who ridicule teenagers for not focusing on their education enough. … Continue reading The Balance of Success and Fun in Teenage Life
I am currently sitting in a classroom with a set of standard thirty desks and chairs, a whiteboard, and computers as I write about how I long for the last day of school. I feel the days of sunshine and swimming calling out to me from the dark, dingy classroom. I can almost feel the … Continue reading Summer: The Days I Long for…
The New York Times posted a news article on March 21st, 2019 covering student comments about the recent college admissions scandal. The article covers the backstory of the scandal of wealthy parents buying their kids way into elite colleges through money, fake ACT scores, false sports team achievements, and more. It also covered the country’s … Continue reading Current Event: The College Admissions Scandal
Below are listed the songs that make up the “soundtrack” of my life. The songs are listed in no particular order, and be aware that some songs are marked explicit. Others may have explicit content, but only the songs officially marked explicit by Spotify are distinguished on here. If you want to listen to the … Continue reading Yo, Turn Up the Beat!- Life Soundtrack
