the grandest of rapids

I’ve been in Northwest Iowa for the past month or so, doing college-y stuff and trying not to miss my…

professionally procrastinating

Once upon a time, there was a little girl. Well, she wasn’t actually that little, at least not age-wise. In…

the judge: a musical analysis

the judge: a musical analysis of the seventh track on twenty one pilots’ album blurryface

the wisdom teeth are out

the wisdom teeth are out: why getting your wisdom teeth out will NOT actually be the death of you

my hair color, my choice

So what if I want to have blue hair? A few years ago, I never would have believed that my…

our neighbo(u)rs up north, eh?

I noticed on a previous post that I have quite a few Canadian readers, so I thought I would talk…

dear 12-year-old me

Now I don’t know if you’ve seen what Facebook has been up to lately, but I sure have. There is…

420 blaze it

What is this “420” thing all about and why are we blazing it? Marijuana is a big deal these days. But why today especially?

the city is alive

As a child, I thought that I lived in the country just because I didn’t live in a big city like Chicago and I had trees in my backyard. Then I moved to Iowa.

not just bunnies and eggs

Easter. It’s not about the bunnies, or the eggs, or even the church service. In fact, it’s all about us. That might sound crazy, but we’re celebrating a July Fourth of sorts–we are celebrating our freedom.