So, I've just gotten done watching the season 2 premiere of NBC's Chicago Fire. It's a really good show, very high-stakes drama in terms of the people they are rescuing (even more so than House [in which Jesse Spencer also starred as Chase] since there are usually multiple people in trouble). The show also seems to me to be doing a good job with ( Read more... )

This is my final project for my 'American Environmental Writing' course. It's cross-posted from my class blog (obviously). But I legitimately really like it, enough that I've worked with it some more since and even submitted it for a contest! I have presented things in the opposite order than I did initially; the text is first, with the "preface" ( Read more... )

We were talking about postmodernism in my American Short Story class recently (I even gave a presentation on it!). My professor mentioned "Pluralism in Perspective," an essay by Ihab Hassan detailing the conventions of the genre. And, in a random bout of randomness/spontaneous intellectual genius (take your pick), I connected it to that Old Spice ( Read more... )

This entry, modified as you read below, was included in my 2013 Sophie Kerr Prize Portfolio, which earned finalist honors.As long-time readers will know, I hate Lent. Someone told me that Lent was a time when God draws back, separates Himself from us, if you will, for us to prepare for Christ’s resurrection. And so I always felt that distance, ( Read more... )

Dear Writers of House,

I hate you.

Very, very much.

Sincerely,
AmayaSora

No, but seriously: WTF. What the FRACK was that? How can you... just... I... no. My mom called it. My mom- the Huddy shipper- called it waaaay back, years ago. She said that she couldn't really see House in a relationship with anyone without it ruining the show. Guess what ( Read more... )

Things That Annoy Me
By Emily BlacknerNot being able to fall asleep at night, and then waking up ridiculously early because you can't stay asleep either ( Read more... )

Remember my prom date? From my 4-H club? Well, he and his family had been wanting to take me to Friendly's as a thank-you thing, but we were both ridicuously busy this summer. So, instead, Derek and I had ice cream at their house, and we also watched a movie. Which movie, you ask? Left Behind

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Frosty the snowman, is a fairytale they say.
He was made of snow but the children know
How he came to life one day.I am running out of songs to use! LOL. But I like Frosty because the song is telling a story (a ballad!!), which relates to the topic of tonight's entry. Instead of giving you an account of my day, which was laughably dull, I'll go ( Read more... )