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Love: A Shapeshifter Without a Face

A while ago, a friend and I were having a little chat about something that I can’t really remember but somehow, the conversation led to him asking me “What is love?” and in that moment, my mind went blank. Like anything I knew about it had been completely erased and I was found staring off into space, pondering the question.  There are studies on this subject. Scientists have conducted experiments on the human brain trying to draw a conclusion and some would say it is nothing but a chemical reaction in your brain that induces a flux of chemicals and whatnot. The poets would say something like “ Love is like saying I am prepared to be devastated by you. ” Credit to whoever said that. I think I saw it somewhere on Instagram. With all this being said, there was still nothing in my head. It felt simple, as if it was on the tip of my tongue but the more I thought of it, the more elusive it became. After much pondering, I realized that you cannot put love under one label. It defies the ...

Starting a Blog During Finals Week? A Cinematic Disaster in the Making

It's finals week, and rather than sulking in books like a responsible student, I'm here, writing my inaugural blog post. You might describe it as procrastination. I prefer to consider it a defining moment for the character—something from a movie where the hero, faced with something they simply don't wish to do, decides to do something else completely, literally anything else besides what they're supposed to be doing. Because my brain is already whirring with caffeine and anxiety, I might as well think of this week the only way I can: as a movie. Because if I'm going to die academically, I might as well do it in style. If finals week were a movie, it would be a different type of movie every day. Monday starts out with a motivational sports flick. I create a study schedule, highlight notes like I have my life together, and vow to myself that I will get through this. I am the underdog. The training montage is intense. Tuesday becomes a psychological thriller. The...