Midway through Thomas Newman’s Little Women score, on the piece Little Women (the piece where Jo decides to write her novel), I found myself more than a little misty eyed. I’ve never known how to articulate why this story has such a wistful pull on my heart. It wasn’t until moving away for college became a reality that IContinue reading “On My Attachment to Little Women”
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"as long as there is life, there is happiness. there is more, a great deal more." -war and peace
October in Review
October – ah! What a month! I complain about busyness often, but this month really was the busiest I’ve had in perhaps ever. The beginning of October consisted of quite a bit of babysitting and a number of morning shifts at the coffee shop I work at. (Morning shifts meaning I woke up at 4:30Continue reading “October in Review”
What Hadestown and Atonement Share
Hadestown and Atonement, as different as their mediums are, are surprisingly similar in conclusion. In McEwan’s novel, the central character (Briony) spends decades seeking to right a wrong. Her naive nature and presumptuous lie gift her sister and close friend a life of hurt and shame. Briony finds peace in fictionalizing an ending for their ruined lives. ItContinue reading “What Hadestown and Atonement Share”
California
California’s warm in my heart, Golden like the poppies of last spring, Flooding the hills of my memory. I’m sighing my goodbye, And although I say it not reluctantly, And although leaving’s always been on my mind – Your dry crackling hills with their rare and precious blooms, Your curving beaches and missions, Your shoresContinue reading “California”
September in Review
I feel a little funny writing this about a week into October, but oh well, I haven’t had time to write this long a post in the last week or so, thanks to school, work, and my own laziness (if we’re being honest), among other things. Anyway, here I am now, recapping the first monthContinue reading “September in Review”
Self Portrait in Second Person
The stranger across from you is small but does not appear as young as her stature would suggest. She holds a serious expression that matches the paperback in her sweater clad arms. But she smiles shyly when she catches your eye. The smile conveys that she’s not quite so stern as her mien and paperbackContinue reading “Self Portrait in Second Person”
Metaphors and Objects
The Old Testament reminds me of a poem – with its grand and epic stories of miracles and exoduses, its strange metaphors of blood and lambs and sacrifice. All grand shadows that stir hearts with story and make us wonder at their foreign yet familiar nature. But however grand they may be, the shadows, theContinue reading “Metaphors and Objects”
Summer Watches
This summer consisted of many many movies and I’m proud to say that I checked off six films from my to-be-watched-list. So, without further ado, here are the movies of the summer. Inception – I reviewed this one earlier, you can find that here. The Outsiders – You know, I enjoyed the book, but my sister lovesContinue reading “Summer Watches”
Review: Notes From the Tilt-a-Whirl by ND Wilson
Notes From the Tilt-a-Whirl sort of fell into my lap after a friend recommended it to me and I clicked a few buttons on Amazon. (Thank you Justin and Amazon Prime *salutes*) I’ve got to say that I’m rather surprised that I hadn’t heard of this before, considering it’s exactly to my tastes but also challengedContinue reading “Review: Notes From the Tilt-a-Whirl by ND Wilson”
